Jump Canada Announces 2010 World Equestrian Games Long List

Ottawa, ON—Jump Canada has announced the Long List of candidates in consideration for the Canadian Show Jumping Team at the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games taking place September 25 to October 10 in Lexington, KY.

In alphabetical order, the riders and horses are:

Athlete                  Hometown              Horse             Owner

John Anderson       Calgary, AB           Terrific            Foxdale Farm Inc.

Yann Candele        Caledon, ON           Pitareusa        Susan Grange

Mac Cone              King City, ON         Ole                Sara Houstoun and Larry Evoy

Jill Henselwood      Oxford Mills, ON      Special Ed       Juniper Farms

                                                        Bottom Line     Bradon Construction

Eric Lamaze          Schomberg, ON      Hickstead        Torrey Pines and Ashland Stables

                                                        Ronaldo          Ashland Stables

Ian Millar              Perth, ON              In Style          Susan Grange and Lothlorien Farm

                                                        Star Power      Team Works

Jonathon Millar      Perth, ON               Contino 14       Millar Brooke Farm

John Pearce          Bermuda Dunes, CA Son of a Gun Forest View Farm

                                                        Chianto           Alison Moore

Keean White         Acton, ON              Celena Z          Angelstone Farms and the Ashland Group

                                                       Bethsabee        Elm Rock LLC and Angelstone Farms

The Jump Canada High Performance Committee, comprised of Terrance Millar, Chair, Laura Balisky, Alan Chesler, Mark Laskin, and Mark Samuel, will choose the final five athletes who will be named to the Canadian Show Jumping Team by September 29, 2010.

“We face challenges due to the injuries of some of our top horses, but we have a strong rider base,” said Terrance Millar, who also acts as chef d’équipe of the Canadian Show Jumping Team. “I am confident that we will put together five horse and rider combinations that will be competitive.”

“Given Hickstead’s current form, Eric Lamaze has to be considered as one of the front runners in the race to become the 2010 World Champion,” added Millar.

The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games act as the World Championships for the eight equestrian disciplines of dressage, driving, endurance, eventing, para-dressage, jumping, reining and vaulting. Held for the first time outside of Europe, the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games will take place at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, from September 25 to October 10, 2010.

For more information about the World Equestrian Games, please visit www.alltechfeigames.com.