Mark Rein and Tara Dow-Rein have been named the 2022 “Owner of the Year” for second consecutive year by Equestrian Canada’s (EC) Jumping Committee, the national body overseeing Canadian hunter/jumper sport from the grassroots to the Olympic level.

Rein and Dow-Rein, both originally from the Greater Toronto Area and now living in Raleigh, NC, have been long-time supporters of Canadian show jumping sport. They first became involved as owners of high-performance horses when they invested in Zucarlos, the grey stallion that Jay Hayes rode at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain. With a long career at the international level, Hayes and Zucarlos, a horse that was often remembered for his signature buck while on course, represented Canada in several Nations’ Cup team competitions including winning back-to-back Bank of Montreal Nations’ Cups at Toronto’s Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in 1990 and 1991.

For the past six years, the Rein family have supported Canadian Show Jumping Team veteran, Harold Chopping, who served as the alternate for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. They currently own four mounts for Chopping including the international-level horses Fast Forward, Gerderieka II VI, and Quadrant 3.

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