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To promote Sportsmanship
and to develop, upgrade, and encourage riders at the beginning
levels of dressage.
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To create competitive
opportunities in the lower levels of dressage.
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To fill a need for a step
between London and Windsor schooling shows and the Canadian
Equestrian Federation's recognized competitions.
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To assist in reducing
expenses and time that showing can entail.
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To provide an award
incentive for beginner riders.
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To fill the need for
nonprofessional competitive experience and allow for exposure to the
very basic showing of dressage.
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To help improve
communication between horse and rider.
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As well, to provide those
exhibitors who cannot absorb the high costs, and those who do not
have the calibre horse necessary to compete at higher level shows,
who want an introduction
to competition in the Canadian Equestrian
Federation and Ontario Equestrian Federation, with
the chance to
achieve their objective.