US Region 7 won the first Gold Medal of the 2007 CN North American Junior and Young Riders’ Championships (NAJYRC), presented by Gotham North and UlcerGard, when they won the Young Riders Dressage Team Championship.

Region 7 received a team score of 204.223 points to claim the win over silver medallist Region 2 who totalled 202.578 points and bronze medallist Region 3 who scored 200.488.

The all-California Region 7 team was led by Emily Tears of Rancho Santa Margarita with a score of 69.867 on Luciano. Joining her on the Gold Medal team were Amanda Harlan of St. Helena who scored 67.778 on Liberte, Crystalyn Hoffman of Santa Clara who scored 66.578 on Diamo 10 and Jaclyn Meinen of Dana Point who received a score of 65.467 on Rockette DG.

“I just feel so lucky to be on this team with these team-mates,” said Tears whose individual score was topped only by the 70.622 turned in by Kassandra Barteau of Gilberts, IL and the Silver Medal Region 2 team on Gabriella.

“These Championships are truly outstanding,” said Rosalie LeBow of Platinum Performance. “We are proud to be a sponsor and to help educate these talented riders about the importance of good nutrition for their horses.”

Full results and further information on the 2007 CN North American Junior and Young Riders’ Championships, presented by Gotham North and UlcerGard, are available on line at www.youngriders.org.