Whitchurch Riding Academy

Meet the Business Owner

Dianne O.

Business Owner

Short-​listed for the Canadian Pan-​Am Dressage Trials, Dianne is on the North American Show Circuit with Retro, a Dutch Warmblood, debuting and winning the Intermedaire 2, and placing second in the Grand Prix at the Iron Horse National Show. Her newest horse, Romancia, a young Hanoverian mare, debuted with marks exceeding 70%.

In full training with Olympian Belinda Trussell, Dianne’s interest in riding was sparked as a ten-​year old, when she joined the Canadian Pony Club. She went on to complete the Equine Studies Program at Humber College, and for ten years competed as an Eventer, and worked as an exercise rider at Woodbine Thoroughbred Racetrack.

Dianne founded Whitchurch Riding Academy in 1979, an equestrian centre and riding school. As owner and operator of the facility for over thirty years, her riding school and summer camp programs have introduced thousands of students to the joys of riding, with many going on to become international competitors and Olympians.