Canadian Eventing: Canadians set to compete at North American Junior and Young Riders Championships

Source: News Release

Canadian Eventing Riders set to compete at
North American Junior and Young Riders Championships

Ottawa, ON - The Canadian Eventing Committee is pleased to announce the riders representing Canada at the 2014 Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Riders Championships. Presented by Gotham North, these Championships will be held July 15-20 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. Riders will compete for top honours in team and individual competition in two divisions-Junior One Star Championships (open to riders aged 14-18) and Young Rider Two Star Championships (for riders ages 16-21).

Riders named to compete in the Young Rider Two Star Championships are

Team Ontario
Name	Hometown	Horse	Owner
Hanna Bundy	Toronto, ON	D'Jion	Hanna Bundy
Lauren Clark	Uxbridge, ON	Coolumn XV	Lauren Clark
April Simmonds	Uxbridge, O	Impressively Done	April Simmonds
Jamie Kellock	Cedar Valley, ON	Don't Blink	Jamie Kellock
Alberta
David Ziegler	Beiseker, AB	Critical Decision	David Ziegler

Riders named to the Junior One Star Championships are

Team Ontario
Name	Hometown	Horse	Owner
Autumn Wells	Whitby, ON	Hot Toddy	Autumn Wells
Emma Green	Alliston, ON	Raniki	Steven Chepa
Chloe Graham	Colborne, ON	With a Whisper	Chloe Graham
Sophie Ochocinski	Brooklin, ON	Pog Mahome	Sophie Ochocinski
Annick Niemuller	Goodwood, ON	Kegan's Irish Clover	Annick Niemuller
Moira de Ste Croix Laframboise	Kars, ON	Blue Ben	Rider & Teddie Laframboise
New Brunswick
Justin Smith	Norton, NB	Yaha	Justin Smith

Chef d'équipe Ontario-Caroline Morshead

Chef d'équipe Alberta-Kathleen Ziegler

Chef d'équipe New Brunswick-Ian Roberts

The coaches will be Ian Roberts for New Brunswick, Jessica Phoenix for Ontario and Missy Ransehousen for Alberta.

Schedule

July 18, 2014 Dressage - Young Riders and Junior divisions

July 19, 2014 Cross Country

July 20, 2014 Jumping and medal presentations

The North American Junior/Young Riders' Championships are held annually under the rules of the Federation Equestre Internationale - the international governing body for equestrian sport. The 2014 competition hosts the Olympic disciplines of eventing, dressage and show jumping as well as FEI discipline of endurance. Many of the world's top event riders began their careers at the NAJYRC.

For more information on NAJYRC, please visit www.youngriders.org.

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