Developed by two dedicated “dressage moms” the Ontario Has Talent program was designed to provide training and financial support to young dressage riders, who aspire to compete at the North American Junior & Young Riders’ Championships.

Nathalie Lawson of North Bay and Gabrielle Sutton of Drumbo, both have daughters who compete in the discipline of dressage, and have both experienced frustration at the cost of training, and the scarcity of trainers in their Northern Ontario towns.

Together, they launched Ontario Has Talent, which organizes clinics conducted by Olympic and elite athletes and judges, who offer their services at half their normal rates. Not only will riders be able to take advantage of the reduced training rates, the clinics will also raise money for the needs of young athletes on their quest to ride at the NAJYRC.

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