The Dressage Canada Selection Panel is pleased to announce the talented young athletes who will represent Canada at the 2015 Adequan/FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championship (NAJYRC), set to take place July 14-19, 2015 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY.
Five complete teams, one individual, and one reserve, for a total of 22 competitors, have been named to represent Canada in the dressage portion of NAJYRC.
The following riders will compete at the Young Rider level:
Team: British Columbia / Alberta
Rider / Hometown / Horse / Owner
Rakeya Moussa / Edmonton, AB / Merlin Nemorensis / Mohammed & Susan Moussa
Elexis Dana Ortlieb / Leduc County, AB / Diego / Elexis Dana & Ellen Drews Ortlieb
Hannah Beaulieu / Maple Ridge, BC / Cortison / Karin Persson
Naomi Kroll / Cochrane, AB / Rubino / Tom Dvorak
Chef d’Équipe: Leslie Steele – Pitt Meadows, BC
Team: Ontario
Rider / Hometown / Horse / Owner
Megan Shea / Toronto, ON / K 2 / Stephen R. Shea
Brooke Koppeser / Winterbourne, ON / Wild Honey / Sue Thompson
Allie Schmidt / Campbellville, ON / Walkin’ Shoes / Allie Schmidt
Taylyn Andrews / Stoney Creek, ON / Wingman / Taylyn Andrews
Reserve:
Nicole Babich-Morin / Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC / Rumble / Nicole Babich-Morin
Chef d’Équipe: Ellen Rumble-Dvorak – Hillsburgh, ON
Team: Quebec
Rider / Hometown / Horse / Owner
Naima Moreira Laliberte / Outremont, QC / Belafonte / Fiducie Naga Trust
Tanya Strasser-Shostak / Ste-Adele, QC / Action Tyme / Evi Strasser
Frederique Bourgault / St. Bernard de Lacolle, QC / Supertimes / Marie-Claude Leblanc
Mathilde Dumas / St. Lambert, QC / Glennfiddish / Johanne Dube
Chef d’Équipe: Ellen Rumble-Dvorak – Hillsburgh, ON
Competing at the Junior level will be the following riders:
Team: Ontario
Rider / Hometown / Horse / Owner
Yanina Woywitka / Merrickville, ON / Rheirattack / Susanne Dutt-Roth
Alexandra Meghji / Toronto, ON / Iliado II / Diana Belevsky
Vanessa Creech-Terauds / Caistor Centre, ON / Rob Roy / Doug Leatherdale
Georgia Wade / Fonthill, ON / Beaumont / Nicole Karras
Chef d’Équipe: Ellen Rumble-Dvorak – Hillsburgh, ON
Team: Quebec / British Columbia
Rider / Hometown / Horse / Owner
Camille Carier Bergeron / Mascouche, QC / Delfiano / Gilles Bergeron
Beatrice Boucher / St. Dominique, QC / Fiori / Beatrice Boucher
Emma Heusser / Victoria, BC / Lyra / Emma Heusser
Sophie O’Bray / Richmond, BC / Trevor / Leah Shepherd
Chef d’Équipe: Leslie Steele – Pitt Meadows, BC
Individual
Rider / Hometown / Horse / Owner
Alyssa Gaudet / Memrambook, NB / Palladio / Alyssa Gaudet
Chef d’Équipe: Ellen Rumble-Dvorak – Hillsburgh, ON
For more information on NAJYRC 2015, visit www.youngriders.org.
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