Canada will be represented in the €250,000 Longines FEI Nations Cup of France on May 17 by the following athletes:
The reserve athlete riding for the maple leaf will be Tim Wilks of Henley-on-Thames, GBR, who switched his registered nationality to Canadian in September 2018. The 24-year-old is familiar with nations cup competition, having previously competed for Great Britain, but the CSIO 5* La Baule will represent Wilks’ Canadian Show Jumping Team debut.
“I’m very excited about our team’s prospects in La Baule,” said Chef d’Équipe, Mark Laskin. “It will be the first time this year that some of our big guns will ride together, and I know we’ll need everyone to be firing on all cylinders. La Baule is a European Division 1 Nations Cup Final qualifier and, consequently, the degree of difficulty will be at the highest level. In addition, Tim will be joining our group for the first time and I’m looking forward to observing him in person. I trust that he will be an asset to our team going forward into the future.”
The Canadian athletes will be led on the ground in La Baule by Laskin and Equestrian Canada Manager of Jumping, Karen Hendry-Ouellette.
Nations Cup classes are the only type of jumping competitions where riders compete in teams of four and face off against other countries. To determine overall team scores, the top three scores from each team are counted toward the final result of the two-round competition.
For more information on CSIO 5* La Baule, visit www.labaule-cheval.com. For further details on the FEI Nations Cup Jumping series, click here.
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