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Canadian Team Announced for Driving World Championship

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Canadian Team Announced for Driving World Championship

Equestrian Canada (EC) is pleased to announce the athletes who will represent Canada in the 2024 FEI Driving World Championships for Singles, taking place Sept. 19-22, 2024, at Le Pin-au-Haras, in France.

The following members of the Canadian Driving team will represent the maple leaf (in alphabetical order):

The Haras National du Pin venue is known as the ‘Versailles for horses’ and was built upon orders from King Louis XIV on a 1,000-hectare estate in Normandy. Today, the Haras du Pin hosts more than 200 days of world-renowned equestrian competitions each year as well as countless other tourism and cultural activities.



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