Comments on: O Canada - Vancouver Here I Come! http://doversworld.com/blog/2009/10/21/o-canada-vancouver-here-i-come/ The website of Robert Dover Fri, 18 May 2012 07:19:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8-bleeding-edge hourly 1 By: Megan Jirasek http://doversworld.com/blog/2009/10/21/o-canada-vancouver-here-i-come/comment-page-1/#comment-219503 Megan Jirasek Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:40:05 +0000 http://doversworld.com/blog/?p=1975#comment-219503 Excellent items from you, man. I have understand your stuff previous to and you're simply too wonderful. I actually like what you have got here, really like what you are stating and the way wherein you are saying it. You are making it enjoyable and you still take care of to stay it smart. I cant wait to learn much more from you. That is actually a terrific website. Excellent items from you, man. I have understand your stuff previous to and you’re simply too wonderful. I actually like what you have got here, really like what you are stating and the way wherein you are saying it. You are making it enjoyable and you still take care of to stay it smart. I cant wait to learn much more from you. That is actually a terrific website.

]]> By: Victoria Lee http://doversworld.com/blog/2009/10/21/o-canada-vancouver-here-i-come/comment-page-1/#comment-4382 Victoria Lee Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:24:54 +0000 http://doversworld.com/blog/?p=1975#comment-4382 “Well…call me crazy for speaking up….but I am sure by the time I am thru expounding….you will not be calling me shy!!!” I guess the 1st thing I would like to emphasize is my absolute joy that Canada has been able to secure such a talent and high energy, high profile individual as yourself (not at all the typical conservative Canadian personality…which is a good thing…..trust me). We need a self confident, not afraid to speak out or step up to the plate kind of individual…..we need your positive energy to become the Dressage Diva’s that we all inwardly feel we have the potential to be…but outwardly are too inhibited to become! “Here’s the problem has I sees it” (a little Newfie accent to show off my Canadianism). Due to the geography of our great Country and lesser population per capita than South Dakota, not to mention lack of wealthy cast amongst that spread….it makes me wonder if there is not some way that we can not centralize ourselves in a location (anything other than Manitoba where even the Moose have a hard time surviving the frigid winters) for training and/or competitions during our Summer months. A place like Spruce Meadows per say where we have perhaps 2 months of fierce schedules of competitions on the weekends with clinics during the week. We can learn from the success of Florida and the Dressage circuit there. We seem to be such isolationists in Canada and are quick to work alone rather grouping together to work on our Dressage. It is like we are all habitually going thru puberty and none of us want to change in front of each other in the Locker Room in case it’s discovered we are not as well developed as the others. I spent from 1990 in B.C. until 2006 trying to develop my dressage skills and for some of that time was training under Dietrich Vonhopffgarten. The lack of skilled Coaches, clinics and/or competitions was extremely detrimental to those who hoped to advance in the discipline. So many went off on their own and fended for themselves, myself included. I think what your leadership can help provide us with is a voice and a magnetism to draw in other top trainers and Industry professionals. Perhaps Dressage Canada might be better to operate under the umbrella of the USDF or at least a similar skeletal framework for awards, competitions etc. since we all follow the same FEI regulations. Perhaps we should study the growth and resulting success that Dressage has realized in the States and implement a similar curriculum. Unity….unity…unity…that is what we need now and it is not just geography that divides our discipline…! We have taken a first serious step towards cultivating our talent…we have invited a cultivated Leader to come on board…now we need to cultivate our organization…and I see nothing wrong with looking South of the Border to glean some more potential for our future…ehhh! P.S. thank you Robert for offering us a platform to voice our opinions from. “Well…call me crazy for speaking up….but I am sure by the time I am thru expounding….you will not be calling me shy!!!”
I guess the 1st thing I would like to emphasize is my absolute joy that Canada has been able to secure such a talent and high energy, high profile individual as yourself (not at all the typical conservative Canadian personality…which is a good thing…..trust me). We need a self confident, not afraid to speak out or step up to the plate kind of individual…..we need your positive energy to become the Dressage Diva’s that we all inwardly feel we have the potential to be…but outwardly are too inhibited to become!
“Here’s the problem has I sees it” (a little Newfie accent to show off my Canadianism).
Due to the geography of our great Country and lesser population per capita than South Dakota, not to mention lack of wealthy cast amongst that spread….it makes me wonder if there is not some way that we can not centralize ourselves in a location (anything other than Manitoba where even the Moose have a hard time surviving the frigid winters) for training and/or competitions during our Summer months.
A place like Spruce Meadows per say where we have perhaps 2 months of fierce schedules of competitions on the weekends with clinics during the week. We can learn from the success of Florida and the Dressage circuit there. We seem to be such isolationists in Canada and are quick to work alone rather grouping together to work on our Dressage. It is like we are all habitually going thru puberty and none of us want to change in front of each other in the Locker Room in case it’s discovered we are not as well developed as the others.
I spent from 1990 in B.C. until 2006 trying to develop my dressage skills and for some of that time was training under Dietrich Vonhopffgarten. The lack of skilled Coaches, clinics and/or competitions was extremely detrimental to those who hoped to advance in the discipline. So many went off on their own and fended for themselves, myself included.
I think what your leadership can help provide us with is a voice and a magnetism to draw in other top trainers and Industry professionals. Perhaps Dressage Canada might be better to operate under the umbrella of the USDF or at least a similar skeletal framework for awards, competitions etc. since we all follow the same FEI regulations. Perhaps we should study the growth and resulting success that Dressage has realized in the States and implement a similar curriculum. Unity….unity…unity…that is what we need now and it is not just geography that divides our discipline…! We have taken a first serious step towards cultivating our talent…we have invited a cultivated Leader to come on board…now we need to cultivate our organization…and I see nothing wrong with looking South of the Border to glean some more potential for our future…ehhh!
P.S. thank you Robert for offering us a platform to voice our opinions from.

]]> By: Marci Brown http://doversworld.com/blog/2009/10/21/o-canada-vancouver-here-i-come/comment-page-1/#comment-4376 Marci Brown Thu, 22 Oct 2009 02:02:36 +0000 http://doversworld.com/blog/?p=1975#comment-4376 I am telling everyone that I know to read this ! What great plans ! We are so fortunate ! You already have my offer, I am glad to be put to work in whatever capacity will help ! I am telling everyone that I know to read this ! What great plans ! We are so fortunate !

You already have my offer, I am glad to be put to work in whatever capacity will help !

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