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NAJYRC Stars on the Rise at the Kentucky Horse Park

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011 | Dressage, Endurance Riding, Eventing, FEI, Jumper - Show Jumping, Kentucky Horse Park, North American Junior and Young Rider Championships, Reining, USEF | Comments

Lexington, KY – It’s “all hands on deck” as the final touches are being made and the horses and riders are arriving at the Kentucky Horse Park for what has become a celebrated annual event – the Adequan/FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships presented by Gotham North. And for the 2011 competition, there are some exciting additions to this highly-regarded series of international championships.

In addition to championships being contested in dressage, eventing, and show jumping, for the first time at the NAJYRC, the discipline of endurance will contest a CEI4* 100-mile championship race (a CEI2* 75-mile, non-championship race will also be run concurrently). Additionally, reining, which joined the championships in 2008 for the first time, will have two divisions for the first time in 2011. Non-championship events will also take place in the form of a vaulting demonstration during the Opening Ceremonies and a pair of para-dressage freestyles prior to the dressage freestyle championships on Saturday.

In all, some 250 riders spanning six countries have made the pilgrimage to the Kentucky Horse Park to battle for medals. Among them include:

174 riders from the U.S. (57 dressage, 19 endurance, 39 eventing, 52 jumping, 7 reining)
59 riders from Canada (21 dressage, 3 endurance, 9 eventing, 12 jumping, 14 reining)
10 riders from Mexico (3 endurance, 3 jumping, 4 reining)
2 riders from Columbia (endurance)
1 rider from Germany (endurance)
1 rider from Spain (endurance)

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Sutton Sisters to Represent Canada at NAJYRC

Thursday, July 14th, 2011 | *Featured & Spotlights, Championships, Competitions, Diana de Rosa, Dressage, Equine & Equestrian Event Happenings, KAM Animal Services, Kentucky Horse Park, North American Junior and Young Rider Championships | Comments

Anneka and Kristin Sutton will be the first ever sisters to both make it on a Junior/Young Rider Dressage Team, despite their mother’s early wish of never wanting to involve her daughters in riding.

The Suttons’ local paper, The Ayr News, recently reported their story and began the article noting, “When Blandford-Blenheim resident Gabriele Sutton came to Canada from Germany to marry Steve Sutton and start a family, she swore her children would never become serious horse riders.”

Now over 20+ years later they’ve done just that. Kristin, 19, Anneka, 17 and Mariah, 15 all began the season vying to make the Canadian National Team which will compete in Lexington, KY at the annual 2011 Adequan FEI North American Junior & Young Rider Championships. Presented by Gotham North, these Championships will be held July 25–31, 2011 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY.

Mariah did her best but with a new horse and as the youngest of the sisters, she’ll be there to lend a helping hand and learn the ropes for when she accomplishes that same goal. “I’m proud of my sisters and their horses, and hope to be in Anneka’s position next year,” said the teenager.

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Zone 10 Jumper Young Rider Is Best of Best

Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 | Competitions, Equine Community - Of Interest - Charities, Jumper - Show Jumping, Riding Disciplines | Comments

Lucy Davis Takes on the Europeans Singlehandedly and Wins!

December 21, 2009 – Lucy Davis, the individual silver medalist at the 2009 North American Junior Young Rider Championships, took on the best Europe had to offer and showed them that she was better. The top three individual finalists from the United States hosted NAJYRC received invitations to compete at the European Younger Cup at CSI Frankfurt (Dec. 17-20) in Germany.

Although Davis was the only U.S. rider to accept the invitation, clearly she was the best representative. Aboard True Love she competed against the best 26 riders under 25 from throughout Europe. In the first round Davis posted a clear round and finished eighth. Despite a rail in the next round, Davis qualified for the Final, which consisted of 16 riders. She assured herself of victory when she jumped the only clear round of the day.

Davis resides in California, trains with Meadowgrove Farm, and showed as a junior (17 and under) this past year.

Contact: Marnye Langer
Phone: 818.563.3250 ext. 6

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