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Top 20 Riders returning for the second round of the

North American Junior Equitation Championship presented by BigEq.com

The cutoff score was 77.3. 

Horse/Rider (not listed in order of preference)

     The Capital Challenge Horse Show opened up competition today at the Show Place Arena. This is the first day of Equitation Weekend, which is presented by BigEq.com. Today there were championships for equitation divisions split by age as well as the North American Junior Flat Equitation Championships. Cayla Richards of Calabasas, CA, was a big winner after she took the 15 Year Old Equitation Championship and outlasted top riders to win the Flat Championships.

     Richards, who trains with Jenny Karazissis, finished first, first, and second in her equitation division. She rode Asparagus, the horse she rode last year to the 13/14 Year Old Championship. “Last year was my first time back East with Asparagus, so we were more trying to get experience and have a good time. We did well last year. This year, I wanted to win; it wasn’t just for experience. We had higher expectations,” she explained.
      She noted that her championships on the first day of competition were “definitely a confidence booster.” She added, “I came here for practice for the Medal Finals, so it gets my name out there and gets me confident in the indoor ring against more competitors.”
     The reserve champion in the 15 Year Old Equitation division was Theo Boris of Culver City, CA. Boris rode Du Calme to first and second places over fences.
    Richards won the North American Junior Flat Equitation Championships, sponsored by BigEq.com, over 14 other riders from the five other equitation divisions. Second place went to Amber Henter and Diederique Vander Knapp was third.