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Dressage Canada Announces a Change to the Young Rider Team Selected

to Attend the 2009 North American Junior and Young Riders’ Championships

July 17, 2009

Ottawa, ON --- The Dressage Canada Selection Committee for the 2009 North American Junior and Young Riders’ Championships has announced a change to the selected athletes who will represent Canada at this event, which will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY, July 21-26, 2009.

Young Rider Jade Deter of Kemptville, ON, and her horse Mastermind will be unable to attend the Championships with Team Ontario. Annie-Pier Venne of L’Assomption, QC, and her horse Step Up, a 12-year-old Westphalian stallion, who were to ride as individuals, will replace Deter and Mastermind, and the team will be renamed Team Canada East.

Lindsay Seidel-Wassenaar of Blufton, AB, and her horse Oslo will still ride as individuals. The Junior Teams (Ontario and Team Canada West) remain unchanged.

For further information, please contact Christine Peters, Manager Dressage Canada, telephone: (613) 248-3433 ext 138 or cpeters@equinecanada.ca.

About Dressage Canada Dressage Canada, as a committee of Equine Canada, is the National governing body for Dressage in Canada. Dressage Canada's objective is to foster the growth of Dressage and the pursuit of excellence in the sport at the local, national and international levels. Dressage Canada provides support and guidance to both amateur and professional through the following programs: coaching education and programs, officials’ education and programs, rules & qualifying criteria, sport development, publications & awards. For more information about Dressage Canada, please visit the Dressage section of the Equine Canada site.

About Equine Canada Equine Canada is a member-based association that represents, promotes and services Canada's equine community and industry. Its core areas of activity involve sport, equine health and welfare, education and safety, governance and marketing, representation and communication. Equine Canada is recognized by Sport Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), the Canadian Olympic Committee and the Coaching Association of Canada as the national organization representing equestrian sport and equine interests in Canada. For more information about Equine Canada, please visit www.equinecanada.ca

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