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AHSA NAMES RIDERS FOR JUNIOR
DRESSAGE CHAMPIONSHIP |
The American Horse Shows Association (AHSA)
announced today that selection for the AHSA Junior Dressage Championship has
been completed and the 12 Juniors that will attend the 2001 Junior Dressage
Team Championship in Gladstone, NJ, June 14-17, 2001 have been chosen. This
year's qualifying average scores ranged from 65.66 to 72.84. The competition,
now in its fifth year, is sponsored by Cosequin and is being held this year at
the Festival of Champions. These Juniors will then go on to the North American
Junior Dressage Championship at Paxton Farm, Batavia, OH, June 28-July 1, 2001,
and will constitute three of the four teams to represent the United States. The
United States Pony Club will also be selecting an additional team to represent
the U.S.
The 12 riders are: Miss Alli Agee, Mammoth Lakes, CA; Miss Lindsey Anderson,
Puyallup, WA; Miss Laura Eckart, Eagle, WI; Miss Claire Faltermeier, Bainbridge
Island, WA; Miss Samantha Garfinkel, Thousand Oaks, CA; Miss Stephanie Hamar,
Visalia, CA; Miss Tina Hayden, Cave Creek, AZ; Miss Sarah Taylor Lange, Napa,
CA.; Miss Mary Claire Massey, Arlington, TN; Miss Casey Priske, Camarillo, CA;
Miss Jessica Rattner, West Linn, OR; Miss Lara Schleining, Ashland, OR.
More information on this program can be found on our website at:
<http://www.ahsa.org/aboutus/inter/Junior%20Dressage%20Team%20Championships.htm>
The American Horse Shows Association,
as the National Equestrian Federation of the U.S., is the regulatory body for
the Olympic and World Championship sports of dressage, driving, endurance,
eventing, reining, show jumping, and vaulting, as well as 19 other breeds and
disciplines of equestrian competition. As the country's largest multi-breed
organization, the AHSA has over 70,000 members and recognizes more than 2,600
competitions nationwide each year. It governs all aspects of competition,
including educating and licensing all judges, stewards, and technical delegates
who officiate at these shows.
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