2000
North American Young Riders Championships
Parker, Colorado, USA
Historical Victory for Louise Labrucherie
When
Louise Labrucherie decided not to compete at the 1999
North American Young Riders' Championships, it was uncertain
whether she would make an NAYRC-come back or not. But
the 21-year-old from Santa Rosa, California, proved
otherwise by blowing away all competition at the 2000
North American Young Riders' Championships, hosted by
High Prairie Farms in Parker, Colorado. In all three
tests the combination reigned supreme, never scoring
below 67%. "Picone needed a year to get more solid and
comfortable in the arena," Louise said. Taking one year
to prepare her horse for the 2000 edition of this international
Young Riders' competition, Labrucherie made a wise decision.
One year ago Labrucherie profiled Picone in an interview
for the Junior Riders website. At High Prairie Farms,
Picone was the most astonishing quadruped on the entry
list. The 10-year-old Hanoverian gelding is by Prince
Orac xx out of Wodena by Wolfsburg and is a solid mover
in all three basic gaits. With his extremely elegant
front leg and impulsive hindquarters, Picone is a picture-perfect
of the dressage horse. Labrucherie purchased Picone
in Nurnberg, Germany, and shipped him to California
in January 1999. "He was so attractive. He has a special
look in his eye and his movement was definitely superior
to theothers," Labrucherie explained why she fell in
love with him.
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When
Louise Labrucherie decided not to compete at the 1999
North American Young Riders' Championships, it was uncertain
whether she would make an NAYRC-come back or not. But
the 21-year-old from Santa Rosa, California, proved
otherwise by blowing away all competition at the 2000
North American Young Riders' Championships, hosted by
High Prairie Farms in Parker, Colorado. In all three
tests the combination reigned supreme, never scoring
below 67%. "Picone needed a year to get more solid and
comfortable in the arena," Louise said. Taking one year
to prepare her horse for the 2000 edition of this international
Young Riders' competition, Labrucherie made a wise decision.
