2010 Show Dates Confirmed
Show dates for the Caledon Dressage shows at the Orangeville Fairgrounds have been confirmed as follows:
June 12 Silver Dressage Show #1
June 13 Silver Dressage Show #2
July 10 Silver Dressage Show #3
July 11 Silver Dressage Show #4
August 7 & 8 Gold Dressage Show #1
Nominations being accepted for Toni Thompson Award
More information on the Spirit of Dressage award is available HERE.
THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER OUTSTANDING SEASON!
A huge thank you to our volunteers, officials, sponsors and competitors for another outstanding show season!
We finished with a bang on August 8 & 9 hosting our final two Silver shows and our first ever Gold show. The weather was challenging but for the most part competitors were understanding as we attempted to regroup and complete the show with some sense of order!
We had a record number of spectators on hand to watch as Cindy Ishoy on Lone Star and Stephanie Jenson on Addiction competed in the Grand Prix on Saturday, it was inspiring to watch these ladies. On Sunday, Cindy splashed her way through the Grand Prix Special with great success, earning a rider “8” score! She is now an honourary member of the elite group who wear the Caledon Dressage “8” Awards shirts, sponsored by the Equestrian Factory Outlet. Other riders who earned an 8 shirt include Natasha Varga-Papp, Natalie Mezzapelli and Karen Ott. Congratulations!
Congratulations to our Best Western Team Challenge winners who battled it out for the entire season, right down to the last day:
DRESSAGE TRIO
Lisa Middlebrook - First Class
Lisa Middlebrook - Limited Edition
Linda Small - Gaelic
POWASSON AREA DRESSAGE RIDERS
Bianca Church - Atlas
Tom Church - Weston
Karen Barnes - Aurora
TRIPLE THREAT
Natasha Varga-Papp - Rumplestiltskin
Zoe Varga-Papp - Pizzaz R
Lisa Wilson - Allegro
Raffle / Door Prize Winners - July
- Bryan Interior Design Fleece Cooler - Lynne Poole-Lawrie
- Repeat Rider Coloured Saddle Pad - Karen Barnes
- Best Western Orangeville Shipping Boots - Steve Sampson
- Caledon Dressage Rubber Stall Mat - Marilyn Miller
- Best Western Orangeville Organizer Tote & Lead - Aarden Hortle
- Pony-Up Equestrian Polos and Belt - Joyce Cameron
- Bryan Interior Design - Quarter Sheet - Meredith Fraser
- Equestrian Factory Outlet Kyra K Jacket - Susan Wynn
- Ecogold Withercare Saddlepad - Liza Wilson
CHANGES AT THE FAIRGROUNDS! PLEASE READ!
Thank you all competitors for a full June show. Based on the participation so far, this promises to be a great show season! Times are up, but please be sure to read the following:
Silver Entries: Due to the return to the two show format, many entries were incorrectly sent in on one entry form. Please be aware that when you check in, any short falls on entries paid will be collected at the time of check in. Thank you to all who sent in correctly completed entries (18 of 100+entries) for you I have a small token of appreciation!
Please note that there are significant changes occurring at the Orangeville Fairgrounds. They have broken ground for a new barn to the west of the existing barn in an area that has typically been used for parking. If you are bringing a truck and trailer, you may unload in front of the barns if you arrive Friday (after 3:00pm) and park in the east gravel parking lot. If you arrive on Saturday or Sunday, trailer parking will be at the far end of the grass area, past the outdoor warm up. There may be limited car parking closer to the barn.
The outdoor grass warm up, lunging and bronze show ring area is also under construction and is not available at this time. The Bronze show will be run in the sand rings on Sunday afternoon. Outdoor warm up is now in a fenced area on the grass to the west of the rings in an area traditionally used as parking and a lunging area will be designated near by.
Camper hookups are on the east side of the facility this year, not the west as in prior years.
Thank you for your patience with respect to the changes to the facility.
Caledon Dressage 2009
This year Caledon Dressage will be offering a full schedule of Silver shows as well as two Bronze and one Gold show. The show weekends are set for July 11-12 and August 8-9.
The website now contains all the information you need, from the Prize List to Memberships to Entry Forms if you plan to show with Caledon Dressage in 2009.
Caledon Dressage & Toronto Cadora Reciprocal Member Benefits
Toronto Cadora will be hosting a hospitality area in the barn where they will provide refreshments for riders and grooms this year.
Toronto CADORA is celebrathing it's 40th anniversary in 2009 and to commemorate the occassion will be sponsoring a 40th Anniversary Cup Series. Toronto Cadora will award the adult amateur rider who accumulates the most points at second level during the 2009 Caledon Dressage Shows with a Toronto Cadora 40th Anniversary Cup, a blanket and a Martin York bridle