Canadians Bring the Heat to Adequan Global Dressage Festival

Canadian dressage and para-dressage athletes made their presence felt down south with strong showings during the third week of competition at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival, held Jan. 22-26, 2020, in Wellington, FL.

Lauren Barwick, a resident of Reddick, FL, made two trips to the CPEDI 3* Grade III winner’s circle with Lee Garrod’s Sandrino – a feat made doubly impressive considering the Canadian Paralympian has only had the ride on the eight-year-old gelding since the end of November 2019. On Jan. 22, Barwick and Sandrino started strong with 69.461% for first in the Team Test. A score of 69.412% put them in third for Jan. 24’s Individual Test, but they were back on top the next day in the Freestyle with their highest score yet, 75.133%.

Canadian Paralympian Lauren Barwick, who resides in Reddick, FL, has started off strong in her new partnership with Sandrino, racking up CPEDI 3* Grade III wins during the third week of the Adequan Global Dressage Festival, held Jan. 22-26, 2020, in Wellington, FL.
Photo Credit: Susan J. Stickle

“I am very pleased with what we were able to accomplish in a short period of time,” said Barwick of her success with Sandrino. “I am optimistically looking forward to the next few months leading into our next international shows. I have a super group of people behind me supporting this horse and rider combination.”

In addition to watching Sandrino excel in Barwick’s hands, Garrod, a Canadian residing in Kensington, NH, was able to enjoy success as a CPEDI 3* competitor herself. Riding her 12-year-old Oldenburg gelding, Question (Quaterback x Le Figaro), Garrod began by scoring 65.736% for second in the Grade V Team Test on Jan. 22. She then collected consecutive wins in Jan. 24’s Grade V Individual Test and Jan. 25’s Grade V Freestyle, scoring 66.151% and 71.208%, respectively.

Also coming away from AGDF 3 with a pair of blue ribbons from the small tour was Beatrice Boucher of Saint-Dominque, QC, and Louxor de Lys.
Photo Credit: Susan J. Stickle

Camille Carier Bergeron of Mascouche, QC, who was Boucher’s teammate on the gold medal Canadian Young Riders team at the 2018 North American Youth Championships, saw success in the CDI-Y division. She rode Sound of Silence 4 (San Amour I x Limes), Gilles Bergeron’s 12-year-old Westphalian gelding, to second in the CDI-Y Team Test (68.480%) on Jan. 24 before coming back on Jan. 25 to claim first in the CDI-Y Individual Test (71.226%)

In the CDI-Am division, Sheri Doornekamp of Odessa, ON, debuted a new FEI level mount, her 15-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding named Axel (Sandreo x Vincent). They scored 65.882% for third in the Prix St. Georges on Jan. 25 and returned the next day to win the Intermediate I with 68.431%.

To conclude the weekend, Corine Smith, a Canadian residing in Chulouta, FL, leapt onto the scene, making a splash in her first FEI appearance showing Anne Gribbons’ Oldenburg gelding, Amperio (Ampere x Rotspon). The pair posted impressive scores in the CDI-YH division for six-year-old horses, earning 77.800% in the Preliminary Test on Jan. 25 and 81.000% in the Final Test on Jan. 26.

Competition continues at AGDF until late March, with the next CDI competition taking place Jan. 23-26. For more information and results, visit https://gdf.coth.com.

Also coming away from AGDF 3 with a pair of blue ribbons from the small tour was Beatrice Boucher of Saint-Dominque, QC, and Louxor de Lys.
Photo Credit: Susan J. Stickle

Camille Carier Bergeron of Mascouche, QC, who was Boucher’s teammate on the gold medal Canadian Young Riders team at the 2018 North American Youth Championships, saw success in the CDI-Y division. She rode Sound of Silence 4 (San Amour I x Limes), Gilles Bergeron’s 12-year-old Westphalian gelding, to second in the CDI-Y Team Test (68.480%) on Jan. 24 before coming back on Jan. 25 to claim first in the CDI-Y Individual Test (71.226%).

In the CDI-Am division, Sheri Doornekamp of Odessa, ON, debuted a new FEI level mount, her 15-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding named Axel (Sandreo x Vincent). They scored 65.882% for third in the Prix St. Georges on Jan. 25 and returned the next day to win the Intermediate I with 68.431%.

To conclude the weekend, Corine Smith, a Canadian residing in Chulouta, FL, leapt onto the scene, making a splash in her first FEI appearance showing Anne Gribbons’ Oldenburg gelding, Amperio (Ampere x Rotspon). The pair posted impressive scores in the CDI-YH division for six-year-old horses, earning 77.800% in the Preliminary Test on Jan. 25 and 81.000% in the Final Test on Jan. 26.

Competition continues at AGDF until late March, with the next CDI competition taking place Jan. 23-26. For more information and results, visit https://gdf.coth.com.