Evi Strasser

Evi Strasser

German born Evi Strasser emigrated to Canada in 1988 and became a Canadian citizen in December of 1994.  She was an established rider in her home country, having started lessons at the tender age of five at a nearby dressage school and buying her first horse at age 11.

Upon arriving in Canada, Evi worked for Knight & Dawn Stables in Québec.  There she found European horses for the owner to buy and would then break, train and show her selections, including Knight of Oldenburg, Dawn of Oldenburg and Zoice of Oldenburg.  Evi foundedher own training facility, Good Tyme Stables, in 1994 and gives clinics in Québec, Ontario and the United States.

She brought Lavinia with her from Germany in 1988 with the intention of selling her to a friend but instead ended up buying her for herself.  Evi brought the talented black Hanoverian mare up through the ranks and, in 1994, they were named to the Canadian Equestrian Team.  The pair represented Canada at their first Volvo World Cup Final in 1995 in Los Angeles and for a second time in 1997 in the Netherlands.  The greatest challenge of their careers came when they competed in the 1996 Olympic Games.

With Justin Tyme, Strasser was alternate for the Pan American Games in 1999 and in 2002 was an alternate with Pryme Tyme for the World Equestrian Games. In 2003, Evi was a member of the silver medal dressage team at the Pan American Games, placing 9th individually.

Evi aims to concentrate on the development of a string of gifted young horses and one of those is Quantum Tyme. In 2000 Strasser and Quantum competed  at the World Young Horse Championships in Arnheim, The Netherlands.  A mere 4 years later, in 2004, they were named as alternates for the Canadian Olympic Team. Strasser made her third appearance for Canada at the World Cup Final in Las Vegas in 2005 with Quantum Tyme and achieved Canada's highest Grand Prix score in 12 years. The pair went on to win four CDI3* in a row, and were unbeaten on the Canadian Grand Prix circuit. The pair competed at the 2006 World Equestrian Games. Evi returned to Canada finishing in first place in the Canada League World Cup Final. In 2007, Evi & Quantum Tyme represented Canada at the World Cup Finals held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Evi has qualified for and competed in the Canadian League Finals on 10 different occasions with 4 different horses and is the only Canadian to have competed at the World Cup Finals on 2 different horses.

In 2005 Strasser was recognized and honoured as the 2005 Dressage Canada Owner of the Year. This distinguished award recognizes outstanding contributions and support to the sport within Canada.

The 2008 competition season culminated with Evi and Quantum Tyme being identified as that Reserve Horse/Rider for the 2008 Olympic Games Canadian Dressage Team. The pair also finished in 14th position in the competitive Western European World Cup League.

In 2010 Evi focused on campaigning her rising Grand Prix horse Action Tyme at international Grand Prix level. With Quantum Tyme she is currently ranked 9th in the World Dressage Masters Riders' Ranking

A talented athlete, Evi has also competed in international downhill skiing, snow boarding and wind surfing events.  She has a daughter named Tanya, who is currently aiming to qualify for the 2011 North American Junior Riders Championships with Dancing Tyme.

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