CANADIAN ENDURANCE TEAM

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS

•  “I have been a line vet (judging veterinarian) at national and international competitions, as well as a foreign veterinary delegate at international competition.”

• Canada West Team Veterinarian, Pan American Games 2003 (Team bronze medal),

• Team Canada Veterinarian at the World Endurance Championships in Dubai, 2005 (Team finished 4^th).

TID BITS

• James graduated from the University of Cambridge (UK, 1998) and completed an internship in Large Animal Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan before working in a mixed animal practice in Tasmania, Australia.

• He started endurance vetting there and returned to Saskatchewan to take a combined Masters degree and do two residencies at the University of Saskatchewan (2000-2005).

• “The role of the team veterinarian is to look after the welfare of the horses during competition and ensure that, in the heat of competition, the welfare of the horse is not lost in the drive for success.

• “It is also our role to tend to the horses during the pit stops and make sure that the horses are presented to the judging veterinarians in the best possible condition.

• “100 miles at this speed is truly breathtaking to see. These horses are incredible athletes.”

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