Wednesday August 14, 2002

FEI Dressage Championhsip of the Americas
Blainville Equestrian Park, Quebec, Canada

Individual Gold for Lindsey Koffler

In the Young Riders division, strong performances from Americans Lindsay Koffler on Alfredo and Martin Kuhn on Romulus brought more gold to the US team and an individual gold medal for the eighteen year old Koffler. Canada's team of Tina Busse on Amicelli and Whitney Harris on Hermes, were silver medallists, and a second US team, Jacqueline Paxton on Sangmelima and Jessica Rizzi on Ballywhim Ardan Mor took the bronze. Busse and Amicelli edged out Kuhn and Romulus to take the individual silver medal.

The junior division belonged to Canada: sixteen year old Amy McIlwham of Ottawa and her eleven year old Westphalian gelding Favorit led the way to individual gold, as well as team gold with fellow Canadian Stephanie Chalaturnyk on Dunkaschon.

Team silver was awarded to the American team of Amanda Garrett on Great Experience and Mary Claire Massey on Scrabble, and bronze to a second Canadian team of Rebecca Elming on Domingo and Julie Watchorn on Darius. The individual silver and bronze medals went, respectively, to Mary Claire Massey on Scrabble, and Calgary Alberta's Pia Virginia Fortmuller on Alascan.