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Equine Canada Announces 2006 Horse Week Kids Contest Winners

June 15, 2006

Group C Miscellaneous Artwork Winner Photo Credit: Pearl Macgregor
Group C Miscellaneous Artwork Winner
Photo Credit: Pearl Macgregor

Ottawa, ON --- After viewing a record-breaking number of entries,

and making some very difficult judging decisions, Equine Canada is pleased to announce the winners of the 2006 Horse Week Kids Contest. A big thank you to all of the talented kids who sent in entries and to Miss Filly and Blaze Kids for their generously donated prizes.

GROUP A (ages 8 and under)

ARTWORK CONTEST:

First Place: Claire McPhee - Etobicoke, ON

Second Place: Vanessa Hennessey - Cornwall, PEI

Honourable Mentions:

Jenny Wilson - Etobicoke, ON

Sydney MacLellan - Etobicoke, ON

Inna (John English School) - Etobicoke, ON

Linden (John English School) - Etobicoke, ON

Aidan (John English School) - Etobicoke, ON

Luke (John English School_ - Etobicoke, ON

GROUP A ESSAY CONTEST:

First Place: Mariya Kajan - Melbourne, ON

GROUP A POETRY CONTEST:

First Place: Adam Peters - Etobicoke, ON

GROUP B (ages 9 - 12)

ARTWORK CONTEST:

First Place: Jenna Merkley - Prescott, ON

Second Place: Jania Kalmiakov, Joy Jin & Larissa Machulic - Etobicoke,ON

Honourable Mentions:

Bronwynn Bradley - North Gower, ON

Monica Mazurkiewicz - Etobicoke, ON

Samantha Gene - Etobicoke, ON

Elizabeth Embree - Toronto, ON

Jasmine Branje - Kitchener, ON

GROUP B ESSAY CONTEST:

First Place: Kezia Carswell - Merrickville, ON

Honourable Mentions:

Alyx Taylor - Prince Edward County, ON

Katie McKinnon - Kitchener, ON

GROUP B POETRY CONTEST:

First Place: Viktoria Ryrak - Etobicoke, ON

Honourable Mentions:

Michelle Turnbull - Ottawa, ON

Kezia Carswell - Merrickville, ON

Paramveer Singh Virk - Kitchener, ON

Drew Schmidt - Kitchener, ON

GROUP B MISCELLANEOUS (Illustrated Story)

First Place: Chantal Seller - Syracuse, NY

GROUP B MISCELLANEOUS (Sculpture)

First Place: Jania Kalmiakov - Etobicoke, ON

Honourable Mentions:

Maria Kobzeva - Etobicoke, ON

Mariya Bardyeyeva - Etobicoke, ON

Jania Kalmiakov, Joy Jin & Larissa Machulic - Etobicoke, ON

Milica (John English School) - Etobicoke, ON

GROUP C (ages 13 - 17)

ARTWORK CONTEST:

First Place: Samantha Altomonte - Penticton, BC

Honourable Mentions:

Allison Welton - Tonasket, WA

Katharine Wolff - Carleton Place, ON

GROUP C ESSAY CONTEST:

First Place: Allison Welton - Tonasket, WA

Honourable Mention:

Hailey Lepine - Nepean, ON

GROUP C POETRY CONTEST:

First Place: Bryony Wynne Milner - Terra Cotta, ON

Honourable Mentions:

Kimberley Hunter - Coquitlam. BC

Allison Welton - Tonasket, WA

Emmanuela Urbani - Mississauga, ON

GROUP C MISCELLANEOUS (Artwork)

First Place: Pearl Macgregor - Hunter River, PEI

The Horse Week 2006 Committee wishes to thank the national sponsors: Wyeth Animal Health and Oster Professional Products for their generous financial support and to everyone involved with making this year's Horse Week a successful one. Be sure to mark your calendars with the dates for Horse Week 2007 which have been set as June 2 - June 11, 2007.

About Equine Canada

Equine Canada is a member-based association that represents, promotes and services Canada's equine community and industry. Its core areas of activity involve sport, equine health and welfare, education and safety, governance and marketing, representation and communication. Equine Canada is recognized by Sport Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), the Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Coaching Association of Canada as the national organization representing equestrian sport and equine interests in

Canada. For more information about Equine Canada, please visit

www.equinecanada.ca.

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