Canadian Eventing names Squad for 2010 World Equestrian Games

Ottawa, ON, Canada

Following a successful spring training and competition program, the Canadian Eventing High Performance Committee is have announced the names of the Canadian Eventing Squad for the World Equestrian Games, being
held September 30-October 3, 2010. Selected according to the
qualification thresholds and selection procedure, nine rider/ horse
combinations have been named to the Squad. The 2010 World Equestrian
Games will be held in Lexington Kentucky, USA.

Named to the Squad (in alphabetical order) are:

Rider	Hometown	Horse		Owner
Hawley Bennett-Awad	Langley, BC	Gin & Juice	2000 brown American Thoroughbred	Rider & Linda Paine
Diana Burnett	Blackstock, ON	Manny	2000 bay Canadian Thoroughbred cross	Rider & Eventing Canada
Kyle Carter	Calgary, AB	Madison Park	1998 bay American Thoroughbred	Rider & Jennifer Carter
Rebecca Howard	Salmon Arm, BC	Riddle Master	2001 bay Canadian Sport Horse	Caroline Bazley
Michelle Mueller	Port Perry, ON	Amistad	1999 chestnut Canadian TB cross	Julie-Anna Pring
Selena O'Hanlon	Elgin, ON	Colombo	1994 bay Swedish Warmblood	Elaine & Michael Davies
Jessica Phoenix	Uxbridge ON	Exponential	1998 bay Canadian thoroughbred	Rider
Stephanie Rhodes Bosch	Summerland, BC	Port Authority	1998 bay Canadian bred Selle Français	Rider & Patricia Bosch
Ian Roberts	Port Perry, ON	Napalm	1996 grey Irish Sport Horse	Rider, Kelly Plitz & Tracey Newman

The WEG Squad will participate in a training sessions and preparatory competitions throughout the summer leading up to the final training camp, which will take place in September prior to the Games.
The final team of up to six rider /horse combinations and alternates
will be named in September.

The team trains under the leadership of David O'Connor, International Technical Advisor. Eventing Chef d'équipe, Graeme Thom; stable manager, Debbie Furnas; team veterinarian, Dr. Christiana Ober; and team
farrier, Randy Pawlak will accompany and provide support to the team
throughout the Games.

The Canadian Eventing Committee is grateful to Sport Canada, Podium Canada and all of its sponsors, supporters, suppliers and friends for their continued support of the Canadian Eventing Team in its quest for
excellence at the 2010 World Equestrian Games

The Olympic sport of eventing encompasses three separate tests: dressage, cross-country, and show jumping held consecutively. Each test ridden by the rider and horse in combination is scored individually but
added together for the final results. The rider/horse combination with
the fewest number of penalty points over the three days wins the
competition.

At the 2010 World Equestrian Games each eligible nation may compete three or four rider/horse combinations in the team competition (with the best three scores to count towards the final classification) plus one
or two combinations in the individual competition. Nations which are
unable to field a team may send one or two rider/horse combinations to
compete in the individual competition.