Diana Burnett
Diana Burnett’s love of horses began at an early age given that her parents are involved with fox hunting and polo. First entering the show ring at the age of two, Diana has never looked back. With Tyson, Diana competed at the 1999 North American Young Riders’ Championship and was the top-placed Canadian, finishing eighth individually. In 2002, the pair again placed eighth at the North American Young Riders’ Championship and went on to win the Canadian Open Championship.
In 2005 and 2006, Diana was named to the Canadian Eventing Team Talent Squad with Sagacious King. In 2007, she first earned Short List status with the Canadian Eventing Team with her homebred gelding, Manny, and, in 2008, the pair had four strong fi nishes at the three-star level. In 2009, Diana and Manny completed their first CCI**** at the Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event. That fall, the pair was the top-placed Canadian combination in the Land Rover Burghley Horse Trials in England, making Diana only the third Canadian to complete the event in its long history. In 2010, the pair returned to CCI**** Rolex Kentucky, placing 21st.
A graduate of Trent University, Diana owns and operates Donogue Farm in Blackstock, Ontario, where she offers coaching, training and boarding.
Horses:
| Manny | 2000 bay Canadian thoroughbred gelding, 16.2hh by Franc Coeur, Owner: Eventing Canada! and Diana Burnett |
| Wild T’Mater | 2001 bay Canadian thoroughbred gelding, 16.3hh by Wild Zone, Owner: Don Good and Diana Burnett |
| Shigatzi | 2003 bay Canadian thoroughbred gelding, 16hh by Franc Coeur, Owner: Valerie Eden and Diana Burnett |
Recent Competition Highlights:
| 2010 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 21st | CCI**** | Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event, Lexington, KY | Manny |
| 27th | CIC*** | The Fork Horse Trials, Norwood, NC | Manny |
| 30th | CIC*** | The Fork Horse Trials, Norwood, NC | Wild T’Mater |
| 1st | Preliminary | Division A, The Fork Horse Trials, Norwood, NC | Shigatzi |
| 4th | Advanced | Poplar Place March Horse Trials, Hamilton, GA | Manny |
| 10th | CIC***-W | Red Hills Horse Trials, Tallahassee, FL | Wild T’Mater |
| 2009 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 48th | CCI**** | Burghley International Horse Trials, GBR | Manny |
| 23rd | CIC***-W | Wits End Horse Trials, Mansfield, ON | Manny |
| 26th | CIC***-W | Wits End Horse Trials, Mansfield, ON | Wild T’Mater |
| 5th | CIC*** | Maui Jim Horse Trials, Wayne, IL | Manny |
| 16th | CIC* | Maui Jim Horse Trials, Wayne, IL | Shigatzi |
| 16th | CCI** | Bromont International Three Day Event, Bromont, QC | Wild T’Mater |
| 29th | CCI**** | Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event, Lexington, KY | Manny |
| 43rd | CIC*** | The Fork Horse Trials, Norwood, NC | Manny |