November 5th, 2021
Covid may have cancelled the 2020 Dressage season in Ontario, but the training time was clearly not wasted at Equest Dressage. At their year-end gala awards banquet at Angelstone, Caledon Dressage declared Maya Markowski Gold level Champion in no less than 4 divisions, and Reserve Champion in a 5th – out of only 7 divisions offered at this well-loved competition series.
Many of Maya’s students also graced the podium with Gold, Silver and Bronze level year-end awards, including a Gold 1st Level Championship, Silver 3rd Level Championship and Third, a Silver 1st Level Reserve Champion and a Western Dressage Champion as well!
Maya maintained an impressive schedule at these 3 day events held either at Angelstone Events in Erin Ontario or Caledon Equestion Park in Palgrave Ontario; often showing up to 6 horses per day as well as preparing and coaching up to a dozen students stabled under the Equest banner.
“You can really see how ‘teamwork makes the dreamwork’ when you watch everyone in the barn isle working together to keep that very intense schedule on track – all the while keeping it positive and fun for the competitors and horses. Maya is tireless, professional and leads by example, always.”
Vanessa Warren, student
Among many season highlights were Maya’s “catch rides” of young horses Blind Date HW and Divinci MHS; she guided them expertly through their formative show experiences and judges rewarded her with scores over 80 four separate times!
Equest Dressage looks forward to the 2022 season and would like to thank all the board members, volunteers, sponsors and vendors that make Caledon Dressage such a wonderful show series!
A complete list of Maya’s year-end awards follows.
2021 Caledon Dressage Gold, Open Training Level Champion, Maya Markowski & Blind Date HW (Owner Mary Brooks)
2021 Caledon Dressage Gold, Open 1st Level Champion, Maya Markowski & Divinici MHS (Owner Ashley Vermunt)
2021 Caledon Dressage Gold, Open 3rd Level Champion, Maya Markowski & San Raphael (Owner Lisa Wood)
2021 Caledon Dressage Gold, Open 3rd Level Third, Maya Markowski & Radar (Owner and Rider)
2021 Caledon Dressage Gold, Open PSG Champion, Maya Markowski & Something Royal (Owner Fiona McLellan)
2021 Caledon Dressage Gold, Open FEI TOC Reserve Champion, Maya Markowski & Daedalus (Owner Gail Tittley)
2020 Caledon Dressage Gold, Open 1st Level Champion, Maya Markowski & Radar (Owner and Rider)
2020 Caledon Dressage Gold, Open FEI TOC Third, Maya Markowski & Daedalus (Owner Gail Tittley)
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