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Equestrian Canada has announced two new funding programs to benefit Canadian athletes made possible by the Stuart R. Horne Foundation.
The inaugural Stuart R. Horne Canadian Eventing Championships will be held during the 2016 Jaguar Land Rover Bromont Three-Day Event June 8-12, 2016 in Bromont, Quebec. Prize money for the CIC3* will total $6,500 to be divided among the top four finishers.
Bromont is the final Rio Olympics qualifier in North America and will be an important competition for many horses and rider combinations.
“We have never had a Canadian Championship, so this is a great opportunity to showcase our top Canadian riders who will be in a final outing before Rio,” Peter Gray, Chair of Canadian Eventing, told EN. “We are very grateful to the foundation for providing us with the prize money and to Bromont for hosting the competition.”
The foundation is also giving $2,500 for the Horne Training Grant to be awarded to the 2015 Canadian International High Point Eventing Athlete. The winner will be announced during Bromont, and Bridget Colman will present the award in honor of her father, Stuart Horne.
[Stuart R. Horne Foundation to Support Canadian Eventing Athletes]
