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52/ THE RIDER AUGUST 2010


Canadian Dressage Riders Win Freestyle Gold and Bronze at the 2010 North American Junior and Young Riders’ Championships


Ottawa, ON—The success con- tinued for the Canadian dres- sage riders as they captured one gold and two bronze medals on the final day of dressage com- petition at the 2010 North American Junior and Young Rider Championships, held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY July 28 – August 1st, 2010.


The Young Rider Freestyle was held under lights in the main ring Saturday evening, July 31. Jaimie Hol- land, 21, of Caledon, ON, and her 12-year-old Westphalian mare, Fleurina, won the class with a score of 72.700%, more


“I would like to thank my parents for their support and Tom and Ellen Dvorak for their help,” said Holland. “They have coached me since I was ten.”


than two per cent higher than the silver medalist, American Jhesika Wells from Region 5/6, who scored 70.550% riding Intrepid.


at this year’s Championships. They were part of the Young Rider silver medal winning team on July 28, and earned individual silver (Lane) and bronze (Holland) on Friday, July 30.


Megan Lane, 19, of Collingwood, ON, riding her nine-year-old Dutch Warm- blood mare, Caravella, earned the bronze medal in the Freestyle with 70.350%. The medals were the third won by both Holland and Lane


of Bluffton, AB, riding her horse Oslo, a 14-year- old Dutch Warmblood gelding, finished in fifth place with 69.600%. Erika Urff of Langley, BC and her horse Focus, nine-year-old Oldenburg mare finished in ninth place.


“Caravella definitely pushed into a higher gear this week, and I suddenly have more from her than ever before,” said Lane, who was a triple Junior medalist at the Championships in 2009. “I would like to thank my new coach, Albrecht Heidemann, for his help, and Tina Irwin for her help previously.”


Lindsay Seidel-Wassenaar


In the Junior Freestyle, which was held earli- er in the day, Esmee Ingham of West Vancouver, BC, riding Norseman, a 14-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding owned by Esmee and Candie Ingham, won the bronze medal with a score of 70.900%. Ingham was a member of the British


Esmee Ingham of West Vancouver, BC, riding Norseman, won the bronze medal in the Junior Freestyle at the 2010 North American Junior and Young Rider Championships. Photo Credit—Susan J. Stickle


Jaimie Holland, 21, of Caledon, ON, riding Fleurina, won the Young Rider Freestyle at 2010 North American Junior and Young Rider Cham- pionships. Photo Credit—Susan J. Stickle


Columbia gold medal winning Junior team on July 28.


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September 11, 2010 From 9:00 am to 1:00 pm


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Exclusively for Junior riders, aged 14–18, and Young Riders, 16–21, the NAJYRC gives up- and- coming riders the opportunity to experience representing their country as a team, and prepares them for future international competition. The Championships, presented by Gotham North, are being hosted at the site of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games and feature the disci- plines of dressage, eventing, jumping and reining. For more information and complete results for NAJYRC, please visit www.youngriders.org.


About Dressage Canada


Dressage Canada, as a committee of Equine Canada, is the National governing body for Dres- sage in Canada. Dressage Canada’s objective is to foster the growth of Dressage and the pursuit of excellence in the sport at the local, national and international levels. Dressage Canada provides support and guidance to both amateur and profes- sional through the following programs: coaching education and programs, officials’ education and programs, rules & qualifying criteria, sport devel- opment, publications & awards. For more infor-


Megan Lane riding Caravella earned the Individual silver medal in the Young Riders Individual Test. Photo Credit—Susan Stickle


mation about Dressage Canada, please visit the Dressage section of the Equine Canada site. About Equine Canada


For more information about Equine Canada, please visit www.equinecanada.ca.


Central Ontario Prince Philip Games Final Standings


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The Central Ontario Region of Canadian Pony Club held its Prince Philip Games Finals on Sunday, July 4 at Cruickshanks Farm near Can- nington. Highlight results are shown below, with complete order of finish for this meet, and also cumulative standings, in the internet version. At the A level, a combined Uxbridge-Scu- gog/Durham team won the Regional champi- onship, with a combined Rising Star/Victoria team second (no third place). In the Masters com- petition, Uxbridge-Scugog also finished first, with a mixed Uxbridge-Scugog/Toronto & North York team second and a combined Rising Star/Victoria team third (only one point out of second place). The top two Regional A and Masters teams go on to play for the Eastern Canada Champion?ship against teams from the Western Ontario, Saint Lawrence-Ottawa Valley and pos- sibly Nova Scotia Regions on July 21, with the Saint Lawrence-Ottawa Valley Region hosting the meet this year. The two top Eastern Canadian A level teams then play against Western Canada representatives for the national championship, to be held in the Western Ontario Region on Labour


Day weekend this year. There is also a national Masters championship, to be hosted by the British Columbia Lower Mainland Region in August. B and C teams compete at the Regional


level only.


The Temiskaming Pony Club team took the honours at the B level, with a combined Temiskaming/Durham team second and Maple third. At the C level, a combined Temiskaming/Toronto & North York team was first, A combined Maple/Victoria team second and a combined Whitchurch/Toronto & North York team third.


For details please call Bob Inglis, Central Ontario Regional Communications Chair, at 416- 493-1223 (office) or 416-491-4230 (home) or via e-mail at bobinglis@technalysis.on.ca. For gen- eral background on the Canadian Pony Club and its activities (including Prince Philip Games), or on Central Ontario Region and its Branches, or for this or previous press releases, check out the Canadian Pony Club website at www.Canadian- PonyClub.org and follow the appropriate links.


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