Less than a year since becoming the chair of Equestrian Canada’s Eventing Committee, Nicholas Austin has resigned his post.
Austin has been a long-time volunteer in eventing having attended many competitions with his mother, Minna Renz. A strong believer in supporting the community, Renz would volunteer her son for various duties at the show when she was competing. His roles have increased over the years and he’s been a fence judge at the Atlanta Olympics, as well as controller at Bromont CCI3* and during the 2015 Pan Am Games. Austin joined the Eventing Committee in April 2020 and became Chair in February, 2021 when the previous Chair, Ruth Allum, resigned.
In a recent article about the state of Eventing in Canada, Austin voiced his concerns about how the sport was being managed by Equestrian Canada. Those concerns escalated and caused him to resign.