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'''Tina Irwin''' ({{nee}} Busse; born on January 29, 1981) is a Canadian dressage rider and coach. She won silver in team dressage at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. She also won gold in team dressage and a silver in individual dressage at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.
==Early life== Tina Busse was born on January 29, 1981, in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.<ref name="TeamCanada">{{cite web |title=Tina Irwin |url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/tina-irwin/ |website=Team Canada – Official Olympic Team Website |access-date=August 17, 2019 |language=en |date=October 25, 2011 |publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190818002620/https://olympic.ca/team-canada/tina-irwin/ |archive-date=August 18, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Her family moved to Breslau, Ontario, when she was one year old,<ref name="FEI">{{cite web |title=Tina Irwin |url=https://www.fei.org/athlete/10027076#biography |website=Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) |access-date=August 24, 2019 |language=en}} {{Account required}}</ref> and she started riding horses at four years old.<ref name="Duo">{{cite web |last1=Hamilton |first1=Shawn |title=Canada's Dressage Duo: Jaimey and Tina Irwin |url=https://dressagetoday.com/lifestyle/canadas-dressage-duo-jaimey-and-tina-irwin |website=Dressage Today |access-date=August 28, 2019 |language=en-us |date=June 17, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828104925/https://dressagetoday.com/lifestyle/canadas-dressage-duo-jaimey-and-tina-irwin |archive-date=August 28, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> She currently resides in Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cudmore |first1=John |title=PAN AM GAMES: Look out Lima! Make way for York Region's best threats |url=https://www.yorkregion.com/community-story/9512302-pan-am-games-look-out-lima-make-way-for-york-region-s-best-threats/ |website=YorkRegion |access-date=August 18, 2019 |language=en-CA |date=July 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190727142634/https://www.yorkregion.com/community-story/9512302-pan-am-games-look-out-lima-make-way-for-york-region-s-best-threats/ |archive-date=July 27, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Busse met Jaimey Irwin at the 1999 tryouts for the Canadian Young Riders.<ref name="Duo" /> The two later married and had two children.<ref name="Duo" /> Tina and Jaimey jointly operate Stoney Lake Equestrian, a horse training and breeding stable in Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ontario, which serves as their homebase.<ref>{{cite web |title=Stoney Lake Equestrian |url=https://horse-canada.com/places/canada/on/stouffville/stoney-lake-equestrian-3/ |website=Horse Canada |access-date=August 28, 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828104929/https://horse-canada.com/places/canada/on/stouffville/stoney-lake-equestrian-3/ |archive-date=August 28, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> They both became certified High Performance 1 (HP1) coaches upon completion of Equestrian Canada's coaching program in November 2017.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Equestrian Canada |title=New High Performance Dressage Coaches Named |url=https://horse-canada.com/horse-news/tina-jaimey-irwin-jacqueline-brooks-high-performance-coaches/ |website=Horse Canada |access-date=August 25, 2019 |language=en |date=November 21, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826013303/https://horse-canada.com/horse-news/tina-jaimey-irwin-jacqueline-brooks-high-performance-coaches/ |archive-date=August 26, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Career== ===2011 Pan American Games=== In August 2011, Irwin, Thomas Dvorak, Crystal Kroetch, and Roberta Byng-Morris were announced to be the members competing for Canada in team dressage at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.<ref name="Eurodressage">{{cite web |title=Canadian Pan Am Team on Training Camp in the U.S.A. |url=http://www.eurodressage.com/2011/09/27/canadian-pan-am-team-training-camp-usa |website=Eurodressage |access-date=August 23, 2019 |language=en |date=September 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824193132/http://www.eurodressage.com/2011/09/27/canadian-pan-am-team-training-camp-usa |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Individually, Irwin was awarded a score of 70.737% for her performance on Winston, and the team overall placed second with 70.413%.<ref>{{cite web |title=Silver Medal for Canadian Dressage Team at Pan American Games |url=http://www.therider.com/rider/silver-medal-for-canadian-dressage-team-at-pan-american-games/ |website=The Rider |access-date=August 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425045908/http://www.therider.com/rider/silver-medal-for-canadian-dressage-team-at-pan-american-games/ |archive-date=April 25, 2012 |language=en |date=October 16, 2011}}</ref> The team's performance qualified Canada for team dressage at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.<ref name="Eurodressage" />
===2015 FEI Nations Cup=== Irwin began competing at the FEI Nations Cup in 2015. On March 15, she and Fancy That achieved a first-place finish in Freestyle at the Adequan Global Dressage Festival (AGDF) in Wellington, Florida, with a score of 74.375%.<ref name="FEI" />
===2016 FEI Nations Cup=== In February 2016 at the ADGD, Irwin, on top of Laurencio, won first in the Intermediaire I twice with 76.842% and 76.579% respectively. She also placed sixth in Prix St. Georges with 68.289%. Later in March at the AGDF, Irwin scored 70.307% in the Prix St. Georges and 70.368% in the Intermediaire I.<ref name="Horsesdaily">{{cite web |last1=Weakley |first1=Sue |title=Tina and Jaimey Irwin Win Enthusiastic Nods From Judges During 2016 Adequan Global Dressage Festival |url=https://horsesdaily.com/article/tina-and-jaimey-irwin-win-enthusiastic-nods-judges-during-2016-adequan-global-dressage |website=Horses Daily |access-date=August 26, 2019 |language=en |date=March 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827152630/https://horsesdaily.com/article/tina-and-jaimey-irwin-win-enthusiastic-nods-judges-during-2016-adequan-global-dressage |archive-date=August 27, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
From May 20 to 22, Irwin and Laurencio competed at the Ottawa Dressage Festival and placed first in all three of her events. She scored 74.333%, 73.509%, and 71.404% in Freestyle, Intermediate I, and Prix St. Georges respectively. She completed the same feat from June 17 to 18 in Cedar Valley, York Region, Ontario. Irwin placed first in Intermediate I with 74.605%, Freestyle with 79.208%, and Prix St. Georges with 71.974%.<ref name="FEI" /> From September 30 to October 2, Irwin completed yet another sweep of the events she participated in, in Devon, Pennsylvania. On Laurencio, she scored 71.009% in the Prix St. Georges, 73.579% in the Intermediate I, and 77.175% in the Freestyle, placing first in all three events.<ref>{{cite web |title=Irving and Irwin Clean Up at 2016 CDI-W Devon |url=http://www.eurodressage.com/2016/10/15/irving-and-irwin-clean-2016-cdi-w-devon |website=Eurodressage |access-date=August 27, 2019 |location=Devon |language=en |date=October 15, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190827152631/http://www.eurodressage.com/2016/10/15/irving-and-irwin-clean-2016-cdi-w-devon |archive-date=August 27, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
===2017 FEI Nations Cup=== At the AGDF on February 23 and 25, Irwin placed third in the Prix St. Georges and Intermediate I events with scores of 69.781% and 73.860% respectively.<ref name="FEI" /> On February 26, during her Freestyle performance, a power outage resulted in a stoppage of music, and she was forced to start over.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.equestrianconnection.com/newsshow.asp?int_id=1551|title=Tina Irwin Sets 2017 Small Tour Record at Adequan Global Dressage Festival 7|last=|first=|date=|website=EquestrianConnection.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026142317/http://equestrianconnection.com/newsshow.asp?int_id=1551|archive-date=October 26, 2019|access-date=September 13, 2019}}</ref> On her second attempt, she achieved a 2017 world record small tour score, achieving a score of 78.708%.<ref name=":0" />
Later, in March at the AGDF, Irwin placed first in the Intermediate I with 73.237%, Freestyle with 76.500%, and Prix St. Georges with 74.026%.<ref name="FEI" />
===2018 FEI Nations Cup=== At the AGDF, Irwin made her debut in Grand Prix events; she placed fifth in Grand Prix freestyle with a score of 68.700%.<ref name="FEI" />
On May 19, Irwin competed in Grand Prix freestyle at the Ottawa Dressage Festival, where she won silver with a score of 67.700%, 2.75 percentage points behind Jill Irving.<ref>{{cite web |title=Burgeoning Canadian Talent Showcased at Ottawa Dressage Festival |url=https://sirc.ca/news/burgeoning-canadian-talent-showcased-ottawa-dressage-festival |website=SIRC |access-date=August 25, 2019 |location=Ottawa |language=en |date=May 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190826013308/https://sirc.ca/news/burgeoning-canadian-talent-showcased-ottawa-dressage-festival |archive-date=August 26, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
===2019 FEI Nations Cup=== In 2019, Irwin returned to small tour competition, as opposed to Grand Prix, in attempt to qualify for the 2019 Pan American Games.<ref name="2019smalltour">{{cite web |title=Tina Irwin wins trio of small tour classes at AGDF 10 in Wellington |url=https://horse-canada.com/horse-news/tina-irwin-wins-trio-small-tour-agdf-10-wellington/ |website=Horse Canada |access-date=August 24, 2019 |location=Wellington, Florida |language=en-CA |date=March 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824193132/https://horse-canada.com/horse-news/tina-irwin-wins-trio-small-tour-agdf-10-wellington/ |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Prior to the AGDF in Wellington on February 20, 2019, Irwin injured her left hand as a result of a kick by a horse.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tina Irwin Sidelined Due to Hand Injury |url=http://www.eurodressage.com/2019/02/21/tina-irwin-sidelined-due-hand-injury |website=Eurodressage |access-date=August 24, 2019 |location=Wellington |language=en |date=February 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824193132/http://www.eurodressage.com/2019/02/21/tina-irwin-sidelined-due-hand-injury |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> On February 21, 2019, her husband, Jaimey, took over for her on Laurencio, placing first with a score of 71.324.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canada's Jaimey Irwin Riding Laurencio In Place of Injured Wife, Tina, Wins Global Dressage Festival CDI3* Prix St. Georges |url=https://dressage-news.com/2019/02/21/canadas-jaimey-irwin-riding-laurencio-in-place-of-injured-wife-tina-wins-global-dressage-festival-cdi3-prix-st-georges/ |website=Dressage News |access-date=August 24, 2019 |location=Wellington, Florida |language=en |date=February 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824193132/https://dressage-news.com/2019/02/21/canadas-jaimey-irwin-riding-laurencio-in-place-of-injured-wife-tina-wins-global-dressage-festival-cdi3-prix-st-georges/ |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
On March 5, 2019, Equestrian Canada announced that Irwin would be on the Canadian dressage team competing at the AGDF, along with Jill Irving, Lindsay Kellock, and Belinda Trussell.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canadian Dressage Teams Announced for 2019 CDIO 3* |url=https://sirc.ca/news/canadian-dressage-teams-announced-2019-cdio-3 |website=SIRC |access-date=August 24, 2019 |location=Ottawa |language=en |date=March 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824193142/https://sirc.ca/news/canadian-dressage-teams-announced-2019-cdio-3 |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Canada won silver at the event with a combined score of 433.685, 4.008 behind the United States. Irwin achieved a personal best with a score of 74.912%, then followed up with 73.588% on her second attempt.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canadian Dressage Team Takes Silver in 2019 CDIO 3* Wellington Nations Cup |url=https://sirc.ca/news/canadian-dressage-team-takes-silver-2019-cdio-3-wellington-nations-cup |website=SIRC |access-date=August 24, 2019 |location=Ottawa |language=en |date=March 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824193154/https://sirc.ca/news/canadian-dressage-team-takes-silver-2019-cdio-3-wellington-nations-cup |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Later in March, Irwin won all three small tour events at the AGDF. She scored 74.460% to win the gold medal in Freestyle,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Braddick |first1=Kenneth J. |title=Canada's Tina Irwin & Laurencio Complete Sweep of Three CDIO3* Nations Cup Competitions, USA's Jennifer Baumert on Handsome Returns to Top Form |url=https://dressage-news.com/2019/03/15/canadas-tina-irwin-laurencio-complete-sweep-of-three-cdio3-nations-cup-competitions-usas-jennifer-baumert-on-handsome-returns-to-top-form/ |website=Dressage News |access-date=August 24, 2019 |location=Wellington |language=en |date=March 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824193133/https://dressage-news.com/2019/03/15/canadas-tina-irwin-laurencio-complete-sweep-of-three-cdio3-nations-cup-competitions-usas-jennifer-baumert-on-handsome-returns-to-top-form/ |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> 73.588% to win Intermediate I, and 74.912% to win Prix St. Georges.<ref name="FEI" />
===2019 Pan American Games=== It was announced on July 19 by the Canadian Olympic Committee and Equestrian Canada that Irwin would be a part of the Canadian team participating in the team dressage event at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.<ref>{{cite web |author1=CBC Sports |title=Canada nominates Pan Am Games equestrian team |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/sprucemeadows/pan-am-team-canada-equestrian-1.5181719 |website=CBC |access-date=August 24, 2019 |location=Spruce Meadows |language=en |date=June 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808052922/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/sprucemeadows/pan-am-team-canada-equestrian-1.5181719 |archive-date=August 8, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Canadian Equestrian Team Named for 2019 Pan American Games |url=https://horse-canada.com/horse-news/canadian-equestrian-team-2019-pan-american-games/ |website=Horse Canada |access-date=August 22, 2019 |language=en |date=June 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822173256/https://horse-canada.com/horse-news/canadian-equestrian-team-2019-pan-american-games/ |archive-date=August 22, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> On July 29, she competed on top of Laurencio, alongside teammates Jill Irving, Lindsay Kellock, and Naima Moreira Laliberté {{emdash}} the team won gold with a score of 440.111, 2.2 points ahead of the American team's 437.791. Their performance qualified Canada for the team dressage event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canadian Dressage Team Takes Gold At Lima 2019 Pan Am Games And Punches Ticket To Tokyo |url=https://www.therider.com/site/blog/2019/07/30/lima-2019-dressage-team-2019-07-29-gold-tokyo |website=Therider |access-date=August 22, 2019 |location=Lima |language=en |date=July 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822173252/https://www.therider.com/site/blog/2019/07/30/lima-2019-dressage-team-2019-07-29-gold-tokyo |archive-date=August 22, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=The Canadian Press |title=Canada snags pair of Olympic spots in artistic swimming |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/pan-am-games-roundup-july-31-1.5232094 |website=CBC |access-date=August 24, 2019 |location=Lima |language=en |date=July 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808053027/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/pan-am-games-roundup-july-31-1.5232094 |archive-date=August 8, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
On July 31, in the individual event, she placed second with a score of 77.780%, 1.2 percentage points behind first place American, Sarah Lockman, who scored 78.980%.<ref>{{cite web |title=Canadian Dressage Athlete Tina Irwin Returns to Podium for Individual Silver at Lima 2019 Pan Am Games |url=https://sirc.ca/news/canadian-dressage-athlete-tina-irwin-returns-podium-individual-silver-lima-2019-pan-am-games |website=SIRC |access-date=August 22, 2019 |location=Lima |language=en |date=July 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822173301/https://sirc.ca/news/canadian-dressage-athlete-tina-irwin-returns-podium-individual-silver-lima-2019-pan-am-games |archive-date=August 22, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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