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MARIO DESLAURIERS |
SPRUCE
MEADOWS INTRODUCES CANADA'S TEAM FOR THE 2006 WORLD EQUESTRIAN GAMES
IN AACHEN, GERMANY |
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Photo Credit: Cealy Tetley
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MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Deslauriers was, and still
remains, the youngest rider to win a World Cup
Final, at age 19, two-time Olympian (fourth
individually in 1984), and member of the winning
Nations’ Cup team (Florida) in 2006.
TID BITS
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“I
played hockey from age 6 to 18 (and) I started
show jumping at 10,” Mario said. “I started
riding when I was two and went to my first show
when I was six.”
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An
energetic man, he said “I do sports to relax. I
spent two days at a beach, but it was too slow
for me.” He plays golf when his schedule
permits.
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PROFILE |
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Hometown: |
| Bromont, QC |
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Gender: |
| Male |
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Height: |
| 5'9" |
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Born: |
| 1965 |
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Place of
Birth: |
| Venise en Quebec,
QC |
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HORSE
PROFILE |
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Paradigm
MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
He was third in the $1,000,000 CN
International at the Spruce Meadows Masters
Tournament in 2005, member of the winning Nations’
Cup team in Florida, 2006, and second in the CSI-W
Idle Dice Classic, Florida, 2006.
TID BITS
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Nabab de Reve was an
international show jumper by Quidam de Revel,
one of the leading sires of jumpers. Paradigm is
related to the World Champions from 1990 and
2002 as well as three of the four members of the
Gold Medal team in 2002, one of which was by
Quidam de Revel. He is also distantly related
to Big Ben.
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“He’s brave and bold,” said
Mario Deslauriers. “You have to watch him; he
seems quiet but you always have to be alert
around him. The horse and rider have to adapt to
each other
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“He gets pumped up on course.
He has the ability to be bold, careful and very
brave.
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“He ships and travels well.”
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Owner: |
| Mario Deslauriers |
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Colour &
Gender: |
| Chestnut Gelding |
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Height: |
| 16.3hh |
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Born: |
| 1994 |
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Place of
Birth: |
| Belgium |
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Breeding: |
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Belgian Warmblood: Nabab de Reve / Pachat II |
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