Equestrian Canada (EC) is pleased to announce the talented young athletes who will represent the country in the dressage portion of the 2017 Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC), presented by Gotham North, set to take place July 18-23, 2017 at HITS Saugerties in New York.
Two complete teams and four individuals, for a total of 12 competitors, have been named to represent Canada. The following athletes will compete at the Young Rider level:
Team: Ontario/Quebec
Rider / Hometown / Horse / Owner
Camille Carier-Bergeron / Mascouche, QC / Expression / Camille Carier-Bergeron
Alexandra Meghji / Toronto, ON / Rigo / Diana Belevsky
Sophie Dean-Potter / Caledon, ON / Wendy Dice / Helena Dean
Yanina Woywitka / Merrickville, ON / R’Myattack / Susanne Dutt-Roth
Athlete Reserve Horses
Rider / Hometown / Horse / Owner
Yanina Woywitka / Merrickville, ON / Bakari / Wanda Jamieson
Individual Competitors
Rider / Hometown / Horse / Owner
Rakeya Moussa / Edmonton, AB / Davidoff V.H. Trichelhof / Susan & Mohammed Moussa
Sydney Sacre / Pointe-du-Chêne, NB / Valhalla / Sydney Sacre
The following athletes will compete at the Junior level:
Team: Ontario
Rider / Hometown / Horse / Owner
Devlin Abergel-Preston / Ottawa, ON / Perpetual Motion / Elisabeth Preston
Catherine Andrews / Niagara Falls, ON / Jazmine JSH / Keith Andrews
Ava MacCoubrey / Cobourg, ON / Ritter Benno / Nicholas Hansen
Allison Youngdale / Osgoode, ON / RF Cosima 201 / Allison Youngdale
Athlete Reserve Horses
Rider / Hometown / Horse / Owner
Ava MacCoubrey / Cobourg, ON / Pablo / Lori Bell
Allison Youngdale / Osgoode, ON / Ramiro / Allison Youngdale
Individual Competitors
Rider / Hometown / Horse / Owner
Maryse Bousquet / Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC / Marzipan / Chantal Hurtubise
Molly Gunyon / Hudson, QC / Weltwunder / Molly Gunyon
The Chef d’Équipe for the Canadian athletes will be Ellen Rumball-Dvorak of Hillsburgh, ON.
For more information on NAJYRC 2017, visit www.youngriders.org.
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