Equestrian Canada (EC) is once again without a Chef d鈥橢quipe (team leader) for the Canadian Show Jumping Team.

On Wednesday, Jan. 11, less than a year after Eric Lamaze was named to replace 91原创鈥檚 Mark Laskin, the national governing body for equestrian sport and horse welfare announced Lamaze would not be returning as technical advisor, jumping and Chef d鈥橢quipe for the Canadian Show Jumping Team, after his one-year contract expires Jan. 31.

Equestrian Canada said its High Performance Advisory Group - Jumping (HPAG) and EC staff 鈥渨ill take over current roles and responsibilities of the Technical Advisor on an interim basis.鈥�

鈥漌ith the Pan American Games on the horizon in October 2023 and the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games only 18 months away, the HPAG will be provisionally overseeing the technical aspects for the teams, selections and appointing Chef D鈥橢quipe positions for competitions.鈥�

Lamaze, a show jumping athlete from Montreal, has been battling brain cancer since 2017 and last competed for Canada in September 2021 when he anchored the Canadian Show Jumping Team to victory in the BMO Nations鈥� Cup at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, AB.

Lamaze took over from Laskin, who announced his resignation in November of 2021, citing lack of a contract and 鈥渋nterference鈥� by Equestrian Canada leaders who, he said, lack understanding of the sport.

In response, an Equestrian Canada statement said Laskin had resigned prior to the release of a review of his position, 鈥渃ompletion of the job description, and the move into the hiring process.鈥�

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In March, Lamaze guided the Canadian team to second-place finishes in both the Nations鈥� Cup in Wellington, FL, and the Longines FEI Jumping Nations Cup鈩� in Coapexpan, Mexico.

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