MOREIRA LALIBERTE Naima

Canada

Equestrian

Date of Birth: 30 Oct 1996

Age: 24

Gender: Female

Place of birth: MONTREAL, QC

Birth Country:

Canada

Place of residence : MONTREAL, QC

Residence Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Equestrian	Dressage Team CAN Canada	11
	Dressage Individual

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Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Pan American Games

Year	Location	Dressage Individual	Dressage Team
2019	Lima, PER	6	1

World Cup North American League

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Grand Prix Freestyle	2019/2020	Wellington, FL, USA
8	Grand Prix Freestyle	2019/2020	Wellington, FL, USA

Legend
GP - Grand Prix, NS - Not Started, RT - Retired, WD - Withdrawn, EL - Eliminated

Hobbies:

Drawing, painting, reading. (horsesport.com, 08 Apr 2020)

Occupation:

Athlete

Languages spoken:

English, French

Coach:

Ashley Holzer [personal], USA, from 2017 (dressage-news.com, 19 Jun 2019)

Sporting relatives:

Her father Guy is the co-founder of Cirque de Soleil. (olympic.ca, 31 Jul 2019)

Start:

She began riding at age five in Montreal, QC, Canada. (cheval.quebec, 01 Jan 2017; sidelinesmagazine.com, 01 Feb 2013)

Reason:

Her father Guy is the co-founder of Cirque de Soleil. "As far back as I can remember, I've always had an obsession with horses. At the age of five I started taking lessons at Pony Club. That progressed into trying some jumping, as well as learning a more classical style of riding within the circus environment. Around the age of 13, I happened to see dressage coverage on TV from the Beijing Olympics for the first time, and thought I would really like to try it." (horsesport.com, 08 Apr 2020)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (eurodressage.com, 22 Apr 2020)

Memorable:

Winning a team gold medal at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. (horsesport.com, 08 Apr 2020)

Influence:

Canadian equestrian Ashley Holzer. "I owe a huge part of my success to Ashley. She really took me under her wing and brought me to another level in the sport." (thehorseofdelawarevalley.com, 22 Feb 2021)

Philosophy:

"I try to take things one day at a time and work toward achieving small goals or tasks towards my bigger goal of the Olympics. By doing so, I feel better prepared and feel positive about the direction we are heading in. The key is to remember to have fun and enjoy the journey as much as the destination." (horseaddict.net, 07 Mar 2020)

Award:

In 2019 she was presented with the Orion Cup. The honour is given to the most successful U25 combination of horse and rider in Canada. (eurodressage.com, 22 Apr 2020)

General Interest

General
EARLY DAYS
She began concentrating on dressage as a teenager and aspired to be participate in the Olympic Games. "I always had a passion for horse riding but around the age of 12 I saw the summer Olympics of 2008. At this point I was already riding, but just for fun. It was one of the first times I saw dressage of this level and it was then that my Olympic dream developed. I knew immediately that I wanted to pursue this sport to the best of my abilities to achieve this goal. I took [my horse] Nao, who had been pretty much trained to canter backwards as a trick, and he and I went for our first dressage lesson. We were quite the pair. After a few years, however, we went on to compete at the North American Young Rider Championships and he went all the way to U25 Grand Prix. He was simply the best horse and companion. His huge heart allowed us to achieve so many goals together. He is now happily retired at home." (horsesport.com, 08 Apr 2020; horseaddict.net, 07 Mar 2020)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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