2008 Youth World Cup

2008 AQHA YOUTH WORLD CUP

A SERGE OF RED.

After spending a long afternoon and evening at Niagara Falls, the Youth World Cup participants were up bright and early again on Tuesday, July 8, for another set of clinics. On tap today were western riding, western pleasure and trail. After the clinics, the riders had just enough time to put up their horses and come back to the arena to watch the Royal Canadian Mounted Police perform their musical drill. To learn more about the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, click here.


Ontario Quarter Horse Association sponsored a travel bag for the Youth World Cup teams and coaches and managers.	AQHA staff and Youth World Cup volunteers unload hay for the horses participating in the event.

Team Italy cleans their tack after riding for the day.	Elin Engblom of Team Sweden warms up her horse for the clinic.

Two members of Team USA warm up their horses for the western pleasure clinic.	AQHA Pro Horsemen Suzy Jeane and Scott Carmichael lead the western pleasure clinic. Click here for more clinic pics.

Maik Bartmann, manager of Team Germany, sits on the rail to watch the western pleasure clinic.	Paige Carter-Fleetwood of St. George, Ontario, is one of the many volunteers who have helped to run the show and clinics.

Tim "The Trail Man" Kimura led the afternoon trail clinic. Click here for more pics.	T. Joe Jeane of Team USA takes a practice ride through Tim Kimura's trail course.

Eshel Peleg of Team Israel celebrates her 16th birthday.	Youth World Cup volunteers Richard Harris of Alamosa, Colorado, and Willard Nordick of Platteville, Colorado, take a look at the "Mountie" merchandise.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police gave an exclusive performance for the Youth World Cup participants.	The RCMP lined up to enter the arena. Their horses are a Hanoverian/Thoroughbred cross raised by the RCMP.

The RCMP performed drills to music for the Youth World Cup kids.	The Mounties comb maple leaves into the horses' hair.

A large crowd was on hand to watch the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Musical Ride.	Team Dominican Republic took the opportunity to have a group photo taken with the Mounties.