Peter Gray (top row, fourth from right) with winners from the Colombia national eventing championships. Photo courtesy of Mauricio Bermúdez.
EN has confirmed that Peter Gray is the new coach of the Colombian Eventing Team for the next Olympic cycle. Peter has worked as the national coach for Venezuela and Canada, and he is a USEF “R” judge, chair of the Canadian Eventing Committee and a member of the USEA Board of Governors.
Peter traveled this weekend to Bogotá, Colombia to meet with the riders and watch them compete in a national 1*/2* championship. While there he provided advice on a short term training plan in anticipation of his first training camp in January.
“Following my visit to Bogotá I am very excited to part of their eventing program,” Peter said. “The enthusiasm of the riders and quality of the horses are certainly key ingredients for success.”
The Colombian High Performance squad is a mix of military, police and civilian riders. The Colombia team finished eighth at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto and has their sights set on competing at the next Olympic Games.
Eventer and show jumper Mauricio Bermúdez said, “We are very much looking forward to using Peter’s expertise in establishing a solid training program and creating a successful plan for riders aiming to represent Colombia at the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020.”
