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Dressage Canada / Sport Council Working Group Update Dressage Canada Welcomes New Members in Key Governing Roles
Ottawa, Ontario — With the appointment of a new chair and several new members this year to the Dressage Canada Board, the strength of Dres- sage Canada’s volunteer team continues to build in both sport and business experience. Sarah Bradley, of Roberts Creek, BC, has been named as the new chair of Dressage Canada effective immediately. Bradley brings a wealth of experience to the position. In recent years, she has served as a director on the Equine Canada Board, president of Horse Council British Columbia, president of Horse Trials British Columbia and chair of Equine Canada Provinces Council. Bradley is currently the chair of Equine Canada’s Bylaws & Governance Committee, which is undertaking a review of Equine Cana- da’s bylaws.
Bradley, Schoenhardt, Horgan and Smith will be joining existing Dressage Canada Board members:
Kristy Nahirniak — chair, Development Com- mittee
Rénee Young — Director-at-Large. to be identified.
“I am honored by the opportunity to work with the Dressage Canada Board as they continue to develop into an effective, collaborative team, and look forward to the next nine months,” said Bradley. “Many thanks go to Rénee Young for all her time and care during her term as chair.” Bradley will be taking over the reins from Michael Gallagher, Equine Canada president, and Kerri McGregor, Equine Canada Sport Council chair, who have been serving as Dressage Cana- da’s interim co-chairs while the Sport Council Working Group completed their report and rec- ommendations.
“It has been a pleasure to work with the people on the working group,” said Peggy Ham- bly, chair of Sport Council Working Group. “The expertise is nearly overwhelming. We hit our stride in our first meeting and have not lost any momentum. Each member has been extremely important in all recommendations. It is our sin- cere hope that not only dressage benefits from this exercise but each and every discipline.” “Mike and I have both enjoyed working with Dressage Canada over the last few months,” said McGregor. “We are very encouraged by both the dedication and professionalism of the volunteers involved, and at how quickly changes have been implemented. We thank everyone for being so welcoming to us, and look forward to their continuing accomplishments.”
Gallagher added “I think we have a superb group of volunteers within Dressage Canada that will move our sport forward.”
In addition to the position of chair, Dressage Canada has also filled two vacancies on the Board. In response to community feedback pro- vided in early 2012 to the Sport Council Working Group, Dressage Canada sought to fill these vacancies with individuals who possess strong business acumen and committee experience. Dressage Canada’s Athletes Council was also consulted during this process, as the Board felt that input from an individual who has close expe- rience as an owner of a team horse would provide an important perspective.
A second Athlete Council Representative is
Dressage Canada sincerely thanks the work of Sport Council Working Group, and the input from the Canadian dressage community, in help- ing to strengthen the committee.
About Dressage Canada Dressage Canada, as a committee of Equine
Wendy Christoff — chair, Coaching Committee Joanna Crilly — chair, Rules Committee MH Lessard — chair, Competitions Committee Joan McCartney — chair, Officials Committee Nancy MacLachlan — Athlete Council Repre- sentative
Canada, is the National governing body for Dres- sage in Canada. Dressage Canada’s objective is to foster the growth of Dressage and the pursuit of excellence in the sport at the local, national and international levels. Dressage Canada pro- vides support and guidance to both amateur and professional through the following pro- grams: coaching education and programs, officials’ edu- cation and programs, rules & qualifying criteria, sport development, publications & awards. For more information about Dressage Canada, please visit the Dressage sec- tion of the Equine Canada site or connect with us on Twitter at
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Dressage Canada is very pleased to wel- come Rebecca Schoenhardt, of Georgetown, ON, and Michael Horgan, of Toronto, ON, to the Dressage Canada Board. Schoenhardt, a graduate from the North American Junior and Young Rider Championships ranks and former Canadian Equestrian Team listed athlete, is currently work- ing towards her MBA at the prestigious Schulich School of Business. Horgan is the current chair- man of The Hurley Group, Canada and president of Hurley of America Inc. His substantial experi- ence in community service includes past-director of the Sunnybrook Foundation of the Sunnybrook Health Services Centre and governor of Havergal College. Horgan’s wife, Mary Ellen Horgan, is the owner of Winston, Tina Irwin’s silver medal winning horse at the 2011 Pan American Games, and both are dedicated supporters of dressage sport in Canada.
Their appointed terms will end December 31, 2012, at which point the vacancies will no longer exist. 2013 will be the first full year under Dressage Canada’s new governance system, a transition that began in early 2011 and will result in the Dressage Canada Board being wholly pop- ulated by the committee chairs.
Dressage Canada also welcomes Olympic bronze medalist Gina Smith to her new role as chair of the High Performance Committee. Many will already be familiar with Smith not only from her long list of accomplishments in the competi- tion ring, but also within her role with the Cana- dian Dressage Team as assistant chef d’équipe for the 2010 World Equestrian Games and chef d’équipe for the 2011 Pan American Games Sil- ver medal team and the upcoming 2012 Olympic Games Team.
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