Jump Canada has announced the show jumping athletes that will represent Canada at the 2011 Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Riders’ Championship.  Presented by Gotham North, these Championships will be held July 27–31 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY.  Team and individual honours will be awarded in two divisions for show jumping, Junior (open to riders aged 14 to 18) and Young Riders’ (for riders aged 16-21).

The show jumping athletes that will represent Canada are:

Young Riders division
Rider                                    Hometown                     Horse                             Owner
Miranda Travers-Cavill    Claremont, ON              Legende B’Neville       Ron & Carla Nolan
Sarah Bagworth                  King City, ON                Untouchable                 Sarah Bagworth
Stephanie Morier               St Jean Baptiste, QC     Tidam                           Stephanie Morier
Kristy Yopyk                      Calgary, AB                    Ravel                             Kristy Yopyk
Kennedy Ellingson            St Albert, AB                  Mantao                         Jane Ellingson

Junior division
Rider                                    Hometown                     Horse                                  Owner
Jacqueline Steffens            Harriston, ON               Quercus van Generhese   Double C Stables
Jake Krembil                      Schomberg, ON             W Marco Polo Flandria     Jake Krembil
Daphne Picard                    Sorel-Tracy, QC            Little Milton                       Daphne Picard
Emma Irwin                       Calgary, AB                   Peninsula J.D.                     Marilyn Dawson-Dixon
Alexandria Smith               San Juan Capistrano, CA  Calira                             Alexandria Smith
Carly Kist                            De Winton, AB               Veterano                            Carly Kist
Sydney Greene                  Cochrane, AB                 Peninsula Emerald Lass   Sydney Greene

The chef d’équipes include Hyde Moffat for the Ontario Junior and Young Riders’ teams, Jim Ifko for the Alberta Junior Team, Jay Duke Alberta Young Riders’ Team, Nicole Lapierre for the Quebec Young Riders’ Individual and Christine Dejordy for the Quebec Junior Rider individual.

In 2010, the Alberta Junior Show Jumping Team won the gold medal in the Junior division while Ben Asselin of Calgary, AB, won the individual gold medal in the Young Riders’ division aboard Lolita.

For more information on the 2011 Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Riders’ Championship, please visit http://www.youngriders.org/.