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Canadian Eventing Committee Announces 2009 Talent Squad

January 27, 2009

Ottawa, ON --- The Canadian Eventing High Performance Committee (HPC) has announced the 2009 Talent Squad.

Selection for the 2009 Talent Squad is based upon results of FEI international eventing competitions. The Talent Squad consists of riders from the CCI/CCIO/CIC 2(two) star level and up who, by their performance during the time period designated under general regulations, have shown potential to reach the international elite level.

Riders are selected to the 2009 Talent Squad in one of three ways

• riders who have completed a CCI/CCIO/CIC 2(two) star level event and achieved an FEI Qualification score but who have not achieved Long List criteria**,

• riders who have completed a CCI/CCIO/CIC 3(three) star event who have not met the Short or Long List criteria**, or

• riders who are on the Talent Squad in 2008, who fail to meet the criteria for the 2009 Squad, may be maintained on the Talent Squad for one year on the recommendation of the Eventing High Performance Committee.

** Note: Extenuating circumstances may be considered by the HPC on a case-by-case situation; for example, excessive time penalties cross-country due to inclement environmental conditions.

The Canadian Eventing High Performance Committee also recognizes the performance of the following National Team riders who also achieved Talent Squad qualification results on development horses in 2008

Diana Burnett, ON Sagacious King CIC 3* Tallahassee—Feb 08

Waylon Roberts, ON (Y) Simply Ben CIC 2* Kentucky Classic—Sept 08

About Canadian Eventing

Canadian Eventing is the committee of Equine Canada responsible for the sport of eventing in Canada from the grassroots to the international level. The Canadian Eventing Committee is comprised of 12 members, including two rider representatives elected by the Elite Riders Association. Directed by the Strategic Plan for Eventing, all Eventing activities are administered by this committee via six sub-committees with the support of an eventing manager based at the Equine Canada office in Ottawa. For more information about Canadian Eventing, visit www.equinecanda.ca and select disciplines then Eventing. 

Named to the 2009 Talent Squad are: 
 
Rider 	Horse	Qualifying Event 
Peter Barry, QC	Kildrodan Abbott	CIC 2* Plantation—Sept 08
		CCI 2* Fairhill—Oct 08
Emily Daigneault, QC (Y)	Misty Vale Bacardi	CIC 2* Plantation—Sept 08
Kathryn Duke, AB	Eliott III	CIC 3* The Fork 
Vanessa Fenwick, ON	Erodium	CCI 2* Florida—Apr 08 
		CIC 2* Poplar Place—Mar 08
Bob Holman, ON 	Glendening Phoenix 	CCI 2* Fairhill—Oct 08	
	Catmantoo	CCI 2* Fairhill—Oct 08
Rebecca Lee, BC	Gold Twist	CCI 2* Florida—Apr 08 
		CCI 2* Kalispell—July 08
Kendal Lehari, ON 	Understudy 	CIC 2* Stuart—July 08
Colleen Loach, QC	Longfield Dougal 	CIC 2* Stuart—July 08		
Danica Moore, ON 	Dunlavin’s Token 	CIC 2* Richland Park
		CCI 2* Fairhill—Oct 08
Frankie Simpson, ON 	Watson’s Shelbreen 	CIC 2* Richland Park
Rebecca Howard, BC 	Riddle Master 	CCI 2* Ocala—Nov 08
Vanessa Fenwick, ON	Erodium 	CIC 2* Hamilton—Mar 08
Sara Sellmer, BC	Lanzelot Z	CIC 2* Twin Rivers—Sept 08
Wendy Southam , ON 	Ruba Z	CCI 3* Allentown 2007

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