06/08/2026
Ottawa Dressage Festival 2026 recap ✨
It’s always a pleasure coming to this show—not only for the exciting atmosphere and smoothly run event, but also for the chance to catch up with so many familiar faces and friends!
Fabienna GV and I competed at the Open Prix St. George level for the first time. Too many mistakes kept us from seeing the scores we were hoping to get but I was thrilled with the feel she gave me each ride and the improvement seen in our scores each day. A huge thank you to Ute Busse and Jaimey Irwin for their guidance, support, and expertise throughout the weekend.
Bee Richardson’s Perfexxion certainly lived up to his name, earning scores well into 70%! So happy with his development and progress both inside and outside of the ring!Thank you, Ute, for all your help and guidance throughout the journey, and thank you to Bee and Jon for your trust and support.
A special thank you to the entire Sonnenhof team and my mom for helping making weekends like these happen! As well, a big thank you to Megan at Halt Square for all her help leading up to and at the show to ensure I was feeling my best, so I could ride my best!
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