Source:  News Release/Julie Cull

Jump Canada Announces 2012 Canadian Show Jumping Team Short List

Ottawa, Ontario—The Jump Canada High Performance Committee is pleased to announce the Canadian Show Jumping Team Short List based on the criteria from the 2011 Competition season.  The following athletes have been identified as official members of the national show jumping team, which falls under the umbrella of the Canadian Equestrian Team (CET).

The four riders who competed in the 2011 Pan American Games for Canada:

1. Jonathan Asselin

2. Eric Lamaze / Schomberg, ON

3. Ian Millar / Perth, ON

4. Jill Henselwood / Oxford Mills, ON

The top 16 ranked Canadian riders (in order) on the FEI Rolex Jumping Riders’ World Ranking list as of December 1, 2011, not already named above:

5. Amy Millar / Perth, ON

6. Yann Candele / Caledon, ON

7. John Pearce / Bermuda Dunes, CA

8. John Anderson / Calgary, AB

9. Tiffany Foster / Schomberg, ON

10. Angela Covert-Lawrence / St. Lazare, QC

11. Hugh Graham / Schomberg, ON

12. Chris Pratt / Valencia, CA

13. Beda Wachter / Innisfail, AB

14. Lindsey Wendt / High River, AB

15. Samantha Buirs / Langley, BC

16.  Brian Morton / Langley, BC

17. Jenna Thompson / Calgary, AB

18. Tami Phillips / Strathmore, AB

19. Jonathon Millar / Perth, ON

20. Eric Martin / Oakbank, MB

About Jump Canada

Jump Canada is the committee of Equine Canada responsible for all hunter, equitation and jumper activities in Canada from the grass roots to the international level.  Jump Canada is governed by a board, the majority of whose members are elected by the stakeholders in the sport.  For more information regarding Jump Canada programs and activities, visit http://www.equinecanada.ca/jumpcanada.

About Equine Canada

Equine Canada is Canada’s national governing body for equestrianism.  A member-driven, charitable institution, it is the executive branch of the Canadian Equestrian Team, and the national authority for equestrian competition; the national voice for recreational riders; and the national association for equine welfare, breeding, and industry.  Equine Canada is recognized by the Government of Canada, the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), and the Canadian Olympic Committee as the national organization representing equestrian sport and equine interests. For more information about Equine Canada, please visit www.equinecanada.ca.

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