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Canadian Para-Dressage Team Finishes 10th At


Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games


Tokyo, JPN, Aug. 29, 2021 – After the conclusion of Team Test competition on Aug. 29, 2021, the Canadian Para-Dressage Team earned a respectable 10th-place fin- ish at the Tokyo 2020 Para- lympic Games in Japan. Three Canadian com-


binations performed at Baji Koen Equestrian Park dur- ing the Grade I, II and III competitions on August 28: Lauren Barwick, 43, of Aldergrove, BC, and San- drino, Lee Garrod’s nine- year-old


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Westphalian Winona


Hartvikson, 62, of Langley, BC, and Onyx, the 18-year- old Hanoverian gelding she co-owns with Jane Macdon- ald; and Roberta Sheffield, 40, of Lincolnshire, GBR, and Fairuza, her 12-year-old mare.


211.699, Canada sat in the gold medal


With a final score of position


overnight until the conclu- sion of the following day’s Grade IV and V competi- tions.


Ultimately, a tight


medal race finished with Great Britain on top of the podium on a total score of 229.905. The Netherlands followed close behind for the silver medal, scoring 229.249, and a score of 224.352 earned bronze for the United States. “I am delighted with


the performance of this group of athletes, grooms


The Canadian Para-Dressage Team – including Roberta Sheffield of Lincolnshire, GBR, and Onyx, pictured – ended 10th after the conclusion of the Team Test, held Aug. 28-29, 2021, at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Japan. PHOTO CREDIT – Jon Stroud Media


and support staff,” said Chef d’Équipe, Clive Milkins of Team Canada, who built on and progressed from a 13th- place finish at the Rio 2016 Paralympics. “Of course, I am disappointed with the final placing and yet, every- one performed well and tried their hardest and I couldn’t ask any more of them.” Milkins


continued,


“We were only 4.3% behind sixth place, which is an av- erage of roughly 1.3% per horse/rider combination. As we know, dressage is subjec- tive and so on another day, we could be so much higher. We have learned so much from this trip and will come back stronger next time. Many congratulations to the


medal winning teams and many thanks to all at Eques- trian Canada for making this happen.” The Canadian Para-


Dressage Team is supported at the Games by: Milkins; Para-Dressage Veterinarian, Alan Manning; Grooms, Lil- lie Durbin, Courtney Palle- son, Karis Van Essen and Richard Neale; Athlete Per- sonal Supports, Shannon Dueck, Jane Macdonald and Melinda Castillo; Senior Manager,


Dressage


Olympic/Paralympic Pro- gram, Christine Peters; Co- ordinator, Para-Dressage, Jamie-Ann Goodfellow; and Equestrian Team Lead, James Hood. Para-dressage will con-


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clude at Tokyo 2020 with the Freestyle Test for all Grades on August 30; unfor- tunately, Canadian combina- tions narrowly missed the top-eight cut off in the Indi- vidual Test to move forward in Grades I and III. For more information


on equestrian events at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, including the full schedule of equestrian com- petition and results, please visit https://olympics.com/ okyo-2020/en/paralympics/ sports/equestrian/ . Further information on the Canadian Equestrian Team can be found at on the Equestrian Canada #RidetoTokyo web- page.


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