ECOGOLD-sponsored Team Ontario wins Silver Medal at NAJYRC

Thursday July 29, 2010

Team Ontario wins Silver Medal - Amy Jager, Maura O'Sullivan, Jaimie Holland and Megan Lane in ECOGOLD Saddle pads

Fantastic results for Canada from the first day of dressage at the North American Junior and Young Rider Championships in Lexington, Kentucky as Team Ontario captured the silver medal. Riding in ECOGOLD saddle pads, Amy Jager, Jaimie Holland, Maura O’Sullivan and Megan Lane finished only 1 point away from the gold, with 2 riders in the top 3. Way to go!!

Team Ontario’s rider Jaimie Holland, who finished 3rd, had these comments: “WE DID IT!!!! We're bringing home some hardware!!! Congrats to my fellow teammates Megan, Maura, and Amy on an awesome day. We won the silver team medal and were only 1 point off of the gold!!!

Amy kicked off the day laying down a good first test with some awesome trot work pulling in a 63.6% due to some small mistakes that added up. She finished top 15 today going in to the Individual test tomorrow. Maura was next and unfortunately went off course on a coefficient movement and had to be docked 2 full marks for that movement (coefficient movements are movements in a test where the score given is multiplied by 2 and are usually movements that make or break your score). However, she had an otherwise good first test at her first year at young riders and laid down some really good trot work as well. Czar, who is usually up to some comic antics, had none of those today and was really there for her which was great- no foot resting in the extended walk today :D. Next up was Megan on Caravella who laid down an unreal test and brought in a 67 and change, and put us in the gold medal position initially. She would finish second overall going in to the Individual test tomorrow. Unfortunately, another team member from Region 5/6 in the States got a high score and knocked us down to the silver medal shortly after. I was last to go and had a personal best ride which scores in high 69 range until my last 2 lines of changes. Due to a mistake in both lines - which we never mess up!!!! - Nina and I ended up with a 67 and change as well, securing the silver medal for the team and finishing 3rd overall.”