Canadian pair for top Aust dressage show
Canadian dressage riders Esmee Ingham in addition to Lindsay Seidel-Wassenaar are heading to Sydney, Commonwealth of Australia for the CDI 3* Sydney, adjacent month.
The lawsuit is Australia’s nearly prestigious CDI, in addition to its organizing commission extends invitations to riders from across the globe. Each year, Canada is granted 2 spots. The lawsuit is from May three to 5, 2012.
Ingham, 19, of West Vancouver, BC, has had bully success inward the Young Rider in addition to Junior divisions over the past times several years alongside her Equus caballus Norseman. She has several medals from the North American Junior/Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC) to her credit, nearly of late the 2011 Young Rider squad gold.
“This is Australia’s nearly prestigious contest in addition to volition definitely travel my greatest challenge yet,” said Ingham.
“I am then privileged to bring the chance to stand upward for Canada again. I cannot give thank you lot my coach, Wendy Christoff, plenty for all of her grooming over the past times 7 years, every bit good every bit the intense boot-camp she had position into house over the past times brace of weeks inward preparation for this event.”
Seidel-Wassenaar, 23, of Calgary, AB, was every bit good a successful competition inward these ranks. In 2007, she was a fellow member of the gilt medal junior squad at the NAJRYC alongside Oslo, her Dutch Warmblood gelding. Seidel-Wassenaar competed every bit an private at the Championships inward 2009. In 2011, she in addition to Oslo qualified to compete at the Pan American squad pick trials inward Ontario.
“Being able to stand upward for my province inward international competitions is ever a highlight in addition to a continuous finish for me inward my riding career,” Seidel-Wassenaar. “Attending international competitions, such every bit the Sydney CDI3*, permits me to grow my sense in addition to cognition every bit a dressage rider. I am honoured to travel representing Canada in addition to I promise to travel able to create our province in addition to sport proud.”
Due to Australian’s strict quarantine requirements in addition to the high toll of air transportation, the organizing commission invited owners to loan their Prix St Georges/Intermediaire I score horses to the visiting international riders. The International Dressage Derby is the nearly exciting lawsuit of the competition. All riders volition rootage on equal terms, drawing the advert of the Equus caballus they volition compete on out of a hat.
Canada has had bully results inward the past times at the Derby where many promising elite athletes tin forcefulness out teach a gustation of international contest abroad land showing their versatility riding unfamiliar horses. In 2008, Canadian Dressage riders Karen Pavicic of Richmond, BC, in addition to Pia Fortmuller of DeWinton, AB, claimed the squad gilt medal inward the Derby, in addition to Pavicic won the championship of best unusual rider. Rochelle Kilberg of Surrey, BC, in addition to Simone Williams of Navan, ON, won the squad bronze medal inward 2009. As business office of a UK/CDN team, Erin Josey, originally of Dartmouth, NS, won squad bronze inward 2010.
The international soil jury at the Sydney CDI 3* volition include Stephen Clarke (5*, GBR), Maribel Alonso (5*, MEX), Peter Holler (5*, GER), Mary Seefried (5*, AUS), Susan Hoevenaars (5*, AUS), Victoire Mandl (4*, AUT), Kurt Christensen (4*, DEN), Janice Bird (4*, NZL), Charlotte Bredahl (3*, USA), Jane Ventura (3*, AUS), in addition to Gisela Nilsson-Harding (3*, AUS).
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