Jump Canada Hall of Fame Inductees Announced for 2010

Jump Canada is proud to announce this year’s inductees into the Jump Canada Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Gala, presented by BMO Financial Group, will be held on Sunday, November 7, 2010, at the Liberty Grand in Toronto, ON.

The Jump Canada Hall of Fame was created in 2006 to recognize outstanding contributions to hunter/jumper sport. To date, 31 champions have been welcomed into the Hall of Fame. This year’s celebrated inductees will be:

Builder (Organization) – Canadian Pony Club

Hunter Horse – No Limit, owned by the Firestone family

Jumper Horse – Cagney, ridden by Eric Lamaze, owned by Eddie Creed, and donated to the Canadian Equestrian Team in 1997

Official – Tom Michiel

Rider – Jim Elder, 1968 Olympic Team Gold Medalist

Sponsor – CN

“Now in our fifth year, the Hall of Fame has come to represent excellence in our sport,” said Mark Samuel, Chairman of the Jump Canada Hall of Fame. “The committee did a fantastic job sifting through dozens of worthy nominations. This year’s tremendous slate of inductees represents significant achievements across a broad spectrum of decades.”

The fifth annual Jump Canada Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Gala will be part of a black-tie gala and dinner to be held at a new venue for 2010. The elegant Governor’s Room at Toronto’s Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex at Exhibition Place is just steps away from the site of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair.

The Hall of Fame Gala has quickly grown into an annual favourite and has been a sell-out in each of its first four years. Friends and associates will be on hand to present the distinct Hall of Fame awards, making for a very special evening recalling the sport’s greatest memories.

Tickets for the Jump Canada Hall of Fame Gala and Induction Ceremony are $200 per person and can be purchased individually or in tables of eight. To purchase tickets, please visit the Jump Canada Hall of Fame website at http://www.equinecanada.ca/halloffame/index.php?lang=en-GB. For more information, please contact Jennifer Mahoney, Equine Canada, at tel: 613 248-3433 ext. 101 or e-mail: jmahoney@equinecanada.ca.

The Jump Canada Hall of Fame committee is comprised of Mark Samuel (Chairman), Jennifer Anstey, Evie Frisque, Muffie Guthrie, Dalene Paine, Jennifer Ward and Nancy Wetmore.