Canadians Conquer the Coast at Adequan West Coast Dressage Festival
Equestrian Canada – Ottawa, ON, Feb. 21, 2018 – Canadian dressage athletes topped the leaderboard at the Adequan West Coast Dressage Festival (AWCDF) IV, held Feb. 14-17, 2018 in Del Mar, CA.
Sara Pocock of West Vancouver, BC produced great results in each of the CDI 1* small tour classes in which she competed with her 11-year-old Hanoverian stallion, Connaisseur (Con Amore x Donnerhall 11). Together, the pair claimed second in the Prix St. Georges (69.441%) and placed third in the Intermediate I (69.647%). They also danced their way to victory on the last day of competition, Feb. 17, in the Intermediate I Freestyle, securing an impressive score of 72.725%.
“I felt like Connaisseur got better and better throughout the competition, so to end with the win was really great,” said Pocock. “This is a brand new freestyle for us, so we are still getting the hang of it. It’s such a fun pattern and I really love the music. It made me especially happy to do well in the freestyle because it was designed by my good friend, Karen Robinson, so I really wanted to make her proud.”
Chase Robertson of Calgary, AB scored back-to-back victories in the CDI-J division on Teresa Van Lambalgen’s 15-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, Winsome (Obelisk x Wolfgang). In the Junior Team test on Feb. 15, the pair scored 66.879% for first place. They returned on Feb. 16 to score 67.412% to win the Individual.
In the CDI-J Junior Freestyle, Brooke Mancusi of Winnipeg, MB scored a notable 70.375% for the win aboard Wellknown (Wynton x Havidoff), her 10-year-old Westphalian gelding.
For more information on the AWCDF, visit us.westcoastdressagefestival.com.
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EC Media Contact / Personne-ressource de CE pour les médias : Jessie Christie jchristie@equestrian.ca
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