Canada's Kathryn Robinson and Let It Bee
July 2, 2014 -- Correction -- The Canadian Eventing Committee announces a corrected list of named Team riders and alternates for the World Equestrian Games (WEG) 2014 to be held in Normandy, FRA, August 28-31, 2014.
Named to the Team (in alphabetical order) are:
Rider / Hometown / Horse / Owner
Peter Barry / Dunham, QC / Kilrodan Abbott, 1999 bay, Irish Sport Horse gelding / Rider, Susan & Dylan Barry
Hawley Bennett-Awad / Langley, BC / Gin & Juice, 2000 brown, American Thoroughbred / Rider & Linda Paine
Selena O'Hanlon / Kingston, ON / Foxwood High, 2003 bay, Canadian Sport Horse gelding / John & Judy Rumble
Jessica Phoenix / Cannington, ON / A Little Romance, 2005 dark bay, Canadian TB /Trakehner mare / Donald Leschied
In addition to selecting the Canadian Eventing Team members, the Committee announces an accompanying list of horse/rider combinations as alternate/substitutes for the Eventing Team for 2014 WEG.
Named as non-travelling Alternates (in alphabetical order) are:
Rider / Hometown / Horse / Owner
Selena O'Hanlon / Kingston, ON / Bellaney Rock, 1999 chestnut, Irish Sport Horse gelding / Rider & Eventing Canada
Jessica Phoenix / Cannington, ON / Pavarotti, 2002 bay, Westphalian gelding / Don J. Good
Kathryn Robinson, Kettering, GBR, formerly named to the WEG Team, was deemed ineligible when it was unfortunately discovered, subsequent to the Team being announced on June 20th, that Ms. Robinson had not declared herself as a candidate for selection to WEG by the mandatory deadline specified in the WEG selection criteria. As such, she was not eligible for selection. Equine Canada regrets that this situation occurred but believes it is of paramount importance that all Equine Canada disciplines implement team selection processes that are consistent, fair and transparent.
More specifically, the Canadian Eventing Committee wishes to assure Ms. Robinson and all members of the public that her ineligibility for the 2014 WEG Team is, in no way, a reflection of Ms. Robinson's capability or that of her horse, Let it Bee. The Committee would like to thank Ms. Robinson for her willingness to represent Canada and looks forward to her participation as a Canadian athlete in future Major Games.
21st June 2014
Canada and Brazil are the latest countries to announce their eventing squads for the 2014 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Normandy
The Equine Canada Canadian Eventing High Performance Committee has announced the names of the Canadian Eventing Team who will compete in the FEI Alltech World Equestrian Games (WEG) in Normandy, FRA, August 28 - 31, 2014. Selected according to the qualification thresholds and selection procedure, four rider/horse combinations are named to the Team.
Named to the Team (in alphabetical order) are:
Rider / Hometown / Horse / Owner
Hawley Bennett-Awad / Langley, BC / Gin & Juice, 2000 brown, American Thoroughbred / Rider & Linda Paine
Selena O'Hanlon / Kingston, ON / Foxwood High, 2003 bay, Canadian Sport Horse gelding / John & Judy Rumble
Jessica Phoenix / Cannington, ON / A Little Romance, 2005 dark bay, Canadian TB /Trakehner mare / Donald Leschied
Kathryn Robinson / Kettering, GBR / Let it Bee, 2001, black German bred, gelding / Rider
In addition to selecting the Canadian Eventing Team members, the committee announces an accompanying list of horse/rider combinations as alternate/substitutes for the Eventing Team for 2014 WEG.
Named as non-travelling Alternates (in alphabetical order) are:
Rider /Hometown /Horse / Owner
Peter Barry / Dunham, QC / Kilrodan Abbott , 1999 bay, Irish Sport Horse gelding / Rider, Susan & Dylan Barry
Selena O'Hanlon / Kingston, ON / Bellaney Rock, 1999 chestnut, Irish Sport Horse gelding / Rider & Eventing Canada
Jessica Phoenix / Cannington, ON / Pavarotti, 2002 bay, Westphalian gelding / Don J. Good
The team trains under the leadership of Clayton Fredericks, International Technical Advisor. Eventing chef d'équipe, Graeme Thom; team veterinarian, Dr. Christiana Ober; team manager, Fleur Tipton; stable manager, Debbie Furnas; team farrier, Randy Pawlak; team therapist, Jo Ann Wilson; and team medical officer, Dr. Rob Stevenson, will accompany and provide support to the team throughout the Games.
Brazil has also named the members of its squad as being Marcelo Tosi, Ruy Fonseca, Márcio Jorge, Gabriel Cury and Gustavo Pagotto. The team is trained by New Zealand’s Sir Mark Todd
