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Young Rider Dressage Team Finishes in Fourth at 2009 Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Riders’ Championships

July 23, 2009

Ottawa, ON --- The Canada East Young Riders Dressage Team finished in fourth place in the Team Competition on July 22 at 2009 Adequan FEI North American Junior/Young Riders’ Championships, held July 21-26 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY.

Canada East finished with a total score of 191.843 and was comprised of Jaimie Holland of Caledon, ON, Amy Jager of Puslinch, ON, Annie-Pier Venne of L’Assomption, QC, and Daisy Kosa of Toronto, ON.

Holland led the team with the highest score of 65.316%, partnered with her 11-year-old Westphalian mare, Fleurina.

Jager contributed a score of 64.474% to the team total, riding Jive, her 18-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding while Venne rode to a score of 62.053% aboard her 12-year-old Westphalian stallion Step Up. Kosa scored 59.632% with Katharine Renison’s 15-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding Robic.

Lindsay Seidel-Wassenaar of Blufton, AB, and her horse Oslo, who are riding as individuals, earned a score of 63.474%.

"All the riders rode exceedingly well,” noted Chef d’équipe, Ellen Rumball-Dvorak. "Everyone is excited with the results and ready to move on the individual test on Friday.”

The USA Region 7 Team took Gold with a score of 198.631, and USA Region 2 earned Silver, scoring 197.315. The Bronze medal went to USA Region 3 with 194.579.

The Team Championship test also acted as the first leg of the Individual competition for the Young Rider division, which continues on Friday, July 24.

Exclusively for Junior riders, aged 14–18, and Young Riders, 16–21, the NAJYRC gives up and coming riders the opportunity to experience representing their country as a team, and prepares them for future international competition. Featuring the disciplines of Dressage, Eventing, Show Jumping and Reining, the 2009 edition of NAJYRC is also featuring the FEI discipline of Vaulting for the first time.

For more information and complete results for NAJYRC, please visit www.youngriders.org

About Dressage Canada

Dressage Canada, as a committee of Equine Canada, is the National governing body for Dressage in Canada. Dressage Canada's objective is to foster the growth of Dressage and the pursuit of excellence in the sport at the local, national and international levels. Dressage Canada provides support and guidance to both amateur and professional through the following programs: coaching education and programs, officials’ education and programs, rules & qualifying criteria, sport development, publications & awards. For more information about Dressage Canada, please visit the Dressage section of the Equine Canada site.

About Equine Canada Equine Canada is a member-based association that represents, promotes and services Canada's equine community and industry. Its core areas of activity involve sport, equine health and welfare, education and safety, governance and marketing, representation and communication. Equine Canada is recognized by Sport Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), the Canadian Olympic Committee and the Coaching Association of Canada as the national organization representing equestrian sport and equine interests in Canada. For more information about Equine Canada, please visit www.equinecanada.ca

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