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Canadian Olympic Show Jumping Team Owners have been Named 2008 Jump Canada Owners of the Year

November 14, 2008

Ottawa, ON --- The owners of the Canadian Show Jumping Team horses who along with their riders won the Team silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics have been recognized as the 2008 Jump Canada Owners of the Year.

Recipients of 2008 Jump Canada Owners of the Year

Owner Horse Rider

Juniper Farms Special Ed Jill Henselwood

Sara Houstoun and Larry Evoy Ole Mac Cone

Susan Grange and Lothlorien Farm In Style Ian Millar

Torrey Pines and Ashland Stables Hickstead Eric Lamaze

The Canadian Show Jumping Team claimed the Silver Medal on Monday, August 18, at the Olympic Games. Equestrian events were held at the Sha Tin equestrian venue in Hong Kong, China.

Forty years after it last won a team medal, gold at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, the Canadian Show Jumping Team once again stood on the podium. Mac Cone of King City, ON, Jill Henselwood of Oxford Mills, ON, Eric Lamaze of Schomberg, ON, and Ian Millar of Perth, ON, completed the Team Final with a total score of 20 faults, as did the United States, to force a jump-off for the Gold Medal.

In the jump-off, all three American riders posted clear rounds while Canada had to count a four fault score from Henselwood, giving the United States the Team Gold and Canada the Team Silver.

"We are delighted to be able to honour our team horse owners with this very special award," remarked the Chair of Jump Canada, Elizabeth Bordeaux. "Without their vision and generosity, we could not have achieved the wonderful results that we saw at the 2008 Olympics."

A Waterford crystal bowl and a Jump Canada Award were presented in a special ceremony prior to the start of the $100,000 CN World Cup Grand Prix at the Royal Horse Show in Toronto, ON, on November 5, in recognition of the 2008 Olympic Show Jumping Team owners’ contribution to the success of Canadian show jumping team in 2008.

About Jump Canada

Jump Canada is the committee of Equine Canada responsible for all hunter, equitation and jumper activities in Canada from the grass roots to the international level. Jump Canada is governed by a board of directors, the majority of whom are elected by the stakeholders in the sport. For more information regarding Jump Canada programs and activities, visit http://www.equinecanada.ca/jumpcanada.

About Equine Canada

Equine Canada is a member-based association that represents, promotes and services Canada's equine community and industry. Its core areas of activity involve sport, equine health and welfare, education and safety, governance and marketing, representation and communication. Equine Canada is recognized by Sport Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), the Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Coaching Association of Canada as the national organization representing equestrian sport and equine interests in Canada. For more information about Equine Canada, please visit www.equinecanada.ca

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