The Bermuda Equestrian Federation announced that the FEI World Governing Body for Equestrian Sport has confirmed that Jillian Terceira has reached the qualifying standard for Olympic Games 2012 in show jumping on two horses Lakvels and Bernadien van Westuur.
This information has been passed on to the Bermuda Olympic Association with a recommendation that Terceira be approved to represent Bermuda in London in August. The selection is subject to discussion by the BOA when the final team will be approved by the BOA General Assembly on 5th July 2012
Terceira competed on Bernadien van Westuur at the Pan American Games held in Mexico last October and has continued to compete in Europe through the season this year and has successfully brought on Lakvels as a second horse option. Terceira represented Bermuda in the Olympic Games in 2008 when the equestrian events were held in Hong Kong
Paul Pereech has been recommended by the BEF to act as the Chef d’equipe for the equestrian events in London.
