Owner award for D Niro’s connections

From left, Eric too Mary Brooks, too John too Anne Welch cause got been named equally the 2011 Dressage Canada Owner(s) of the Year.

The connections of Canadian Olympic dressage Equus caballus D Niro cause got been named as the 2012 Dressage Canada owners of the year.

Mary too Eric Brooks of Cedar Valley, Ontario, too Anne too John Welch of King City, Ontario, co-own Brookhaven Dressage Inc’s D Niro (D Day yesteryear Alitalia), a 13-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding that represented Canada at the 2012 Olympic Games amongst Mary too Eric’s daughter, Jacqueline Brooks.

Jacqueline Brooks too D Niro at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Brooks establish D Niro inwards March 2011 too has already recorded a real impressive string of occur 10 finishes inwards international Grand Prix competition.

In 2012 alone, they were minute inwards the Grand Prix Special at the WCD Spring Challenge too at CDI 3* Lexington. The couplet too placed minute inwards both the Grand Prix too Grand Prix Special at CDI 3* Burlington inwards May. They cemented their spot on the Canadian Team amongst victories inwards Grand Prix too Grand Prix Special Tests at the terminal qualifying event, the CDI 3* at Blainville. Following the Olympics, Brooks too D Niro debuted their novel Grand Prix Freestyle to rave reviews too the occur grade of the eventide at the prestigious Dressage at Devon CDI-W.

“Years ago, inwards almost 1999, when Gran Gesto was purchased for Jacquie, I was honoured when she asked me to stay a business office possessor too I was delighted,” said Anne Welch.

“In the years following, Balmoral too D Niro joined the ranks, too the best matter for John too me was beingness business office of a superb squad which is based on a growing friendship amongst Mary, Eric too Jacquie too the back upward of then many people that presently became known equally Team Brooks.  It is a truthful privilege to hold upward able to assist an athlete accomplish their dreams, allow lonely an Olympic 1 too piece it has non ever been easy, it has been a nifty joy.”

Welch added: “We are pleased to hold upward named equally Owners of the Year amongst the Brooks too give cheers Dressage Canada inwards their endeavour to highlight the importance of supporting our athletes. I encourage whatsoever too all dressage enthusiasts to detect out how they tin assist our riders accomplish their goals – it is non ever equally hard equally it mightiness appear too the rewards, though non monetary, are good worth it. It continues to hold upward fun.”

Mary Brooks said: “Little did nosotros know to a greater extent than than xx years agone when Jacqueline convinced us to back upward her Olympic dream yesteryear purchasing her starting fourth dimension Equus caballus Finnegan, that horses too dressage were almost to larn a lifetime commitment.

“At that fourth dimension nosotros knew zippo almost horses too fifty-fifty less almost dressage. But nosotros knew our miss was a talented athlete too nosotros wanted to assist her accomplish her goals.

“Our ownership of Jacqueline’s horses has, too continues to be, quite a ride. It has taken us to a Pan Am Games, a WEG, a World Cup too 2 Olympics. We are real content too experience privileged to perish on to portion inwards Jacquie’s ongoing international competitive achievements. With each novel Equus caballus that comes into our lives, we, portion the dream that the best is nevertheless to be. We are pleased to hold upward named Dressage Canada Owners of the Year too give cheers Dressage Canada for acknowledging our xx twelvemonth participation inwards this beautiful sport,” Mary Brooks said.

“Owners similar these brand everything else possible,” said Sarah Bradley, the chair of Dressage Canada. “We cannot give cheers them enough.”

Mary too Eric Brooks too Anne too John Welch were recognized at the Dressage Canada 2012 Celebration of Dressage held Nov eighth at The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair inwards Toronto, Ontario.

Past winners of the Dressage Canada Owner of the Year Award include Karen Soupcoff (2003), Deryol Andrews (2004), Evi Strasser (2005), Doug Leatherdale (2006), Faith Berghuis (2007), Ian too Moreen Nicoll (2008), Robyn Eames (2009), Cindy Ishoy (2010), too Christine too Augustin Walch of W. Charlot Farms.

 

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