North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC) Archives

Alexa Thompson: A Clear View to Eventing Success

Thursday, February 06 2025 by Michelle Greene

By Helen Townes

The equestrian story of four-star eventer Alexa Ehlers Thompson starts with a little hand-me-down Shetland pony named Panda, brought home in the back of her dad’s pickup truck. Panda was intended for her … [Read more]

Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature

Tagged under: eventing, North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC), USEA Young Event Horse

Jaclyn Pepper: A Quote to Live By

Wednesday, December 04 2024 by Michelle Greene

By Laura Scaletti

Portraits by Lauren Ann Wagner

“Every champion was once a contender who refused to give up” is more than a phrase tattooed on Jaclyn Pepper’s left arm; it’s how she lives her life. From the beginning of … [Read more]

Published in Cover Story, General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature

Tagged under: dressage, North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC), usdf

Taylor McFall: Full Speed Toward Eventing

Tuesday, September 24 2024 by Michelle Greene

By Laura Scaletti

Portraits by Lauren Ann Wagner

Growing up as a self-proclaimed “free-range child” on her family’s Dragonfire Farm in California, Taylor McFall beelined her way toward horses from the time she could walk. That idyllic childhood helped … [Read more]

Published in General, Sidelines Feature, Weekly Feature

Tagged under: dragonfire, eventing, North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC)

The Doolittle Sisters: Doing Great Things

Monday, October 21 2013 by Editor

By Sheryl Kursar

You could hear a pin drop when 15-year-old Nicole Doolittle rode her horse, Tops, into the show jumping ring this past summer at the North American Junior and Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC). She was in first … [Read more]