The Ontario Quarter Horse Racing Industry Development Program is inviting applications for two rider scholarships being offered in the first quarter of 2010. The Quarter Horse Program will provide scholarship funding for one or two riders to attend the Olds College Exercise Rider/Jockey Training Certificate Program in Alberta to be trained for the unique needs of the racing industry.

“It is an objective of The Quarter Horse Program to improve the skills of people working in the industry, and to attract people with the potential to provide high quality care and management for Quarter Horses racing in Ontario,” said Wendy Hoogeveen, Director of Industry Development and Support at the Ontario Racing Commission. “The Olds College Program has been turning out young riders fit for the rigors of riding on a racetrack for five years now. The program is proven, and has been successful in developing riders who can work as exercise riders in our industry, or build on their skills to become jockeys.”

The goal of The Program Rider Scholarship is to ensure that enthusiastic and talented riders have the opportunity to get involved in Ontario’s Quarter Horse racing industry, and have the skills to ride their mounts safely and effectively.

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