Clint Beresford jumping towards Rio Olympics 2016 November 7, 2014 - 4:42PM Canberra rider and Rio Olympics squad member Clint Beresford. In showjumping terms they're a young combination, but 21-year-old Canberra rider Clint Beresford has his eight-year-old horse Emmaville Jitterbug bound for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Beresford and "Jason," his horse's stable name, will be among about 250 horses and 160 riders competing in this weekend's ACT Show Jumping Cup at Equestrian Park, Curtin. Beresford is part of an extended Olympic squad of 18 riders aiming for selection at the 2016 Games, which will be cut to 10 for the final international stages of the selection process. Beresford has been riding since he was seven. I've had him since he was a young horse, so we've done a lot of work together. He's still really young in terms of showjumping, but he's competing quite well and we're definitely looking down that line towards Rio. Beresford will go head to head on the weekend with his coach and mentor Grant Hughes, who also bred Emmaville Jitterbug. Beresford has placed in Australian World Cup league classes this year, with the next World Cup qualifying event at Shepparton, Victoria, on November 15-16. Other ACT riders competing this weekend include Jess Spence, of Sutton, who is returning from injury, and husband and wife combination, Jess and Jamie Grant. Action starts at 8am on both days.