Ottawa, Ontario— Dressage Canada is pleased to announce the recipients of the Lauren DiIanni Memorial Fund. The total prize money of $3,000 has been divided equally amongst all riders enrolled in Dressage Canada’s Awards program who submitted three scores of 65% or higher from National Freestyle competitions at Second, Third, Fourth and all FEI levels during the 2006 competition season.
The following riders have been named recipients of the Lauren DiIanni Memorial Fund:
Rider Horse Level
Victoria Barnes HS Robi Second Level
Tatianna Turcotte Serenity’s Dream On Second Level
Claire Austring Springtree Legacy Third Level
Amy Jager Jive Third Level
Tara Dougans Nashua Prix St.Georges
Andrea Bresee Raffles Intermediaire I
Joan Johnston KRS Wessel Intermediaire I
Karen Pavicic Lionheart Intermediaire I
Gillian Sutherland Great Tyme Intermediaire I
Lauren DiIanni was an exuberant and effective promoter of the sport of dressage who passed away suddenly in her 40th year. Three of Lauren’s friends subsequently established the Lauren DiIanni Memorial Fund for the purpose of developing interest in freestyle competition within Canada. Lauren believed that promoting freestyles, which are entertaining to watch, would be a good way to attract larger audiences and therefore sponsors to dressage competitions.
The Fund is administered through the Community Foundation of Ottawa under the direction of the Board: Irene Greenberg, Joanna Crilly and Joan Johnston. Dressage Canada is proud to work with the Lauren DiIanni Memorial Fund in their quest to continue Lauren’s vision.
For more information on how to register for the awards program in 2007, please visit www.dressagecanada.org
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