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Leslie Reid Named Dressage Canada Red Scarf Equestrian Athlete of the Month for April

Ottawa, Ont.- Leslie Reid of Langley, B.C. has been presented with the Dressage Canada Red Scarf Equestrian Athlete of the Month title for April, based on her consistent top results with Fine and Smart during the spring season.

Over the past month, Reid, a two-time Canadian Olympian, earned the necessary qualifying scores to be considered for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. Riding Fine and Smart (Fuerst Piccolo x Worldman), an 11-year-old Westphalian gelding owned by Juliet Sears Ledorze, Reid has been highly successful in the Small Tour.

Reid and Fine and Smart posted remarkable scores at the Golden State Dressage Festival, held April 2-5 in California. In the CDI3* Prix St. Georges, the duo earned a score of 67.868% to take home third place. They did even better in the CDI3* Intermediate I, scoring 69.974% for second place. 

The very next week, Reid was back in her hometown of Langley, B.C. to compete in the province's first-ever CDI3*-level competition, held at the Thunderbird Show Park. Here, Reid dominated the Small Tour, riding Fine and Smart to back-to-back victories in the CDI3* Prix St. Georges (71.000%) and CDI3* Intermediate I (71.921%).

Equine Canada commends Reid on her success and is delighted to name her the Red Scarf Equestrian Athlete of the Month for April.

"I am thankful for the recognition of Athlete of the Month," said Reid. "I am really pleased with the results for Fine and Smart in his CDI tour this spring. Thank you to his owner, Juliet, for her support throughout this journey. We look forward to seeing everyone in Toronto soon for the CDI tour there in May."

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