Ottawa, ON—The Canadian Eventing Committee (CEC) is a sub-committee of Equine Canada (EC).  Equine Canada is the body that governs all equestrian sport in Canada (except thoroughbred racing), and represents Canadian equestrian sport to the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI), to the Canadian Olympic Committee, and to the Canadian Government through Sport Canada (a major source of funding for the CEC). The CEC provides input and direction to Equine Canada in all matters concerning eventing, as those matters may relate to each of the above organizations.  The CEC has two seats on Sport Council; the chair of the CEC and the chair of High Performance.

Directed by the Strategic Plan for Eventing, all programs and activities are managed by the CEC with the support of select Equine Canada staff lead by Manager of Eventing, based at the Equine Canada office in Ottawa, the CEC develops and manages its programs through a number of Technical Committees: Athlete Development, Coaching, Competitions, Finance, High Performance, and Rules & Officials. The chairs of each of the technical committees are voting members of the Canadian Eventing Committee (CEC). The Committee also includes a vice-chair and a secretary, each of whom is a voting member.  The Elite Riders Association (ERA) elects two (2) voting members (active riders) to the CEC.

How CEC Members Are Elected

The voting members which include the chairs of the CEC technical committees , other than the ERA members, are elected by the Canadian Eventing Congress of voting delegates representing each of the nine (9) Provincial Horse Trials Associations.  Congress meets annually in November.

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