The 2009 Adequan FEI North American Junior & Young Riders Championships (NAJYRC) presented by Gotham North will welcome junior and young riders from across the expanse of the continent to a much-anticipated and highly-regarded series of championships. The events began Wednesday, July 22 with the opening ceremonies and a kick-off celebration.
The 2009 series of championships will be one of the biggest in the history of the event with an increase in the number of entries, as well as the number of demonstration events having grown substantially. In addition to the higher number of competitors seeking a victory, there are two non-Olympic equestrian disciplines participating with riders taking to the endurance trail and the vaulting arena in non-championship events.
Many of North America’s best equestrians got their start at the NAJYRC including Olympic medalists Greg Best, Karen O’Connor, Chris Kappler and McLain Ward.
The NAJYRC began in 1974 as an eventing challenge between the United States and Canada. A dressage championship was added in 1981, and show jumping was added in 1982. The first complete Young Riders championship was held in British Columbia, Canada in 1982. The Championships were expanded to officially include a championship division for juniors in 2006. The discipline of reining was added to the official schedule in 2008.
For more information, visit www.youngriders.org.
awesome!! i wish i had time to go!!!
It seems as if all the horsey events are happening this year!
Well, I think that most of them do happen every year. I wish I could see them all.
What a GREAT show the NAJYRC! amazing to watch all those fabulous riders and horses doing all different disciplines. I wish it was on ESPN so i can show my friends and family at home what the highlights were of the week and who won what, etc. NOT everyone has the horse channel.