The USA Junior Dressage Team Championship presented by Cosequin , held August 15 - 18, 2002 at Dressage at DevonWood in Sherwood, Oregon, showcased some of the most talented young dressage riders in the country. This event, in its sixth year, continues to thrive with the help of generous sponsorship by Cosequin and is recognized by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) as a USA Junior Olympic - equestrian event.

The results are as follows:

Gold Medal: TEAM LIBERTY (Total Score: 6887)

Kayce Redmond - "Lupin" (Loganville, GA)
Lauren Smith - "Jaxon" (Scottsdale, AZ)
Nicole Allegretti - "Leo" (Pleasanton, CA)
Maris Burns - "Gigolo" (Seattle, WA)

Silver Medal: TEAM INDEPENDENCE (Total Score: 6785)

Kelly Pestana - "Elite" (Livermore, CA)
Alli Agee - "Valentino" (Mammoth Lakes, CA)
Adrienne Lyle - "Miguel" (Medina, WA)
Laura Remedi - "Resolute" (Darien, IL)

Bronze Medal: TEAM FREEDOM (Total Score: 6716)

Lauren Carse - "Garrido" (Los Altos Hills, CA)
Susanna Pugh - "Koala" (Snohomish, WA)
Amanda Bobbett - "Blizzard" (West Richland, WA)
Anya Bershad - "Inzinga" (Santa Fe, NM)

For more information, please contact Sarah Holt, Public Relations on (859) 225 6974 or via email at sholt@equestrian.org. USA Equestrian press releases are available on our web site - http://www.equestrian.org/ .

USA Equestrian Inc., as the National Equestrian Federation of the U.S., is the regulatory body for the Olympic and World Championship sports of dressage, driving, endurance, eventing, reining, show jumping, and vaulting, as well as 19 other breeds and disciplines of equestrian competition. As the country's largest multi-breed organization, the Federation has over 80,000 members and recognizes more than 2,800 competitions nationwide each year. It governs all aspects of competition, including educating and licensing all judges, stewards, and technical delegates who officiate at these shows.

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The vision of USA Equestrian is to provide leadership for equestrian sport in the United States of America, promoting the pursuit of excellence from the grass roots to the Olympic Games, based on a foundation of fair, safe competition and the welfare of its horses, and embracing this vision, to be the best national equestrian federation in the world.