Louise Kennedy

President

Louise was born in the UK with a love of horses.  She didn’t learn to ride until her 20’s while volunteering at CARD, eventually competing at Hunter and Pre-Training Eventing. She also pursued her instructor certification and taught riders with disabilities for 10 years until moving to the Niagara Region. She has held various positions on the DN board since 2009. 

Cheryl Semotok

Vice President and Sponsorship

Riding since the age of 4 in a variety of disciplines, she was introduced to dressage in 2000 and then joined Dressage Niagara in 2005 with a 4 year-old appy mare. The pair continued on the local show circuits obtaining several ApHC Leading the Nation titles in Working Hunter as well as an International High Point Dressage award.  Cheryl sustained a serious injury in 2014 and had to take some time off, but found a new partner, Frank, to continue through the levels.

Jennifer Moore

Show Manager

Communicator, Motivator, Positive Energy Enthusiast, Dressage Rider and Runner

Jenny Jelen

Onsite Show Coordinator and Special Events

Jenny is passionate about promoting horse sport in Niagara. Her first love is eventing; she has successfully competed in Canada and the US up to the preliminary level. More recently, she has been dabbling into dressage training and showing. She is particularly interested in exposing new riders and horses to sport, giving them a solid foundation and positive experience from which to continue developing. With help from her fantastic barn family, she runs a training/lesson/sales and boarding operation out of Effingham Stables. She really likes coffee.​

Kristy Barber

Treasurer & Handbook

Kristy started riding at 9 years old on Welsh ponies and has ridden & shown in both H&J as a teen and now in dressage as an AA. Having taken a few years off from horses while living in Vancouver for university, Kristy purchased her first horse as soon as she returned to Ontario in 2010. Kristy now owns a 7 year old Oldenburg/KWPN gelding, Rubin, and shows in the Gold circuit competing at 3rd level. 

Debra Hildebrand

Secretary

Debra lives in Jordan and has been involved with horses all her life.  After riding a variety of horses in various disciplines, she was introduced to dressage in 2005 and quickly became addicted. The members of Dressage Niagara have been a great source of information and encouragement throughout the years and her goal is to encourage more young people to become involved in the exciting sport of dressage.

Victoria Johnston-Dorricott

​Membership​​ and Volunteer Coordinator

Victoria lives in St. Catharines and has been involved in equestrian pursuits from a young age. She rode her first horse at Silver Acres in St Catharines, and eventually owned horses and rode the hunter and hack divisions. Last year, after a 20-year absence from showing, she started leasing a wonderful horse, became a Dressage Niagara member and showed in their show series.

Sophie Della-Manna

Junior Member at Large

Sophie lives in Beamsville and has been riding dressage for just over two years at Effingham Stables with Jenny Jelen. Last year she was Dressage Niagara's Junior Walk/Trot Level champion, and this summer Junior Training Champion. At the awards banquet this year she was honoured to receive a special award of recognition!
Sophie is always open to talking about just about anything you might need help with, especially dressage and is looking forward to seeing everyone out in the show ring next summer!

Kaytlyn Jenkins

Member at Large

Kaytlyn is a Niagara local coach, competitor, trainer and owner of KJ Equestrian. Kaytlyn’s compassion for horses started from a young age of 8 years old. Katylyn always aspires to show successful training in the show ring, and of course, in her students. Developing riders to have a solid dressage foundation to use towards any goals or discipline they have. Coming from a hunter background, Kaytlyn was always told, “a happy working horse makes it to be a fabulous partnership between horse and rider”.
Giving opportunities to all horse loving people! ​

Kerry Maddocks

Website/Communications Coordinator

Kerry was bitten by the horse bug as a child and never looked back. Today, she owns a mischievous horse named Duke, and aspires to ride in tails one day. She proudly owns a horse farm in Niagara.