New and Upgraded Dressage Canada Judges and Stewards Announced

Ottawa, ON – The Dressage Canada Officials Committee and Stewards Sub-committee are pleased to announce the following list of recently certified and upgraded dressage judges and stewards for the 2010 competition season.

Judges Name – Home Town – Status

Margaret Ames – Duncan, BC – Recorded

Deborah Fox, – Ladysmith, BC – Recorded

Melanie Jayne Houston – Victoria, BC – Recorded

Marianne Middelveen – Calgary, AB – Recorded

Debbie Milling – Kemptville, ON – Recorded

Geralding Rondot – St-Apollinaire, QC – Basic

Karen Ashbee – Calgary, AB – Medium

Joanne Bouwhuis – Oshawa, ON – Medium

Leslie Kennedy – Fergus, ON – Medium

Birgit Valkenborg – Sainte-Marthe, QC – Medium

Joanne White – Aurora, ON – Medium

Stewards Name – Home Town – Status

Ruth Hoeschen – Winnipeg, MB – Basic

Jane James – Duncan, BC – Basic

Judy Kirkby – Martensville, SK – Basic

Kelly Macintosh – Aldergrove, BC – Basic

Anne Welch – King City, ON – Basic

Jill Barton – Odessa, ON – Medium

Dawn Brown – Collina, NB – Medium

Heather Findlay – Bath, NB – Medium

Christine Jewell – Kelowna, BC – Medium

Leslie Kennedy – Fergus, ON – Medium

Lynne Milford – Lindsay, ON – Medium

Anke Seifried – Edmonton, AB – Medium

Barbara Wile – Tottenham, ON – Medium

Luc Vallee – Chicoutimi, QC – Medium

Jane Vanderkuyl – Rodney, ON – Medium

Jacqueline White – Rothesay, NB – Medium

Daniel Dube – Montreal, QC – Senior

Kimberley Fortin – Wilmot, NS – Senior

Karen Ashby – Vancouver, BC – FEI

Richard Smith – Abbotsford, BC – FEI

“Congratulations to all who successfully completed the promotion requirements. We’re proud of these officials who have taken the time and obtained the criteria necessary to upgrade. It is extremely rewarding to see such a diligent and qualified group of officials moving up the ranks,” said Brenda Minor, Chair of the Dressage Canada Officials Committee. “It is also extremely positive for Canada to have two new FEI Dressage Stewards.”

Anyone interested in obtaining Dressage Canada officials status can view the rules, eligibility requirements, applications and clinic dates on the Dressage Canada website at www.equinecanada.ca/dressage.