The World Equestrian Games take place in Kentucky later this year and Toronto CADORA would like to wish everyone vying for a place on the Canadian team all the best on their journey to the podium! * * * Welcome to
Toronto CADORA! The year 2010 starts a new decade and a new era of dressage at Toronto CADORA. With the 40th anniversary and the celebrations of what we’ve accomplished behind us it is now time to focus on what we as conscientious and mindful dressage enthusiasts can do to improve the sport of dressage and enhance the welfare of our lovely horses.
Toronto CADORA's focus continues to be on education, since only through education can we hope to achieve the heights of desired accomplishment and fulfill our dreams. To this end we are excited to offer fun and informative educational opportunities through clinics and seminars, etc. and an enlightened perspective of horsemanship and showmanship to our members, and beyond. As a grass roots organization we are dedicated to educating about all aspects of dressage, including sound and horse-friendly training and management practices. This is a fun-loving group of classical riding enthusiasts with a desire to learn and improve our relationships with our horses both on the ground and in the tack. Our focus is on horse-friendly training methods -- the tried and the true of the masters of old, as introduced to Canada 40 years ago by our club's founder, Christilot Boylen, and the proven insight of the new -- all in an attempt to foster the development of the happy horse in his work. To this end a volunteer executive team organizes a number of events throughout the year and promotes products and services, which we feel help to meet our education-focused and horse-friendly mandate. The club's goal is to help those dedicated to the sport and art of dressage find joy and have fun in an endeavour that can often be taken all too seriously. We extend our programs to those from other disciplines because we understand that the foundation for equestrian success is built on sound knowledge of the basics as taught in the classical riding system -- the basis for all good and effective riding. To illustrate this intent, we have included a "Training Pyramid" diagram on every page of the website to act as a reminder of the six building blocks to classical training of the dressage horse. Please refer to it often and make it a part of your regular training program. We would like to thank the United States Dressage Federation (USDF) for giving us permission to reproduce this valuable training tool on our website and in our publications.
And finally, to increase our presence in the greater dressage community we have established groups on both Barnmice, founded by Toronto CADORA member Barb Fogler, and Facebook. So, check us out there too, start discussions, get to know one another and keep up with the buzz. We look forward to seeing you there and at future Toronto CADORA events.
Enjoy the ride! Dorothy McDonall
President
Toronto CADORA Join us!Full membership: $55
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NEW!TC Youth Blog!Click here to read about TC Youth Committee member Alex Kuusela's adventures in Florida! NEW! Florida results!Click here to see how Canadian riders (including Toronto CADORA members) are doing on the
Florida circuit.
NEW!Pyramid of Training
now on this website. Check out the far left column under the photo of each page and refer to this valuable
training tool often.Used with permission of the
United States Dressage Federation
(USDF) NEW! Jane Savoie is coming to
Toronto CADORA in May 2010!Click here for details!Volunteers needed!
Click here for details. NEW! Christilot Boylen returns to
Toronto CADORAClick here for details!
UPDATED for 2010 !Check out the "Shows At A Glance" page for an updated listing of Dressage Shows and Clinics.
 Toronto Cadora Youth
TC Youth is hosting a Movie Afternoon February 28! Read about the success of TC Youth's Open House & watch the
Pas de Deux video Elizabeth Aslin is the first TC Youth in the Spotlight. Application forms for
TC Youth in the Spotlight are now available !
Criteria now available for TC Youth Bursary Award!
Attention Barn Owner Members
and Coaches!We frequently receive requests for information on dressage barns in this area. As a result we'd like to put a directory of member barns/coaches on this site. If you wish to have your farm included in this directory, please submit a brief one-paragraph description and a link to your website to tcinfo@torontocadora.com and we'll be sure to include you. Please note: this is a value-added benefit of membership -- memberships will be verified before information is posted. 
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