Nine teams took part in the $150,000 event at Wellington International, with Canada finishing just off the podium behind US, Ireland and Belgium.
Canadian Show Jumping Team
Canadians had to compete with the disadvantage of no drop score; Germany won and defending champions Ireland were second.
The 2nd of three Nations Cups to be held in North America took place in San Juan Capistrano and was won by Team USA, who lead the standings.
The world’s only ten-time Olympian has been hired as Technical Advisor to lead the team going into an important Olympic qualifying season.
With Beth Underhill at the helm in Vejer de la Frontera, the Canadian squad finished seventh in the CSIO3* Nations’ Cup.
Canadian Team eliminated from Nations Cup competition, but Beth Underhill and Kyle Timm have top-10 finishes in City of Barcelona Trophy.
The Canadian Show Jumping Team's horses passed the jog and are ready to tackle the opening speed class on Wednesday in Herning.
The nail-biter saw the all-female team compete for the first time with new chef d’équipe Eric Lamaze, losing to Ireland in the final round.
The Canadian Olympic champion has been appointed the new Technical Advisor, Jumping, which includes acting as Chef d’Equipe.
"It is my opinion that the high performance program has been adversely affected and will continue to be in the future with the current leadership group at the helm."