Nobody would have guessed that the Area II Junior eventing team was made up of all first-timers at the North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (Ky.) by the way they blazed around David O’Connor’s one-star track to take a 19-point lead ahead of Area VIII and the rest of the competitive CH-J* division.
There are so many more adorable, inspiring and fascinating moments at the 2014 Adequan/FEI NAJYRC, but you won't find them looking through a camera at the ring-you have to turn around.
Catherine Chamberlain had a fairytale week at the Adequan/FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships in Lexington, Ky., July 14-20. She and Verdicci earned the highest score in the Young Rider team competition and helped Region 7 win a gold medal.
Our third installment of Humans of NAJYRC highlights those who aren't necessarily in the spotlight winning medals, but who add just as much charisma to the atmosphere at the Adequan/FEI North American Junior And Young Rider Championships.
Not all of the jumper riders advanced to Sunday's Individual Final Phase in the 2014 Adequan/FEI NAJYRC- 12 competed in Saturday's Farewell Competition, and Eve Jobs flew around the jump off to clinch the blue ribbon over Samantha Kasowitz by 4 tenths of a second.