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Articles: Press Release
Jessica Moctezuma Named USEF Junior Equestrian of the Year
Contact:
United States Equestrian Federation, Inc.
4047 Iron Works Parkway
Lexington, KY 40511-8483
Tel: (859) 258-2472
Fax (859) 231-6662
Web site: www.usef.org
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 11, 2008
By Stacey Meier and Melissa Davis
Lexington, KY -The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) announces
that Jessica Moctezuma has been selected as the USEF Junior Equestrian
of the Year. Moctezuma will be honored during the USEF's Annual Meeting,
January 14-18, 2009 in Cincinnati, OH, as part of the Pegasus Awards
held Saturday evening.
The Ruth O'Keefe 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
USEF's highest honors, the Awards Committee selected the young
equestrian who exceeded the demanding qualification criteria.
Moctezuma, 18, of Hardwick, NJ, has been making a name for herself in
the Saddlebred world, not just by winning championships but by giving
back to a cause that has given her so much. Moctezuma's mother is the
owner of North Wind Stables and in the last three years the stable has
been very involved with Saddlebred Rescue, Inc. Moctezuma has been able
to test ride over 200 horses and counting, and has helped in placing
misused and neglected horses in loving homes.
Moctezuma is also a star in the show ring. In 2008, Moctezuma was the
Senior Equitation Champion at the Lexington Junior League Horse Show.
For the third year in a row she was the Mid-Atlantic Regional Equitation
Champion and the 2008 NEHC Regional Equitation Champion. Also in 2008,
she was the high-scoring rider in the three-gaited and five-gaited World
Cup trials at William Woods University, which qualified her to compete
on the five-gaited team at the World Cup held in South Africa this fall.
Moctezuma is one of the few multi-disciplined riders in the ring to
achieve success with equitation, gaited and show/country pleasure
mounts, Hackney pony driving and under saddle, Western pleasure, hunt
seat on the flat and road horses.
To qualify for the Junior Equestrian of the Year award, a young
equestrian must have competed at USEF-recognized shows over the past
year and 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 2009 USEF Annual Meeting and Pegasus Awards in
Cincinnati, OH, visit www.usef.org and click on "2009 Annual Meeting"
near the bottom of the homepage.
For more information about the Junior Equestrian of the Year, please
contact Melissa Davis, USEF's Marketing Coordinator, at (859) 225-6944
or via email at mdavis@usef.org.
ENDS
The vision of the United States Equestrian Federation(r) 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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