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| VFTH Ambassador Tiffany Desrosiers |
VFTH Ambassador Joy Richardson |
"As an Ambassador for the Voice For The Horse Foundation, I strongly believe that the source of change in world issues begins with education. I believe every animal has rights and needs to be respected and it is of great importance to bring up future generations with compassion and an understanding of animals feelings. Horses are truly incredible creatures with undeniable strength, intelligence and beauty. They helped build our cities, have farmed our land and paved our way to where we are today, long before their work was replaced by machines. Voice for the Horse is a cause which uses fine arts and social media to connect with younger generations and create a foundation of respect for horses and animals. It is an honour to be involved with this cause as an Ambassador and by having the opportunity to write the VFTH Theme Song!" ~ Tiffany Desrosiers
Click here to check out web page inspired by Tiffany when she learned of horse abuse cases in our province of British Columbia, Canada.
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Cole recently sent Voice For The Horse a card with a very special message after I gifted him with the book "The Forgotten Horses" by VFTH Sponsor Tony Stromberg. Here were his kind and heartfelt words ...
"I would just like to thank you very much for incorporating me into the Voice For The Horse Theme Song it really means alot to me. I am so thankful to be working with someone that cares so much for animals. Also, thank you for the beautiful book the forgotten horses by Tony Stromberg, it's amazing! Thank you for having such a big heart"! Love, Cole.
Both Tiffany and Cole are excited to be a part of this song which will be sent world wide and in collaboration with the VFTH Flat Stanley/Horse Project/Lesson Plans We are not going small on this production and are sitting tight waiting patiently for the right sponsorship to kick in to make this happen. If interested on finding out more on becoming a sponsor for this music production which we are planning an amazing video to go with it of course, please do not hesitate to contact us at Voice For The Horse for more information, thank you!
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"I am so proud to be involved as an Ambassador of the Voice For The Horse Foundation. My entire life has been loving and living with horses.To me they are so much more intelligent and caring than humans.To look quietly into their eyes one has a wonderful close conversation, deep within both hearts, that can never be equalled with any other living thing.
I endorse our future years ahead for the Voice For The Horse Foundation initiating and involving both our younger and older generations to better understand and care for all horses and what it is they want to share with us".
Joy Richardson
We have a difference of 64 years and 74 years between our Ambassador's of Voice For The Horse!! One thing the VFTH Ambassador's have in common is this: they not only love horses but all animals! ... and this is not the only difference! Joy Richardson has spent an entire lifetime with horses embedded within herself and to this day in this year of 2012, still has two lovely horses; Windsong and Echo. I have known Joy for many years and it has been only in the past several years did I find myself getting to know her better; some of our best times spent together were while I would read her stories I had written or others we might come across. Truly inspired by some of what I shared with her while creating Voice For The Horse, Joy started to believe differently in some things; things that were very close to her heart and this was of the neglect and abuse of horses where they endured much suffering and pain. I made a promise to Joy two years ago that I would make life better for horses before her time was up on this planet and mine! Today it lightens my heart that this amazing horsewoman knows if we keep on task with Voice For The Horse and "get on with the program" (as she would say), this will happen which puts a delightful smile on her face! Click here to read Joy's comments on Voice For The Horse and the VFTH 1st Annual Children's Writing Competition. Tiffany has her story too; although never having ridden a horse or even having spent much time around them, when she learned of the suffering these majestic animals endured in this world, she immediately became our Voice For The Horse ~ lending her voice to share her hopes in finding a new way for horses and people alike in this world through acts of kindness. Tiffany is contributing to the co-writing alongside Cole Armour to write and record the VFTH International Theme Song.
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| Joy Richardson |
Joy is the daugher of a farmer in England and regularily sat on a pony before she could walk and that was at 10 months. Her entire life has been dedicatd to working with and loving horses. this resulted in many International Championships in England, Canada and the United States where she judged a variety of disciplines. Hunters, quarter horses and thoroughbreds have taken her nt all disciplines from fox hunting, working hunter, jumping, eventing, western performance and dressage. Joy has lived in Canada since 1957 working as an Interior Designer in Vancouver. For the years following she was involved with the Vancouver Art Gallery chairing their enthusiastic social committees before her husband and herself purchased property in Aldergrove, BC. The year was 1969 and the two of them established the fine 60 horse Heritage Boarding Stables. During the next seven years Joy was also an inspector with the SPCA.
Joy joined the WRNS at the end of the war serving in the south of England at the naval base Chatham where they were all exposed to the German buzz bombs flying over the English Channel from France. By the time many bombs flew in they were beginning to run out of fuel which had driven them with loud and fiery strength, many hitting tree tops, church steeples or just dying, then they all quickly took cover in ditches or under doorways. Sometimes they would see dozens of them overhead en route to London. This part of the war was known as The Blitz. After the war Joy received three medals, one for joining the service, one for being in for Armistice and one for serving during The Blitz.
Joy has written for many years in horse magazines and is now finalizing her sequel to "Pride and Joy" and to my autobiography, "Joy for Living" which became a best seller. With friend, Jan White, we have just completed a new book "The Horsemen" which relates a fascinating account of the lives of twelve movers and shakers who, with their skills, foresight and leadership became giants in the ever-growing horse industry in British Columbia.
In 1978 becoming Chairman of the British Quarter Horse Association, Joy was elected their AQHA Director. After a serious accident in the fox hunting field when kicked by the Master's horse, this resulted in eighteen months in a wheelchair and on crutches. In 1983 Joy returned to Langley with her horses and soon become president of the BC Quarter Horse Association. During this time Joy was the Vice President of the Langley Horse Federation from which she was elected Chairman of Road Safety in 1995 working with the Municipality and Chairman for The Spirit of the Horse Memorial Garden in Campbell Valley Park the following year. Joy was awarded Horse Person of the Year from BC Horse Council's 17,000 members in 1997 and received the Fraser Valley Woman of Excellence Award in Sport category in 1999.
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Joy Richardson and her lovely mare Echo ~ Photo taken in 2012
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Yvonne and Joy have the common interest of being proactive in their efforts to promote the horse and the humane and ethical treatment of them. Joy has attended alongside Yvonne at various events promoting both Spirit Garden and Voice For The Horse. Click here to view photo album of Equine Awareness in May 2011
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| Tiffany Desrosiers ~ Co-Writer and Vocalist for the VFTH International Theme Song |
With a brilliant capacity for breathing life into lyrics and melodies Tiffany reveals the sound, soul and spirit of a world-class vocalist on the edge of eminence.
Raised in a suburb of Vancouver, British Columbia, Tiffany made her entree into performing with music, acting and dancing. After landing various TV/film roles such as Shannon McNulty in an episode of the TV series Millennium, mischievous Tina in Disney’s The Ultimate Christmas Present, and various principal commercial roles, Tiffany stepped onto a musical pathway that soon became her focus. Her travels led her to work with LA’s legendary vocal coach Seth Riggs (Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Stevie Wonder) who was wowed by her voice and introduced her to music manager Dan Cleary (Natalie Cole) who managed her until his retirement.
Tiffany has shared the stage with David Foster, Mark Masri, Ben Harper, Jackson Browne, Bobby Kimball (Toto), Loverboy, Colin James, Jully Black, Destino, and Jarvis Church (Philosopher Kings). Tiffany was first runner-up in the Victoria region of the David Foster Star Search which later led to invitations by the Foster team to perform “The Prayer” in Foster’s honor.
Tiffany made her presence known to thousands when she was hand-picked to perform the theme song “Because We Dream” at the 2010 BC Summer Games. Written by Doug Johnson (Loverboy) and Don Wells, Tiffany performed the song at both the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Games in front of an audience of 10,000 people.
In 2009, Tiffany collaborated with the writing/producing team SOS Productions and released her self-titled debut album. In 2010, she released a club version of “When I See You Smile,” the classic 1989 power ballad penned by Diane Warren and originally recorded by Bad English. Remixes of the track were created by an exciting batch of top remixers including the U.K.’s Future Freakz (Akon) and Klubjumpers (L’il Wayne, Michael Bublé). The single, which was released on Dauman Music Label, reached the top 10 on the UK pop club charts.
Contemporary Pop and Dance elements describe Tiffany’s new single “High,” which was released in April 2011, and co-written with and produced by Steve Smith and Anthony Anderson of SA Trackworks.
Tiffany’s unique ability to sing both pop and classical styles has led to performance opportunities with the classical crossover groups Il Voce and Classical Nouveaux. Key performances include the 2010 Olympics, 2011 Variety Show of Hearts Talent Show, Urban Rush, CTV Canada AM, Canuck Place Charity Event “The Gift of Time,” and Global TV Christmas Show. A recent graduate from the University of British Columbia Bachelor of Music program, Tiffany won the BC Provincials in Intermediate, Senior and National classical voice on three separate occasions, and she later went on to represent British Columbia in the Nationals.
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