Welcome to Toronto CADORA! It's not every year you get to celebrate a 40th anniversary, and we are very pleased to be able to share this auspicious year with you. Since Canadian Olympian, Christilot Boylen, began this amazing group in 1969, many of Canada's best and brightest dressage stars have passed through its ranks, helping to take the country's participation at the international level to greater and greater heights. But Toronto CADORA is more than a thoroughfare for the elite rider. It also offers grass roots education to help establish sound and horse-friendly training practices, and that's where our focus is today. 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 that have survived the test of time, 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 organize a number of events throughout the year, and promote 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 art of dressage find joy and have fun in a sport 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. We are always looking for constructive comments or suggestions, so please feel free to let us know. It’s the only way we can continue to grow. So, join with us as our 40th anniversary journey unfolds and celebrate the beauty that is the horse and the art of classical riding that grace our lives so generously. Enjoy the ride! Dorothy McDonall
President
Toronto CADORA * * * Join us!Full membership: $55
(includes membership to CADORA Inc. and COIA, an Omnibus, special member rates at club events and a Loyalty Card -- in other words all the learning plus the fun and experience of showing at Caledon Dressage shows) Associate membership: $20
(includes special member rates at club events, a Loyalty Card and all the learning and fun Toronto CADORA has to offer without the showing) And the real benefit of membership? Being part of a group of like-minded horsepeople looking to learn and grow in harmony with their horses. Click here to access a membership form
* * * Please support our sponsors!Barnmice Gift Shop Body Dialogue DunRaven Farm Fold-A-Cart Great Blue Heron Charity Casino Greenhawk Whitby Natural Horse Health Centre North York Farmers Oakcrest Farms Omega Alpha Pharmaceuticals Outrageous Creations Pine Ridge Pony Up Equestrian Red Scarf Equestrian Sho-Clean SnugrugZ Stage Coach Equestrian Boutique The Roving Chef Uniquely Equine Victoria Feeds
The Horse and Hound York Saddlery and Harness Inc. * * *
| LATEST NEWSToronto CADORA turns 40 in 2009! Check this website often to see
how we're planning to celebrate, and join us!* * * Toronto CADORA 40th Anniversary Gala Reunion
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Le Parc, 8432 Leslie Street, Thornhill
Mark your calendars and click here for details! New! Coming to the reunion from out of town?
We have accommodations! Click here for details! * * * Horses for sale!
Check out the Classifieds * * * Thank you to everyone who supported our June 13 Christilot Boylen presentation!
Check out the review here!
We appreciate the generosity of our door prize sponsors:
York Saddlery and Harness
Pony Up Equestrian
SnugrugZ
Meredith Kerrigan
Omega Alpha Pharmaceuticals And a special thank you to Oakcrest Farms for hosting the event and, of course, to Christilot Boylen for helping us all to understand the concept of the half-halt a little more clearly. Christilot Boylen will be returning every six to eight weeks before the end of 2009, so please stay tuned for news on future Dressage and Dessert evenings with this incredible Canadian Olympian. * * * Thank you to everyone who supported our
"Fun with Freestyles" event at RCRA, May 22 and 23.
It was a tremendous success!
Thank you to our sponsors:
York Saddlery and Harness
Natural Horse Health Centre
Greenhawk Whitby
Great Blue Heron Charity Casino
North York Farmers Ltd.
Stage Coach Equestrian Boutique
Victoria Feeds -- The Horse and Hound
Davis Dressage And a special thank you to Karin Davis and Tamara Williamson
for being our clinicians at this event.
And to Sue Pallotta and all the volunteers who made the event possible.
We sure did have a lot of fun with freestyles! * * * Chris Irwin a hit at Toronto CADORA clinic
Learning the language of the horse was the focus of a weekend with Canadian horse trainer, author and clinician, Chris Irwin, at beautiful Pine Ridge in King City, April 3-5. Further details will be posted in the next few days. In the meantime, our thanks to Chris for his ever-enlightening journey into the psyche of the horse; to our sponsors -- York Saddlery and Harness, Omega Alpha Pharmaceutical and North York Farmers -- for their support; and to everyone who attended, either as a participant or an auditor. Your support of this Toronto CADORA event was very much appreciated. * * * 40th Anniversary Bridle
Martin York of York Saddlery and Harness has designed a beautiful bridle exclusively for Toronto CADORA members to commemorate the club's 40th anniversary. Details will be available shortly, so stay tuned! * * * Toronto CADORA to sponsor classes
at local area shows in 2009
In the spirit of its 40th anniversary, Toronto CADORA will sponsor classes at Blue Star Farm, Caledon Dressage and Cornerstone this summer. For details, visit Shows-at-a-Glance. * * * 2009 Equine Canada Rules for Dressage
Be sure to check out the 2009 Equine Canada Rules for Dressage posted on the EC website. * * * Toronto CADORA on Barnmice
A Toronto CADORA 40th Anniversary Reunion group has been formed on Barnmice. Please join us there to receive the latest news and information on upcoming events as it becomes available, and to connect and re-connect with others celebrating this milestone occasion! See you there! * * * Our thanks to all who attended this amazing evening and helped to make it such a success. Stay tuned for details on Christilot's return in April!
SOLD OUT! Dressage and Dessert with seven-time Olympian Christilot Boylen on March 7 at Oakcrest Farms. Visit the "Events" page for details.
Sponsored by: York Saddlery and Harness and Pony Up Equestrian * * * 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. * * * Our thanks to Dr. Brian Van Arem for his informative and entertaining presentation on equine health issues, Saturday, February 21 at Pine Ridge. We look forward to being able to work with him again in the near future. Our thanks also to York Saddlery and Harness and Omega Alpha Pharmaceutical for sponsoring the door prizes. * * * NEW! Members -- add your event/sales item to the Toronto CADORA website "Classifieds" page. This service is available to members of Toronto CADORA
or Caledon Dressage only. * * * NEW! For a schedule of 2009 recognized shows across Ontario, check out our "Shows-at-a-Glance" page. * * *
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