Last outing for North American Olympic eventers

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 too Loughan Glen are the defending champions of the CCI Last outing for North American Olympic eventers
Clark Montgomery (US) too Loughan Glen are the defending champions of the CCI*** at Bromont. © Cealy Tetley, www.tetleyphoto.com

Next month’s Volvo CCI3* Bromont Three Day Event inwards Quebec, volition live the terminal North American outing for athletes hoping to earn a location at the 2012 Olympic Games this summer.

The 26th edition of the Volvo CCI*** Bromont Three Day Event, The Todd Sandler Challenge, volition live used equally a terminal preparatory number for US too Canadian Olympic Team hopefuls.  Both US too Canadian Team selectors volition live inwards attendance at the event, from June seven to 10, watching the competition closely earlier making their terminal selections for the 2012 Olympic Games inwards London.

Having won Team Silver medals at both the 2010 World Equestrian Games too the 2011 Pan American Games, Canadian Eventing Team selectors volition live looking for the best candidates to demeanour Canada’s medal hopes into London.

Appropriately, the number is held at the picturesque Bromont Olympic Horse Park, site of equestrian events for the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games too candidate for the 2018 World Equestrian Games.  Course designer Derek Di Grazia of the United States, who has been the resident course of pedagogy designer since 2009, volition pattern the challenging cross-country tracks spell Canada’s  Jay Hambly volition prepare the obstacles.

At the asking of the Canadian too US Olympic Team selectors, a CIC*** sectionalization has been added too a prepare novel course of pedagogy has been designed too built.  Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 total of 5 divisions recognized yesteryear the FEI volition live offered at this year’s event, including CCI 1, two too three-star classes, a CIC***,  and a CCIYJ*.

Canadian Eventing Team veterans Hawley Bennett-Awad, Selena O’Hanlon too Jessica Phoenix are amid those competing, too volition confront rigid competition from US Olympic veteran Phillip Dutton, who has 3 horses entered inwards the CIC*** division.

While the CCI*** too CIC*** divisions volition showcase Olympic potential, younger competitors inwards the CCI**, CCI* too CCIYJ* divisions volition live striving to secure a location at the annual North American Junior too Young Riders’ Championship inwards July inwards Lexington, Kentucky.  In fellowship to likewise adjust the grassroots of the sport, the organizing commission volition host the ‘Little Bromont’ national competition featuring preliminary, training, pre-training too entry divisions on June xvi too 17.

Organizers are expecting to a greater extent than than 150 horses to competition the Volvo CCI*** Bromont Three Day Event, widely considered 1 of the virtually prestigious 3 hateful solar daytime events inwards North America.  Offering the highest marker of eventing competition inwards Canada, to a greater extent than than 150 athletes are expected to vie for $25,000 inwards prize coin too awards offered yesteryear the generous sponsors of the Volvo CCI*** Bromont Three Day Event, including Volvo too Beaulieu Canada.

For the instant year, the Volvo CCI*** Bromont Three Day Event volition live included inwards the PRO Tour Series.  The Professional Riders Organization (PRO) is a non-profit organization comprised of accomplished number riders who are dedicated to promoting the sport too to advocating security for horses too riders.

The Volvo CCI*** Bromont Three Day Event, The Todd Sandler Challenge, is made possible inwards business office through a contribution from the Government of Canada.  The organizing commission likewise wishes to give cheers the Gouvernement du Québec, Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport, for their back upwards of this year’s event.

 

 

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