Ottawa, ON -- Equine Canada (EC) is pleased to announce the talented young athletes who will represent the country at the 2016 Adequan/FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC), presented by Gotham North, set to take place July 26-31, 2016 at the Colorado Horse Park in Parker, CO.

 

Three complete teams and one individual, for a total of 13 competitors, have been named to represent Canada in the dressage portion of NAJYRC. 

The following riders will compete at the Young Rider level:

 

Team: Quebec 

Rider / Hometown / Horse / Owner

Tanya Strasser Shostak / Ste-Adele, QC / Super Tyme / Evi Strasser

Amanda Aberman / Westmount, QC / Lexington Star / Joanne Trout

Nicole Babich-Morin / Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC / Deniros Tyme / Nicole Babich-Morin

Mathilde Dumas/ St Lambert, QC/Glennfiddish/Johanne Dubé

 

Chef d’Équipe: Ellen Rumble-Dvorak – Hillsburgh, ON

Team: Ontario/British Columbia/Manitoba 

Rider / Hometown / Horse / Owner

Alexandra Meghji / Toronto, ON / Rigo / Diana Belevsky

Emily Ferguson / Winnipeg, MB (Declared for ON under criteria) / Wrazzmatazz / Sara Hellner

Ehren Volk / Victoria, BC / Weltino’s Magic / Jennie Hlavacek

Nachelle Forde / Winnipeg, MB / File Della Caccia / Les Leiman

 

Chef d’Équipe: Leslie Steele – Pitt Meadows, BC

 

Individual Competitor: Alberta

Rider / Hometown / Horse / Owner

Elexis Dana Ortlieb/ Leduc County, AB / Verida / Ellen & Elexis Ortlieb

 

Chef d’Équipe: Leslie Steele – Pitt Meadows, BC

 

The following riders will compete at the Junior level:

 

Team: Canada 
Rider / Hometown / Horse / Owner

Vanessa Creech-Terauds / Caistor Centre, ON / Fleur de Lis L / Louise Leatherdale

Tasia Murray / Barrie, ON / Kjeld fan Great Beckum / Tasia Murray

Alyssa Gaudet / Memramcook, NB / Palladio / Alyssa Gaudet

Lindsay Copper-Kelly / Ottawa, ON / Gizmo / Heather Williams

 

Chef d’Équipe: Ellen Rumble-Dvorak – Hillsburgh, ON

 

For more information on NAJYRC 2016, visit www.youngriders.org.