2007 European Junior/Young Riders Championships

Portuguese Teams Selected for 2007 European JR/YR Championships

July 9, 2007

The Portuguese Equestrian Federation has announced its junior and young riders team that will represent Portugal at the 2007 European Dressage Championship for Juniors and Young Riders in Nussloch, Germany, July 10-15, 2007.

The Portuguese Junior Riders team consists of:

• Carolina Martins - Magusto
• Mafalda Mendes - Luderitz
• Rodrigo Mendes - Ne Opus

The Portuguese Young Riders Team consists of:

• Boaventura Freire - Peralta Pinha
• João Silva - Critos
• Maria Moura Caetano - White Cedar
• Maria Paes do Amaral - Wonderman

All of them will be supported by their personal trainers and by the Chef d’Equipe, who was the responsible for the selection of the best riders representing the Portuguese Federation.

"The presence of these riders proves the great effort these riders put into getting selected for the European Championship," Vania Ferreira of the Portuguese Dressage Association told Eurodressage. "They are very young so they must manage both their riding careers with their responsibility for their school life, which will leading them to their future."

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