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her 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, and third (63.958%) riding Frisbee, her 20-year-old Welsh geld- ing. Madison Lawson of Bonfield, ON, rode her horse McGuire, her 17-year-old Canadian Sport Horse gelding to fourth place with 63.958%. In the Individual Champi- onship test, Pool and Vasco E placed third, scoring 64.086%. Pool and her second horse Frisbee were fourth
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and Grade IV representing the least severely impaired riders. Many Para- Equestrian athletes also compete along- side able-bodied competitors in Equine Canada competitions. At the grass roots level, Para-Equestrian encompasses a number of different disciplines, while the international stream focuses only on Para- Dressage. For more information, please visit
www.equinecanada.ca/para-equestri- an.
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Equine Canada is Canada’s national governing body for equestrianism. A member-driven, charitable institution, it is the executive branch of the Canadian Equestrian Team, and the national author- ity for equestrian competition; the nation- al voice for recreational riders; and the national association for equine welfare, breeding, and industry. Equine Canada is recognized by the Government of Canada, the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), and the Canadian Olympic Com- mittee as the national organization repre- senting equestrian sport and equine inter- ests. For more information about Equine
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Canada, please visit
www.equinecanada.ca.
1/ Jody Schloss, Inspector Rebus. 2/ Robyn Andews, Fanciana 3/ Ashley Gowanlock, Ferdonia 4/ Lynne Poole, VascoE 5/ Madison Lawson, McGuire.
Equestrian is one of Canada’s most successful interna- tional disciplines, achieving an individual gold medal and an individual silver medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games, as well as two individual bronze medals at the 2004 Paralympic Games.
About Para-Equestrian Sport
with 63.925%, while Lawson and McGuire were fifth with 63.925%. Lawson and McGuire placed third in the Grade VI Freestyle, scoring 68.477%, while Pool and Frisbee rounded out the Canadian entries with a score of 64.750% for sixth place. Chef d’équipe Quigg- Robinson, team coaches Andrea Taylor and Mary Longden, veterinarian Dr. Jennifer Miller, sport psy- chologist April Clay, and team manager Amie O’Shaughnessy provided support to the Canadian para-equestrian riders for the duration of the competi- tion in Florida.
This competition in Florida was made possible through the Own the Podi- um program, a national sport technical initiative designed to help Canada’s summer and winter athletes achieve podium success at the Olympic and Para- lympic Games.
Canadian Para-Equestri- an Team Scores
Rider / Horse/ Team Test/ Individual Test/ Freestyle Test Lauren Barwick / Paris (owned by Equine Canada) 71.667%, 70.159%, 73.917%
Para-Equestrian sport provides riders with a physi- cal disability the opportunity to compete against other riders with similar abilities. Riders are given a “Grade” based on their functional ability, and are judged on their riding skill against other athletes of the same Grade. There are five grades of competitions in dressage, with Grade IA representing the more severely impaired riders,
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Ashley Gowanlock / Ferdonia 2 (owned by Lau- ren Barwick) 70.985%, 68.986%, 73.417% Madison Lawson / McGuire (owned by Madi- son Lawson) 63.958%, 63.925%, 68.477% Jody Schloss / Inspector Rebus (owned by Jody Schloss) 67.157%, 70.583%, 69.167%
About Para-Equestrian Canada
Para-Equestrian Cana- da is the Equine Canada committee responsible for developing programs for athletes with a physical dis- ability, and implementing the Para-Dressage high per- formance program. Para-
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