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Victoria-Saanich CADORA is a local group of CADORA Inc, a not-for profit organisation dedicated to the development of Dressage in Canada.

CADORA (CAnadian Dressage Owners and Riders Association) was incorporated April 1st 1969. It is managed on a volunteer basis by its members and a Board of Directors elected yearly by the membership from each of the provinces. It is an officially affiliated member of Equine Canada (formerly Canadian Equestrian Federation).

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The objectives set forth in the CADORA Inc. Charter are:

To foster and encourage interest and participation in dressage riding as a sport through ongoing rider qualification workshops, awards programs and competitions.
To ensure progressions that will advance rider/horse teams to competitive International levels.
To provide competitions, matches, demonstrations involving dressage riding accessible to all regions of the country.
To promote throughout Canada development of the sport consistent with the principles of Dressage as formulated by the International governing body of the Equestrian Olympic Disciplines, the FEI.
To raise funds by way of donations, dues, bursaries for educational purposes and otherwise to further the objectives of the corporation.

Click here for Latest News - Updated July 20, 2008

Resue 100 Foundation

Victoria Saddlery is accepting donations to support the 100 starving horses that were rescued by the SPCA near Edmonton, Alberta. A percentage of all March and April sales of Victoria Saddlery will be donated to this fund. All monies will go directly to rehabilitate the surviving horses.

If you would like to help, drop off your donations at either Victoria Saddlery, 2200 Keating Cross Road or at Donatello's Women's Apparel at 106-2506 Beacon Ave. in Sidney. For more information follow this link SPCA seizes starving Alberta animals or check Rescue 100 Foundation.

Posted: March 17, 2008

Bronze Licenses

NOTE: all of the Victoria-Saanich shows are Bronze level. An EC annual Bronze License must be obtained prior to entering any Bronze (Primary) Competition.

The form can be sent to either HCBC or EC. If it is used for an application for a Bronze license, the applicant should ignore the application for amateur status, as that isn't necessary at the Bronze level because scores from these shows are not used for national awards. But anybody who applies for a Silver or Gold license must also apply for the Amateur card, unless, of course, they ride in the Open category.

Bronze Licenses may be obtained from:
Horse Council of BC: http://www.hcbc.ca/Content/Home.asp, or from
Equine Canada: http://www.equinecanada.ca/index.php
Link to:
Purchase / Renew Sport License
Sport License-Categories and Fees
2008 Equine Canada Sport License & Amateur

or link directly to: EC Sports License and Amateur Application

Posted: February 23, 2008

New Competition Structure

Note: the competition structure has changed, the name has changed from UNCART to Equine Canada Progressive Competition and Sport License System.

All the new rules are on the Dressage Canada website: www.dressagecanada.org. Go to: Equine Canada Progressive Competition and Sport License System under which are the: Information Sheet and the Dressage Competition Chart.
If you have any questions please contact either Sheila Skene (sheilaskene@telus.net), or Berit Turner (beritturner@shaw.ca) via email.

Posted: November 27, 2007

Please note that CADORA Inc. is in need of an editor for CADORA Ink. There are only three issues a year.
Anyone who would like to find out more info, can contact Ann Zaza at inkeditorcadora@yahoo.ca

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