PhotoAug25,62204AM

Team Coach- Daisy Kosa

Daisy Kosa, as coach of Daisy Meadows Equestrian, focuses on backing and developing young horses so they become relaxed and happy competitors.  She is a certified Equine Canada Competition Coach Specialist and teaches a broad range of students including juniors, young riders, and adult amateurs, and well as riding instructors, who compete on the provincial and national circuits in dressage and show jumping. Daisy currently trains regularly with multiple-time Canadian Olympian Cindy Ishoy, FEI judge Cara Whitham, and jumper trainer Don Brandle. Her competition highlights (listed below) include being a member of Canada’s 4th place Young Rider’s team for dressage at the North American Young Rider Championships, a declared athlete for the 2011 Pan Am Games, and most recently, in 2015, bringing a talented young gelding she started under saddle named Explosif owned by Katharine Renison, into the competition ring, achieving scores to 77%. She also owns DME Academy, alongside running the Performance team. Outside of the horse world, Daisy works as a Research Associate at Women’s College Research Institute in Toronto, Ontario, and holds her PhD in Health Research Methodology from McMaster University.

Daisy Kosa Competition Highlights

  • 2021 CALEDON DRESSAGE GOLD- Fourth Level Test 1- EXPLOSIEF 65.897
  • 2021 CALEDON DRESSAGE GOLD- Third Level Test 2- EXPLOSIEF 71.711
  • 2019 CALEDON DRESSAGE - ANGELSTONE #3 (08/16/2019)- First Level Test 1 - DON GARTH 70.345
  • 2018 ONTARIO SILVER DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS - WESTERN DIVISION (09/29/2018)- Training Test 3 DON GARTH 73.636
  • 2018 CALEDON DRESSAGE SILVER/BRONZE #3 (08/19/2018)- Training Level Test 1 - DON GARTH 75.217
  • 2017 SILVER DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS - WESTERN DIVISION (08/22/2017) - DON CARLETTO owned by Katharine Renison Training Level Open - EXPLOSIEF owned by Katharine Renison Second Level Open Champion
  • 2017 CALEDON DRESSAGE SILVER Series (07/08/2017, 08/19/2017) - DON CARLETTO owned by Katharine Renison Training Level Open Champion Scores to 71% 4 First Placings out of 5 Classes shown - EXPLOSIEF owned by Katharine Renison Second Level Open Champion Scores to 75% - 6 First Placings out of 6 Classes shown
  • 2016 CORNERSTONE SUMMER CLASSIC (08/26/2016) - EXPLOSIEF owned by Katharine Renison First Level Open Champion Scores to 76%
  • 2016 SILVER DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS WESTERN DIVISION (08/21/2016) - EXPLOSIEF owned by Katharine Renison First Level Open Champion
  • 2016 CALEDON DRESSAGE Series (06/11/2016, 07/09/2016, 08/20/2016) - EXPLOSIEF owned by Katharine Renison First Level Open Champion Scores to 76% - 8 First Placings out of 10 Classes shown - WITH HONOURS owned by Lauren Cheesman Training Level Open First Place with 69%
  • September 2015: Daisy Kosa and Explosief, Training Level Open Champion, 2015 Kawartha Fall Classic/Ontario Championships (Scores from 70-77%)
  • June 2015: Daisy Kosa and Explosief, Training Level Open Champion, 2015 CDI-W/Y/J/U25 & EC Gold Equivents International Tournament
  • May/June 2015: Daisy Kosa and Explosief, Training Level Open Champion, 2015 Kawartha Spring Classic #2
  • May/June 2015: Daisy Kosa, Third Level Reserve Champion, 2015 Kawartha Spring Classic #2
  • May 2015: Daisy Kosa and Explosief, Training Level Open Champion, 2015 Equivents Spring Classic CDIW/CDIY/CDIJ/CDIU25 • August 2014, Daisy Kosa and Tyrion, First Level Open, First Place in both classes 72%, 2014 Cornerstone's Summer Classic
  • May 2013- Daisy Kosa and Althea, Third Level Open First place (68%), 2013 Kawartha Spring Classic 2
  • May 2013: Daisy Kosa and Althea, Third Level Open Champion, 2013 CDI3*/Y/J Angelstone Tournament & EC Gold/Silver Dressage Show
  • August 2012: Daisy Kosa and Althea, Third Test 1 First place, 70%, Daisy Kosa and Fabina, Open Prix St Georges 2nd place, 73.94%, 2012 Caledon Dressage Silver Show #3
  • May 2011: Daisy Kosa and Pierre, 3rd place Intermediare I freestyle, 2011 Equivents Spring Classic
  • May 2011: Daisy Kosa and Pierre, declared for Canadian Pan Am Team
  • August 2009: Daisy Kosa and Robic, Champion for Young Rider Division, Cornerstone Summer Classic
  • July 2009: Daisy Kosa and Robic, member of Canada’s 4th place Young Rider's team for dressage, North American Young Rider Championships
  • June 2009: Daisy Kosa and Lucero Bello II, Training Level Test 1 68%, 2009 Spring Into Dressage
  • September 2008: Daisy Kosa and Robic, National Champion for Young Rider Division, 2009 Canadian Dressage Championships
  • August 2008: Daisy Kosa and Robic, Champion of Young Rider Division, 2008 Cdi-W CNE Classic
  • August 2008: Daisy Kosa and Pierre, Champion of Open Second Level Division, CNE Classic
  • August 2008: Daisy Kosa and Dahlia, 1st place in Materiale class (68%) CNE Classic
  • June 2007: Daisy Kosa and Fabina, Champion of Adult Amateur, Third Level, Spring Into Dressage
  • June 2006: Daisy Kosa and Fabina, Second Level Test 4 first place (67%), Spring Into Dressage • August 2005: Daisy Kosa and Fabina, Junior Champion, Toronto Summer Classic Dressage Show CDI***