Ian Roberts (equestrian)
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Ian Roberts (born October 28, 1958, in
Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Gre ...
) competed as a member of the
Canadian Equestrian Team The Canadian Equestrian Team or CET ( or ''EEC'') collectively describes the athletes that represent Canada at the highest levels of international Equestrianism, equestrian competition, specifically at the World Championship, Equestrian at the Su ...
in
eventing Eventing (also known as three-day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where the same horse and rider combination compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping. This ...
at the
2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...
. His farm is Dreamcrest Farms, in Port Perry, Ontario, which he owns with his wife, Kelly Plitz, also an Olympic eventing rider. Roberts placed 23rd at the 2006 Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event, and 20th at the 2007 competition. He represented Canada at the
2006 FEI World Equestrian Games The 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games were held in Aachen, Germany from 20 August to 3 September 2006. They were the 5th edition of the FEI World Equestrian Games, games which are held every four years and run by the International Federation for Eque ...
, but was eliminated in the individual competition.Individual Eventing Results
Roberts is a graduate of
Brentwood College School Brentwood College School is a Mixed-sex education, co-educational boarding school.Thomson, Ashley and Sylvie Lafortune.'' Handbook of Canadian Boarding Schools''. Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1999. Brentwood is located on Vancouver Island in Mill Bay, ...
, located in
Mill Bay, British Columbia Mill Bay is a commuter town of about 7,200 people located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from th ...
.


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Personal Farm Site

Full list of competitions
Olympic equestrians for Canada Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Olympics Canadian male equestrians 1958 births Living people Sportspeople from Victoria, British Columbia 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-equestrian-bio-stub