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CAVALOR Canada Supports Young Talent


May 16, 2007 – Québec, Québec – Cavalor Canada, a division of Pegase Medical Inc., is proud to announce its support for two up-and-coming Quebec show jumping athletes.

Bianca Lafontaine of Hudson, Québec, and Frederique Côte of Québec, Québec, have been selected to receive sponsorship from Cavalor Canada, the exclusive distributor of the entire line of Cavalor horse products in Canada. Both young women have been identified as future national and international calibre show jumping athletes, and are members of the 'Releve' development program of excellence administered by the Québec Equestrian Federation (FEQ).

Lafontaine, 18, was a member of the Bronze Medal Team in the junior division of the 2006 North American Young Riders' Championship and looks forward to returning again this year. She will spend the early summer preparing and qualifying for the Championship as will Côte, 15, who is looking forward to making her Championship debut when it is held in Lexington, Virginia, this August. Both Lafontaine and Côte are partnered with experienced horses and are coached by Equine Canada Certified Level 3 Coach, Francis Berger.

Having previously announced its sponsorship of eight-time Olympian Ian Millar, Cavalor Canada sought to also support young talent, the show jumping stars of tomorrow, in order to help encourage and grow the sport in Canada. Lafontaine and Côte both fit the bill perfectly.

"Over the past few months, Cavalor Canada has offered its support to international-level riders such as Ian Millar, and we have decided to extend our sponsorship program to young rising stars like Bianca and Frederique," explained Francis Berger, General Manager of Cavalor Canada. "With its sponsorship, Cavalor Canada wishes to reward and encourage the determination and efforts of these two riders and help them to reach their competitive goals. We will also be expanding our sponsorship program to support more of Canada's best riders, whether they be at the international level or junior and young rider level, in the near future."

Developed in close cooperation with veterinarians and professionals in equestrian sports and breeding, Cavalor’s products are internationally renowned as top-quality and are used by veterinarian specialists, riders and trainers of some of the world's most famous and successful stables. Cavalor’s products are produced with the greatest care and contain no substances that appear on the banned substance lists of the FEI or Jockey Club or are known to be suspect.

In Canada, Cavalor’s products are available on-line at www.cavalor.ca. They are also available in the following horse supply stores: Boutique du Harnais Pépin (Montréal, QC), Sellerie Sandridge (St-Lazare, QC), Sellerie de la Chambrière (Québec, QC), Maréchalerie Bromont (Bromont, QC), Equi-Products (Edmonton and Calgary, AB), Lammles (with 24 locations throughout Alberta), Horse World (Ottawa, ON) and Running Fox (Burlington, ON). Troy Equestrian Products is the exclusive reseller for the racing industry.

About Cavalor
Cavalor is specialized in the development of feed supplements and nutraceuticals for sport horses and offers a wide range of products and services to enhance the health and performance. Since 1997, Cavalor has been part of the Vitamex group, an international leader of farm animal nutrition headquartered in Drongen, Belgium. Distributed in more than 45 countries, Cavalor's comprehensive product range is based on the great diversity of individual nutritional and sporting requirements of horses. Pegase Medical Inc. is the exclusive distributor of Cavalor's extensive product line in Canada. For more information, please visit www.cavalor.ca.

About Pegase Medical Inc.
Pegase Medical Inc. develops and commercializes high added value natural products in the animal and human health markets. Pegase relies on an organic growth strategy based on the development of innovative products under licence and distribution agreements of natural products on the North American territory. Pegase’s mission is to be an active consolidator in its field of activity while executing its growth plan based on acquisitions.


For more information, please contact:

Cavalor Canada
Stéphanie Poupart
Sales and Marketing
Stephanie@cavalor.ca
Tel.: 514.605.1720

Francis Berger
National Director
Francis@cavalor.ca
Tel.: 514.924.4035

Pegase Medical Inc.
Benoit Côte
Chairman, President and CEO
Benoit@bcote.com
Tel.: 418.653.3423

 


 
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