Canadian Show Jumping Riders Named for North American Junior and Young Rider Championships

Stephanie Morier + Tidam

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:

		Rider		Hometown		Horse		Owner
Young Riders Division		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		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 www.youngriders.org.