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Laity-D'Agostino
and Dainer Win Dressage Seat Medal Finals
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Kelsey
Laity-D’Agostino and Jennifer Dainer topped their respective
age divisions in the inaugural USAE Dressage Seat Medal Finals,
hosted by the Northeast Junior/Young Rider Dressage Championships,
August 15 – 17, in Darien, CT. Both winners were competing
on borrowed horses.
The
winners in each division will have their names inscribed on The
Hart Perpetual Trophy. Kelsey Laity-D’Agostino received a
saddle, donated by Amerigo, for having the overall highest score
in the competition.
Competitors
qualified for the Finals by winning either Champion or Reserve
Champion in the semi-finals, held at each of the nine USDF Regional
Championships last year. The Dressage Seat Medal Semi-Final classes
will once again be held at this year’s Regional Championships,
and will qualify the top two finishers in each Region for the
2004 Dressage Seat Medal Finals, to be held in Lexington, KY,
in September 2004.
RESULTS:
13
& Under Division:
CHAMPION:
Kelsey Laity-D’Agostino of Camarillo, CA. Score 77.76
RESERVE
CHAMPION: Julia Warstler of Dryden, MI, riding Zippity-Do-Da.
Score 77.01
14
– 18 Division:
CHAMPION:
Jennifer Dainer of Danville, CA. Score 76.53
RESERVE
CHAMPION : Trae La Porte of Loxahatchee, FL, riding Fleetwood.
Score 76.43
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Equestrian Inc., 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 Federation
has over 80,000 members and recognizes more than 2,800 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.
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