Catherine Chamberlain's Blog (23)

My Young Rider Years ~ 2011 NAJYRC

     After eleven days in Kentucky for the 2011 FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships, I’m finally home! I had such an amazing time and I can’t wait to share my experience with you. This was my third time at the NAJYRC, but the fun and excitement just grows each year! My NAJYRC experience started on Tuesday, July 19th when my horse was picked up at…

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Added by Catherine Chamberlain on August 3, 2011 at 9:00am — No Comments

My Young Rider Years ~ Final Preparations for the NAJYRC!

     Chance and I have less than one week left to prepare for the 2011 FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships! I can’t wait to represent Region 5 on the Young Rider Dressage team! I have dreamed of being a Young Rider ever since I was twelve years old, so four years later it is great to finally be stepping up to the “big leagues” after competing in the Junior division for the past three years. It is especially great since I thought I was going to miss this year’s… Continue

Added by Catherine Chamberlain on July 18, 2011 at 1:17pm — No Comments

~ My Own Miracle ~

     Hi everyone, sorry it’s been so long since my last post. You see, I had some unwanted drama in my life this past month and I’ll share the details with you soon, but first I wanted to share this short video of Chance and I. We were filmed a few weeks ago for the “Story Tellers” segment on the AZ Central website. You can find the finished product here:…

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Added by Catherine Chamberlain on June 28, 2011 at 10:15pm — 2 Comments

Cat's Young Rider Years ~ The Del Mar National CDI and the Willy Arts Grant

     This past weekend Chance and I had a fantastic time at the 2011 Del Mar National Horse Show CDI!!! After a hard week of training in preparation for the show, we arrived at the show grounds on Wednesday to get Chance settled in and used to his new environment. Then on Thursday we had a great warm-up ride before the start of the show and I was definitely pumped up and ready to ride!…

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Added by Catherine Chamberlain on May 3, 2011 at 7:43am — 2 Comments

Cat's Young Rider Years ~ Shannon Peters Clinic

     This past weekend Chance and I had the great opportunity to ride in a two-day clinic with Shannon Peters thanks to a $400 grant I received from The Dressage Foundation. It was so much fun! On Saturday Shannon started right off the bat by…

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Added by Catherine Chamberlain on March 28, 2011 at 9:47pm — 6 Comments

~The Dressage Affaire CDI~

     Chance and I had another great show March 9th – 13th!  We packed up and headed to Del Mar, CA on Wed. for The Dressage Affaire CDI.  We had a pretty large group from the barn going with Ashleigh showing Fab, Alex showing Ari, Tori showing Viktor, and Colby showing Capri.  It was a lot of fun and we all had a great time together. …

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Added by Catherine Chamberlain on March 15, 2011 at 8:41am — 2 Comments

~Cat's Young Rider Years - Mid Winter Dressage CDI~

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Added by Catherine Chamberlain on February 28, 2011 at 7:00am — No Comments

~Cat's Young Rider Years - Our First Prix St. George! ~

     There’s only one word to describe my horse Chance and I’s first Young Rider qualifier for the 2011 North American Young Rider Championships, which also happened to be our debut at Prix St. George . . . . . it was F A B U L O U S ! ! !  Chance was such a trooper and really got down to business.  Coming into this show I knew that we were both ready for the step up,…

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Added by Catherine Chamberlain on January 28, 2011 at 1:30pm — No Comments

~My Journey to Juniors - 2 Silver Medals and a Reserve National Championship!~

Well, I'm sorry to be writing this so late, but you could say I've had one crazy summer and things haven't slowed down since! My horse Verdicci (known as Chance around the barn) and I made it onto the Region 5 Junior (3rd Level) Team headed to the North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC) in Lexington, Kentucky held July 28th through August 1st. We also qualified for the Junior National Championships held in Gladstone, New Jersey at the United States…

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Added by Catherine Chamberlain on November 10, 2010 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

My Journey to Juniors ~ And We're Off!

Chance and I have been training very hard the past couple of weeks, and I feel really prepared. Our lessons have been going great and I think Chance is as excited as I am to represent Region 5 on the Junior Dressage Team! We've worked so hard for this all year long and I'm hoping that it will pay off.…

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Added by Catherine Chamberlain on July 22, 2010 at 12:00pm — 1 Comment

My Journey to Juniors ~ It's Official!!!

Well, it's official! The dust has settled after the last of the qualifying competitions for the North American Junior and Young Rider Championships and Chance and I have ended up leading the U.S. Region 5 Junior Team with a 66.4% average! The other team members are Jordan Farr with her horse Phoenix and Aylin Corapcioglu and Ruhman. Our Young Rider Team consists of Brandi Roenick with Nobel, Laura Decesari with Cheenook II, and Maddi Birch with Starlight. I'm so proud of everyone and I know…

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Added by Catherine Chamberlain on June 30, 2010 at 2:00pm — 7 Comments

Horses and Happiness Go Hand in Hand! :)

Well, we've wrapped up the qualifying season and I couldn't be happier! I've been trying to make it to both the North American Junior Championships held in Kentucky at the end of July where both team and individual medals are awarded and also the National Junior Dressage Championships in Gladstone at the beginning of August where the National Champion is crowned. Our last show was…

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Added by Catherine Chamberlain on June 13, 2010 at 12:30pm — 3 Comments

2010 Del Mar National

2010 Del Mar National

We had quite the exciting week at the 2010 Del Mar National April 27th through May 2cnd. The week before the show my trainer Teri and I decided that we should try to get her horse Wynsum in the show so I could take him in the Junior classes. He's for sale and she wants to market him as a Junior/Young Rider horse so she's having me campaign him and try to…

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Added by Catherine Chamberlain on May 7, 2010 at 8:30am — No Comments

We're Officially Qualified for the 2010 NAJYRC!!!

Chance and I had a very succesful weekend April 3-4th at the ADA Spring Celebration! I feel like we're learning so much together and I'm so excited for our future! Chance and I are both learning how to handle his new and improved fitness level, but we made it through the weekend with good scores inspite of a few bobbles. I felt like we had our best quality work ever in the Junior Team Test on Saturday and…

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Added by Catherine Chamberlain on April 7, 2010 at 8:48am — 4 Comments

The Dressage Affaire~Our first CDI of the year!

March 11th through the 13th Chance and I got to attend the Dressage Affaire in Del Mar, California. The show's over and all of our things are packed up for tomorrow morning when my trainer Teri will drive the horses back to AZ. My mom, dad, and I will follow a little bit later. We had a great show and won both of our classes! The first day we were drawn first to go in our…

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Added by Catherine Chamberlain on March 14, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Fantastic Show in Thermal Jan 15-17!

We're finally home! After a long four day weekend my mom, Chance, and I all made it back safely. We had a fabulous weekend! Chance was so well behaved and he acted like a total pro. Unfortunately Teri couldn't make it over to California but another Arizona horse trainer, Kim Yacabucci, was able to help warm me up on Friday and Saturday. Here's all the details!



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Added by Catherine Chamberlain on January 18, 2010 at 8:00pm — No Comments

November Christine Traurig Clinic

On November 5th and 6th I had the opportunity to ride in a clinic taught by Christine Traurig. I had ridden under Christine before and had really enjoyed her lessons, so I was excited to be able to participate in the clinic. The last time I had seen Christine was early in the beginning of 2009, so I was anxious to see what she thought of my horse Verdicci and I. In July of this year we were able to represent Region 5 in the North American Junior Young Rider Championships in Kentucky, where we… Continue

Added by Catherine Chamberlain on November 8, 2009 at 11:42am — No Comments

First NAJYRC Qualifier for 2010!





This past weekend I went to the ADA Fall Fiesta with my horse Chance and my trainer Teri Patton-Rich's horse Wynsum. She's selling him so she thought it would be good for me to show him so she could market him as a Junior horse. I'm trying to qualify for both the 2010 North American Junior Young Rider Championships and National Championships. Both Chance and Wynsum did really well in the FEI… Continue

Added by Catherine Chamberlain on November 1, 2009 at 8:30pm — 5 Comments

We Got 9th at the NAJYRC!

It's been such a hectic summer, I finally have a breather. Chance was so good in Kentucky, and considering he's only seven, he handled everything fabulously. We ended up 9th out of 36 in the Individual test and 13th in the freestyle. It was a blast and I already can't wait untill next year. I think we'll do Juniors again so we have a year to train the PSG. Thankis everyone for being so supportive!

Added by Catherine Chamberlain on September 9, 2009 at 8:38pm — 3 Comments

We're Officially Qualified for the NAJYRC!

April 4-5: Chance and I completed our third NAJYRC qualifer and came out with a 65% average! He was very well behaved and had two very steady tests. We also performed our freestyle for the first time and earned a 67%. This was Chance's first freestyle ever and he wasn't quite sure what to do but he listened to me and performed a clean test. I am very proud of my boy! This show leaves us with a 63.9% average for the team. In three weeks we are going to the Del Mar National Horse Show and if…

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Added by Catherine Chamberlain on April 6, 2009 at 2:30pm — 3 Comments

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