"It's exciting!" Fraser-Beaulieu said. "With a green Grand Prix horse, you never know which way it's going to go..."
Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu (CAN) and Jaccardo completed a unique double-double Tuesday at the Royal Horse Show, dancing to the win in the $20,000 CDI-W Freestyle with a score of 75.820%.
Camille Carier Bergeron (CAN) and Finnlanderin finished second with a score of 75.335%, followed by Denielle Gallagher and Come Back de Massa (73.660%). Repeating their 2025 feat, the winning pair came out on top in both the Freestyle and Monday's CDI-W Grand Prix.
The Royal Horse Show, which runs Nov. 6-15, is part of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair, the largest combined indoor agricultural fair and international equestrian competition in the world. A nine-day showcase of equestrian sport, the show features a wide variety of disciplines, from international show jumping and dressage to national show hunters, indoor eventing, and an array of unique horse breeds, with the marquee event, the CSI5*-W Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Toronto, set for Saturday, November 14.
"It's exciting!" Fraser-Beaulieu said. "With a green Grand Prix horse, you never know which way it's going to go, and I want to go in [the arena] and give him the most confidence I can for the future, because he has such a bright future ahead of him."
Jaccardo, a 12-year-old KWPN gelding, is just completing his first full year at the international Grand Prix level of the sport, but he's already a veteran of the 2026 FEI World Championships at Aachen (GER), where he and Fraser-Beaulieu represented Canada in August.
Choreographed by Tom Hunt, the pair's Freestyle was full of musicality, consisting of a compilation of Britney Spears songs, including "Hit Me Baby One More Time," "Gimme More," and "Crazy." As "Lucky" played, the duo shined in an extended canter and two sets of one-tempi changes.
Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu and Jaccardo. All photos by Ben Radvanyi Photography
"When my music comes on, I think it's so fun," Fraser-Beaulieu said. "I was a little bit shy to try Britney Spears at first, but when I heard the music and started riding to it and heard how much the crowd loved it—it's just is so fun to go in there and just ride it!"
It was a clean test until about two-thirds through the pattern, when Jaccardo spooked in a transition. Laser focused, Fraser-Beaulieu immediately got her partner back on track, putting the mistake behind them and finishing strongly.
Camile Carier Bergeron & Finlanderin
"I asked him to trot, and I don't know if he spooked or what, and then I asked him to turn, and it was a miscommunication, and he spooked [more]," Fraser-Beaulieu detailed. "I just thought, 'We're going to keep going, because I want him to know that if he does that, it has to be a learning experience that the test keeps going.' I was very proud of him that he piaffed after that and carried on, so that's all I can hope for with a moment like that."
The high marks from the rest of the performance were still enough to place the pair at the top of the leaderboard, earning them valuable qualifying points toward the FEI Dressage World Cup™ Finals next April in Gothenburg (SWE).
Denielle Gallagher & Come Back de Massa
"I think he has so many strengths," Fraser-Beaulieu said of Jaccardo. "His ability to piaffe and passage is great. His ability to power up, and then I let the reins go for an extended walk, and he walks for an 8.5 is a huge bonus. He needs to develop more collection. I want to develop it over time where he feels confident to collect a little bit."
After the Royal, Jaccardo will receive some well-earned rest before heading to Wellington, Florida (USA) for the 2027 winter show season.
"I'm just so happy with how he's progressed in his first year of Grand Prix," she added. "What more can I ask of a horse that's only done Grand Prix for a year?"
SOURCE The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair