Equestrian Canada (EC) would like to recognize three outgoing EC Jumping Committee members for almost four decades of combined years of service: Terrance Millar of Mono, ON, Mark Samuel of Mississauga, ON, and Beth Underhill of Schomberg, ON.

Equestrian Canada Jumping Committee

Terrance Millar of Mono, ON. Photo by Cealy Tetley

Millar stepped down from the EC Jumping Committee in November 2018 after 14 years of dedicated participation. He was the Chair of the High Performance Committee for Jump Canada (JC) from 2004 to 2016, and also served on the EC Board of Directors. In addition to representing Canada at the Olympics twice as an athlete (1968 Mexico City Olympics; 1972 Munich Olympics), Millar also acted as the Canadian Show Jumping Chef d’Équipe for several major games (1998 Rome FEI World Equestrian Games (WEG); 2000 Sydney Olympics; 2008 Beijing Olympics) and as the Team Leader of the Canadian Equestrian Team for the 2016 Rio Olympics. This extensive resume in high performance sport made Millar an indispensable member of the EC Jumping Committee whose guidance was sought after and relied upon by all.

A similarly respected voice is Underhill, who sat on the JC Board from 2004 to 2006, and the EC Jumping Committee since 2014. During that time, she served on multiple committees including the JC High Performance Committee and Jumping Selection Committee, where she helped choose the athletes representing Canada at the highest levels of international show jumping. Additionally, Underhill used her own wealth of experience as a veteran of many major games (1991 Havana Pan American Games; 1992 Barcelona Olympics; 1994 The Hauge WEG; 1999 Winnipeg Pan Ams) to support her fellow athletes as the Grand Prix Riders Representative to the EC Jumping Committee for several years.

Advertisement