Photo Courtesy American Morgan Horse Association (Ciara Cummiskey with her coach, Pamela Steere Maloof, and sister, Tyla, and Queen's Delilah.)
Ciara Cummiskey, 15, of Hope, RI, and Queen's Delilah (Mizrahi x NBN Noble Vixen) have qualified to represent the United States and the Morgan breed in the dressage division at the Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Riders Championships, presented by Gotham North. The championship will take place at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, July 28-August 1. More than 70 juniors and young riders have been invited to compete; Cummiskey has been named a junior rider to United States Dressage Federation Region 8. She trains with Pamela Steere-Maloof.
This event is an exciting competition with a format similar to the Olympic Games. This year teams of riders from the United States, Mexico, and Canada are competing in dressage, eventing, show jumping, and reining.
For more information about NAJYRC, visit
http://www.youngriders.org.