Dressage Canada: Tanya Strasser Shostak Named Dressage Canada Red Scarf Equestrian Athlete of The Month for May

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Tanya Strasser Shostak Named Dressage Canada Red Scarf
Equestrian Athlete of The Month for May

Ottawa, ON --- Tanya Strasser Shostak of Ste Adele, QC, has been named the Dressage Canada Red Scarf Equestrian Athlete of the Month for May. Strasser Shostak was awarded Athlete of the Month based on her performances at the Angelstone CDI3* Tournament in Rockwood, ON.

Strasser Shostak, 18, swept the FEI Young Rider division, on Action Tyme, Evi Strasser's 13-year-old Oldenburg gelding sired by Aktuell. The pair scored 66.886% in the Individual, 64.561% in their Team test and 68.900% in the Freestyle, taking first place in all three Tests. On Deluxe Tyme, Evi Strasser's nine-year-old Oldenburg gelding, she placed third in the Young Rider Team and fourth in her Freestyle.

"I am thrilled to learn that I have been named Dressage Canada Red Scarf Athlete of the Month. I have been very fortunate in having the opportunity to train with a couple of horses these past few months and am pleased with the results that I have been able to consistently achieve this past year with all of them. I truly feel like I am heading in the right direction and would like to thank everyone that has been involved in the creation and support of this award. Anyone who has ever won this award has worked hard to get where they are now and knows how meaningful it is to get recognized for it. I very much appreciate it and will try my best to achieve even greater successes in the future."

Of her partners Strasser Shostak remarked, "Action Tyme and I are a fairly new partnership so I couldn't be happier with what we have accomplished in such a short period of time. We are really starting to settle in well together and I simply couldn't ask for a more trust-worthy horse.

Deluxe Tyme and I are also a fairly new partnership. I feel like we have really been able to strengthen our bond together lately and I could not be more happy with the progress we've made, not only in the show ring, but at home too."

PHOTO --- Tanya Strasser Shostak aboard Action Tyme / Tanya Strasser Shostak aux rênes de Action Tyme.
PHOTO BY --- Mary White, Lone Oak Equine Photography

The Dressage Canada Red Scarf Equestrian Athlete of the Month is a recognition program that celebrates the achievements of Canadian dressage riders who represent Canada in national and international competition in the FEI Pony, Children, Junior, Young Rider, Advanced, Grand Prix and Young Horse classes.

Red Scarf Equestrian is the generous sponsor of Dressage Canada Athlete of the Month. Red Scarf Equestrian will be providing Strasser Shostak with a generous gift certificate that can be used towards the purchase of elegant equestrian luggage, travel bags and accessories that are all made in Canada. For more information about Red Scarf Equestrian, please visit www.RedScarfEquestrian.ca.

About Dressage Canada

Dressage Canada, as a committee of Equine Canada, is the national governing body for dressage in Canada. Dressage Canada's objective is to foster the growth of dressage and the pursuit of excellence in the sport at the local, national and international levels. Dressage Canada provides support and guidance to both amateur and professional through the following programs: coaching education and programs, officials' education and programs, rules and qualifying criteria, sport development, and publications and awards. For more information about Dressage Canada, please visit the Dressage section of the Equine Canada site or connect with us on Twitter atwww.twitter.com/dressagecanada or Facebook at http://tinyurl.com/lp8cnd.

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