Awards for Canadian jumping stalwarts
Two long-standing Canadian showjumping enthusiasts have got been honored inwards a special ceremony during the Jump Canada Hall of Fame Reception at The Royal Agricultural Winter Fair inwards Toronto.
Kim Morrison of Calgary, Alberta, together with Margaret “Muffie” Guthrie Guelph, Ontario, were honoured equally the 2013 Jump Canada honour winners at the demo on Saturday.
With a distinguished career equally an FEI together with Equine Canada guess together with Steward, Kim Morrison was named the 2013 Jump Canada ‘Official of the Year’. Morrison was an active of equestrian sport for over 25 years, offset alongside her initiative of all contest at the historic stream of six. She competed inwards iv dissimilar North American Young Rider Championships, was named a “B” carded athlete past times the Canadian Olympic Development Committee inwards 1988, together with was long listed for the Barcelona Olympics inwards Show Jumping, achieving a 13th World Cup Ranking inwards Canada ii years inwards a row.
After retiring from a successful riding career, Morrison became a guess to hand dorsum to the sport that gave her so much. She has served inwards virtually every officiating role possible; Judge, Steward together with Ground Jury, alongside a wealth of both national together with unusual experience, together with has spent the in conclusion 5 years pedagogy National Judge Courses. She currently holds an FEI Level 4* for Jumping together with has spent the past times iv years equally President of the Ground Jury at Spruce Meadows together with serves on the FEI Jumper Official Committee. Her near notable recent experiences were equally a Member of the Ground Jury at the 2012 London Olympic Games, World Cup Final -S’Hertogenbosch 2012, together with the 2010 World Equestrian Games inwards Lexington KY.
“It is an honour to have this honour though winning an honour was never my goal. I started judging because I wanted to hand dorsum to the sport. I produce that past times existence the best guess I tin move (when really judging, representing Canada or mentoring immature judges), Morrison said.
“Show jumping has given me closed to amazing opportunities for which I am really grateful: Spruce Meadows, WEG Kentucky, London 2012, ii footing loving cup finals (Gothenberg 2008 together with S’Hertogenbosch 2012), ii North American Young Riders Championships together with WEG Normandy. This honour is closed to other amazing opportunity. I am thankful together with humbled past times the recognition of my efforts past times Jump Canada.”
Margaret “Muffie” Guthrie was honoured equally the Jump Canada ‘Volunteer of the Year’ for 2013 inwards recognition of her loyal back upward together with dedication to the furtherance of the hunter together with jumper sport inwards Canada. Guthrie began her lifelong equestrian journeying equally a passenger successfully competing through to the Junior Amateur Hunter Jumper level. As owners of Knightwood Stables inwards Arkell, Ontario, she together with her solid unit of measurement alive together with breathe the equestrian lifestyle so it’s lilliputian wonder that she shows such deep devotion to the sport. Guthrie determinedly volunteers wherever she tin brand a difference; The Ontario Hunter Jumper Association [OHJA], Jump Canada, working behind the scene on sponsorship together with fundraising to back upward Canada’s Team, together with has chaired the annual efforts at the Caledon Horse demo past times fundraising inwards back upward of the Junior Nations’ Cup. She’s is a highly respected fellow member of the Jump Canada Hall of Fame who has worked tirelessly inwards inductee relations together with promotions.
“Muffie has been a fellow member of my Hall of Fame Team from hateful solar daytime one. She is a tireless worker together with her positive mental attitude is infectious,” said Mark Samuel, Chair of the Jump Canada Hall of Fame. “I am so thrilled that Muffie is existence recognized for her myriad contributions to our sport together with for her shape together with elegance inwards execution.”
Guthrie said she was “excited, surprised together with honoured” past times existence recognized past times Jump Canada. “Being a purpose of Jump Canada is of import to me because of the honey I have got for the sport, together with the history involved inwards jumping. Our history is of import to portion together with value equally it volition influence our future, together with the time to come success inwards jumping.”
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