Jump Canada Announces Dates and Criteria for 2007 Talent Squad Series

you're listening to an article from horse sport.com. jump canada announces dates and criteria for 2007 talent squad series. ottawa, ontario — jump canada is pleased to announce the dates and criteria for the 2007 talent squad series. open to canadian riders who have not ridden on nations’ cup teams within the past five years and who have never competed at the olympic games, world championships or world cup finals, the jump canada talent squad series is a means of recognizing up-and-coming riders who are preparing to enter the grand prix ranks, giving them a platform to demonstrate their ability to become future members of the canadian show jumping team. advertisement scroll to continue with content featuring eastern and western canadian divisions, riders earn points based on their class placings with the best five scored to count. at the completion of both the eastern and the western division final, the top 10 riders from each division are invited to compete at the jump canada national talent squad championships taking place at the csi5*-w royal horse show in toronto, on, from november 2-11, 2007. in addition, the top placed rider in each division will be awarded airfare to the 2008 world cup final in goteborg, swe. division winners will also be nominated to receive a sport canada development card from the sport canada athlete assistance program. to be eligible to compete in the talent squad series, competitors must sign and complete the declaration form and return it to equine canada, along with the $50 registration fee, by may 1, 2007. in order to have points count after the deadline, riders must return the completed declaration form, $50 registration fee, plus a $25 late fee. collected points will count only from the date the registration fee and late fee are received by the ec office, there will be no retroactive points under any circumstances. for more information, registration forms and complete criteria, please visit the 2007 talent squad series will include:. eastern division. province horse show class & date. on caledon national, (may 16-20) rising star/talent squad qualifier, may 20. on st. lazare spring show, (may 23-27) class #120, talent squad qualifier, may 25. qc les concours hippique du parc, (may 31-june 3) class #76, talent squad qualifier, june 1. on caledon summer classic, (june 13-17) class #176, rising star/talent squad qualifier, june 17. on cornerstone at barrie, (june 20-24) rising star class, check prize list. qc beaulieu summer classic ii, (june 27-july 1) $3,000 talent squad qualifier, june 30. qc jumping international blainville, (july 4-8) relã¨ve canada 2006 talent squad qualifier, july 6. qc international bromont, (july 18-22) rising star/talent squad/young rider class, july 20. on caledon summer festival, (august 1-5) rising star/talent squad qualifier, aug 5. qc le concours hippique de breakeyville, (august 9-12) class #59, talent squad qualifier, aug 10. on kubota collingwood classic, (august 15-19) class #130, rising star class, aug 18. qc les concours hippique du parc (ete), (august 16-19) class #76, talent squad qualifier, aug 18. on canadian country classic week 2, (aug 29-sept 2) rising star class, check prize list. eastern division jump canada national talent squad final. on tournament of champions, on, sept. 19-23 rising star/talent squad final, sept 22. western division. province horse show class & date. ab bowvalley classic i, (may 16-20) grand prix, may 19. bc thunderbird show park “spring classic”, (may 23-27) $10,000 spring welcome grand prix, may 25. ab bowvalley classic ii, (may 23-27) grand prix, may 26. bc thunderbird show park “spring classic”, (may 23-27) $50,000 spring classic grand prix, may 27. ab edmonton northlands horse show, (may 30- june 3) $20,000 atco cup, june 3. bc thunderbird show park “western family”, (july 4-8) $20,000 langley chrysler grand prix, july 8. mb westgate/ horse & co derby show, (aug 2-5) class #81, the canad inn talent squad class, aug 5. bc twin oaks derby, richmond, (august 8-12) $40,000 kubota cup series grand prix, aug 12. bc thunderbird summer horse show, (august 15-19) $25,000 show park grand prix, aug 17. bc thunderbird summer horse show, (august 15-19) $50,000 sea to sky grand prix, aug 19. western division jump canada national talent squad final. bc thunderbird show park horse show, (august 22-26) class #431, tommy bahama grand prix, aug 25. jump canada national talent squad championships. on royal horse show, (november 2-11) dates to be announced.