The Young Riders Committee is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Gray as the coach of the Ontario Young Riders. We are pleased to have Peter on board with us and look forward to his vast experience and enthusiasm to our program.

 Peter Scott Gray Born in Bermuda, Peter has been a resident of Ontario, Canada since completing studies at the University of Guelph, majoring in animal science. He has established his own training centres at "Stonehill Farm", former site of the prestigious Stonehill Farm horse trials, and in Ocala Florida at "Wentworth Farm", offering year round training for horses and riders.

His training is diverse and Peter has a special interest in producing young horses in a variety of disciplines depending on where their talents lie. This has made him a popular clinician throughout North America preparing students for dressage, equitation and jumpers and Eventing. As a competitor, Peter has competed at most international events in North America and Europe, has competed in three Olympic Games, World Championships and is a Pan Am Eventing individual bronze medalist. In addition to his Eventing, Peter is currently campaigning his first grand prix dressage horse.

Peter is one of only 5 Equine Canada certified level 4 coaches and is a keen educator of aspiring coaches. He was twice regional coach for NAYRC and national coach for Canada from 1996-2000. He is now actively involved in the certification programme of coaches in Canada and the U.S., as well as an organizer of coaching symposiums and clinics.

His all-round experience as a competitor and coach has seated him on many committees including the FEI Eventing committee, EC high performance, EC coaching, former chair of the CET selection committee for Eventing and the United States Eventing association professional riders council. Peter is the current FEI safety officer for Canada and chair of the Horse Trials Canada safety committee.