Jump Canada has announced the show jumping athletes that will represent Canada at the 2012 Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships. Presented by Gotham North, these Championships will be held July 17–22 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 Rider division

Rider/Hometown/Horse/Owner
Anne-Sophie Milette/Montreal, QC/Zorro 182/Anne-Sophie Milette

Junior division

Rider/Hometown/Horse/Owner
Jacqueline Steffens/Harriston, ON/Quercus van Generhese/Double C Stables
Zoe Beckerman/Toronto, ON/Shakira/Zoe Beckerman
Taylor Mulligan/Merrickville, ON/Dorado of the Lowlands/Robert Taylor
Justin Prather/Calgary, AB/Winny Boy/Bradon Construction
Amelia Vernon/Calgary, AB/Udolente/Jaime Auletto

Hyde Moffat, of Brantford, ON, a distinguished equitation, hunter and grand prix athlete, will be the chef d’équipe for the Canadian Junior team.

For more information on the 2012 Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Riders Championships, please visit http://www.youngriders.org/.

Tags: NAJYRC, Amelia Vernon, Zoe Beckerman, Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships, Anne-Sophie Milette, Quercus van Generhese, Shakira, Zorro 182, Jacqueline Steffens, Taylor Mulligan, Dorado of the Lowlands, Justin Prather, Winny Boy, Udolente, Hyde Moffat,

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