Lendon Gray’s Dressage 4 Kids – Team Valkenhof wins Reserve Championship
Monday July 11, 2010
Canada’s Team Valkenhof won the Reserve Championship at Lendon Gray’s Youth Dressage Festival, Dressage 4 Kids held July 9-11. Riding in Ecogold's Stabilizer Dressage saddle pads, they came in second place out of 59 teams, missing the first place only by .18.
Individually, Laurence Migner, Kaitlin Bourgon, Nicole Babich-Morin and Danika Guertin-Pierson won at least one of their divisions. Laurence Migner won Reserve High Point of the Show with a score of 88.721, placing second of 260 riders. Well done!
The mission of the Dressage 4 Kids, Youth Dressage Festival is to encourage riders under 21 to become true horsemen with correct position, competitive skills, and knowledge of all aspects of riding and horse care; to offer scholarships to enable competitors to further their education; to have fun and develop good sportsmanship.
Each division consists of three sections: Written Test, Equitation Class and Dressage Test. Divisions are further divided by age.
The Written Test assesses knowledge of riding theory and stable management learned from the required reading and knowledge of the rules detailed in the Prize List.
The Equitation class judges competitors riding in a group at the walk, trot and canter. The rider’s position and seat are judged along with the correct and effective use of the aids.
The Dressage Test, ridden individually and in a prescribed sequence of patterns and movements, assesses the forward and supple nature of the horse, its balance and harmony with the rider, the rider’s position and seat, and the correct and effective use of the aids.
Each section is worth 100 points for a total of 300 points for the division. The winner of a division is the rider with the highest points.
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