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Equine Canada has announced the Canadian Show Jumping Team riders who will represent the maple leaf in the International Division at the prestigious CSIO 4* Winter Equestrian Festival (WEF), taking place March 2-6, 2016 in Wellington, FL.
The eighth week of fierce international competition, the CSIO 4* WEF is part of a 12-week series that takes place annually in Florida. The 2016 series marks the 37th anniversary, and with over $9 million offered in prize money, and 52 FEI World Ranking classes on the schedule, attracts top riders from around the world.
Highlights of WEF 8 will include the $150,000 FEI Nations’ Cup on March 4, set to take place in the International Arena at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center (PBIEC), under the lights at 7 p.m. ET.
The four-member Canadian Show Jumping Team for the CSIO 4* $150,000 FEI Nations’ Cup will be selected from the following six riders:
Rider / Hometown
Yann Candele / Caledon, ON
Kara Chad / Calgary, AB
Tiffany Foster / North Vancouver, BC
Elizabeth Gingras / Edmonton, AB
Eric Lamaze / Schomberg, ON
Amy Millar / Perth, ON
Supporting the team on the ground during WEF 8 will be Equine Canada Manager of Jumping, Karen Hendry-Ouellette and Chef d’Équipe, Mark Laskin.
Nations’ cup classes are the only type of jumping competitions where riders compete in teams of four and face off against other countries. To determine overall team scores, the top three scores from each team are counted toward the final result of the two-round competition.
For more information on the CSIO 4* WEF, visit http://pbiec.coth.com. Further details on the FEI Nations’ Cup series can be found at www.fei.org.
