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The Red Scarf Equestrian Canadian Dressage Teams Announced For 2023 CDIO 3* / CDIO-U25 Wellington Nations Cup
Ottawa, ON, Feb. 10, 2023 – Equestrian Canada (EC) is pleased to announce the athletes who will represent the red and white in the CDIO 3* and CDIO-U25 Nations Cup, taking place February 22nd – 26th, 2023, at the Ade- quan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, FL. Both veteran
and up-and-coming Canadian athletes will compete against elite dressage athletes from around the globe in an unique, team-based set- ting. The Canadian Dres- sage Team for the Fédération Equestre In-
ternationale (FEI) Na- tions Cup Wellington is:
CDIO 3* Team Photo Credit: Starting Gate Communications and Shannon Dueck (Pictured Left)
CDIO-U25 Team Photo Credit: Starting Gate Communications and Brooke Mancusi (Pictured Below)
First launched
in 2017, the CDIO-U25 Nations Cup will return at AGDF, providing ath- letes age of 25 or under with the opportunity to gain valuable experience in the team format. Team
Canada will be com- posed of the following youth riders: “The teams se-
lected for the AGDF CDIO3*/CDIO-U25 Na- tions’ Cup are full of strong combinations who have delivered top per- formances for our coun- try time and time again. All have worked tremen- dously hard, with the support of family, friends and sponsors to prepare for this event said EC Senior Manager Dres- sage Olympic/Para- lympic
Program
Christine Peters, “We are extremely proud to have them represent the maple leaf. We extend a sincere thank you to Red Scarf Equestrian for outfitting our CDIO/CDIO-U25 athletes.”
V i s i t
https://gdf.coth.com/cat- egory/live_streams to follow the Canadian Dressage Teams and the ADGF.
2023 WEC Premier Equitation Cup Championship Continued from Page 41
tests, none could best Kate Egan and Ypaja Kash- mir. Despite the immense pressure, the pair were accurate and steady, laying down a brilliant round that earned Egan the prestigious Premier Cup title and a brand-new Ford Explorer XLT SUV! “I had a blast today. Round one reminded me
of the Washington Jumper Phase. My goal was to go in and have a good round. Ideally, I would have liked to fix one line, and melt the out a bit better, but I was extremely happy with third,” shared Egan. “I went into the flat phase hungry to move up, so I put in my best effort to stay third.” “When I walked the second round, the tech-
nicality increased a good bit from the first, but I didn’t let it get to my head. I knew I was able to do it, so I made a set plan and came up with alterna- tives in case something happened. I don’t remem- ber much of the round now, but I do remember feeling incredible. I think that was the best I’ve ever competed,” expressed Egan. “The work-off was very hard, and I was with
three other amazing riders, so I wanted to take everything into consideration before I made my plan. I watched the other girls go, and knew I had to produce a good round to stay on top.” Egan took her new wheels out for a spin with
Krissy Chalk, the Regional Marketing Director for Gary Yeomans Ford after the award ceremony, “I couldn’t stop talking about that new car smell. It drove around so smoothly. I didn’t go too fast be- cause I didn’t want to get in trouble, but I did have
a little fun with the horn around the ring,” laughed Egan. “I still can’t believe I just won a car!” Egan’s trainer Amil
Spadone shared his thoughts about the class, “I think all of the riders did an incredible job. I re- ally feel like this class has devel- oped into an important Championship like Harrisburg and Maclay. It is a class that we all look forward to and to have such a prize for the kids and the trainers – it’s incredibly generous. As trainers, we love what we do. We do our jobs for the sport, the ribbons and the kids, but it is cer- tainly nice to get a financial re- ward as well. We really appreciate the Roberts family and all of the staff at World Equestrian Center – Ocala for mak- ing this all possible.”
2023 WEC Premier Equitation Cup Champi- onship powered by Gary Yeomans Ford Re- sults:
1 Kate Egan, Ypaja Kashmir 2 Carlee McCutcheon, Chacco Star 3 Jordan Gibbs, Cent 15 4 Ellie Aronson, Conthacco 5 Reese Merna, Trouvaille
Ellie Aronson & Conthacco jumping to fourth place in the 2023 WEC Premier Equitation Cup Championship powered by Gary Yeomans Ford. Photo courtesy of Andrew Ryback Photography.
6 Alexandra Ryden, Locadeur 7 Alexa Elle Lignelli, Lagerfeld 8 Christian Dominguez, Iwan 9 Josselyn Mersereau, Jeffery RW 10 Avery Glynn, Acer K 11 Ariana Marnell, Criminal Minds 12 Hannah Serfass, Quaxx 2
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Gary Yeomans Ford after winning the 2023 WEC Premier Equitation Cup Championship powered by Gary Yeomans Ford. Photo courtesy of Andrew Ryback Photography.
Kate Egan receiving her flowers from Krissy Chalk, the Regional Marketing Director for
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