Ottawa, ON – Christilot Boylen has informed the Dressage Canada Olympic Selection Committee that she will not travel to Hong Kong with Gachino as the Reserve Combination for the 2008 Olympic Games. The Reserve position requires that the combination travel with the three team combinations to be ready to compete at the Olympic Games so that, if the need arises, a substitution can occur up until one hour before the first Horse Inspection at the Olympic Games.
Therefore, in accordance with the Selection Criteria and the substitution policy, the Dressage Selection Committee is pleased to nominate Evi Strasser and Quantum Tyme to the Olympic Team as Canada’s Reserve Combination. Strasser and Quantum Tyme achieved the fifth best qualifying average score pursuant to the criteria, and are therefore the next eligible combination for nomination purposes.
Dressage Canada continues to have very high confidence in the 2008 Team, and looks forward to sending a strong contingent to Hong Kong.
The 2008 Olympic Games Dressage Team is:
Rider – Hometown – Horse – Owner
Ashley Holzer – Toronto, ON – Pop Art – Ian and Moreen Nicoll and Rusty Holzer
Jacqueline Brooks – Mt. Albert, ON – Gran Gesto – Brinc Ltd. and Anne Welch
Leslie Reid – Langley, BC – Orion – Patricia Hatch and George Hatch
Travelling Reserve: Evi Strasser – St Adele, QC – Quantum Tyme – Tanya Strasser-Shostak and Steve Pepin
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