FEBRUARY 2022 THE RIDER /25 Section 2


Season With Two Victories


to campaign Acoeur at the grand prix level in the fu- ture, she has not decided how soon she’ll make the move. “My goal is to also do


Camille Carier Bergeron of Laval, QC, won both Under 25 classes riding Acoeur dur- ing the CDI Adequan® Global Dressage Festival held January 13 to 16 in Wellington, FL. Photo Credit – Susan J. Stickle Photography


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Wellington, Fl., Jan. 17, 2022 – Canada’s Camille Carier Bergeron of Laval, QC, scored two victories in the first international dres- sage competition of the 2022 season. Bergeron won both the Under 25 (U25) Interme- diate II and Grand Prix tests during the opening week of the Adequan® Global Dres- sage Festival held from Jan- uary 13 to 16, 2022, in Wellington, FL. Riding Acoeur, Berg-


eron scored 70.471% to top the U25 Intermediate II on Friday. Returning to the in- ternational ring the follow- ing day, the pair again claimed victory in the U25 Grand Prix with a score of 70.667%. Bergeron is cur- rently number two in the U25 world rankings, which is open to athletes aged 16 to 25.


“I couldn’t ask for a


better start,” said the 21- year-old Bergeron. “Both tests went really well; it feels like it’s getting easier and easier. I have been doing


the U25 division for a few years now – I did the first one in 2019 – and it has be- come more routine. I feel more confident in both tests and Acoeur tried really hard.”


Bergeron has been


partnered with Acoeur since purchasing the now 14-year- old Baden-Württemberg gelding (Acordelli x Ri- cardo) in 2018. The pair made their competitive debut together in 2019 dur- ing the Florida winter sea- son.


“We hadn’t done a CDI


since last April,” explained Bergeron who trains with Canadian Olympian Brit- tany Fraser-Beaulieu. “We worked hard at home to make it even better, and I can see the results from both tests this weekend. Last year, I was in the 68 percent range in the first few shows. Starting this season in the 70s is a big improvement from last year. The work we put in showed up in the re- sults.”


Bergeron will continue


to compete in Wellington, FL, throughout the winter season and while she plans


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the grand prix,” said Berg- eron of competing at the Olympic level with Acoeur, owned by Gilles Bergeron. “I would like to try to ride in the national grand prix divi- sion in the next few shows and see how it goes. We’re currently ranked second in the world, so we’ll decide whether to stay in the U25 division since it’s going so well and try to achieve the top spot in the rankings or try moving up to the CDI grand prix level and maybe go for the world champi-


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