2007 Youth Nationals Results:
Letter From Karen Bragg:
We took two horses and two kids to Youth Nationals and came home with a National Championship, a Reserve and two top tens!
Emily Love, riding El Sharq Asad (owned and trained by Katie Stodick) won the 13 & Under Level National Championship, and took a Top Ten in Training Level.
Karen Lincke riding VW Britania (owned by Karen Bragg) went Reserve National Champion in First Level 13 & Under, which gave Much Ado Arabians and Katie Stodick the two top spots in that class, and a top ten in Training Level.
Both of these girls began their riding education here with Katie and Karen, and we are very proud of their accomplishments. For Emily, it was her 3rd Class A show ever! She did AiM, the Region IV where she also won the First Level JTR class, then Nationals! Karen Lincke is from Germany and when she began riding with us, she spoke little English. She bonded with our 18 year old lesson horse, "Annie", and her commitment to this mare, her riding skills and dressage in general has made her and outstanding rider. She did AiM and Region IV last year, then again this year. She took Top 5s in Training and First Level at Regionals this year, then went on to Youth Nationals.
Photo: Emily Love and Sharq on the left. Karen Lincke and Annie on the right.
The youth of Arabians in Motion have definitely raised the bar this year! These young ladies traveled a long road to Albuquerque (in more ways than one!) and faced tough competition. We couldn't be prouder of you!
About the competitors:
Jessie Crawford lives in Tualatin, Oregon. She turned 18 this spring, so this was her last Youth Nationals. Studly Do Right is a 1993, 14.2h, bay Arabian gelding (Sharif Shahid x Nakishkaa by Statik), bred by Jonanne J McDowell. Questt is a 1995, 15.3h, grey Half-Arabian gelding (Quartet [Swedish Warmblood] x Thrill by Taliesin), bred by Lesley Eastwood.
Emily Love lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon, and is 13 years old. She trains with AiM member Katie Stodick at Painted Valley Farms in Sherwood, Oregon. El Sharq Asad KB is a 2002, 14.3h, chestnut Arabian gelding (PV El Shikar x My Miss Pride by Baskes Pride+), bred by Painted Valley Farms and owned by Katie Stodick.
Karen Lincke is another of Katie's students; she also lives in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Karen will be 14 this month, so will move up to the 14-17 division next year. VW Brittania is a 1987, 15.2h, bay Arabian mare (*Londonn x Electricity by HMR Hallany). Brittania was bred by Garen Warren and is owned by Karen Bragg.
What they accomplished:
Dressage Training Level, Riders 13 & Under
Top Ten (in a 3-way tie for Reserve Champion!) Karen Lincke and VW Brittania, 64.6%
Top Ten Emily Love and El Sharq Asad KB, 63.4%
Dressage Training Level, Riders 14-17
Reserve Champion Jessica Crawford and Studly Do Right, 66.4%
Dressage First Level, Riders 13 & Under
Champion Emily Love and El Sharq Asad KB, 67.105%
Reserve Champion Karen Lincke and VW Brittania, 62.895%
Dressage First Level, Riders 14-17
Reserve Champion Jessica Crawford and Studly Do Right, 63.158%
Dressage Second Level
Champion Jessica Crawford and Questt, 63.69%
Dressage Third Level
Champion Jessica Crawford and Questt, 62.326%
Judges were Sarah Michael of Beverly Hills, Michigan, and Loris Henry, of Fresno, California. Both of these ladies are 'S' dressage judges, which means that they licensed to judge the very highest levels of dressage competition in the U.S. This is the first year that Youth Nationals has used 'S' judges exclusively; our youth were privileged to ride for them. Of course, they were privileged to judge Emily, Karen and Jessica, too clearly the best young Arabian dressage riders in AiM, Region 4, the Pacific Northwest, and the entire U.S! Well done, ladies!