Horsemen Jonathan Field and Glenn Stewart have been chosen to represent Canada at the 2012 Road to the Horse competition, March 9-11 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Both Field and Stewart hail from British Columbia, the most western province of Canada. "This is so exciting to be able to represent Canada in Road to the Horse 2012!” reports Field. “I was so happy to hear that my teammate will be my good friend Glenn Stewart. I am looking forward to meeting my colt and doing the best I can for Canada!”
Stewart mirrors the same thoughts. “Road to the Horse 2012 Team Canada! I can’t think of a more exciting event to participate in, nor can I think of anyone besides Jonathan Field who I’d rather be with to represent Canada!”
Event owner and producer Tootie Bland is equally excited about this new approach to the competition. “Road to the Horse will host the first ever International Match in Colt Starting, and we have invited Australia and Canada to see if they can match the talent in the United States. National Pride is on the line, and we’ll find out in Tennessee who rules the world. This is going to more horsemanship in one arena than ever before. I can’t wait for this one!” says Bland.
Traditionally at Road to the Horse, three to four clinicians have been chosen for this prestigious competition which gives competitors just a few short hours over two days to train an untouched young horse to accept a rider in front of a standing-room-only audience and the attentive eyes of the worldwide equine press corp. While training has been limited to two days in the past, the 2012 event will feature round pen sessions on all three days.