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Canada’s National Dressage and Para Dressage Champions Crowned in the West
Twenty-five champions were crowned as the 2026 National Dressage and Para Dressage Championships – West concluded at Thunderbird Show Park in British Columbia, with titles awarded from Training Level Junior all the way to Para Dressage Grade V Grand Prix.
Among the winners celebrated were North American Youth Championship medalists Estella Gosniak with Impact and Alison Campbell-Wright with Vintage, each victorious in their divisions.
The week carried a heavier meaning than results. Earlier in the week, Canada’s dressage community was shaken by the loss of three horses, and the injury of a fourth, in a devastating accident while traveling to the championships from Alberta. The community rallied around those affected, and the event became a show of support as much as a competition.
“The 2026 Dressage and Para Dressage National Championships (West) was a powerful reminder of the strength, compassion, and resilience of our equestrian community,” said Christine Peters, Equestrian Canada’s senior manager of dressage and para dressage. “It was incredibly moving to see everyone come together to support one another, while continuing to celebrate the outstanding performances, special moments, and lasting memories that make these championships so meaningful.”
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Jordan Coyle and Cordiamo Win the $100,000 Grand Prix de Penn National in Harrisburg
Jordan Coyle closed out his week at the 80th Pennsylvania National Horse Show the way he spent it: winning. The Irish rider and Cordiamo captured the $100,000 Grand Prix de Penn National on Saturday night in the Harrisburg Coliseum.
From a starting field of 29 over a course designed by Bernardo Costa Cabral, eight pairs advanced to the jump-off. Filip de Wandel and Strongbeau set the time to beat at 38.725 seconds — and then Coyle blew it away, crossing the timers in 31.758 to win by nearly four seconds. Gustavo Xavier Cortez and Action T took second in 35.602, with de Wandel holding third.
It completed a sweep of the week’s two biggest jumper classes for Coyle, who had also won Thursday’s $30,000 1.40m Welcome with the 10-year-old Oldenburg gelding, owned by Elan Farm. Cordiamo was also named the 1.40m Jumper Champion, and Coyle received the Harrisburg Kiwanis Club Challenge Trophy.
“I know he’s a fast horse,” said Coyle, who has had Cordiamo since the gelding was 3. “He’s not going to touch them. There is a big future with him for sure. He’s very careful, he’s very competitive. If I do a good job, I think he’ll jump five-star grand prix competitively.”
The win wrapped the open jumper competition at the 80th edition of the Pennsylvania National Horse Show, held October 8-18 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex.
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