Parker, CO  – June 24, 2016 – Help their dreams soar today by donating air miles or flights to the North American Junior Young Rider Championships (NAJYRC) for our Para-Dressage Young Riders. Your help is URGENTLY needed to secure a team and make the 2016 NAJYRC team dreams come true. Please contact hope@uspea.org and Tina@uspea.org to support the U.S. Young Riders.

The 2016 NAJYRC takes place at the Colorado Horse Park July 27-31, in Parker, Colorado. This is considered the Junior Olympics and is a 4* competition for these athletes. In 2015, the U.S. Para-Dressage Team made history at the Inaugural Young Rider Para-Dressage competition when they dominated each of the three days. To view the exciting 2015 event results please click here. The U.S. riders want to repeat their 2015 success and bring home another gold medal for the United States of America.

The United States Para-Equestrian Association (USPEA) includes every recognized equestrian discipline that is practiced by athletes with an eligible physical impairment with a focus on Paralympic Equestrian Sports. . The USPEA is a network of current and past athletes, owners, officials, event organizers, and equestrian enthusiasts. The Association assists athletes to get involved and expand their knowledge and experience in the Disciplines of Para-Equestrian.

USPEA was created to fill a need to assist Para Equestrian disciplines when they came under the governance of the FEI.  While Para Equestrian disciplines were originally segregated, they now are integrated in international sport.  As each individual Para Equestrian discipline develops, it is USPEA’s mission to always serve as an advisory resource with the ultimate goal that the established able-bodied discipline affiliate will integrate within their organization.

In 2010, the USPEA earned its 501 (c)(3) status and became a recognized International affiliate association of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) working together to grow the FEI recognized disciplines by helping to provide press, educational information, symposiums and competition opportunities for athletes with eligible physical impairments.