Solid Start For Colleen Loach At Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Colleen Loach of Dunham, QC, and Qorry Blue d’Argouges (sired by Mr. Blue) successfully completed the first of three eventing phases at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan.
Colleen Loach of Dunham, QC, and Qorry Blue d’Argouges (sired by Mr. Blue) successfully completed the first of three eventing phases at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan.
Colleen Loach of Dunham, QC, and Qorry Blue d’Argouges passed the first eventing horse inspection on July 29, 2021, at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan.
Equestrian Canada (EC) and Jessica Phoenix of Cannington, Ont., with support from the Canadian Olympic Committee, have made the very difficult decision to withdraw Pavarotti (Pavarotti van de Helle x Foxiland XX) from the eventing competition of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu of Saint-Bruno, QC, and All In (Tango x Damiro), whom she owns with father, Craig Fraser and husband, Marc-Andre Beaulieu, made Canadian history in the Dressage Individual Grand Prix Freestyle, held July 28, 2021, at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan.
Tokyo, JPN, July 25, 2021 – Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu of Saint-Bruno, QC, and Lindsay Kellock of Toronto, ON, closed out dressage competition for Canada at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan on July 25, 2021.
Chris von Martels of Ridgetown, ON, and Eclips (Apache x Olympic Ferro) laid down the first equestrian score for Canada at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan in the Dressage Grand Prix Team and Individual Qualifier. 28 combinations worked their way down the centreline for the competition on July 24, 2021. July 25’s Grand Prix will feature an additional 30 combinations, including Brittany Fraser-Beaulieu of Saint-Bruno, QC, with All In and Lindsay Kellock of Toronto, ON, and Sebastien.
Dressage competition at the Games begins on July 24 and 25 with the Grand Prix, followed by the Grand Prix Special on July 27, which will decide the team medals and act as the final individual qualifier.
Lamaze cites his personal health as a primary reason for his decision to withdraw from competing in Tokyo, which is currently under a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the past three years, he has been undergoing treatment for a brain tumor and continues to battle the condition with the support of his medical teams in Brussels, Belgium, and Paris, France.
The Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) has imposed a further two-week extension of the shutdown of all international events in mainland Europe until April 11, 2021, due to the ongoing outbreak of the neurological form of Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1).
After fierce competition for the top of the podium, on July 29 the Canadian Dressage Team took Pan Am gold for the first time in 28 years, and earned Canada’s berth to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games during the Lima 2019 Pan American Games in Peru.