Canadian Jumpers Named for FEI Nations’ Cup Jumping Final

The Canadian Show Jumping Team members have been confirmed for the prestigious 2017 Longines FEI Nations’ Cup™ Jumping Final, coming up Sept. 28 to Oct. 1, 2017 during the CSIO 5* Barcelona in Spain.

Held as the grand finale to the 2017 FEI Nations’ Cup Jumping Series, the Canadian Show Jumping Team earned a spot as one of 18 teams invited to the Final after finishing among the top two in the North American, Central American and Caribbean League, alongside the United States.

The following team members will compete for Canada in the Final:

Rider/Hometown/Horse/Owner
Yann Candele/Caledon, ON/Chaventyno/Legacy Stables LLC
Theodore Manciais/Hauri Max
Tiffany Foster/North Vancouver, BC/Brighton/Artisan Farms LLC & Torrey Pines Stable
Tripple X III/ Artisan Farms LLC & Torrey Pines Stable
Eric Lamaze/Wellington, FL/Chacco Kid/Chacco Kid Group
Coco Bongo/ Artisan Farms LLC & Torrey Pines Stable
Chris Pratt/Valencia, CA/Concorde/The Epic Group LLC & Chris Pratt
Quorioso Pre Noir/Madame Joelle Mestrallet
(Reserve) Kara Chad/ Calgary, AB/Carona/Torrey Pines Stable

The Canadian Show Jumping Team will be led at the Final by Chef d’Équipe, Mark Laskin and EC Manager of Sport – Jumping Department, Karen Hendry-Ouellette.

Competition will get underway with the first round on Sept. 28. From there, the top eight teams will qualify for the €1,250,000 Final on Sept. 30, while the remaining teams will close out their Nations’ Cup Final appearance in the €300,000 Longines Challenge Cup on Sept. 29.

All three rounds of competition will be available on livestream through FEI TV at https://tv.fei.org. The first round can be viewed at 8:30 a.m. EDT on Sept. 28, the second round at 3 p.m. EDT on Sept. 29, and the final on Sept. 30 at 3 p.m. EDT.

For more information on the 2017 Longines FEI Nations’ Cup Jumping Final, visit www.csiobarcelona.com/en.