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Area
VI 2010 Young Rider Team
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| Kelly Loria and Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds |
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CCI
* Star Team
Rider Age: 16
Hometown: Lafayette, CA
Why I Started Riding: My mom gave me my first riding lesson for my seventh birthday.
Horse Info: "Lucy" is a 10 year old, 16 hand thoroughbred mare.
Biography: Kelly also volunteers at animal shelters, eats exotic food and is working on a future career as a Steve Irwin impersonator. Her most admired rider is Heidi Riddle.
Best Advice Ever Given: Be safe but have fun.
Career Highlights: Winning the Preliminary Challenge at Woodside Horse Park
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| Madison Reeb and Raquel |
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CCI* Team
Rider Age: 17
Hometown: Tarzana, CA
I first rode: At Tanque Verde Guest Ranch on vacation.
Horse Info: "Roux" is a 10 year old, 15.3 hand Holsteiner.
Biography: Madison also enjoys sculpting, playing basketball and her favorite color is orange. Her most admired rider is Yves Sauvignon.
Best Advice Ever Given: Stop riding your horse and start training it.
Career Highlights:
2nd Shepherd Ranch OP, 3rd Galway CIC*, 4th Twin Rivers CIC* |
| Kelly Pugh and Copycat Chloe |
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CCI
** Star Team
Rider Age: 20
Hometown: Hollister, CA
I Started Riding: Because my mom is a horse trainer it was easy to get into, and I got hooked!
Horse Info:"Chloe" is an 8 year old, 16'1 hand thoroughbred/trakhener.
Biography: Kelly is a nerd who loves to read and also enjoys photography. Her most admired riders are Mary King, Ruth Edge, Mark Todd and Mike Plumb.
Best Advice Ever Given:Be nice to those you meet on the way up because you will be sure to see them again on the way down.
Career Highlights: Finishing the CIC* on our dressage score, 2nd at CCI in Montana
Being on the Developing Riders List
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| Natalia Gurmankin and Tequesteris |
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CCI
** Star Team
Rider Age: 21
Hometown: Temecula, CA
Why I Started Riding: My dad owned racehorses so I grew up at the track.
Horse Info: "Tex" is an 11 year old, 16.3 hand thoroughbred.
Biography: Some day Natalia would like to run her own business. Pippa Funnell ranks among her most admired riders.
Best Advice Ever Given: Work hard!
Career Highlights:
3rd at CIC** at Galway Downs March 2010 |
| Amanda Sanchez |
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Groom
Age: 17
Hometown: Mira Loma
Why I Started Riding: my next door neighbor/my moms best friend got me into to doing English/western and at age 7, I switched to hunters and joined pony club and then I went to Eventing
Biography: In addition to riding, Amanda enjoys off-roading, camping, fishing and hanging out with her friends. Her most admired rider is Hawley Bennett.
Best Advice Ever Given: if you're going to dream, dream big, why dream for something little you may as well go for it all, you're capable of doing anything even though it may take time and patience and hard work but at the end it will be worth it to see what you accomplished .
Career Highlights: 1st show Feb, 2009 Galway 4th place OBN
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| Dayna Lynd-Pugh |
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Coach
ICP Level 4 certified instructor - One of few in California.
Ridden through the Advanced level
25 years experience training horses and teaching clients
Has brought many students from the Novice level to the Advanced/Four Star level
Volunteered for a 3 year term as a Board of Governor for the US Eventing Association
Developed and ran the Young Rider Advancement Program for Area VI for three years
Currently the Area VI Young Rider Coach
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| Shannon Lilley |
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Chef d'Equip
Competed through the Advanced/Three Star level
Has been a trainer at Flying Tail Farms since 2000 and a student with Dayna and Flying Tail Farms since 1988.
Recipient of the 2007 Developing Rider grant.
Marketing degree from Santa Clara University – 2001
Currently the Young Rider Coordinator and Chef d'Equip for Area VI - leading the Area VI 2 star team to win two consecutive gold medals at NAJYRC in 2008 and 2009.
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| Scott Kuhlman |
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YR Mentor Program representing Area VI
Age: 20
Hometown: Temecula, CA
When Started Riding: At 8 foxhunting with my parents.
Biography: Scott also enjoys Lacrosse and would like to be a mechanical engineer. His most admired rider is Jimmy Wofford.
Best Advice Ever Given: Any fool can make money, a wise man knows how to spend it.
Career Highlights:
USE3rd CCI** Colorado
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