Maritime Levy Dollars Working Clinic

Strathgartney, PEI
August 9/10, 2003

Canadian Eventing Team long listed rider Garry Roque will be offering a two day clinic at Strathgartney Equestrian Park August 9/10. This is a fabulous opportunity for Maritime pretraining , training and preliminary level competitors to have access to Garry's expertise at rates well below market value. Priority will be given to Preliminary riders, followed by Training and Pre-Training riders.

In return for the financial support which elite riders receive from the $7 levy paid to Canadian Eventing by Horse Trials participants, these riders have agreed to support provincial programs throughout Canada at minimal charge. Garry has agreed to come and coach free of charge as part this Levy Dollars Working initiative organized by the Athlete Development Committee of Canadian Eventing. Consequently, the fees for this clinic are truly astounding. PEI participants pay $40 total for stadium jumping Saturday and cross country jumping Sunday. NS and NB riders will pay $20 for the weekend. The fee difference is designed to help alleviate the costs of travel which NB and NS participants face.

Entry forms are now online. There seven spaces available for each province on a first come first served basis. Entry deadline is July 25. After entries close, seats will be assigned to riders on the waiting list on a first come first served basis. Susan Dohoo is the PEI organizer, in collaboration with Liz Certain of NB and Kim Elliott-Foster of NS. Spectators are welcome, and encouraged to attend free of charge.

Garry has been involved with three day eventing at the international level since 1990. He was a member of the 1991 Pan American Games silver medal team, and has been a member of the Canadian talent squad or long list every year since 1997. In 2002 he qualified three horses for the Team long list. Garry also has a strong coaching background. We are fortunate indeed be welcoming him to Strathgartney this season.

We plan to show Garry some Maritime hospitality while he is here, and a lobster supper will be part of the weekend non-riding activities. We hope to make the Maritimes one of the preferred destinations for elite riders participating in the Levy Dollars Working program!

Download full details of the clinic and the entry form in PDF (requires Adobe Acrobat).