Amy Millar

Biography

As the daughter of Olympian and Canadian show jumping legend Ian Millar, Amy Millar was born into equestrian sport, riding horses at an early age on the family farm. Training alongside her father and older brother Jonathon, she also found her niche as a show jumper. 

Millar made her Olympic debut at Rio 2016, continuing the family streak after her father had been part of every Canadian Olympic Team from 1972 to 2012. She and her horse Heros were part of Canada’s fourth place finish in team jumping, losing a jump-off for bronze to Germany. 

She competed at the FEI World Championships for the first time in 2022, finishing 39th in individual jumping with her mount Truman and helping Canada to a top-10 finish in team jumping. 

In her first Pan American Games appearance at Santiago 2023, Millar and Truman were part of Canada’s silver medal in team jumping, which qualified a full jumping team for Paris 2024. They were also the top Canadian combination in individual jumping, placing sixth. 

As a 19-year-old in 1996, she entered the Grand Prix ranks riding Zagal. That same year, they won an individual silver medal at the North American Young Riders’ Championship. Three years later she made her international debut with the Canadian Jumping Team in the Nations Cup at the Washington International Horse Show. In 2000, she made history with her father and brother at the Spruce Meadows Masters tournament in Calgary as they became the first family of three to compete for a Canadian Nations Cup team. 

Millar enjoyed great success with her mount Costa Rica Z, which included a second place finish with Canada at the 2009 Nations Cup Promotional League Final. After missing the first half of the 2010 season while on maternity leave, Millar achieved the most consistent season of her career and in January 2012 was ranked a career high fourth in Canada. In 2015 she began competing with Heros. The pair were Canada’s top performers at the 2016 Nations Cup in Ocala, Florida. 

Millar earned her first Canadian Show Jumping Championship title in 2017 aboard Heros at the 95th Royal Agricultural Winter Fair. She finished second at the national championships in 2018. 

A Little More About Amy

Family: Father Ian Millar holds the all-time record for most Olympic appearances by an athlete with 10… Older brother Jonathon is also an internationally-accomplished show jumper… Outside Interests: Graduated from Ryerson University in 2000 with a Bachelor of Business Administration…