Canadian Reining Committee (CRC) is pleased to announce the teams that will represent Canada and their provinces at the 2011 Adequan FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships. Presented by Gotham North, these Championships will be held July 25–31, 2011 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY.

The three Young Rider provincial Canadian Reining Teams and two Junior Rider Individuals were selected based on results achieved during a specified qualification period. 
 
Young Riders Teams
Team Saskatchewan
Rider                                Hometown                                                           
Lindsay Wankel                  Elbow, SK
Brett Dembisky                  Saskatoon, SK
Jon Katzman                     Saskatoon, SK
Shelbie Friesen                  Saskatoon, SK 
 
Team Alberta/Manitoba
Rider                                 Hometown                                                           
Nancy Pratch                    St. Paul, AB
Lisa Hiebert                       Grunthal, MB
Jessica Green                    Dugald, MB
Kylie Wasiuta                    Winnipeg, MB

Team Ontario/Quebec
Rider                                        Hometown                                                           
Antony Jolin St-Laurent        St Francois Xavier de Brompton, QC
Starr Boisvert                         Chatsworth, ON
Lyndsay Kloster                      Newmarket, ON
Darcy Wilson                         Goodwood, ON 
 
Ontario Junior Rider Individuals
Rider                                Hometown                                                           
Lane Wilson                       Goodwood, ON
Emily Wilson                      Uxbridge, ON
 
“We are very excited about the Championships this year. For the first time ever Junior Riders are included and we have a strong team,” said Wendy Dyer, of Keswick, ON, who has been named as Chef d’équipe for the for Team Alberta/Manitoba, Team Ontario/Quebec, and the Junior riders. “For Young Riders, we shall miss the team from Alberta but last year’s gold medalist, Nancy Pratch, will be there to defend her title and for the first time a team from Saskatchewan. Darcy Wilson, last year’s silver medalist and gold medalist from 2009 will also be competing on the Ontario/Quebec combined team. The competition will be very exciting and very closely contended.”

In addition to Dyer, Lorraine Gilchrist from Asquith, SK, will be the Chef d’équipe for Team Saskatchewan.

2011 Tentative Schedule
July 27—Jog
July 28—Team Final
July 29—Schooling
July 30—Individual Final

For additional information on the CRC and its programs, including selection criteria, please visit the Reining section of the Equine Canada website at www.equinecanada.ca/reining or e-mail reining@equinecanada.ca.