Lexington, KY – For the first time the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) will send a full team and support staff to the FEI Junior and Young Rider World Endurance Championship. The 120km race will run on December 10, 2011 in Abu Dhabi, UAE. There will be over 35 countries represented by 150 riders between the ages of 14-21. The event is sponsored by HH Sheik Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nayan and organized by Adnan Al Nuaimi and his staff. The team and the traveling reserve horse named to the definite entry are as follows in ranked order:
Name (Age, Hometown)
Kelsey Russell (16, Williston, FL) on Valerie Kanavy’s Gold Raven
Gold Raven is a 10-year-old Arabian mare
Kelsey Kimbler (18, Aberdeen, SD) on Kirsten Kimbler’s Cody Canuck
Cody Canuck is a 14-year-old Arabian gelding
Steven Hay (21, Port Matilda, PA) on Natalie Muzzio’s Khalil Asam
Khalil Asam is a 10-year-old Arabian gelding
Kyle Gibbon (21, Kingsland, GA) on Stephen Rojek’s Misu Koran
Misu Koran is a 16-year-old Arabian gelding