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USA WINS TEAM GOLD AT NAJDC

The American Horse Shows Association (AHSA) announced today the results of the first North American Junior Dressage Championship (NAJDC) at CDI *** Cincinnati at Paxton Farm, OH, June 28-July 1, 2001. Riders participating in this continental championship included 4 teams from the U.S., including a Pony Club team; three teams from Canada, an individual from Costa Rica and an Australian team competing on borrowed horses.

Team placings were as follows:
Gold - USA team I
Silver - USA team III
Bronze - Canada team A

Junior individual medals were awarded to:
Gold - Samantha Garfinkel (USA)
Silver - Tina Hayden (USA)
Bronze - Jessica Rattner (USA).

For further details of the competition, please visit the website at www.dressageunltd.com/najdc.

The American Horse Shows Association, as the National Equestrian Federation of the U.S., is the regulatory body for the Olympic and World Championship sports of dressage, driving, endurance, eventing, reining, show jumping, and vaulting, as well as 19 other breeds and disciplines of equestrian competition. As the country's largest multi-breed organization, the AHSA has over 70,000 members and recognizes more than 2,600 competitions nationwide each year. It governs all aspects of competition, including educating and licensing all judges, stewards, and technical delegates who officiate at these shows.