The Ontario Equestrian Federation, in partnership with the Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport is proud to announce the second year of a funding program for Ontario Equestrian Athlete's.

Quest for Gold - Ontario Athlete Assistance Program 2011-2012 (OAAP) is funded by the Government of Ontario, through the Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport (MHP). The overarching goal of the Quest for Gold - OAAP is directly related to the Enhanced Excellence goals of both Canadian Sport 4 Life and the Canadian Sport Policy - to improve the performance and number of Ontario athletes performing at the national and international level; thereby contributing to the improved performance of Canada at international competitions.

The program will provide direct financial assistance to Ontario junior-aged athletes through an "Ontario Card" designation. "Junior-aged athlete" is defined as those athletes who fall within the eligible age range for the Canada Games - 11 to 22 years of age. (Consideration will be given to older junior-aged athletes if a PSO/MSO's NSO-approved Long Term Athlete Development model(LTAD) identifies older athletes in the "Train to Train" and "Train to Compete" categories). The intent of the OAAP is to provide funding to individual athletes based on their demonstrated commitment to high performance sport, allowing them to pursue athletic excellence at the highest levels of national and international competition.