Source:  News Release

Dressage Canada Announces Recipients of the Travel Assistance Support Program

Ottawa, ON, Mar 31, 2014 - Dressage Canada is pleased to announce the athletes selected as recipients of the Dressage Canada Travel Assistance Support Program.

The Dressage Canada Travel Assistance Support Program was designed to help support both youth and senior High Performance athletes with their travel expenses representing Canada at the following competitions and development opportunities: 

• International youth events
• FEI World Breeders' Championships
• International senior events
• Development opportunities

Dressage Canada has awarded travel support to the following recipients for expenses incurred in representing Canada at the 2013 North American Junior Young Rider Championship at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY.

• Elexis Ortlieb, 17, of Leduc, AB, with Diego, her own and Ellen Ortlieb's 15-year-old Hanoverian gelding sired by Walter Scott.
• Brooke Koppeser, 18, of Winterbourne, ON, with Escabar, a 10-year old Oldenburg gelding owned by Ellen Helps and sired by Escudo 1.
• Sydney Holme, 21, of North Saanich, BC, with Day Dreamer, her own 12-year-old Rheinlander gelding sired by Dream of Heidelberg.
• Sarah Pfaff, 22, of Harrow, ON with Vavite Fortuna, Noémie Gagnon-Bergeron's 12-year-old warmblood mare registered with the Anglo European Studbook, sired by Kreator.

Dressage Canada has also awarded travel support to the following recipient for expenses incurred in attending the 2014 Dressage Canada National Symposium at Pine Ridge Stable, King City, ON. 

• Sarah Pfaff, 22, of Harrow, ON with Vavite Fortuna, Noémie Gagnon-Bergeron's 12-year-old warmblood mare registered with the Anglo European Studbook, sired by Kreator. 

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Funding for the program is approved by the Dressage Canada Development Committee using the Dressage Canada $7 levy fee which is applicable to each horse entered in an Equine Canada sanctioned Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum Dressage competition.

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