Equestrian Canada (EC) is pleased to confirm the talented young athletes that will represent Canada at the 2019 Adequan/FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC), presented by Gotham North.
Previously known as the North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC), NAYC will bring together top dressage, eventing and jumping athletes from Canada, the United States and Mexico for the chance to compete for team and individual medals.
The eventing portion of NAYC will be held in conjunction with The Event at Rebecca Farm, an existing CCI event set for July 24-28, 2019, in Kalispell, MT. The dressage and jumping portion of NAYC will follow from July 30 to Aug. 4 at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY.
Canada will be represented at NAYC by the following athletes:
Dressage
Chefs d’Équipe: David Ziegler – Beiseker, AB, Leslie Steele – Pitt Meadow, BC
Assistant Chefs d’Équipe: Ellen Rumball-Dvorak – Hillsburgh, ON, Nina Urff – Langley, BC
Young Rider Team Alberta
Athlete / Hometown / Horse / Owner
Annie Coward / Calgary, AB / Diolita DN / Annie & Carole Coward
Claire Robinson / Edmonton, AB / Glamour Boy / Carol Robinson
Chase Robertson / Calgary, AB / Diplomat 105 / Chase Robertson & Teresa van Lambalgen
Young Rider Team Ontario
Athlete / Hometown / Horse / Owner
Vanessa Creech-Terauds / Caistor Centre, ON / Fleur de Lis L / Diane Creech & Louise Leatherdale
Sophie Dean-Potter / Caledon, ON / Ribot / Carla Bahr
Julie Barrett / Cobourg, ON / Rosamunde / Julie Barrett
Young Rider Individual
Athlete / Hometown / Horse / Owner
Camille Carier Bergeron / Mascouche, QC / Sound of Silence 4 / Gilles Bergeron
Jade Morrissette / Racine, QC / Auratos / Jade Morrissette
Junior Team Ontario
Athlete / Hometown / Horse / Owner
Anna Swackhammer / Rockwood, ON / Wrazzmatazz / Melissa Sinclair
Kiara Williams-Brown / Navan, ON / Cluseau / Simone Williams
Logan Iwanoff / Ottawa, ON / Linden Ein / Margaret & Simone Williams
Amanda Law / Whitby, ON / Addiction / Stephanie Jensen
Reserve: Victoria Stewart / Cobourg, ON / Danaka / Victoria Stewart
Junior Team Quebec/Nova Scotia
Athlete / Hometown / Horse / Owner
Ariel Boesener / Canning, NS / Winniepuuh / Ariel Boesener
Chloe Vandenplas / Sherrington, QC / Furst Rubilo / Bethanne Murphy
Marilie Roy / Outremont, QC / Sam By Guert / Nicolas Guertin
Lily-Rose Lemaire / Drummondville, QC / World Lady / Lynda Tétreault
Junior Individual
Athlete / Hometown / Horse / Owner
Kathryn Robinson / Edmonton, AB / Forget-Me-Not / Carol Robinson
Eventing
Chefs d’Équipe: Maeve Drew – Duncan, BC, Kendal Lehari – Uxbridge, ON, Kathleen Ziegler – Beiseker, AB
Junior Team Alberta
Athlete / Hometown / Horse / Owner
Megan Yakiwchuk / Calgary, AB / Maserati One / Megan Yakiwchuk
Anna Rekrutiak / Calgary, AB / Lady Antebellum / Anna Rekrutiak
Mikayla Hoffman / Tees, AB / Eli / Mikayla Hoffman
Jada Graham /Sturgeon County, AB / Cilano / Jada Graham
Junior Team Ontario/Alberta
Athlete / Hometown / Horse / Owner
*Elise Hicks / Trenton, ON / Glendening Avis / Callie Evans
*Elise Hicks / Trenton, ON / Max Power / Elise Hicks
Sierra Hincks / Roberts Creek, BC / Velocity / Sierra Hincks
Tosca Holmes-Smith / Chase, BC / Tom Riddle / Ali Holmes-Smith
Olivia Terdik / Windham Centre, ON / Vanya GS / Olivia Terdik
Junior Individual
Athlete / Hometown / Horse / Owner
*Elise Hicks / Trenton, ON / Glendening Avis / Callie Evans
*Elise Hicks / Trenton, ON / Max Power / Elise Hicks
*The team and individual horses for Elise Hicks are TBD.
Jumping
Chef d’Équipe: Dayton Gorsline – Okotoks, AB
Assistant Chef d’Équipe: David Ballard – Tottenham, ON
Children’s Team
Athlete / Hometown / Horse / Owner
Olivia Blaber / Ottawa, ON / Serenade de Mai / Olivia Blaber
Joseph Carruthers / Millarville, AB / Rialto SM / Spruce Meadows LTD
Olivia Stephenson / Calgary, AB / Chaccana / Cheree Stephenson
Junior Team
Athlete / Hometown / Horse / Owner
Emma Bergeron / Wellington, FL / Dallas / Susan van Lammers
Jenna Lee Gottschlich / Edmonton, AB / Evita P / Jenna Lee Gottschlich
Carly Stevens / Foothills, AB / VIP des Majuros / Grant & Susan Stevens
Sara Tindale / Campbellville, ON / Djibab van de Linthorst / Tindale Farms
Reserve: Charlotte McLaughlin / Ottawa, ON / Dublin / Millar Brooke Farm
Young Rider Team
Athlete / Hometown / Horse / Owner
Sabrina Lefebvre / Mirabel, QC / Alaska / Sabrina Lefebvre
Danielle Murphy / Abbotsford, BC / Isabeau De Laubry / Martie Murphy
Sam Walker / Nobleton, ON / Coralissa / MarBill Hill Farm
Mackenzie Wray / Loretto, ON / Jewel LVP / Makim Holdings Inc.
Reserve: Samantha Starratt / Calgary, AB / Akolito / Tonia Anderson
Canada is heading into NAYC 2019 with a strong history of success. In both 2017 and 2018, Canadian athletes earned an impressive 10 medals, including an incredible sweep in 2017 of the individual Young Rider podium in jumping. Dressage athletes, Chase Robertson and Camille Carier Bergeron, will be looking to defend their gold medal titles from 2018, while the Children’s jumping team, led once again by Olivia Stephenson and Chaccana, will be hoping to claim a consecutive spot on top of the podium.
NAYC 2019 will feature live scoring, as well as live streaming through USEF Network and FEITV. For schedules and more information on NAYC 2019, visit www.usef.org/events/youth-championships.
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