Area V Rules The Team Competition, But Area VII Clinches The Individuals
The lone Area VII Junior, Florence Miller made her long trek from Montana count as she rode into the lead aboard her eight-year-old Thoroughbred gelding, Tuscan Sun. The pair scored the only sub-50 of the competition to take the individual lead in the CH-J* at the FEI/Adequan North American Junior & Young Rider Championships. Sitting in second is Alyssa Phillips and Sundance Bay, members of the leading Area V team. The individual third place rider, Sable Giesler hails from Ontario and rode her own Evil Munchkin to a 52.3. Team Ontario is trailing behind Area V by a mere 1.7 points while the combined team of Area I, III, and VII are in third.
Team Scores | Individual Scores | Leslie Mintz/USEA Photo.
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