Source:  News Release

Para-Equestrian Canada Announces Recipients of
Series One Competition Grants

Ottawa, ON-Para-Equestrian Canada is pleased to announce that we have once again partnered with Sport Canada to encourage the participation of riders with a disability in competition.

As part of this project, therapeutic riding centres that offer new competitive opportunities, or increase their existing competition program to riders with a disability will be eligible to receive a grant of up to $500.   

After the first series of the season came to a close, a total of four grants of $500 each were awarded to the following centres:

• North Fraser Therapeutic Riding Association, Maple Ridge, BC
• The Equestrian Association for The Disabled, Mount Hope, ON
• Lanark County Therapeutic Riding Program, Carleton Place, ON
• Willowbank Equestrian Centre, Plantagenet, ON

Some examples of how the grants will help therapeutic riding centres introduce riders to Para-equestrian sport include: the purchase of video equipment to film riders competing in video competitions, improved coaching, travel subsidies and funding for a new para-dressage ring.

The deadline to submit an application for the second series is November 15, 2012.  Centres interested in applying for the second series may do so by visiting the Para-Equestrian website at www.equinecanada.ca/para-equestrian.

If you have any questions related to this project or any other Para-Equestrian Canada initiatives, please contact Para-Equestrian Canada at para-equestrian@equinecanada.ca or 613-248-3433 ext. 144.

About Para-Equestrian Canada

Para-Equestrian Canada is the Equine Canada committee responsiblefor developing programs for athletes with a physical disability, and implementing the Para-Dressage high performance program. Para-Equestrian is one of Canada's most successful international disciplines, achieving an individual gold medal and an individual silver medal at the 2008 Paralympic Games, as well as two individual bronze medals at the 2004 Paralympic Games.

About Para-Equestrian Sport

Para-Equestrian sport provides riders with a physical disability the opportunity to compete against other riders with similar abilities. Riders are given a "Grade" based on their functional ability, and are judged on their riding skill against other athletes of the same Grade.  There are five grades of competitions in dressage, with Grade IA representing the more severely impaired riders, and Grade IV representing the least severely impaired riders. Many Para-Equestrian athletes also compete alongside able-bodied competitors in Equine Canada competitions. At the grass roots level, Para-Equestrian encompasses a number of different disciplines, while the international stream focuses only on Para-Dressage.  For more information, please visit www.equinecanada.ca/para-equestrian.

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