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Young
Dressage Riders Selected for International Competition
Lincoln,
Nebraska (August 3, 2001) - Through a series of qualifying competitions
organized by the U.S. Dressage Federation (USDF), 33 of the nation's
best young dressage riders were selected to compete in the FEI North
American Young Riders Championships (NAYRC), presented by State Line
Tack which will be held August 7-12 in Wadsworth, Illinois. The NAYRC
draws the top young equestrians, ages 16 through 21, from the U.S.,
Canada, and Central and South America to compete in the Olympic disciplines
of dressage, show jumping, and eventing.
Governed
by international rules, this championship is a training ground for riders
who may one day represent their countries at senior-level international
competitions and at Olympic Games. Riders at the NAYRC will compete
in teams that represent their USDF regions and will vie for team and
individual medals.
Competitors
will ride the FEI Young Riders team and individual tests, which are
equivalent in difficulty to Fourth Level and Prix St. Georges. Movements
include trot and canter half-passes, extended trot, flying changes every
fourth and every third strides, and canter half-pirouettes. The top
riders in the team and individual tests will ride musical-freestyle
routines of their own design, to decide the individual gold, silver
and bronze medals. The following riders will be competing at the 2001
NAYRC:
REGION
1 (DC, DE, MD, NC, NJ, PA, VA)
- Mary
Alice Malone, Jr., 18, Coatesville, PA, riding Fresco, 14-year-old
chestnut Dutch gelding, sired by Wolfgang, owned by Iron Spring Farm
- Kerri
Sowers, 19, Egg Harbor, NJ, riding Kazan, 9-year-old brown Dutch gelding,
sired by Voltaire, owned by Kerri and Louise Sowers
- Catherine
Malone, 16, Coatesville, PA, riding Ivan, 11-year-old bay Dutch gelding,
sired by Amulet, owned by Iron Spring Farm
- Camilla
Goodchild, 16, Greensboro, NC, riding Fox, 14-year-old chestnut Dutch
gelding, sired by Astronaut, owned by Camilla and Dianna Goodchild
REGION
2 (IL, IN, KY, MI, OH, WV, WI)
- Jacqueline
Paxton, 20, Batavia, OH, riding Cinbad, 14-year-old bay Holsteiner
gelding, sired by Celebrio, owned by Jacqueline Paxton J.
- Reese
Koffler, 20, Lexington, KY, riding Joery, 10-year-old bay Dutch gelding,
sired by Zeoliet, owned by Dr. and Mrs. Bruce Koffler
- Kathryn
Fleming, 17, New Berlin, IL, riding L.A. Baltic Mariner, 13-year-old
liver chestnut Swedish/Arabian gelding, sired by Serr Maariner, owned
by James and Kathryn Fleming
- Lindsay
Koffler, 17, Lexington, KY, riding Daveed, 17-year-old chestnut Dutch
gelding, sired by Meridiann, owned by Lindsay Koffler
REGION
3 (AL, FL, GA, SC, TN)
- Bethany
Peslar, 19, Palm Beach, FL, riding Iwan, 11-year-old bay Dutch gelding,
sired by Rossini, owned by Bethany Peslar
- Lesley
Eden, 20, Longwood, FL, riding Picasso, 9-year-old bay Dutch gelding,
sired by Zuidhorn, owned by Lesley Eden
- Courtney
Raiser, 19, Lilburn, GA, riding Our Conversation, 12-year-old chestnut
Thoroughbred gelding, sired by Verzy, owned by Courtney Raiser
- Gwen
Poulin, 20, Deleon Springs, FL, riding Pik Cachet, 10-year-old bay
Dutch gelding, sired by Pik Cachet, owned by Marcia Boles
REGION
4 (IA, KS, MO, MN, NE, ND, SD)
- David
Marcus, 19, Lincoln, NE, riding Catalina, 8-year-old bay Holsteiner
mare, sired by Cabaret, owned by Judy Marcus
- Amanda
Johnson, 21, North Liberty, IA, riding Glissade, 11-year-old chestnut
Westfalen gelding, sired by Guarantor, owned by Amanda Johnson
- Philesha
Chandler, 19, Wichita, KS, riding Marsel, 9-year-old gray Trakehner
gelding, sired by Abdullah, owned by Philesha Chandler
- Allison
Farlow, 20, Harrisonville, MO, riding West Point, 16-year-old gray
Hessen gelding, sired by Waldgeist LDB, owned by Janet Smith
REGION
5 (AZ, CO, E.MT, NM, UT, W.TX, WY)
- Jennifer
Diamond, 20, Colorado Springs, CO, riding Zantos, 11-year-old bay
Holsteiner gelding, sired by Zuenftiger, owned by Cariellen DeMuth
- Sarah
Scott, 20, Evergreen, CO, riding Won and Only, 9-year-old bay Oldenburg
gelding, sired by Werther, owned by Sarah Scott
- Sara
Lindbloom, 20, Fort Collins, CO, riding Adjudant, 17-year-old chestnut
Danish gelding, sired by Avanti, owned by Sara Lindbloom
- Sara
Hare, 19, Salt Lake City, UT, riding Kashmir, 12-year-old bay Danish
gelding, sired by Kawango, owned by Sara Hare
REGION
6 (AK, ID, W.MT, OR, WA)
- Nicole
Charbonneau, 21, Olympia, WA, riding Cabare ?, 15-year-old chestnut
Swedish gelding, sired by Ganesco, owned by Lyn and Beth Anderson
- Brooke
Irving, 21,Gig Harbor, WA, riding American Graffiti, 16-year-old chestnut
Appaloosa/Thoroughbred gelding, sired by Supreme Domo, owned by Brooke
Irving
REGION
7 (CA, HI, NV)
- Karen
Robinson, 19, Saratoga, CA, riding Shane, 17-year-old bay Thoroughbred
gelding, sired by Satelite, owned by Karen Robinson
- Ashley
Smith, 17, Malibu, CA, riding Al Cantara, 10-year-old bay Hanoverian
gelding, sired by Al Copone, owned by Ashley Smith
- Natalie
Hamilton, 20, Los Flores, CA, riding Donnerwerth, 10-year-old chestnut
Oldenburg gelding, sired by Donnerschlag, owned by Natalie Hamilton
- Andrea
Morillas, 18, Agouraltills, CA, riding Angelino, 15-year-old chestnut
Dutch gelding, sired by Voltaire, owned by Andrea Morillas
REGION
8 (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT)
- Jessica
Rizzi, 19, Bedford, NY, riding Jamboree, 10-year-old bay Dutch gelding,
sired by Consul, owned by Louis and Alexandra Rukeyser
- Alison
End, 20, South Freeport, ME, riding Babette, 14-year-old bay Hanoverian
mare, sired by Bolero, owned by Alison End
- Nyssa
Wittliff, 19, of Tulsa, OK (attends school in NY), riding Entertainer,
15-year-old bay Dutch gelding, owned by James Wittliff
- Judea
Franck, 19, New Market, NH, riding Monterey, 14-year-old gray Brandenburg
gelding, owned by Horses Unlimited
REGION
9 (AR, LA, MS, OK, TX)
- Chad
Bohne, 19, College Station, TX, riding Arabesque, 14-year-old bay
Hanoverian mare, sired by Abundance, owned by Chad Bohne
- Dana
Gilbert, 19, Southlake, TX, riding Prometheus, 19-year-old white Oldenburg
gelding, sired by Prinz Gaylord, owned by Dana Gilbert
- Katie
Tharp, 18, Folsom, LA, riding Bandalero, 13-year-old chestnut Westphalian
gelding, sired by Bandoliero, owned by Katie Tharp.
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