2002
CDI-W Royal Horse Show, Canada
Shannon Dueck Shines in Swarovski Canadian League
World Cup Final at the Royal Horse Show
In
a stunning performance, Shannon Dueck of Langley, BC,
won the Swarovski Canadian League Dressage World Cup
Final at the Royal Horse Show.
In front of a sold-out crowd, Dueck performed her musical
freestyle to classical music, earning the evening’s
highest score, 69.87%. The win earned Dueck a trip to
the 2003 World Cup Final in Goteborg, Sweden, next March.
“He gave me everything he could give and he didn’t
make a mistake, not one,” said Dueck, 40, of her 10-year-old
Dutch Warmblood gelding. “He loves his music! I’m ecstatic!”
Dueck, who is based in Whitman, MA, was Canada’s highest
placed competitor at the 2002 World Equestrian Games
in Spain.
Placing second was her World Equestrian Games teammate
Belinda Trussell of Stouffville, ON. Riding Royan II,
a 12-year-old Oldenburg gelding, 31-year-old Trussell
performed to original music composed by David Young
to receive a score of 67.18%.
Olympian Evi Strasser, who represented Canada in the
1995 and 1997 World Cup Finals, settled for third position
in the Swarovski Canadian League World Cup Final after
earning a score of 65.95% for her performance aboard
Pryme Tyme, an 11-year-old Oldenburg gelding owned by
Good Tyme Stables.
Rounding out the field was Jacqueline Brooks who trains
at York Equestrian Centre in Cedar Valley, ON. Delivering
a crowd-pleasing performance, Brooks scored 61.48% with
the 13-year-old Oldenburg gelding, Finnegan.
Swarovski Canadian League World Cup Final – Grand
Prix Freestyle
Rider Hometown Horse Score
1. Shannon Dueck Langley, BC Korona 69.87%
2. Belinda Trussell Stouffville, ON Royan II 67.18%
3. Evi Strasser St-Adele, QC Pryme Tyme 65.95%
4. Jacqueline Brooks Cedar Valley, ON Finnegan 61.48%
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