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August 2021 Equestrian Canada

Lauren Barwick Delivers Sixth for Canada in Individual Freestyle at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

Tokyo, JPN, Aug. 31, 2021 – Lauren Barwick of Aldergrove, BC, and Sandrino (sired by Spirit of Westfalia) lit up Baji Koen Equestrian Park with a lively Individual Freestyle Test on Aug. 30, 2021, at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in Japan.

Barwick, 43, and Lee Garrod’s nine-year-old Westphalian gelding originally missed the top-eight Freestyle cut off by the narrowest of margins in the Grade III Individual Test on August 27. However, a withdrawal by Rix Van der Horst and Findsley of the Netherlands during the horse inspection the morning of the competition suddenly bumped the Canadian combination back into action. continue

 

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October 2020 Equestrian Canada

Lauren Barwick and Sandrino Knock It Out of the Park at Tryon Fall Dressage 3 CPEDI 3*

Ottawa, ON, Oct. 27, 2020 – Canadian Paralympian Lauren Barwick, a resident of Reddick, FL, posted a string of spectacular high scores at the Tryon Fall Dressage 3 CPEDI 3*, held Oct. 22-25, 2020, in Mill Spring, NC.

Riding Sandrino (Spirit of Westfalia x Pavarotti), Barwick lit up the CPEDI 3* Grade III leaderboard starting on Oct. 23 in the Team Test with a score of 72.451% for third place. She and the eight-year-old Westphalian gelding continued to wow the judges the next day in the Individual Championship to the tune of 73.039% for second. Not ones to rest on their laurels, Barwick and Sandrino returned to the ring on Oct. 25 for the Freestyle, once again securing second with a new personal best for the pair of 75.978%. continue

 

 

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2020 Ocala Style

Riding High

Gold medalist para-equestrian Lauren Barwick, whose Bridging the Gap Farm is based in Reddick, is aiming for the 2020 Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Her inspiring journey has been one of overcoming unforeseen challenges, one stride at a time. continue

 

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2020 Horse Sport

Canada’s Top 50 Influencers Lauren Barwick

As a gold and silver medallist at the 2008 Paralympics and earning silver and bronze at the 2014 World Equestrian Games, Lauren Barwick is one of Canada’s most decorated equestrian athletes. But the Langley, BC, native who resides in Florida is also one of the most versatile athletes in the sport and the dressage ring isn’t the only place where she shines. continue

 

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2020 Eurodressage

No Time No Problem Lauren Barwick and Sandrino

Watching Lauren Barwick and Sandrino compete at the Global Dressage Festival (GDF) in Wellington, FL, during January 2020, anyone would be forgiven for thinking the Canadian Paralympian from Reddick, FL, and Lee Garrod’s gelding were a veteran partnership. But the truth of the matter is, their journey together has only just begun. continue

 

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2016 HORSE Journals

Story Paralympian Lauren Barwick

In May 2014 Canadian para-equestrian dressage rider Lauren Barwick, gold and silver medalist at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games, was ranked by the Federation Equestre International (FEI) as the number one para-equestrian rider in the world. She topped the standings at a score of 1264 and remained in that position for eight weeks. The rankings are consistently compiled on a monthly basis and that year included results from January 1, 2014. continue