Canadian four-in-hand driver Eugèn Hug is sponsored by Cavalor Canada. Photo by Cealy Tetley, www.tetleyphoto.com

November 3, 2008 – Québec, Québec – Cavalor Canada has once again expanded its sponsorship of Canadian equestrian athletes by supporting four-in-hand driver Eugèn Hug.

Hug of Roxton Pond, QC, is one of Canada’s top four-in-hand driving competitors. In a sport that sees the driver negotiate a team of four horses through three phases of competition – dressage, marathon and cones, driving requires great skill and exacting precision. As the first Canadian ever invited to participate in the extremely popular Indoor Carriage Racing Derby at the Royal Horse Show in Toronto, Hug did his country proud by winning the event in 2005 and 2007. He will be back at the Royal this year to defend his title.

Having represented Canada at the 2002 World Single Driving Championship in France, Hug hopes to participate with a four-in-hand team at the 2010 World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky.

“I am quite proud that Cavalor has confidence in me, and this sponsorship opens the door to more possibilities,” said Hug, who operates Centre d’Attelage Hug training facility. “I am currently using several of their products with the driving horses that I train, and I recommend them to my students and others who ask for my advice. Everyone has had good results.”

As driving requires harnesses for all four horses in the various phases of competition, there is a lot of leather equipment that requires constant cleaning and upkeep. After years of searching for a quality product, Hug was impressed by Cavalor’s range of leather care products including Cavalor Premium Leather Shine and Cavalor Premium Leather Soap.

“Eugèn is Canada’s foremost driving competitor and, as anyone who has ever watched four-in-hand driving can attest, the skill and communication between a driver and his four horses is extremely impressive,” said Francis Berger, Cavalor Canada’s Director, Business Development. “We are proud to support Eugèn and his team of four horses as they strive for success.”

Developed in close cooperation with veterinarians and professionals in equestrian sports and breeding, Cavalor 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 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 products are available on-line at www.cavalor.ca. They are also available in the following horse supply stores: Boutique du Harnais (Ste-Cécile de Milton, QC), Boutique du Harnais Pépin (Montréal, QC), Boutique Suzanne (Blainville, QC), Sellerie Sandridge (St-Lazare, QC), Sellerie de la Chambrière (Québec, QC), Station Equestre (West Brome, QC), Equi-Products (Edmonton and Calgary, AB), Lammles (with 24 locations throughout Alberta) 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. Biotanika Inc. is the exclusive distributor of Cavalor's extensive product line in Canada. For more information, please visit www.cavalor.ca.