Asked to outline her most significant contributions to the hunter-jumper discipline and the country’s horse industry on the whole, Pamela Law of St. Lazare, QC, is modest, yet matter-of-fact. And it’s this measure of practicality and fairness that has served her well over the years in various roles, but perhaps none so much as in her current position as chair of Equestrian Canada’s Jumping Committee.
Since taking the helm in spring 2015, Law, 70, has maintained a cohesive board as EC experienced organizational comings, goings, and upheavals. Modest about her own impact on the Jumping Committee, Law credits the members for sticking together and working to achieve the same goals through the tumult.
In 2006, Law joined the board of Jump Canada (as it was then known) as a director at large, eventually becoming chair of the rules committee. Five years later she was named Jump Canada Volunteer of the Year. The honour recognized her efforts on the national stage and also provincially as show organizer, member of equine organizations, and assuming the momentous task of computerizing the Federation Equestre de Quebec’s point system.
Moreover, Law is a respected EC Senior hunter, jumper and hunt seat judge, a job that keeps her busy here at home and in the U.S.
Memorable Moment
“I would say probably winning the Volunteer of the Year award. I was very, very honoured.”
Foreseeable Future
“There’s a competition review going on at the moment, which is driven by EC, but I believe [the Jumping Committee] will probably have some input as a discipline. We’ve got the tools in place now to show us statistics of how many people are competing, what people are competing in, how many people belong to EC, compared to, say, two or three years ago. I think as a group, we’re hoping we can get a real handle on ways we might be able to draw people into showing.”
