Ottawa, ON—The fourth annual Dressage Canada National Youth Championships, sponsored by the Alberta Junior/Young Riders Association and Dressage Canada, were held September 13-14, in Red Deer, AB.

In the exciting head-to-head competition, Lindsay Seidel-Wassenaar, 19, of Bluffton, AB, and her horse, Oslo, a 12-year-old Canadian-bred Dutch Warmblood gelding sired by Contango, were the champions of both the FEI Young Rider division (65.451%) and the Freestyle (64.292%). The pair were the champions of the FEI Junior division at the 2007 National Youth Championship and went on to win Team Gold at the 2007 North American Junior and Young Riders Championships.  

Jessica York, 20, of Delta, BC, and her mount Paris Consul, a 10-year-old Canadian bred Dutch Warmblood sired by Consul were reserve champions in the FEI Young Rider division and Freestyle.

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