The horse-and-rider combinations that will compete at the North American Youth Championships in Traverse City, MI, have been named.

The squad was led by Dinja Van Liere and Hermes with two personal best scores; the US won a tiebreaker with Sweden for second place.

The FEI Board assigned all major Finals and Championships through 2026; only N.A. venue is Fort Worth, TX, for Dressage and Jumping Finals.

A severe weather event necessitated some schedule changes, but the venue welcomed back competitors and spectators after a two-year break.

Patrik Kittel and Touchdown's freestyle score of 82.025% left Sweden with a final margin of victory of a commanding 32 points.

Charlotte Dujardin's former ride, now piloted by 17-year-old Annabella Pidgley, won their Intermediate II class with 77.304%.

Sessions will include World Championship and Olympic updates, standards, veterinary regulations, eventing, dressage and para-dressage rules.

Riding Sternenwanderer, the Thunder Bay native won the CDI4* Grand Prix Special on the final day of the Easter weekend show.

Winnipeg’s Ariana Chia and Fiderflame cracked the 70% mark with a personal best score in the Grand Prix Special at the Ocala venue.

Large fields populated the grand prix division at the sunny Ocala venue, and personal best scores dominated.