I’ll admit that when I started Eventing Nation I didn’t like Canada very much. I just wasn’t sure about all the snow, all the friendship, and all the peacefulness. Now, many moons later, I am proud to be a fan of Canada and today I want to wish our friends to the north a very happy Canada Day. For those of you who don’t know, Canada day is Canada’s national holiday and celebrates the enactment of the Constitution Act in 1867 which turned Canada into a single united country. I’ll admit, Canada Day doesn’t have the same flavor as Independence Day, which celebrates the military defeat of a superpower by 13 fledgling colonies, and, as far as I know, there aren’t any awesome movies named “Canada Day,” but, happy Canada Day nonetheless. In celebration of Canada Day, here are the top 3 things I like about Canada:
1) Canada is good at eventing. Never thought I’d say “good,” “Canada,” and “eventing” in the same sentence 5 years ago. But, here we are in 2010 and Canada has a great looking short list packed with young talent, a great coach, and a killer support team. I’m going to start feeding my horses maple syrup.
2) Canadians are friendly. I learned this in a big way at Bromont. The organizers and everyone at Bromont were absolutely wonderful all weekend and I felt right at home. I met Patti from Omega Alpha and Patricia from Ecogold up at Bromont and they have both been an absolute pleasure to work with so far. Canadians are so friendly that I don’t think I have received any Canadian hate mail.
3) Canadians like to comment on Eventing Nation. Per visitor, I think Canadians are the most likely to comment of any nation. Commenters like Andrea, clb, Trish, and many more do Canada proud every day here at Eventing Nation. I learned Canada’s two national sports are LAX and Hockey by reading comments from Canadians.
Go Canada.
