Source:  News Release

Canadian Reining Teams Named for 2011 North American Junior and Young Rider Championships

Ottawa, ON—Canadian Reining Committee (CRC) is pleased to announce the teams that will represent Canada and their provinces at the 2011 Adequan FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships. Presented by Gotham North, these Championships will be held July 25–31, 2011 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY.

The three Young Rider provincial Canadian Reining Teams and two Junior Rider Individuals were selected based on results achieved during a specified qualification period.

Young Riders Teams

Team Saskatchewan
Rider Hometown
Lindsay Wankel Elbow, SK
Brett Dembisky Saskatoon, SK
Jon Katzman Saskatoon, SK
Shelbie Friesen Saskatoon, SK

Team Alberta/Manitoba
Rider Hometown
Nancy Pratch St. Paul, AB
Lisa Hiebert Grunthal, MB
Jessica Green Dugald, MB
Kylie Wasiuta Winnipeg, MB

Team Ontario/Quebec
Rider Hometown
Antony Jolin St-Laurent St Francois Xavier de Brompton, QC
Starr Boisvert Chatsworth, ON
Lyndsay Kloster Newmarket, ON
Darcy Wilson Goodwood, ON

Ontario Junior Rider Individuals
Rider Hometown
Lane Wilson Goodwood, ON
Emily Wilson Uxbridge, ON

"We are very excited about the Championships this year. For the first time ever Junior Riders are included and we have a strong team,” said Wendy Dyer, of Keswick, ON, who has been named as Chef d’équipe for the for Team Alberta/Manitoba, Team Ontario/Quebec, and the Junior riders. “For Young Riders, we shall miss the team from Alberta but last year's gold medalist, Nancy Pratch, will be there to defend her title and for the first time a team from Saskatchewan. Darcy Wilson, last year's silver medalist and gold medalist from 2009 will also be competing on the Ontario/Quebec combined team. The competition will be very exciting and very closely contended.”

In addition to Dyer, Lorraine Gilchrist from Asquith, SK, will be the Chef d’équipe for Team Saskatchewan.

2011 Tentative Schedule

July 27—Jog
July 28—Team Final
July 29—Schooling
July 30—Individual Final

For additional information on the CRC and its programs, including selection criteria, please visit the Reining section of the Equine Canada website at www.equinecanada.ca/reining or e-mail reining@equinecanada.ca.