Jump Canada Establishes Competition Task Force

Ottawa, ON – Jump Canada has established a task force to review its current Jump Canada Competition Policy, to update it for future years and to answer the continuing need to keep it current with the existing status of the sport in Canada.

The task force is charged with examining all aspects of the current Jump Canada Competitions Policy and recommending any changes to the current policy that they consider would better serve our sport. The task force will examine the competition policies of other countries.

Particular attention shall be paid to the current policy dealing with date exclusivity and date renewal. The relationship that FEI sanctioned events play relative to national tournament sanctioning shall also be examined as well as the effect that major games have on important FEI and Equine Canada competitions. A focus on establishing a forward looking, multi-year calendar will also be maintained.

“We are reviewing the competition policies of other countries and comparing them to the Jump Canada Competition Policy,” said Jump Canada Competitions Task Force chair, Bob Henselwood. “Our goal is to bring the Jump Canada policy in to alignment for the best interest of the sport in Canada.”

Members of the task force will be in contact with competition organizers, riders, competitors and officials across the country over the next few months for input and background.

The Task Force will bring forward recommendations to the Jump Canada Board no later than the Board meeting at the RAWF in November, 2010.  An interim report to the Jump Canada Board in September is also planned.

Members of the Jump Canada Task Force Committee

Bob Henselwood (Chair) bhenselwood@sympatico.ca Tel: (613) 794-9586

Anne Hodgson (Quebec) annhodgson@videotron.ca Tel: (450) 458-4002

David Ballard (Ontario) daveballardlbf@aol.com Tel: (905) 691-0748

Jon Garner (Alberta) Jon.Garner@sprucemeadows.com Tel: (403) 974-4203

Brenda Riddell (Alberta) brenda.riddell@davincibb.net Tel: (403) 619-5144

Nancy Wetmore (Ontario) NPWhorses@aol.com Tel: (416) 417-8424

Chris Sorensen (Ontario) kctsorensen@hotmail.com Tel: (614) 205-1599

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