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CN North American Young Riders' Championships,
Presented by Adequan®
THE NORTH AMERICAN YOUNG RIDERS’ CHAMPIONSHIPS What: The CN North American Young Riders' Championships (NAYRC) When: August 1-6, 2006 Where:
Virginia Horse Center The 600-acre Virginia Horse Center features eight barns, a five-mile cross country course, and 12 show rings, including a 150’ x 300’ indoor coliseum. The facility can accommodate up to 1,200 horses, and the indoor coliseum seats 4,000 spectators. Featuring: The premier equestrian competition in North America for young riders, age 16-21. Young equestrians come from the United States, Bermuda, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean Islands to vie for the Championships. Riders compete in the three Olympic equestrian disciplines of show jumping, dressage, and eventing. The competition is run under rules of the FEI (Federation Equestre Internationale, the international governing body for equestrian sport). Many of the world's best equestrians got their start at the NAYRC including Olympic Silver Medalists Greg Best and Karen Lende O'Connor, as well as McLain Ward, Alison Firestone, Chris Kappler, Nicole Shahinian Simpson, Ray Texel, Chris Pratt, Frankie Chesler, Lisa Carlsen Lubitz, Harold Chopping, Martina Pracht, Kathleen Raine, Heather Mason, David Wilson, Gwyneth MacPherson, Tiffani Loudon, Buck Davidson, Abigail Lufkin, Missy Ransehousen, Mara DePuy, Molly Bliss, and Julie Gomena. History: The NAYRC began in 1974 as an eventing challenge between the United States and Canada. A dressage championship was added in 1981, and show jumping was added in 1982. The first complete NAYRC was held in British Columbia, Canada in 1982. Event
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