Source:  News Release/Julie Cull

 

 

Canadian Show Jumping Riders Named for North American Junior and Young Rider Championships

Ottawa, ON — Jump Canada has announced the show jumping athletes that will represent Canada at the 2011 Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Riders’ Championship. Presented by Gotham North, these Championships will be held July 27–31 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY. Team and individual honours will be awarded in two divisions for show jumping, Junior (open to riders aged 14 to 18) and Young Riders’ (for riders aged 16-21).

The show jumping athletes that will represent Canada are:

Young Riders division
Rider Hometown Horse Owner
Miranda Travers-Cavill Claremont, ON Legende B’Neville Ron & Carla Nolan
Sarah Bagworth King City, ON Untouchable Sarah Bagworth
Stephanie Morier St Jean Baptiste, QC Tidam Stephanie Morier
Kristy Yopyk Calgary, AB Ravel Kristy Yopyk
Kennedy Ellingson St Albert, AB Mantao Jane Ellingson

Junior division
Rider Hometown Horse Owner
Jacqueline Steffens Harriston, ON Quercus van Generhese Double C Stables
Jake Krembil Schomberg, ON W Marco Polo Flandria Jake Krembil
Daphne Picard Sorel-Tracy, QC Little Milton Daphne Picard
Emma Irwin Calgary, AB Peninsula J.D. Marilyn Dawson-Dixon
Alexandria Smith San Juan Capistrano, CA Calira Alexandria Smith
Carly Kist De Winton, AB Veterano Carly Kist
Sydney Greene Cochrane, AB Peninsula Emerald Lass Sydney Greene

The chef d’équipes include Hyde Moffat for the Ontario Junior and Young Riders’ teams, Jim Ifko for the Alberta Junior Team, Jay Duke Alberta Young Riders’ Team, Nicole Lapierre for the Quebec Young Riders’ Individual and Christine Dejordy for the Quebec Junior Rider individual.

In 2010, the Alberta Junior Show Jumping Team won the gold medal in the Junior division while Ben Asselin of Calgary, AB, won the individual gold medal in the Young Riders’ division aboard Lolita.

For more information on the 2011 Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Riders’ Championship, please visit www.youngriders.org.