Canadian Show Jumping Teams Ready to Compete at NAJYRC

Ottawa, ON — Jump Canada is pleased to announce the teams that will represent Canada at the 2009 Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Riders’ Championships.  Presented by Gotham North, these Championships will be held July 21-26 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, which is also the site of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.  Team and individual honours will be awarded in two divisions, Junior (open to riders aged 14 to 18) and Young Riders’ (for riders ages 16-21).

The Canadian teams are as follows:

Ontario Young Riders’ Team

Rider                         Hometown                 Horse                    Owner

Bhaskar DasGupta      Mississauga, ON         Anamika                Bhaskar DasGupta

Kim Denroche             Kanata, ON               Ralocia                   Kim Denroche

Sarah Johnstone         Orangeville, ON         Sweet Leonie          Horses North

Alex Loiselle               Ottawa, ON                Eurostar                 competitivejumpers.com

British Columbia Young Riders’ Team

Rider                         Hometown                  Horse                         Owner

Katie Waring              North Vancouver, BC   O’Lilly                         Katie Waring

Dominique Shone       Langley, BC                Wakyra                      Wild Turkey Farm

Joelle Froese              Abbotsford, BC           Condor                        Joelle Froese

Brie Etcheverry          Calgary, AB                Pilgrim vd Paddepoel    Brie Etcheverry

Ontario Junior Team

Rider                           Hometown                 Horse                         Owner

Miranda Travers-Cavill  Claremont, ON           The Air Up There         Emily Skoggard

Rachel Schnurr             Waterloo, ON             Magic Jumper              Rachel Schnurr

Bronte Gray-Rochon     Toronto, ON               Southwind                   Bronte Gray-Rochon

Jessica Whitton             Acton, ON                  Legende de B’Neville    Ron and Carla Nolan

Bretton Chad of Calgary, AB, riding Oxford, owned by Elizabeth Eastor, will compete as an individual in the Junior division.

The year 2009 marks the fourth time that a Junior Championship is held in conjunction with a Young Riders’ Championship.  In 2008, the Canadian Junior Show Jumping Team won the Silver Medal.

For more information on the 2009 Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Riders’ Championships, please visit www.youngriders.org.

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