Spruce Meadows - Driving: Bill McLennan Profile

BILL MACGILLIVRAY

SPRUCE MEADOWS INTRODUCES CANADA'S TEAM FOR THE 2006 WORLD EQUESTRIAN GAMES IN AACHEN, GERMANY

INFO & PROFILES

CANADIAN DRIVING TEAM

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Bill was Assistant Chef d’Equipe at the 2004 World Singles Championships (Astorp, Sweden) and Chef d’Equipe at the Royal Windsor Horse Show (England)

TEAM INFORMATION

Due to space limitations at the FEI World Equestrian Games in Aachen, Germany, the World Singles Driving Championships are being held at Patroni del Vivaro, Italy from September 21^st to 24^th, 2006.

In announcing the selection for the Canadian Equestrian Team, Competitions Chair Gaye McLennan said “This is a strong Team with extensive International experience in Europe in recent competitions with impressive finishes and in previous World Championships.”

Bill said “Kristen Brunner, Carole Dailly and my daughter, Courtney MacGillivray, all qualified for the Team, but unfortunately Kristen is unable to go. We would have liked to have had a full team of three so that the best two (scores) would count. Having two is limiting. It puts more pressure on the drivers. We are allowed a maximum of three and a minimum of two (on a team).

“There’s lots of cost and very little funding. Some was available through Drive Canada, based on the Equine Canada fund raising and donations. The funding is so insignificant that we have to be prepared to pay all of our own expenses.”