Dressage Canada Announces 2006 Rider Award Recipients

Ottawa, Ontario— Dressage Canada is pleased to announce the recipients of the Dressage Canada Rider Award, based on results from the 2006 competition season.

Open to Dressage Canada members competing at National or International competitions, the Rider Awards are split into three different categories, Bronze, Silver and Gold.

Bronze Awards are given to riders competing at the Training and First Levels, who receive four scores of 63% or more from three different judges during the competition year. Silver Awards are given to riders competing in the Second, Third and Fourth Levels, who have received four scores of 60% or more. Riders in the Training through Third Levels must receive this score from at least three different judges, while competitors at Fourth Level require the score from two judges.

FEI Child & Pony tests are counted as Second Level, FEI Junior tests as Third Level and FEI Young Rider tests as Prix St Georges. FEI Young Horse 5 Year Old tests are counted as Second Level and 6 Year Old tests as Third Level.

The prestigious Gold Awards are given to riders competing in the Advanced divisions (Prix St Georges, Intermediaire I, Intermediaire II and Grand Prix), who receive four scores of at least 60% from at least two different judges.

The following competitors received Rider Awards for the 2006 competition year:

Bronze     Training     Lori Albrough     Bluebird Lane Kestrel

Bronze     Training     Francine Bell     Royal T

Bronze     Training     Sarah Byram     Traumtanzer

Bronze     Training     Brandy Catton   Welwyn

Bronze     Training     Fiona Christensen   Finnegan

Bronze     Training     Vivian Cornell    Secret Agent Man

Bronze     Training     Isauro Flores    Weltwynd

Bronze     Training     Jane Garbutt     Hemmingway

Bronze     Training     Kristen Guest   Gryffindor

Bronze     Training     Leslie Hunt   Gardez

Bronze     Training     Ruth Lick     Mombasa

Bronze   Training     Alison Martin   Valencio

Bronze   Training    Sue Pallotta    Brinley

Bronze   Training    Katelyn Penner    El Kazan

Bronze   Training    Laura Robb    Look At Me Too

Bronze    First     Hilary Clayton     MSU Fanfare

Bronze     First     Vivian Cornell     Secret Agent Man

Bronze     First     Deborah Dalseg     Cameo JRF

Bronze     First     Kimberley Francey    Unison

Bronze     First     Monica McNaught     Vex

Bronze     First     Krystalann Shingler     Tividor

Bronze     First     Andrea Taylor

Bronze     First     Lisa Wood     Farrah

Silver     Second     Brandy Catton     Baroque

Silver     Second     Hilary Clayton     MSU Fanfare

Silver     Second     Heather Brookes     Lola

Silver     Second     Vivian Cornell     Heidschnucke

Silver     Second     Isauro Flores     For Paragon

Silver     Second     Erin Gibson     Kaden

Silver     Second     Jamie Holland     Fleurina

Silver     Second     Melanie Houston     Odaymira

Silver     Second     Erin Josey     Regala

Silver    Second     Jean Helen Klassen     My King’s Elusive Spirit

Silver    Second     Alain Provencher     Ricci

Silver    Second    Victoria Barnes     HS Robi

Silver    Second     Krystalann Shingler    Tividor

Silver     Third     Kim Berenbaum     Adelmo

Silver     Third     Lori Albrough     Prisco

Silver     Third     Claire Austring     Springtree Legacy

Silver     Third     Vivian Hemsley     Debussy

Silver     Third     Melanie Houston    Odaymira

Silver     Third     Amy Jager     Jive

Silver     Third     Laura Lippert     Fifth Avenue

Silver     Third     Natalie Maskell     Venus

Silver     Third     Joanne White     Summerhill

Silver     Third     Jennifer Wood     Tia Maria

Silver     Third FS     Amy Jager     Jive

Silver     Fourth     Andrea Bresee     L’Amistad 22

Silver     Fourth     Irene Hill     Montevideo

Silver     Fourth     Cindy Pronovost     Ilios

Silver     Fourth     Mireille Ulibarri     Renoir

Silver     Fourth     Francine Bell     Royal Senna

Silver     Fourth FS     Francine Bell     Royal Senna

Gold     PSG     Claire Austring     Springtree Legacy

Gold     PSG     Hilary Clayton     MSU Magic J

Gold     PSG     Tara Dougans     Nashua

Gold     PSG     Briannon Johnson     La Valse

Gold     PSG     Mireille Ulibarri     Renoir

Gold     Inter 1     Karen Pavicic     Lionheart

Gold     Inter 1 FS     Andrea Bresee     Raffles

Gold     Inter 1 FS     Joan Johnston     KRS Wessel

Gold     Inter 1 FS     Gillian Sutherland     Great Tyme

Gold    Grand Prix     Andrea Taylor    Pfalstaff



To qualify to receive Rider Awards, competitors must make a one-time lifelong registration, and pay the fee of $50. For the 2007 Awards, score report forms must be submitted to Dressage Manager Christine Peters by November 30, 2007.