Girl Power!

Wednesday was all about girl power. At Versailles we had Jessica and Dalera, Isabell and Wendy, Cathrine and Freestyle, and of course Camille and Finländerin.

With teams of three and no drop score, every ride counts. The fate of the entire team rests on the last rider’s shoulders. One bad performance can knock them out of medal contention. Elimination of one rider results in the country being eliminated from team competition.

This was the position 24-year-old Camille Carier Bergeron was in yesterday at her first Olympics ever, as the youngest of all the 60 competitors in dressage. You could see the excitement, intensity and concern on the faces of the Canadian team remembers and support crew in the kiss and cry area as they rode every single stride with her, and the jubilation on their faces as she made her final salute.

Camille’s score of 68.338 landed Team Canada in 11th spot overall, just shy of Equestrian Canada’s Olympic goal of a top 10 finish. With many people
predicting Canada would finish dead last, it was nice to see our riders prove the naysayers wrong. They can and should be proud of their performance.

We have lots to discuss in the coming weeks but now is simply the time to celebrate our team coming together, doing their best and achieving their personal goals.

On the other side of the Atlantic, girl power was also in full force for Canada’s riders competing at the North American Youth Championship.

​In the U25 division, Brooke Mancusi and Dejohn Ymas scored 65.294 in the Intermediate II for a bronze medal finish, while our FEI Junior team finished 5th overall on the following performances:
*Taylor Wells and Hidalgo AYM - 63.546
*Lea Landreville and Guus - 67.939
​*Annika Kreining and Francis XI - 64.515

​Canada’s Young Riders have their turn today. Good luck everyone!

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