OADG Events

Tues., Oct. 14, 2025 7:00 p.m.

Board Meeting

Sat., Nov. 15, 2025

Annual Awards Banquet

Join us at our biggest event of the year to celebrate accomplishments, spend time with the Dressage community, and have fun after another successful year. All are welcome, including non-members, family, friends and children. Awards and trophies will be given out at the event. There will also be some great door prizes! Don't forget to fill out a nomination form for those who should be considered for one of our Special Awards.

Guest speaker: Jacqueline Brooks

Two time Olympian-2008 and 2012- Jacqueline Brooks has been a dressage competitor, trainer and coach for more than 25 years. During that time, she has qualified for six Canadian Teams- 1 PanAm (Team Silver Medal), 1 WEG, 2 World Cup, and 2 Olympic - on two different horses, Gran Gesto (Sam) and D-Niro, better known as "Goose". As well, she has trained more than 25 dressage horses to Grand Prix and is an Equestrian Canada Certified Coach who has helped numerous young riders and adult competitors of all equestrian disciplines achieve success in the ring.

For the last few years, Jacquie has been developing 5 young horses. purchased at various ages (3-5) with the purpose of training them to Grand Prix, either as her own competition horses or as sales projects. Four of these horses will be competing in Wellington Florida this winter season at the Grand Prix and Inter11 level.

Jacquie is the Head Trainer at Brookhaven Dressage, located just outside of Newmarket Ontario, which she owns and operates in partnership with her mother and biggest fan, Mary. There she welcomes clients in full or partial training and accepts ship-ins for single lessons or short term stays. She also coaches some competitors online. Jacquie can be found quite often as a guest clinician all across North America sharing her expertise, experience, and encouraging teaching style with riders and their horses.

The Marconi Centre is known for its great Italian food, warm ambience and accessible location. Hosting our Banquet at the Marconi Centre also helps to support the charitable work of Villa Marconi Long-Term Care Centre and community programs.

Tickets include a three-course plated meal (choose your main course on the ticket order form below), as well as a selection of pop, coffee and tea (options available to accommodate dietary restrictions). Alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase at the cash bar.
If you would like to be seated with a specific stable or group, please indicate in the ticket order form below. Seating plans will be based on tables of 10.

Payments should be made via e-transfer to OttawaAreaDressageGroup@gmail.com. In the e-transfer message/comment box, please indicate: Banquet, your First & Last Name, Stable name (or group name or affiliated person or NA).

Ticket Order Form