Equine Canada names team to compete at home in TO2015
Feature photo: Ian Millar with Dixson (Cealy Tetley/Equine Canada)
Equine Canada is the latest to fill out Team Canada for the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games, with 12 names added to the roster.
The Canadian contingent is particularly strong with Olympic experience among the jumpers. Beijing 2008 individual champion Eric Lamaze, along with 10-time Olympian Ian Millar, London 2012 jumper Tiffany Foster, and Yann Candele round out the group.
2008 Olympic champion Eric Lamaze rides Coco Bongo at the $100,000 Nations’ Cup in Wellington, FL. Feb 27, 2015
The eventing competition will see Olympian Jessica Phoenix represent Canada, as will Colleen Loach, Waylon Roberts and Kathryn Robinson.
In dressage, Belinda Trussell – who competed for Canada at Athens 2004 – joins Brittany Fraser, Megan Lane and Chris von Martels.
The Pan Am Equestrian Park in Caledon (just over 60 kilometres north of downtown Toronto) will host the dressage and jumping events, as well as those portions of the eventing competition. The cross-country showdown in eventing will take place in Mono, 20 kilometres north of Caledon.
Jessica Phoenix riding Pavarotti at 2014 World Equestrian Games in France.
At the previous Pan Am Games, Canada won three equestrian medals, including two for Jessica Phoenix in eventing (individual gold and team silver) riding her horse, Pavarotti.
Equestrian competition runs virtually throughout the Games, starting on July 11 and they are Olympic qualifiers for Rio 2016. (Get tickets)
