The 2017 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC) will go down in history as one of the most successful for Canadian athletes to date. During the final day of competition on July 23, 2017, Canada’s up-and-coming stars earned an incredible total of six individual and two team medals.

Canadians Dominate Podium in Young Rider Jumping Individual Final

Julia Madigan of Vancouver, BC, Alexanne Thibault of Boucherville, QC and Veronica Bot of Burlington, ON swept the podium in the Young Rider Jumping Individual Final on July 23 at HITS Saugerties in New York.

In her inaugural NAJYRC appearance, Madigan, 21, brought home the Individual Gold Medal aboard Farfelu du Printemps (Action Breaker x Darco), a 12-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding owned by John Madigan. After completing the first three rounds of individual qualifiers, she carried a cumulative score of 8.66 into the Final, which featured an additional two rounds to determine the medalists. Madigan and Farfelu du Printemps put in a fault-free performance in round one, and then returned to lower just one rail for four faults in the second round, bringing their final score to 12.66 for the Gold Medal.

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