This week in Wellington - GDF3 CDIW

Jaimey irwin and Donegal V. Photo via Facebook/Stoney Lake Equestrian

The second CDI of the season is underway at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival and there's plenty of Canadian action to follow.

​Competition kicked off this morning with the CDI Prix St. George. Four Canadians were in the field, including Jessica Rhinelander making her CDI debut on Dimanche. Jessica purchased this talented 9-year-old KWPN gelding as a youngster, and has brought him up through the levels herself. Definitely a pair to keep your eye on!  The maple leaf was flying on the judges' panel as well, with Canada's newest 4* judge Lee Tubman doing the honours at B.


Canadians finished 1-2 in this very competitive class with Jaimey Irwin and Donegal V taking home the blue ribbon on a total score of 70.746%. With 69.605%, Lindsay Kellock was close behind in second place on Royal Prinz, a 2001 Oldenburg stallion owned by Teresa Simmons. 

***Update Sunday, January 29 ****
The rest of the weekend proved just as busy and successful for Canadian competitors. So much I wanted to comment on, from Jaimey Irwin and Lindsay Kellock sweeping the top spots in the PSG and I1, to 14-year-old Ava MacCoubrey winning the FEI JR Individual, to Laura Graves' 80%+ performance and Jacqueline Brooks' new freestyle choreography...but I ran out of time! Sorry!

One thing I do want to ask: Is it just me or are scores trending higher this year? And if so, is it because judges are more generous or the quality of performance has improved? I don't have the knowledge or an educated enough eye to see the difference between a 70% Grand Prix test and a 75% one. Perhaps someone who does know can weigh in in the comments section.

CDI results are all listed below; for the sake of time I haven't even touched on the many Canadians who shone at the National show. Please check out all their results here. ​

CANADIAN RESULTS

FEI Prix St. George January 26 
1st      Jaimey Irwin & Donegal                        70.746%
2nd    Lindsay Kellock & Royal Prinz            69.605%
5th     Evi Strasser & Rigaudon Tyme           68.026%
8th     Jessica Rhinelander & Dimanche     66.491%

FEI Grand Prix January 27 
7th     Brittany Fraser & All In                      71.020%
12th   Jill Irving & Degas 12                          69.680%
13th   Megan Lane & San D'Or                     69.640%
16th   Jacqueline Brooks & D Niro              68.700%

FEI Young Rider Team January 27
3rd   Alexandra Meghji & Rigo                  64.579%

FEI Jr Team January 27
3rd   Ava MacCoubrey & Pablo                      66.432%

FEI Intermediate I January 27
1st     Lindsay Kellock & Royal Prinz            70.132%
2nd   Jaimey Irwin & Donegal                       69.649%
5th    Jessica Rhinelander & Dimanche     67.588%
6th     Evi Strasser & Rigaudon Tyme          66.930%

FEI Grand Prix Freestyle January 27
4th    Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu & All In        73.838%   
8th    Jacqueline Brooks & D Niro                 70.702%
10th  Jill Irving & Degas 12                              69.548

FEI Grand Prix Special January 28
5th  Megan Lane & San D'Or                          70.000%

FEI Young Rider Individual January 28
2nd  Alexandra Meghji & Rigo                       66.579%

FEI Jr Individual January 28
1st   Ava MacCoubrey & Pablo                       68.526%

FEI Intermediate I Freestyle  January 29
1st   Jaimey Irwin & Donegal V                      75.475%
5th  Evi Strasser & Rigaudon Tyme            68.950%
6th  Jessica Rhinelander & Dimanche      68.300%
8th  Lindsay Kellock & Royal Prinz             67.600%

FEI Young Rider Freestyle January 29
1st  Alexandra Meghji & Rigo                      68.708%

FEI Jr Freestyle January 29
2nd   Ava MacCoubrey & Pablo                       70.917%

---