Staff
Dianne Urquhart, Executive Director
exec_dir@ottawatherapeuticriding.ca
(613) 898-0832
Dianne joined TROtt in 2023, bringing her experience from a long career in the charity sector and as a horse owner.
Fiona Kearney, Operations Manager, (CanTRA Senior Instructor, Equine Canada Instructor)
operations@ottawatherapeuticriding.ca
(613) 821-1844
Fiona joined TROtt in 1999 as a volunteer. She has had many roles over the years with TROtt and is currently our Operations Manager. Fiona has more than 20 years experience as a therapeutic riding instructor in the UK and Canada. She was even a certified trail ride leader in Scotland, taking vacationing people out for trail rides in the Scottish Hills. Fiona is also actively involved with the Ottawa Dressage Festival as the Director of Operations at the show.
Diana Garrett, Volunteer Coordinator since 2023
trottvolunteer@rogers.com
(613) 821-1844
Diana moved from being a TROtt volunteer to volunteer co-ordinator.
France Laliberte, Rider Intake Co-ordinator and Instructor (CanTRA Intermediate Instructor)
After 16 years as a paediatric nuclear medicine technologist, France wanted to join her passion for horses with her desire to help children and adults with disabilities. She started volunteering at TROtt in 2007. She became a CanTRA (AI) instructor in April 2009 and then a CanTRA intermediate instructor the following year. She started with the rider coordinator position in November 2021.