About Me
My name is Alison and I am a Newfoundland-raised resident of Southern Ontario. I'm a mother, wife, freelance writer, small business owner, and Dressage Queen wannabe (albeit not a very good one). I'm a regular contributor to Horse Sport magazine and Atlantic Horse & Pony, and decided to start Canadian Dressage Addict to promote the accomplishments of our homegrown riders. There is little media coverage of dressage, and unfortunately much of the social media discourse surrounding our sport and athletes is negative. I'm an unabashed cheerleader for our Canadian riders - all of them - and the goal of this site is to be a positive voice for dressage in Canada.
For several years I included personal stories from my own riding journey here in my blog, particularly the struggles of being a middle-aged, plus size rusty rider with no discernable talent for dressage. However recently I decided to focus primarily on covering Canadian dressage news and events, with the occasional cute photo of my horses thrown in. If you want to see more of them, they are the stars of my Instagram feed. You can also contact me via IG if you have any questions, concerns, news items, or photos to share.
For several years I included personal stories from my own riding journey here in my blog, particularly the struggles of being a middle-aged, plus size rusty rider with no discernable talent for dressage. However recently I decided to focus primarily on covering Canadian dressage news and events, with the occasional cute photo of my horses thrown in. If you want to see more of them, they are the stars of my Instagram feed. You can also contact me via IG if you have any questions, concerns, news items, or photos to share.
