Equine Canada (EC) is pleased to announce the talented young athletes who will represent the country at the 2016 Adequan/FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC), presented by Gotham North, set to take place July 26-31, 2016 at the Colorado Horse Park in Parker, CO.

Three complete teams and one individual, for a total of 13 competitors, have been named to represent Canada in the dressage portion of NAJYRC.

The following riders will compete at the Young Rider level:

Team: Quebec
Rider / Hometown / Horse / Owner
Tanya Strasser Shostak / Ste-Adele, QC / Super Tyme / Evi Strasser
Amanda Aberman / Westmount, QC / Lexington Star / Joanne Trout
Nicole Babich-Morin / Vaudreuil-Dorion, QC / Deniros Tyme / Nicole Babich-Morin
Mathilde Dumas/ St Lambert, QC/Glennfiddish/Johanne Dubé

Chef d’Équipe: Ellen Rumble-Dvorak – Hillsburgh, ON

Team: Ontario/British Columbia/Manitoba
Rider / Hometown / Horse / Owner
Alexandra Meghji / Toronto, ON / Rigo / Diana Belevsky
Emily Ferguson / Winnipeg, MB (Declared for ON under criteria) / Wrazzmatazz / Sara Hellner
Ehren Volk / Victoria, BC / Weltino’s Magic / Jennie Hlavacek
Nachelle Forde / Winnipeg, MB / File Della Caccia / Les Leiman

Chef d’Équipe: Leslie Steele – Pitt Meadows, BC

Individual Competitor: Alberta
Rider / Hometown / Horse / Owner
Elexis Dana Ortlieb/ Leduc County, AB / Verida / Ellen & Elexis Ortlieb

Chef d’Équipe: Leslie Steele – Pitt Meadows, BC

The following riders will compete at the Junior level:

Team: Canada
Rider / Hometown / Horse / Owner
Vanessa Creech-Terauds / Caistor Centre, ON / Fleur de Lis L / Louise Leatherdale
Tasia Murray / Barrie, ON / Kjeld fan Great Beckum / Tasia Murray
Alyssa Gaudet / Memramcook, NB / Palladio / Alyssa Gaudet
Lindsay Cooper-Kelly / Ottawa, ON / Gizmo / Heather Williams

Chef d’Équipe: Ellen Rumble-Dvorak – Hillsburgh, ON

For more information on NAJYRC 2016, visit www.youngriders.org.