NAJYRC

The 2012 Adequan/FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships will take place July 18-22, 2012, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. Riders will compete for nine different FEI Championships in the disciplines of dressage, eventing, show jumping and reining for Juniors and Young Riders, with endurance being held solely for Young Riders.

July 31, Lexington, Ky.

The Adequan/FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships concluded today with show jumping for the eventing competitions. The CCI** show jumping track proved tricky for some riders. Only seven riders out of 17 jumped clear rounds.

July 31, Lexington, Ky.

The junior individual medalists were decided in a jump-off after the top three tied with 4 cumulative faults from the five rounds of competition. First to go in the jump-off, Hayley Barnhill and Toucan Tango lowered one rail. Merlin and Frances Land jumped a clear round, but with a time (35.81 seconds) that turned out slower than Samantha Schaefer and Trezebees’ 33.95 seconds.

July 30, Lexington, Ky.

The junior and young rider dressage freestyles on Day 4 of the Adequan/FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships were put on a thunderous hold as storms circled overhead at the Kentucky Horse Park throughout the afternoon. However, the rain didn't deter horse or rider from performing to the best of their abilities, and after a three-hour hold, the junior freestyle competition continued.

July 30, Lexington, Ky.

After the CCI** cross-country at the Adequan/FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships, Devon Brown and Dynamic Image stayed in the lead with a double-clear trip. They will show jump on 50.5 penalties. Brown, Alpharetta, Ga., was riding for Area III, currently second in the team competition. “The course was pretty challenging,” said Brown, 19. “The course was hard. Each combination kept at it, and they didn’t stop. After one you were on to the next and already thinking about how you would ride it.”

July 29, Lexington, Ky.

Young rider and junior show jumping took place on the third day of the Adequan/FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships. Zone 4 swept the junior and young rider classes.

The Zone 4 young riders proved unstoppable after four of eight double-clear rides, amassing only 12 penalty points between the four riders’ two rounds.