Horse Council BC's Annual Awards

 The "HCBC Selection Committee" collectively has over 25 years experience within BC's Equine Industry and comes from diverse geographical areas contributing to the creditability of these awards. The committee, comprised of a panel of four volunteers, considers nominations submitted by current HCBC members including seniors, businesses, clubs, affiliate groups and the HCBC Board of Directors.  

Their Job? To select deserving recipients that meet the award criteria for which they have been nominated for. The committee does reserve the right not to pick an award recipient from among the nominations. 

The 2009 HCBC award categories are as follows:

Lifetime Achievement

Athlete of the Year

Coach of the Year

Horse of the Year

Business of the Year

Horse Industry Professional of the Year

Horse Person of the Year

Official of the Year

Bob James Award (formerly "Volunteer of the Year")

Lifetime Achievement Award

Horse Council BC's Lifetime Achievement Award was established and first presented in 1981 to honor individuals who have made exceptional contributions to BC's equestrian community. These contributions, whether they have been through education, mentoring or leadership, have made a lasting footprint  demonstrating a lifetime of commitment and dedication to the on-going progression of the equine industry.  

The recipient of this prestigious award must be a BC resident having achieved prominence through commitment and hard work, in turn positively impacting BC's equine industry and inspiring others. This award is only awarded when warranted and is not necessarily awarded every year.

Additional criteria: Significant contribution(s) must be to an equine organization(s), Club(s) or discipline(s).

The Lifetime Achievement Award is the premier award of Horse Council BC.
 
Lifetime Achievement Award Nomination Form

View previous winners

Each year the "Lifetime Achievement Award" has traditionally had a corporate sponsor. Should any individuals or corporations wish to sponsor this award in the future, please email communication@hcbc.ca.

Athlete of the Year

This award recognizes outstanding athletic performance by an athlete, senior or junior, competing in a recognized equestrian discipline taking part on a team or as an individual representing BC at either the provincial, national and/or international level(s) during the 2009 year.  

 
Coach of the Year

This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated outstanding professionalism, leadership and mentoring skills in a coaching role overseeing a team(s) or individual(s) at any level in any recognized equestrian discipline during the 2009. This individual MUST be an Equine Canada Certified Coach in good standing to be nominated.

Horse of the Year

This award recognizes a horse born and raised in BC who has achieved a level of success in sport, recreation or therapeutic use that deserves recognition.

Horse Business of the Year

This award recognizes an equine related business and/or manufacturer operating within BC borders offering outstanding product(s), services(s) and/or community support to BC's equine community in the 2009 year.

Horse Industry Professional of the Year

This award recognizes a professional individual that has provided outstanding service to BC's equine community either on a one-on-one basis or overall.  The service cannot be within the normal course of business practice, but must be over and above. 

Horse Person of the Year

This award recognizes an individual who has made a positive contribution to enhance areas in equestrian sport, education, recreation and/or health and welfare of the horse in the 2009 year.

Official of the Year

This award recognizes a judge, steward or technical delegate who has performed their duties above and beyond what was required at an equestrian event(s) and/or competition(s) held in BC for any discipline or at any level in the 2009 year. 

Bob James Award (formerly "Volunteer of the Year")

This award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated outstanding dedication and commitment to BC's equine community and/or equestrian sport in any recognized discipline. No athletic achievement is necessary and the nominee can be a junior or a senior member. 

Award Nomination Form (for the above categories)

View a list of previous annual award winners

Eligibility for Nomination

• Nominations may only be submitted by HCBC Board of Directors and current HCBC members, including seniors, clubs, zones, businesses and affiliated groups. 
   
• The "Lifetime Achievement" award must be endorsed by five supporters. All other HCBC awards must have two supporters for each nominee.
• A person may be nominated in more than one category.
• Nominees are not required to be riders and they may be involved in any aspect of the horse industry.
• Nominees must have been a BC resident for a minimum of one year.
• Self nominations are ineligible.
• Nomination forms must be received at the HCBC office by Tuesday, September 15th, 2009. Any nominations received after the deadline will be considered for next year's awards.
   

• Recipients will be presented with an award of recognition at the HCBC Banquet on Saturday, November 21, 2009.