Wayne, Ill . – Wayne, Ill . – Eight of the 14 divisions competing at the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions completed their horse inspections on Wednesday, August 22, including the Junior, Pony Rider and Children Dressage National Championship divisions. They will each perform two tests in their respective division with each test counting for 50% of their overall score. These Championships coincide with the Markel/USEF Young & Developing Horse Dressage National Championships,...

North Salem, N.Y. - Familiar names graced the NAYC podium during the USDF North American Dressage Freestyle Championships at the Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships presented by Gotham North. The United States’s Anna Weniger and Don Derrick topped the Young Rider division with a score of 74.22% and Canada’s Chase Robertson and Winsome earned gold in the Junior division. USDF North American Young Rider Dressage Freestyle Championship Anna Weniger and Don Derrick (...

North Salem, N.Y. - Caroline Garren picked up her second gold medal from the Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC), presented by Gotham North on August 4 at Old Salem Farm. She added the win in the United States Dressage Federation (USDF) North American Junior Individual Championship to her record with a score of 70.14%, after having helped her Region 3 team to the team gold earlier in the week. Bianca Schmidt, from Region 4, claimed the silver medal, while Chase Robertson...

North Salem, N.Y. – Several athletes concluded their 2018 Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) presented by Gotham North experience by competing in the USHJA North American Show Jumping Individual Farewell Competitions on Saturday, August 4. Mexico’s Camila Saad Vega and Doncella Granith Chief topped the children’s class while Zone 3’s Barbara Ruziska and Elonie earned the blue ribbon in the combined junior and young rider class. USHJA North...

Wins don’t get much more convincing than Zone 2’s gold medal in the USHJA North American Young Rider Show Jumping Team Championship at the Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships, presented by Gotham North, at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, NY on August 3. Earlier in the day, Zone 5 handily won the USHJA North American Junior Rider Show Jumping Team Championship, while Canada were the gold medalists in the USHJA North American Child Rider Show Jumping Team Championship....

North Salem, N.Y. – Mexico’s Mateo de la Mora Ramiro had the ride of his life at the Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships on Friday. With a silver medal at stake in the $35,000 USHJA North American Junior Rider Show Jumping Team Championship, de la Mora Ramiro produced a clean second round to help his Mexican teammates to a podium position. The emotion filled team silver medalist sat down for a post competition conversation. What did you think of today’s course...

North Salem, N.Y. – After having the best overall score in Thursday’s Team Championship, Callie Jones and Don Philippo turned around to win the USDF North American Young Rider Individual Championship on Thursday at the Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) presented by Gotham North. Jones and Don Philippo performed a stunning test to earn a score of 72.20%, besting a field of 28 entries. Canada’s Beatrice Boucher and Delfiano earned silver with a score of...

North Salem, N.Y. – The USHJA North American Show Jumping Individual Qualifying Competitions took place across the children’s, junior and young rider divisions on Thursday at the Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) presented by Gotham North. With the focus on speed and handiness, The United States’s Mia Albelo (Children’s, Zone 4) and Daisy Farish (Young Rider, Zone 5) as well as Puerto Rico’s Claudia Villamil (Junior) topped their respective...

North Salem, NY – The United States Region 3 dressage team used consistency and concentration to secure gold in the United States Dressage Federation (USDF) North American Junior Dressage Team Championship at the Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) presented by Gotham North at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, N.Y. The Region 3 Gold Medal Team ( SusanJStickle.com ) All four riders on the Region 3 team claimed the top spot with a combined score of 202.78. The U.S....

North Salem, N.Y. – It was 25 years ago that Guatemalan Olympian Juan Andrés Rodríguez competed at the Adequan®/FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) presented by Gotham North. As a proud father, he will watch as his 13-year-old twin daughters Ana Cristina and Ana Sophia compete in the children’s division of the North American Youth Show Jumping Championships presented by USHJA this week. The twins and their mother, Michelle Bovssinot Rodriguez, took a seat...