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Canadian Dressage U25 Team


Take Bronze And CDIO3* Fourth In Wellington Nations’ Cup


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Wellington, FL, February 28, 2023 – Canadian dres- sage athletes competed in the CDIO-U25 and CDIO3* Fédération Equestre Interna- tionale (FEI) Nations’ Cup from Feb. 23-26, during week seven of the Ade- quan® Global Dressage Fes- tival (AGDF) in Wellington, FL.


CDIO-U25 Team The Canadian dressage


athletes Brooke Mancusi of Chambly, QC and Ava Mac-


Coubrey of Cobourg, ON, finished in third place during the opening day of the Na- tions’ Cup held on Feb. 23. Held in a format that


sees three riders compete per country with the lowest score dropped, Canada was at a disadvantage with only two riders competing in the division for athletes aged 16 to 25. Teammate Camille Carier-Bergeron and her partner Acoeur were forced to withdraw earlier in the week leaving Mancusi and


MacCoubrey to represent the maple leaf as a duo. Riding Arthur (Jazz x


Contango), an 18-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Windhaven, Man- cusi posted an impressive score of 69.000% and fin- ished in third place in the overall individual standings. The 21-year-old Man-


cusi and Arthur have been together for only a month and a half and fought through extreme heat in Florida to win the bronze medal. “I am truly blessed to have the opportunity to ride a horse like Arthur,” Man- cusi said. “I am so proud to be able to represent my country on the international stage. I plan on showing Arthur a couple more times in Florida and then at the Ot- tawa Dressage Festival. We have hopes to represent Canada in the U25 at NAYC in August.” MacCoubrey and her


own Don Camillo-S (Spiel- berg x Osmium), a 15-year- old Dutch warmblood gelding followed up with a score of 64.118% and fin- ished in seventh place and a combined total between the two Canadians of 133.118%. “I was so honoured to


Brook Mancusi. Photo Credit: Cealy Tetley


represent Canada in my first Nations Cup,” said the 21- year-old. “This was our first CDI together after only a


few shows at this level, we had some incredible mo- ments together surrounded by such a great team,” she added.


CDIO3* Team The Canadian CDIO3*


Dressage team of Ariana Chia, Shannon Dueck, Vanessa Creech-Terauds and Evi Strasser narrowly missed the podium, finish- ing in fourth place after strong performances in the Stillpoint Farm CDIO3* Na- tions’ Cup. The defending champi-


ons Germany retained their title in the team competition with a combined score of 437.844%, while the home nation United States took second place with 427.285% and Sweden finished in third with a score of 414.498%. The Canadians finished just behind the Swedes with a score of 409.193%. Canada last won the Nations’ Cup in Wellington in 2017, with the team of Jill Irving, Tina Irwin, Jaimey Irwin, and Megan Lane. Dueck of Langley, BC,


and Creech-Terauds of Cais- tor Centre, ON, contested the CDIO3* Prix St. Georges on Thursday and CDIO3* Intermediate I on Friday. Dueck opened the


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