Scores: 2009 North American Junior/Young Riders Championship

2009 North American Junior/Young Riders Championships - Lexington (USA) - 22 - 27 July 2009

Dressagedaily Coverage of the 2009 NAYRC

Junior Riders - Team Championship Test

1. Lane, Megan - Caravella - 67.189%
2. DelGiorno, Nicole - Lamborghini Dane - 66.486%
3. O'Sullivan, Maura - Pik Czar - 65.568%
4. Noonan, Taylor - Magical - 64.919%
5. Wall, Ellen - Tvauri - 64.324%
6. Dvorak, Alexandra - Fling - 63.676%
7. Knopp, Lauren - Rho Dance - 63.459%
8. Deimler, Jessica - Ragtime V - 62.811%
9. Messier, Anne Mylaine - Marzipan - 62.595%
10. Nowak, Stephanie - Coriall - 62.541%
11. Baine, Courtney - Oletty's Dutch Treat - 62.378%
12. Montagano, Melanie - Ga Deva - 62.216%
13. Chamberlain, Catherine - Verdicci - 62.162%
14. Chia, Ariana - Odilon - 62.000%
15. Raede, Rebecca - Elmegardens Ziam - 61.838%
16. Hacker, Amy - Discoverer - 61.784%
17. Cushman, Madison - Caruso - 61.459%
18. Heinrichs, Morgan - Royal Mirage - 60.973%
19. Fraser, Sylvie - Magic - 60.541%
20. Coyle, Alison - Bariton - 60.324%
21. Allen, Elizabeth - Whispering Wind - 59.892%
22. Luca, Devon - Jyl Sander - 59.784%
23. Ots, Heather - Varekai - 59.784%
24. Van Vleet, Madeleine - Top - 59.676%
25. Ball, Zachary - Karajan - 59.459%
26. Nommensen, Mary Kathryn - Dom Perignon - 58.757%
27. Houweling, Monica - Stentano - 58.703%
28. Chiappetti, Nicole - Oxford - 58.432%
29. Nelson, Lauren - Weltano - 58.162%
30. Peacock, Kassidy - Persona Grata - 57.946%
31. Brown, Claire - Lexington - 57.622%
32. Vaughn, Genay - Waranja - 57.351%
33. Blythe, Kaitlin - Daverden - 57.135%
34. Dagge, Katrin - Dream of Love - 56.270%
35. Handt, Julia - Vindaris - 55.838%
36. Freismuth, Jackson - Dalwhinnie's Martijn - 52.216%

The rain that plagued the Kentucky Horse Park yesterday was nowhere to be found as the Juniors took to the dressage arena for their first rides of the competition, the team championships competition at the 2009 North American Junior Riders Championships. Today’s rides would decide the Team medals, and all the riders arrived in top form. Taking home the Team Gold medal was the Ontario, Canada, team. The team, made up of Maura O’Sullivan and Pik Czar, Zachary Ball and Karajan, Megan Lane and Caravella, and Alexandra Dvorak and Fling, finished with a total of 196.433. Team Ontario had three riders finish in the top 10, with two of them in the top three individually. Read More

Junior Riders - Individual Test

1. DelGiorno, Nicole - Lamborghini Dane - 66.316%
2. Knopp, Lauren - Rho Dance - 65.842%
3. Lane, Megan - Caravella - 65.842%
4. Noonan, Taylor - Magical - 5.579%
5. Ots, Heather - Varekai - 63.895%
6. Chia, Ariana - Odilon - 63.789%
6. Messier, Anne - Mylaine Marzipan - 63.789%
8. Cushman, Madison - Caruso - 63.632%
9. Chamberlain, Catherine - Verdicci - 62.789%
9. Deimler, Jessica - Ragtime V - 62.789%
11. Hacker, Amy - Discoverer - 62.632%
12. Wall, Ellen - Tvauri - 62.579%
13. Montagano, Melanie - Ga Deva - 62.105%
14. Raede, Rebecca - Elmegardens Ziam - 62.000%
15. Dvorak, Alexandra - Fling - 61.842%
16. Nowak, Stephanie - Coriall - 61.737%
17. Brown, Claire - Lexington - 61.579%
18. Heinrichs, Morgan - Royal Mirage - 60.789%
19. Houweling, Monica - Stentano - 60.684%
20. Baine, Courtney - Oletty's Dutch Treat- 60.684%
21. Fraser, Sylvie - Magic - 60.526%
22. Vaughn, Genay - Waranja - 60.474%
23. Van Vleet, Madeleine - Top - 60.368%
24. O'Sullivan, Maura - Pik Czar- 60.158%
25. Dagge, Katrin - Dream of Love - 59.947%
26. Nelson, Lauren - Weltano- 59.842%
27. Freismuth, Jackson - Dalwhinnie's Martijn - 59.789%
28. Blythe, Kaitlin - Daverden - 59.789%
29. Chiappetti, Nicole - Oxford - 59.579%
30. Luca, Devon - Jyl Sander - 59.579%
31. Coyle, Alison - Bariton - 59.474%
32. Peacock, Kassidy - Persona Grata - 59.316%
33. Allen, Elizabeth - Whispering Wind - 58.526%
34. Ball, Zachary - Karajan - 57.789%
35. Handt, Julia - Vindaris - 56.632%
36. Nommensen, Mary Kathryn - Dom Perignon - 54.737%

We still don't like the crazy system that a medal is awarded after each test, instead of honouring a champion who has shown excellence over three rides, but it's one of the unfortunate legacies of the abdicated FEI Dressage Committee we're stuck with!
Nicole DelGiorno won the individual test gold medal at the 2009 North American Junior Riders Championships. She scored 66.316% to win the gold. Lauren Knopp got silver, Megan Lane bronze. Read More

Junior Riders - Kur to Music

1. DelGiorno, Nicole - Lamborghini Dane - 68.550%
2. Lane, Megan - Caravella - 68.000%
3. Ots, Heather - Varekai - 68.000%
4. Chia, Ariana - Odilon - 67.550%
5. Dvorak, Alexandra - Fling - 67.500%
6. Wall, Ellen - Tvauri - 67.450%
7. Deimler, Jessica - Ragtime V - 66.750%
8. Messier, Anne Mylaine - Marzipan - 66.500%
9. Hacker, Amy - Discoverer - 66.200%
10. Cushman, Madison - Caruso - 66.150%
11. Raede, Rebecca - Elmegardens Ziam - 66.100%
12. Noonan, Taylor - Magical - 65.300%
13. Chamberlain, Catherine - Verdicci - 64.500%
14. Montagano, Melanie - Ga Deva - 64.000%
15. Knopp, Lauren - Rho Dance - 60.050%

The 2009 North American Junior Rider Championships went out rocking with the Junior freestyle dressage tests. The top 15 Juniors came back to perform their choreographed routines in the Championships and the crowds cheered them on under sunny Kentucky skies. After the scores were tallied Nicole DelGiorno and Lamborghini Dane continued their winning ways and were named the freestyle Gold medalists. Read More

Young Riders - Team Championship Test

1. Hafner, Brian - Lombardo LHF - 68.842%
2. Becker, Kristen - Ramses - 67.789%
3. Barteau, Kassandra - GP Raymeister - 67.579%
4. Stearns, Amanda - Revanche - 67.368%
5. Rollins, Mary-Cameron - Rose Noir - 66.474%
6. Harlan, Amanda - Liberte' - 65.684%
7. Holland, Jaimie - Fleurina - 65.316%
8. Davis, Meagan - Bentley - 65.158%
9. Jager, Amy - Jive - 64.474%
10. Dutton, Brianna - Tibet - 64.105%
11. Wagner, Emily Brigadier - 64.105%
12. Rice, Alexa - Maarten - 63.895%
13. Seidel-Wassenaar, Lindsay - Oslo - 63.474%
14. Stephenson, Christine - Markant - 62.526%
15. Zwilling, Brianna - DiMaggio - 62.421%
16. McKean, Julie - Stravinsky - 62.158%
17. Venne, Annie-Pier - Step Up - 62.053%
18. Todosijevic, Ashlee - Sjoerd - 61.947%
19. McCarthy, Brittany - Gabelle - 61.895%
20. Niemcziek, Blair - Diamant - 61.316%
21. Wang, Kristina - Belladiva - 61.211%
22. Jenkins, McKenzie - Tsarina Bint RII - 60.737%
23. Roffman, Caroline - Accent Aigu - 60.526%
24. Kosa, Daisy - Robic - 59.632%
25. Campbell, Rachel - Wandango - 59.579%
26. Morris, Faith - Garrison - 59.053%
27. Gammell, Laura-Hope I - Cestelli - 58.474%
28. Mason, John - Gdansk - 52.947%
29. Carbone, Alis - Navarro - 50.632%
30. Baertsch, Hans - Rubinstar - 46.105%

The 2009 North American Junior & Young Riders Championships (NAJYRC) kicked off on Wednesday 22 July at the Kentucky Horse Park. Despite the fact that rain showers, and eventually a downpour, plagued the first day of competition, some stunning rides in the NAJYRC Dressage Championships Team Test and the first medal ceremony of the championships brightened the day for riders and spectators alike. Team California, consisting of Brian Hafner and Lombardo LHF, Amanda Harlan and Liberté, Christine Stephenson and Markant and Brianna Dutton and Tibet, finished with a team total of 198.631 and won gold. Read More

Young Riders - Individual Test

1. Rollins, Mary-Cameron - Rose Noir - 70.263%
2. Becker, Kristen - Ramses- 68.684%
3. Hafner, Brian - Lombardo LHF - 67.842%
4. Davis, Meagan - Bentley- 67.579%
5. Barteau, Kassandra - GP Raymeister - 67.579%
6. Dutton, Brianna - Tibet- 66.053%
7. Roffman, Caroline - Accent Aigu FRH - 65.421%
8. Jager, Amy - Jive- 64.947%
9. Gammell, Laura-Hope - I Cestelli - 64.632%
10. Harlan, Amanda -Liberte'- 64.211%
11. Venne, Annie-Pier - Step Up - 64.158%
12. Holland, Jaimie - Fleurina - 64.000%
13. McKean, Julie - Stravinsky - 63.947%
14. Seidel-Wassenaar, Lindsay - Oslo - 63.632%
15. Stephenson, Christine - Markant - 63.526%
16. Campbell, Rachel - Wandango- 63.053%
17. Stearns, Amanda - Revanche - 63.053%
18. Zwilling, Brianna - DiMaggio - 62.474%
19. Todosijevic, Ashlee - Sjoerd - 62.421%
20. Rice, Alexa - Maarten - 62.105%
21. Wang, Kristina - Belladiva - 60.684%
22. Morris, Faith - Garrison - 59.842%
23. Carbone, Alis - Navarro - 59.474%
24. McCarthy, Brittany - Gabelle - 58.947%
25. Kosa, Daisy - Robic - 57.789%
26. Niemcziek, Blair - Diamant- 57.368%
27. Mason, John - Gdansk - 56.579%
28. Baertsch, Hans - Rubinstar - 51.158%
Jenkins, McKenzie - Tsarina Bint RII - DNS
Wagner, Emily - Brigadier - DNS

Fans of dressage were on point and the stakes were high as the Young Riders returned to perform a battle royale in the NAJYRC Dressage Individual Championships. After battling the rain in the Team competition, the riders now had to deal with the heat as they prepared their horses for the next step in their journey at the 2009 North American Young Riders Championships (NAYRC). After receiving a 66.474% from the judges in the Team test, Mary-Cameron Rollins and her lovely mare Rose Noir stunned the judges with their second ride to improve their score by nearly four points. The pair finished with a 70.263% to take the Individual Gold medal. Read More

Young Riders - Kur to Music

1. Barteau, Kassandra - GP Raymeister - 73.000%
2. Hafner, Brian - Lombardo LHF - 69.600%
3. Becker, Kristen - Ramses- 69.600%
4. Stephenson, Christine - Markant - 68.950%
5. Harlan, Amanda - Liberte- 68.400%
6. Rollins, Mary-Cameron - Rose Noir - 68.250%
7. Dutton, Brianna - Tibet - 66.450%
8. Venne, Annie-Pier - Step Up - 66.050%
9. Seidel-Wassenaar, Lindsay - Oslo - 65.900%
10. Jager, Amy - Jive - 65.400%
11. Holland, Jaimie - Fleurina - 64.250%
12. McKean, Julie - Stravinsky - 62.400%
13. Gammell, Laura-Hope - I Cestelli - 59.200%
14. Roffman, Caroline - Accent Aigu FRH - 58.850%
Davis, Meagan - Bentley - ELI

The Young Riders in the dressage competition returned to the arena for the final time to perform their musical freestyles. The stadium was rocking as the 15 qualifying riders performed their choreographed routines for an exuberant audience during the North American Young Rider Dressage Championships at the Kentucky Horse Park. The highest score thus far in the competition came in this freestyle round and was awarded to Kassandra Barteau and her imposing partner, GP Raymeister. The pair received an impressive 73.000% to catapult her into the top position, more than three points ahead of her nearest competitor. Read More