Ottawa, ON—Following a successful weekend outing at the Florida Horse Park in Ocala, Florida, the Canadian Eventing High Performance Committee is pleased to announce that Samantha Taylor and Livewire have been selected as the fifth rider/horse combination to join the Canadian Eventing Team which will compete in the Olympic Games Beijing, China, August 9–12, 2008.  The equestrian events for the 2008 Olympic Games will be held in Hong Kong, China. Samantha and Livewire replace Jessica Phoenix and Exploring who were sadly were withdrawn from the Team on July 3rd, 2008.

The Eventing Team nominated to the Canadian Olympic Committee to compete at the 2008 Olympic Games (in alphabetical order) are:

 Rider, hometown                          Horse                                                             Owner

 Kyle Carter, Calgary, AB             Madison Park, 1998 bay American TB        Rider & Nicole Shinton

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