Para-Equestrian Canada is pleased to announce the team selection for The 2011 European Tour taking place in England in July 2011. Lauren Barwick, Eleonore Elstone, Ashley Gowanlock, and Jody Schloss were selected as the four athletes who will represent Canada as a team during the 2011 Tour. Additionally, Para-Equestrian Canada is pleased to announce that Robyn Andrews will be competing on the Tour as an individual rider for Canada.
Canada’s individual gold and silver medalist from the 2008 Paralympic Games, Barwick of Aldergrove, BC, will ride Equine Canada’s nine-year-old Oldenburg mare, Off to Paris, as well as her own nine-year-old Olderburg mare, Ferdonia 2 in competition in Grade II.
Gowanlock, of Surrey, BC, will be riding her 2010 World Equestrian Games (WEG) mount Donnymaskell, Alexander (Sandy) Mitchell’s 12-year-old Hanoverian gelding. The pair, who was one of Canada’s top three Para-dressage riders at WEG, will be competing in Grade 1b.
Langley, BC, native Elstone was also one of Canada’s top three riders at WEG. She will ride Why Not G, an eight-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding owned by Elstone and Kelleigh Kulscar in Grade IV. Finally, Schloss of Toronto, ON will be riding her new horse Inspector Rebus, a 13-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, in competition in Grade 1a.
“The purpose of the 2011 European Tour is ultimately to prepare athletes and horses for the 2012 Paralympic Games. The country’s most competitive Para-dressage athletes were selected to represent Canada and we are eager to gauge where we stand on the international stage,” said chef d’équipe Elizabeth Quigg-Robinson.
Para-Equestrian Canada is pleased to have the continued support of title sponsor Viterra, as well as Perry Transport in preparation for The 2011 European Tour.
“Viterra has been a proud supporter of Para-Equestrian Canada for the last two years, sharing the same commitment to high performance. We wish all of the athletes the best of luck in their pursuit of excellence,” said Bill Mooney, Viterra’s senior vice-president, Feed Products.
The organization would also like to thank Horsewear Ireland for its generous contribution of horse blankets to the 2011 Tour.
The following is the tentative schedule of events for the tour:
• July 9–11th: Training Camp (at Hartpury College)
• July 12–17th, 2011: Hartpury CPEDI3*
• July 18–20th: Training Camp (at Hartpury College)
• July 21–24th, 2011: Bishop Burton CPEDI2*
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