Canadian Event Riders set to Compete at NAJYRC

Eventing

July 27, 2010 - Canadian Eventing Committee is pleased to announce the teams that will represent Canada at the 2010 Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Riders Championships. Presented by Gotham North, these Championships will be held July 28-August 1, 2010 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, which is also the site of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Riders will compete for top honours in team and individual competition in two divisions—Junior One Star Championships (open to riders aged 14 to 18) and Young Rider Two Star Championships (for riders ages 16-21).

Canada will field three teams—one in the Young Rider Two Star Championships and two in the Junior One Star Championships. Riders will represent Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec and Ontario.

Riders named to compete in the Young Rider Two Star Championships are

Alberta/British Columbia/Quebec/Ontario Combined Team

Name	Hometown	Horse	Owner
Samantha Elsenaar	Brooklin, ON	Armon	Samantha Elsenaar
Julia Norman	Kelowna, BC	Sauvignon	Angela and Julia Norman
Emily Daigneault	Gatineau, QC	Misty Vale Bacardi	Emily Daigneault
Joelle Baskerville	Calgary, AB	Malibu	Joelle Baskerville
Chef d’équipe—Angie Norman
Team Coach—Rebecca Howard

Riders named to the Junior One Star Championships are

Ontario Team

Name	Hometown	Horse	Owner
Haley Armstrong-Laframboise	Orangeville, ON	Ichabod	Moira Laframboise
Sophie Kalpin	King City, ON	Blue Executive	Sophie Kalpin
Rachel McDonough	Etobicoke, ON	Irish Rhythm	Rachel McDonough
Hannah Rankin	Stittsville, ON	C5’s Conflict of Interest	Hannah Rankin
Chef d’équipe—Linda Plank
Team Coach—Peter Gray

British Columbia/Quebec Combined Team

Name	Hometown	Horse	Owner
Nayla Charbonneau	Surrey, BC	Princeton Pride	Nayla Charbonneau
Sophie Laframboise	Westmount, QC	Way Cool	Sophie Laframboise
Katherine Martineau	Brossard, QC	H.M. As Spirits Go	Katherine Martineau
Chef d’équipe—Ian Roberts
Team Coach—Lorraine Laframboise

The North American Junior/Young Riders’ Championships are held annually under the rules of the FEI (Fédération Equestre Internationale) the international governing body for equestrian sport. The 2010 competition hosts the Olympic disciplines of eventing, dressage and show jumping as well as FEI discipline of reining. Many of the world’s top event riders, including many Olympic gold medalists, began their careers at the NAJYRC.

For more information on NAJYRC, please visit www.youngriders.org.

About Canadian Eventing

Canadian Eventing is the committee of Equine Canada responsible for the sport of eventing in Canada from the grassroots to the international level. The Canadian Eventing Committee is comprised of 12 members, including two rider representatives elected by the Elite Riders Association. Directed by the Strategic Plan for Eventing, all Eventing activities are administered by this committee via six sub-committees with the support of an eventing manager based at the Equine Canada office in Ottawa. For more information about Canadian Eventing, visit equinecanada.ca and select disciplines then Eventing.

About Equine Canada

Equine Canada is Canada’s national governing body for equestrianism. A member-driven, charitable institution, it is the executive branch of the Canadian Equestrian Team, and the national authority for equestrian competition; the national voice for recreational riders; and the national association for equine welfare, breeding, and industry. Equine Canada is recognised by the Government of Canada, the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), and the Canadian Olympic Committee as the national organisation representing equestrian sport and equine interests. For more information about Equine Canada, please visit equinecanada.ca.