With the World Cup Dressage Final only weeks away, preparations are well underway for Canada’s sole representative, Olympian Cindy Ishoy of Jerseyville, ON. The World Cup Final will be held from April 20-23 in Amsterdam, NED.
Currently preparing for the Dutch hosted event in Germany, Ishoy and her 2004 Athens Olympic Games mount Proton (Patriarch/Rosenkavalier), will spend the next three weeks training under the expert guidance of Canadian Dressage Team Coach, Norbert Van Laak. In addition, the duo will receive tutelage from the legendary Siegfried Peilicke, with whom Ishoy has trained since the age of 21.
Ishoy and her 12-year-old dark bay Baden-Wurttemberger gelding qualified for the upcoming World Cup Final by capturing the Canadian League World Cup Final at Toronto’s Royal Horse Show last November.
“Our training over the winter went very well,” commented Ishoy. “Proton is in top shape and I have been consistently working with a personal trainer, four-times a week,” continued the 1988 Seoul Olympics Team Bronze Medalist.
Once again, Ishoy plans on entertaining the crowds with her musical freestyle featuring music from ‘The Pirates of the Caribbean’ and ‘50 Cent’. “I have slightly changed the music, but I want to keep the shock value of my music. I know that some will really like it and that others may not, but you have to be true to yourself,” stated Ishoy. “We need more public support and sponsorship and I think that adding some pizzazz and fun is a positive thing.”
At the 1987 World Cup Finals in Sweden, Ishoy and her famous partner Dynasty finished second overall. To date, this remains the best Canadian ranking at the World Cup Final. Before returning home to Canada, Ishoy will also compete in the CDI3* Hagen, Germany from April 27 - May 1.
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