Board of Directors
PresidentAshley Sudds has been involved with horses for over 23 years. Ashley began her journey in the Therapeutic riding world in 2012 and is the current Executive Director at Kamloops Therapeutic Riding Association. Ashley owns 3 horses and leases a 4th that she plans on competing in Dressage with soon. Ashley is a certified CTRBI CanTRA Basic Instructor and a PATH Intl. Registered Therapeutic Riding Instructor. Besides horses, she used to teach piano lessons and was a District Commissioner for Girl Guides. Ashley loves organizing and planning events as well. She is a founder of the Kamloops Equestrian Society and it is important to her to see the Kamloops equestrian community continue to thrive and grow.
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TreasurerTracy Comte has been an equine enthusiast from birth, or so it would seem, horses were allowed into her life in the mid teenage years, and haven’t left since. She started riding lessons and enrolled in the Pony Club program. She continued with Pony Club to do level testing to the B2 Level. All this education was started in Northern BC, ( Smithers), and it was in 1993 that Kamloops became home , and the shift into warmblood horses began. Tracy became an Equine Canada certified coach in 1998 and now runs a successful lesson program for many students, TLC Equestrian. Over the years, Tracy has had success with getting young performance horses show ring
ready, building a solid horse show resume, and selling onto the appropriate buyer. Competition credentials include many championship rewards at the big shows, including Thunderbird, Southlands and Milner Downs, all on young horses in their first or second season of showing. |
DirectorDr. Jennifer Jackson was raised on a cattle ranch at Napier Lake, South of Kamloops. She attended public school in Kamloops and then attended Thompson Rivers University (during which time it was still called Cariboo College). Jennifer was accepted into Western College of Veterinarian Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan. After graduating from Western College of Veterinarian Medicine in 1994, she then completed an internship at Cornell University in New York. Jennifer returned to Kamloops in 1996 to work with Dr. Paul Christensen and Dr. Craig Dorin. Jennifer has an amazing husband, Dr. Paul Hunter, who owns Summit Veterinarian Hospital. Jennifer and Paul have twin boys, who joined their family in 2007 They all love to camp, ski, and enjoy their horses.
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Director
Cherise Avril is a CanTRA certified Intermediate Instructor, teaching part time at KTRA and is also a new Realtor for The Empire Group. Cherise has always been involved with horses, including starting young horses, showing in the hunter/jumpers, and for the last few years enjoying the dressage world. Cherise is looking forward to being part of the Kamloops equestrian community. |
Caitlin Fountain - Bio coming soon!
Debbi Vanderydt - Bio coming soon!