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Canadian Reining Committee Announces WEG Declared Riders


Ottawa, ON—The Equine Canada Canadian Reining Committee (CRC) is pleased to announce the declared riders aiming for a spot on the Cana- dian Reining Team for the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games to be held in Lexington, KY September 25—October 10, 2010.


The declared riders in alphabetical order are Rider/ Home/ Town


Duane Latimer, Bienfait, SK / Ardmore, OK Pierre-Luc Phaneuf, Laval, QC Shawna Sapergia, Cochrane, AB Amanda Self, Pritchard, BC


Lisa Coulter, Kelowna, BC / Pitol Point, TX Brad Giesbrecht, Swift Current, SK / Pitol Point, TX


Patrice St-Onge, Valleyfield, QC / Gainesville, TX


“The CRC could not be more pleased to see the quality of the riders who will be vying for the 2010 Canadian Reining Team. No doubt Canada will be well represented and we would expect to see the team on the medal platform,” said Bob Thompson, chair of the CRC.


sic please visit www.westcoastclassic.info. For additional information on the CRC and its programs, including selection criteria, please visit the Equine Canada website at www.equinecanada.ca or e-mail reining@equinecanada.ca.


About the Canadian Reining Committee The Canadian Reining Committee is the dis- cipline committee of Equine Canada that is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of reining programs in Canada. The Canadian Reining Committee’s objective is to foster the growth of reining and the pursuit of excellence in the sport at the local, national and international levels.


About Equine Canada


The Canadian Reining Committee World Equestrian Games Selection Finals will be held at the West Coast Classic, British Columbia’s pre- miere reining competition organized by the West- ern Canadian Reining Association (WCRA). The competition will be held July 16-18, 2010, at the Chilliwack Heritage Park, in Chilliwack, BC. For additional details on the West Coast Clas-


Equine Canada is Canada’s national govern- ing body for equestrianism. A member-driven, charitable institution, it is the executive branch of the Canadian Equestrian Team, and the national authority for equestrian competition; the national voice for recreational riders; and the national association for equine welfare, breeding, and industry. Equine Canada is recognised by the Government of Canada, the International Eques- trian Federation (FEI), and the Canadian Olympic Committee as the national organisation represent- ing equestrian sport and equine interests. For more information about Equine Canada, please visit www.equinecanada.ca.


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Canadian Nations’ Cup Team Announced for Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’


Ottawa, Ontario — John Anderson of Calgary, AB, Yann Candele of Cale- don, ON, Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, and Jonathon Millar of Perth, ON, will form the Canadian Show Jumping Team for the $350,000 BMO Nations’ Cup held Saturday, September 11, at the CSIO5* Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’ Tournament in Calgary, AB.


second in the Meydan FEI Nations’ Cup Promotional League Final at CSIO4* Barcelona, ESP.


Former Olympian Anderson will be paired with Terrific, a 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Foxdale Farm Inc. Terrific and Anderson won the $30,000 HITS Grand Prix on Thursday, February 4, and $25,000 HITS Grand Prix on Sunday, February 14 in Thermal, CA. Candele, who has been a mem- ber of Canada’s back-to-back win- ning Nations’ Cup teams in Welling- ton, FL, will be aboard Pitareusa, a 13-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare owned by Susan Grange. Candele and Pitareusa recently won the $120,000 Grand Prix during the CSI3* International Bromont II. Olympic Champion Lamaze, a member of Canada’s victorious team at the last Nations’ Cup held in North America in Wellington, FL, will ride Hickstead, a 14-year-old Dutch Warmblood stallion owned by Ash- land Stables Inc. and Torrey Pines Stable. The pair comes into the BMO Nations’ Cup having won both the $200,000 ATCO Queen Elizabeth II Cup at the Spruce Meadows “North American” Tournament and, one week later, the €350,000 Rolex Grand Prix of Aachen in Germany. Riding Contino 14, a 13-year-old Holsteiner gelding owned by Millar Brooke Farm, Millar was a member of Jump Canada’s 2009 European Show Jumping Tour which saw the Canadian Show Jumping Team finish


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feature an equine simulator, allowing kids to find out what it’s like to ride a real horse.


“HorseCapades is pure fun,” said CNE General Manager David Bednar. “The kids are completely entranced by the horses and their parents enjoy sharing the experience. It’s a great free family or group outing.” The CNEA Horse Show and HorseCapades will run concurrently with no admission charge prior to the official opening of the CNE (Friday, Aug. 20). HorseCapades will contin- ue at the conclusion of the Horse Show competitions, and moves into the CNE Farm in the Better Living Centre. HorseCapades will be FREE with CNE admission once the fair opens. For more information visit TheEx.com.


CNE HorseCapades welcomes daycare groups, boys and girls clubs, and other youth groups. Groups interested in arranging a visit to CNE HorseCapades should contact Jacque-


“I think we have a good team anchored by Eric Lamaze and Hick- stead, and John, Jonathon and Yann are all experienced riders who are capable of winning at the highest lev- els,” said Terrance ‘Torchy’ Millar, co-chef d’équipe of the Canadian Show Jumping Team. “We look for- ward to a great competition.” A Nations’ Cup is the only com- petition in show jumping where rid- ers, competing in teams of four for their country, vie for top honours against other nations. Canada will challenge teams from Belgium, Great Britain, Ireland, Mexico, the Nether- lands, Switzerland and the United States for victory over the two-round competition where the top three scores from each team are counted towards the final result.


Once again, the BMO Nations’ Cup will be broadcast on CBC televi- sion, beginning at 8 p.m. EST on Sat- urday, September 11.


About Jump Canada


Jump Canada is the committee of Equine Canada responsible for all hunter, equitation and jumper activi- ties in Canada from the grass roots to the international level. Jump Canada is governed by a board, the majority of whose members are elected by the stakeholders in the sport. For more information regarding Jump Canada programs and activities, visit http://www.equinecanada.ca/jump- canada.


About Equine Canada


For more information about Equine Canada, please visit www.equinecanada.ca.


line Needler at 416-263- 3217/j.needler@theex.com.


Exhibitors interested in receiving a CNEA Horse Show prize list, schedule or exhibitor information, should contact Barb Meyers at 416- 263-3837 or bmeyers@theex.com. About the CNE


The Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) is Canada’s largest fair and the fifth largest in North America. Founded in 1879, the CNE attracts more than 1.3 million visitors over 18 days and generates more than $50 million in economic impact for the City of Toronto and over $70 million for the Province of Ontario on an annual basis.


The Canadian National Exhibi- tion will be opening its gates to the young and “young at heart” August 20 through September 6, 2010 in Toronto, Canada. There will be plenty to see and do over those 18 days of summer, including the spectacular Canadian International Air Show on Labour Day Weekend. The CNEA Horse Show and Casino open before the fair, on Monday, August 2, 2010. Visit TheEx.com for details.


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