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May 16-18, 2008 - Officials
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Kathy Amos-Jacobs – FEI “I” (France)
Kathy is an FEI “I” dressage judge and FEI Olympic judge for the international Paralympic Equestrian Sports (IPEC) and judged at the 2004 Para-Olympic Games in Athens Greece. Following a request to the President of The Republic Mr. Georges Pompidou, Kathy was the first woman accepted into the prestigious international school of Saumur within the riding course called “Élèves sous-mâitres”. In 1971 she became a certified Instructor from Saumur. Kathy has won many national & international prizes in Eventing as well as Dressage Grand Prix & Grand Prix Freestyle tests. Kathy speaks English and French, and has judged many CDIs in Europe and the FEI Dressage Challenge Tour from 2002-2004 in Asia, 2005 in Russia, 2006 Caribbean. She is an FEI accredited Coach in Eventing & Dressage and FEI tutor of Coaches for the FEI Coaching system. Kathy is trained in and conducts clinics on ETHOLOGY a course that studies improving performance by best communication to learn the psychology of your horse, and help to accept the pressure of competition, partnership and optimization of the sporting performance. Kathy is an expert with working in-hand. A highly experienced educator Kathy is the author of an educational video covering from initiation to confirmation the improvement of the rider and the young horse from the age of 4 to the Prix St Georges test. She wrote the book “Technique and Apprenticeship of Dressage” with a special introduction from FEI “O” judge Bernard Maurel who was a member of the Dressage Ground Jury at the 2004 Olympic Games. Kathy has conducted educational course for coaches and riders in Belgium, Luxemburg, Canada, Switzerland, New Zealand, China, Africa, Korea, Taiwan, Russia, Croatia, Botswana, Mauritius & Swaziland. Kathy was a delegate for the French National Equestrian Federation responsible for the creation of a working group to design a State Dressage Trainers Certification program. Is a course conductor for the education of trainers from the basic levels BEE 1 & BEE II. She also organizes the national judge’s certification and education courses in France for Dressage candidate judges from Training level to Grand Prix. |
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Joanna Crilly EC 'M'
Joanna Crilly, Canadian Medium and U.S. “R” judge as well as Level 2 coach began riding lessons in Ghana, West Africa, in 1960. The road to dressage took many turns through polo and flat racing as well as eventing. Joanna finally came to the sport of dressage with keen enthusiasm in 1979 while training riding instructors in Malaysia. Good training was the cornerstone of rehabilitation for all the ex-racehorses that landed in the riding school. Since returning to Canada in 1981, Joanna has pursued her own education in order to benefit the riders she teaches, the horses she trains as well as to obtain her dressage judging license. At present, Joanna co-owns Kars Riding School Inc. near Ottawa where she and business partner, Joan Johnston train riders from beginner to advanced on the school’s group of well trained horses. Joanna has competed on the Ontario Provincial and National circuits up to Prix St. Georges and trained horses and riders to Intermediaire1 as well as judging across Canada, Singapore, Malaysia and Bermuda. Freestyles are a speciality of the Kars riders and Joanna, also a musician, has conducted clinics on this topic in many parts of Canada as well as Bermuda. Joanna Crilly, Joan Johnston and Irene Greenberg are the founders of the Lauren DiIanni Memorial Prize for freestyles, the only Dressage Canada national cash award for freestyle performance.
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Joan Macartney FEI "I"
Joan Macartney is a Senior Dressage Judge with Equine Canada and USEF as well as a FEI(I) judge. Joan enjoys judging a variety of CDI and National dressage competitions primarily throughout Canada and the United States. She has recently returned from attending the FEI Freestyle Forum in Germany. Included in her officiating have been the World Cup Final in Canada and the 2004 NAYRC. A highlight of 2005 will be judging the North American Young Riders Championship. Joan maintains a career in education at the post secondary level and continues to ride her Hanoverian gelding. |
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Lorriane MacDoanld FEI "I"
Lorraine is a well known and popular clinician and International judge. She is very involved with Judges Education and strongly contributes to the Officials Committee in Canada. Former FEI competitor and Private Banker, Lorraine continues to ride and train in Terra Cotta, Ontario. Judging highlights include European Young Riders in Rome, Italy and many CDI’s, championships and trials across North America. She has recently given clinics and judged in Costa Rica. Lorraine is a positive judge who always looks for opportunities to reward correct training, harmony with quality risk taking. She has a top down approach to judging and is always looking for the illusive “10”. |
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Birgit Valkenborg
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Diana Dillingham |
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Christine Hickman - FEI Steward
Christine hails originally from Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England and has been involved with horses for most of her life. She grew up as a active member of the Pony Club and enjoyed hunting with the North Warwickshire. Horses and riding had to take a back seat while she pursued a career in business administration. After coming to Canada in 1967 and then spending three years in Germany , returning to Canada in 1974 she once again became involved but this time as a ‘pony mother’ as both her children were competing. She was also involved with Pony Club and is still a Visiting Commissioner. Christine began her stewarding career over 20 years ago as a general steward but now specializes in Dressage. She is an FEI Dressage Steward, a Dressage Canada Senior Steward and an EC Senior National General Steward. She has officiated in many shows of all levels and has been involved with the CDI’s held in Blainville and Ottawa in recent years. She also part of the Stewarding Team for the 2007 World Cup in Las Vegas. As a member of Dressage Canada Officials she has travelled across Canada conducting Dressage Specific Clinics. Now living in Dunrobin, Ontario she keeps herself busy with 3 horses on her hobby farm, her Yorkshire Terriers and her cats. In her spare time she enjoys gardening both indoors and outdoors. |
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Alyette Jacques
I live in St-Constant, Quebec, in an old cottage (circa 1818), surrounded by my horse, pony, dog and two cats.
I have been involved with horses since childhood (helping my father show his Canadian horses at the fair), and have participated in three-day eventing, fox hunting and dressage events. Enroling in clinics and riding with my instructor led me to become an Equine Canada Steward. I presently work as a receptionist in a large law firm in Montreal, and spend most of my spare time riding my Trakerner mare. |
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Barry Clarke
Event Medics Medical Response was started in 1999 by Barry Clark who was approached while he was involved with Northern Lights Academy riding facility in Perth, Ontario by the Eastern Ontario Trillium Hunter Jumper circuit to be the onsite medical care for their horse shows. He has been doing this for 6 years now and has added both the local Ottawa Valley Primary Schooling Circuit and the Capital Classic Show Jumping Tournament to their list of annual events. Barry Clark owner operator of Event Medics has 20 years of pre hospital emergency medical experience, where he started as a Canadian Forces regular army medic to service in 1994-1995 as a International Red Cross delegate during the Rwandan Genocide crisis. Barry is also currently employed full time by the city of Ottawa as a Paramedic. Barry and his staff are all qualified licensed Paramedics with plenty of experience and are able to respond to any foreseeable emergency. Event Medics provide a treatment tent and ATV for fast response to the ring and are fully equipped for any life threatening emergency. Whether you require a bandaid,Tylenol or just advice,Event Medics staff can accommodate you and your spectators at any sized event. Event Medics can also arrange for first aid and CPR classes and recertification, feel free to stop by and chat with the Event Medics staff at any time during the show. |
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