Canadian Eventing Team and Individuals Named for WEG

The Canadian Eventing High Performance Committee is pleased to announce the riders and horses who will compete in team and individual competition at 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky, USA, September 30–October 3, 2010.

Named to compete in the Team competition (in alphabetical order) are:

Rider, hometown – Horse – Owner
Hawley Bennett-Awad, Langley – BC Gin & Juice – Rider & Linda Paine
Kyle Carter, Calgary, AB – Madison Park – Rider & Jennifer Carter
Selena O’Hanlon, Elgin, ON – Colombo – Elaine & Michael Davies
Stephanie Rhodes-Bosch, Summerland, BC – Port Authority – Rider & Patricia Bosch

Named to compete as Individuals:
Rebecca Howard, Salmon Arm, BC – Riddle Master – Caroline Bazley
Jessica Phoenix, Uxbridge ON – Exponential – Rider

“We are very fortunate to have six very strong combinations who are training very well,” said the Canadian Eventing Team Chef d’équipe, Graeme Thom. “We look forward to competitive results from all of them. At the end of the day, all six combinations are viewed by us as part of the team.”

For rider biographies, please visit the Equine Canada web site at http://www.equinecanada.ca/.

The team is lead by David O’Connor, International Technical Advisor. Eventing Chef d’équipe, Graeme Thom; stable manager, Debbie Furnas; team veterinarian, Dr. Christiana Ober; team therapist Jo-Ann Wilson, team farrier, Randy Pawlak and team manager Fleur Tipton provide support to the team throughout the Games.

Schedule for the World Equestrian Games Eventing Competition:
Thursday, September 30 – Dressage Day 1
Friday, October 1 – Dressage Day 2
Saturday, October 2 – Cross Country
Sunday, October 3 – Show Jumping & Medal Ceremony — Team and Individual