Tag: CDIO Nations Cup
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The Next Generation!
Today I had the opportunity to watch the Under 25 Grand Prix Freestyles of the Nations Cup competition at the Global Dressage Festival. There were two Canadians in this class and I was eager to see them . The first Canadian was Camille Carier Bergeron riding Sound of Silence. The next Canadian rider was Vanessa…
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LAPC#190 Close, Closer , Closest.
This week Patti had given us the challenge of getting in close and closer. Here is my response. I took these photos at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival’s Nations Cup competition. They are of Evi Strasser and her horse Deja Vu Tyme. They were riding in the Grand Prix test for Team Canada. Thank you…
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Nations Cup CSIO4*
Last night I went to see the second round of the $150,000 Nations Cup presented by Premier Equestrian. Eleven nations competed in the first round with each team having four horse and rider combinations. The faults incurred would dictate who could go on to the second round to take place in the evening. The first…
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Where in the World is Carmen Franco?
She’s back in the CDI ring! Riding, on the Colombian team, in the CDIO Nations Cup at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival last week. I had a chance to speak with Carmen after her ride in the Prix St. George test. Carmen let’s start at the beginning. How old were you when you started riding…
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Tina Irwin: When Dreams Turn Into Goals.
Sometimes things happen for a reason.
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Tina Busse-Irwin: Competing for the Worlds!
Tina Busse-Irwin is one of the Canadian riders competing in Florida this winter with the aim of being selected to the Canadian dressage team for the World Equestrian Games, in Tryon NC, this September. I spoke to Tina, at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival, after she finished her ride in the National show Grand Prix…
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Friday Night Stars at Global: Fun and Frustration
At that point I knew exactly, barring something unforeseen how the rest of the results would play out.