The Dressage Canada Officials Committee and Stewards sub-committee are pleased to announce the following list of recently certified and upgraded dressage judges and stewards for the 2012 competition season.

Judges
Name                                                 Home Town                       Status
Virginia Allen                                  Langley, BC                       recorded
Beth Bennett                                  Bowmanville, ON            recorded
Marianne Fizet                              Ottawa, ON                        recorded
Sarah Hill                                        King City, ON                    recorded
Rene Huyge                                   Cedar Valley, ON              recorded
Donna McInnis                             Cappele, NB                      recorded
Kristin Skinner-Boyd                  Windsor, ON                    recorded
Alexis Wells                                    Milton, ON                        recorded
Melanie Houston                         Victoria, BC                       Basic
Yulia Novitskaya                          Etobicoke, ON                  Basic
Linda Dieno                                   Langley, BC                       Medium
Ellen King                                      Hudson, QC                       Medium
Joanna Crilly                                Ottawa, ON                         Senior
Leslie Kennedy                            Fergus, ON                          Senior

Stewards
Name                                               Home Town                      Status
Elizabeth Smith                           Delta, BC                            Basic
Michelle Taplin                            Lockport, MB                   Basic
Marilyn Elkin                                Orangeville, ON              Medium
Anne Welch                                   King City, ON                   Medium
Jane Hunt                                      Kemptville, ON                Senior
Leslie Kennedy                            Fergus, ON                        Senior
Lynne Milford                              Lindsay, ON                       Senior
Shirley Pederson                          Surrey, BC                         Senior

“Congratulations to all officials who have recently been promoted,” said Joan Macartney, chair of the Dressage Canada Officials Committee. “You are to be commended for your accomplishments and the time and effort you have taken to meet the upgrading criteria.  This is a highly-qualified and well-prepared group of officials.  We look forward to working with you in 2012 in your new capacity.”

Anyone interested in obtaining Dressage Canada officials status can view the rules, eligibility requirements, applications and clinic dates on the Dressage Canada website at www.equinecanada.ca/dressage.