I’m just a small town Pony Club kid that never outgrew the horse phase.”
Tamara Taylor
2023 Accomplishments
- Attended Ottawa Dressage Festival for FEI (international) Classification (Grade V) – Phase 1
- Moved up to Intermediate level competition
- Competed in 6 Equestrian Canada National Gold Shows (twelve 1st, three 2nd and one 3rd place finishes)
- Competed in 1 Equestrian Canada Paradressage Video Competition (1st)
- Competed in my first Freestyle to music “LaBamba” scoring 69.5
- Accomplished necessary scores to be listed to the Equestrian Canada National Paradressage Team Talent ID Squad
- Attained Alberta Dressage Association Silver Paradressage Medal
2024 Goals
- Attend Ottawa Dressage Festival as a competitor in first international competition
- FEI Classification – riding phase
- Move up to Grand Prix level competition
- Compete in 4 Equestrian Canada National Gold shows
- Compete in 7 Equestrian Canada Paradressage Video competitions
- Move up the Equestrian Canada National Paradressage Team rankings
- Attain Alberta Dressage Association Gold Paradressage Medal
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My Paradressage Journey: Year One
As we launch into our second show season competing in Paradressage I thought it would be an excellent time to reflect on our first year. It was definitely a steep learning curve into the unknown but whole heartedly rewarding. My immense gratitude to my coach Jenn, my paradressage mentor Bert, my dance partner Ritchie (and
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Keep Showing Up
Dressage is hard. It takes a lifetime to understand and two lifetimes to master. My best advice? Just keep showing up. Head down, determined, putting in the work. Minute itty bitty incremental improvement from the day before is progress. And what a beautiful thing that is. The willingness to show up changes us. It makes us a
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