26/ FEBRUARY 2019 THE RIDER
Changes To Dressage And Para-Dressage Tests
Ottawa, ON, Dec. 19, 2019 – Equestrian Canada (EC) would like to advise the Canadian dressage and para-dressage communities of the following changes to the national level tests used in EC sanctioned competi- tions.
Dressage Tests The national dressage
tests, which change every four years, have been up- dated for 2019. The tests are developed by the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) and the United States Dressage Federation (USDF). Each test provides valuable tools for training, as well as for use in compe- tition. The 2019 versions are now available on the EC website
www.equestrian.ca/sport/dr essage/tests. 2019 will mark the
first year that the following tests will be used in Canada:
USDF Introductory Tests A- B-C. These introductory
tests will replace the former EC Walk/Trot Tests. USEF Developing Horse Prix St. Georges and Devel- oping Horse Grand Prix. USDF Freestyles Training through Fourth Level. These tests will replace the former EC Freestyle tests for First through Fourth Level.
Questions? For questions regard-
ing the dressage national tests, please contact: Christine Peters Manager, Dressage
cpeters@equestrian.ca
Para-Dressage Tests The following change
has been made to the Para- Equestrian
(2018) at
Walk/Trot/Canter Test - Level 3:
In movement #1, “Enter in medium trot,” has been changed to, “Enter in work- ing trot”.
The EC para-dressage tests are used for Bronze
level competition and the Para-Dressage Video Com- petition Series. They are de- signed to progressively develop the skills of athletes entering the competition stream. Please note that classification grades are not included in the tests, as ath- letes are not required to be classified to compete at Bronze competitions and are encouraged to compete at the highest level of their current riding ability to fa- cilitate the development of effective riding skills. The full list of current para-dres- sage tests are available at
www.equestrian.ca/sport/pa ra-dressage/tests.
Questions? For questions regard-
ing the para-dressage na- tional tests, please contact:
Jamie-Ann Goodfellow Coordinator, Para-Dressage
jgoodfellow@equestrian.ca
Equestrian Canada Announces 2019 Dressage Committee Members
Ottawa, ON, Dec. 19, 2018 – Eques- trian Canada (EC) is pleased to an- nounce the members of the 2019 Dressage Committee. The following individuals have
been appointed following the close of applications in November 2018:
Victoria Winter (Chair) – Toronto, ON Mary Brooks – Cedar Valley, ON Kimberly Cox – Calgary, AB Susan Fraser – Port Williams, NS Joan Macartney – Manotick, ON Shelia Skene – Victoria, BC Alison Martin – North Vancouver, BC William (Lee) Tubman – Wellington, FL Birgit Valkenborg – Sainte-Marthe, QC
The members of the 2019 EC
Dressage Committee were appointed based on their discipline-specific ex- pertise and competencies, as well as overall strengths in areas such as col- laboration and strategic thinking. The current committee contains a balance in terms of both regional representa- tion and experience. Members hail from across Canada and bring per- spectives from the standpoint of high performance
athletes, certified
coaches, EC and FEI officials, compe- tition organizers, owners and spon-
sors, as well as the grassroots. New to the committee in 2019 is
Alison Martin of North Vancouver, BC. Martin is an EC Certified Coach and as an athlete has competed up to the grand prix level. She has served on the Board of Directors for both South- lands Riding Club and Dressage BC. In addition, Martin was Chef d’Équipe for the Canadian Dressage Team that brought home the silver medal at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games. “I am excited to join the Dres-
sage Committee of Equestrian Canada and look forward to providing a West Coast voice,” said Martin. “With the expertise the Committee has sitting around the table, I’m energized by what we could achieve moving for- ward to develop the sport in Canada.” Winter and Macartney were wel-
comed back for a second term in 2019. Winter is a double Pan American Games medallist, past Chair of the Canadian Olympic Committee’s Ath- letes’ Council and was a member of the Toronto 2015 Pan Am and Parapan Am Organizing Committee Board of Directors. Macartney is a retired FEI 4* Dressage Judge and current EC Senior Dressage Judge with years of experience on many different EC Committees.
The Dressage Committee also
extends sincere gratitude to outgoing committee member, Elizabeth Steacie of Brockville, ON. Steacie has been an active EC volunteer for decades, and is a pillar of the dressage world in On- tario through various roles. “I want to thank the new and re-
turning Committee members for ac- cepting these positions and for their continued support and commitment to the sport of dressage in Canada,” said Winter. “I would also like to recognize outgoing member Liz Steacie for her invaluable contributions over the many years that she has been involved with the Committee.” EC would like to thank everyone
who submitted applications for con- sideration for the Dressage Committee and encourages individuals to apply for open positions in the fall of 2019 for the 2020 Committee.
About the EC Dressage Committee The Dressage Committee is the
committee of Equestrian Canada re- sponsible for leading the strategy on programs and services for dressage development in Canada. For more in- formation on programs provided by the Dressage Committee, visit
www.equestrian.ca/sport/dressage.
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