Haley Franc of Prince Albert, SK, won the gold medal in the Junior Riders Individual Final in Reining on July 21 at the 2012 Adequan FEI North American Junior Young Rider Championships. The Championships, presented by Gotham North, were held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY.

Franc, riding Jacs Shy Boy, her own eight-year-old Quarter Horse gelding, posted a score of 212.00 for her run, which was five marks higher than the silver medalist, American Stephen Timberlake.

“My horse was just so great, and I am still processing the fact that we won,” said 14-year-old Franc. “There are no words to explain the feeling of winning. It is like nothing I have ever experienced.”

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