Congratulations to the 6 horse / rider combinations from Manitoba on their
performances at the 2010 North American Junior & Young Rider
Championships (NAJYRC)!

Held July 28 - August 1, 2010 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington,
Kentucky USA, an unprecedented 6 Manitoban horse / rider combinations
from 3 different equestrian disicplines qualified for this year's NAJYRC and
represented Manitoba and Canada at these Championships.

Their results were as follows:

In the discipline of Dressage:

Sarah Loewen (Winnipeg, MB) and Ricardo - rode for the Junior Ontario Dressage Team and helped their Team to a fourth-place finish, missing the podium and a Bronze medal by just 0.486 points! Sarah and Ricardo had the highest score for their Team with 65.68%, finishing 7th overall in the Junior Team dressage test and helping secure 4th place for the Team.

The pair scored 65.21% and finished tied for 10th place in the Junior Individual dressage test. Congratulations Sarah and Ricardo!

 In the discipline of Reining:

Team Manitoba finished in 6th place with a score of 608.5. The Young Rider Team consisted of the following pairs:

Megan Robinson (Dufresne, MB) and Breanna Kid
Christine Simpson (Winnipeg, MB) and Pick Plays Rocketman
Kelsey Wiens (Winnipeg, MB) and Poster Boy Solano
Kylie Wasiuta (Winnipeg, MB) and Smart Boom

Megan Robinson and Breanna Kid were Manitoba's highest placed Individual pair, scoring 206.5 for 10th place.
Congratulations to all members of Manitoba's Reining Team!

In the discipline of Show Jumping:

Young Rider Team Canada West (Alberta and Manitoba horse/riders combined) finished in 5th place with a total of 55 faults over 2 rounds. The sole Manitoba horse and rider pair, Samara Heinrichs (Winnipeg, MB) and Merlin, provided the Team its best result with only 8 faults over the 2 rounds - 8 faults in round 1 and 0 faults for a clear round 2!

In the individual Young Rider Show Jumping competition, Samara and Merlin were the 2nd-highest placed Canadian individuals overall in 19th place. Congratulations Samara and Merlin!

See here for an article featuring Sarah Loewen and Samara Heinrichs' accomplishments in the Winnipeg Free Press! This article was published in the August 5, 2010 newspaper in response to MHC's press release.

Well done from the Manitoba Horse Council! See also here for the MHC press release prior to the competition and further info on the NAJYRC.