Articles: Horse News
Maxance McManamy Named
2009 USEF Junior Equestrian of the Year
Maxance McManamy, 2009 USEF Junior Equestrian of the Year, shown during the 2009 North American Junior and Young Rider Championships. Photo credit: USEF Archives.
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NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 4, 2009
By Melissa Davis
Lexington, KY The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) announces that
Maxance McManamy has been selected as the 2009 USEF Junior Equestrian of the
Year. McManamy will be honored at the USEFs Annual Meeting, January 13-17,
2010 in Louisville, KY, as part of the Pegasus Awards held Saturday evening.
The Ruth OKeefe Meredith Trophy was established in 1985 to honor a junior
equestrian who has made outstanding contributions to equestrian competition
while exemplifying exceptional talent, sportsmanship and dedication. After
reviewing the many candidates nominated for one of the USEFs highest honors,
the Awards Committee selected the young equestrian who exceeded the
demanding qualification criteria.
McManamy, 18, from Templeton, CA, is bringing positive attention to
competition in the sport of Eventing. With consistent skill and maturity in
the three disciplines of dressage, cross-county and show jumping, the
numerous successes in her young career are quite notable. In 2009, at the
Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Rider Championships, McManamy
was the Individual Gold medalist in the CCI**, and she, along with her team
from Area VI, won the CCI** Team Gold. This year, she also took home reserve
honors in the Young Horse Event Series in the five-year-old division at
Galway Downs.
Not only has McManamy excelled in equine sports, she is also a community
leader and star in the classroom. She works as a volunteer for The Wellness
Community, 2008 Inaugural Bike-a-thon Tour of California, The Justin Wine
Society Golf Tournament, as well as acting as the team leader for the United
Way Community Grant. McManamy also started a non-profit organization in
which she will be retraining young, off-the-track Thoroughbreds for other
meaningful performance careers while raising awareness in the breed. Also,
in a venture that comes straight from her heart, McManamy hopes to pay
tribute to her late father by establishing The Marcel Fortney Iron Horse
Award in each of the USEA Areas. This award will be given to the highest
placing Young Rider in each Area, and has already been implemented in Area
VI. McManamys parents taught her that riding is a luxury that she has to
earn, and that she must maintain a 4.0 GPA to compete. So far, she has done
just that.
McManamy is a well-rounded and vital member of the equestrian community, a
born leader and role model and a rider that is most deserving of this years
Junior Equestrian of the Year title.
To qualify for the Junior Equestrian of the Year award, a young equestrian
must have competed at USEF-recognized shows over the past year while
displaying good sportsmanship and integrity. The winner is also someone who
has excelled and has willingly given back to their sport.
For tickets to the 2010 USEF Annual Meeting and Pegasus Awards in
Louisville, KY, visit www.usef.org and click on 2010 Annual Meeting on the
right side of the homepage.
For more information about the Junior Equestrian of the Year, please contact
Melissa Davis, USEFs Marketing Coordinator, at (859) 225-6944 or
mdavis@usef.org.
ENDS
The vision of the United States Equestrian Federation is to provide
leadership
for equestrian sport in the United States of America by promoting the
pursuit
of excellence from the grassroots to the Olympic Games, based on a
foundation of fair, safe competition and the welfare
of its human and equine athletes.
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