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RC is pleased to announce that the 2008 recipients of this
award are the members of Reining Canada’s Young Rider Medal
Team; Silver medalists at the North American Young Rider
Championship (NAYRC) in Parker, Colorado. The team members
include; Stephanie Gruhle, Ste. Rose, MB, Kylie
Wasiuta, Springfield, MB, Kelly Truesdell,
Brights Grove, Ontario, Darcy Wilson, Port Perry, ON
and Allison Love of Winnipeg, MB This was the first
time the discipline of Reining was offered at the NAYRC and
the RC Board of Directors are proud of the high level of
commitment, sportsmanship and poise these girls exhibited
while representing our country and our sport. Each girl put
in months of extra training and conditioning on both
themselves and their horses to prepare for the competition,
the long trip, and change in climate. Each and every one of
the girls were thrilled to be participating and felt that
competing at the NAYRC was an amazing experience they will
remember forever.
Photo : Flying Horse 08
Congratulations again on winning the Silver
Medal and on being named RC Reiner of the year.
From oldest to youngest here are the Team members:
Stephanie Gruhle, is twenty years
of age and lives in Ste Rose, Manitoba. A recipient of
several year end awards including Reining Canada’s
Provincial Championship, Stephanie has also committed her
time to the Central Canada Reining Horse Association serving
as Youth Director from 2003 – 2005 and helped create the
CCRHA Youth Scholarship Award. She has graduated from the
University of Winnipeg Collegiate with the academic award
for Desktop Publishing and is currently enrolled in
Agricultural Studies at Assiniboine College in Brandon,
Manitoba.
Kylie Wasiuta, is eighteen and
hails from Springfield, Manitoba. Raised on a farm and
loving every part of it, Kylie is a total “outdoors” girl.
Loving anything to do with horses, she has worked very hard
in her sport achieving the 2007 Youth High Point
Championship from the Canadian Western Horse Association.
Holding the most points across Canada for the Youth Medal
class and a reserve placing in the Young Rider Medal class
held at the Canadian Reining Breeders Classic in 2007,
ensured Kylie a spot on the Young Riders Team. Kylie will be
going on to study agriculture at university after
representing her county in Colorado.
Kelly Truesdell, eighteen, from
Brights Grove, Ontario is graduating as an honour student
from St. Clair Secondary School this year. Finding time in
between her multiple Reining Canada, Ontario Reining Horse
Association and Ontario Quarter Horse Association
championships, Kelly has been a member of the Key Club and
Science Club at school as well as assisting with fundraising
for various charities. Not stopping there, she served as the
2007 ORHA Youth President and the OQHA Treasurer. Kelly is
especially proud of her 2005 National Reining Horse
Association Top Ten, 14 – 18 Youth placing. Before heading
for Colorado, Kelly will be representing Canada at the AQHA
Youth World Cup held in London, Ontario. To wind up her
year, she will be off to the University of Georgia with a
scholarship and will be taking her place on their Varsity
Equestrian Team.
Darcy Wilson, seventeen, is not
only a very successful reiner but a continuing ‘A’ level
student. The teachers at her school in Port Perry, Ontario
have been supportive since Darcy started winning reining
classes at age thirteen. In 2005 she was the Youth 13 and
Under ORHA Champion, the NRHA Affiliate Champion as well as
being the ORHA Rookie Champion and NRHA Affiliate Champion
against adults. To top that year off Darcy also placed third
at the All American Quarter Horse Congress in 13 and Under
against 37 entries. She has continued her winning ways but
also contributed her time being actively involved in
planning and participating in fundraising events for the
Ontario Reining Horse Association. Staying competitive, 2007
was an exceptional year with Darcy winning the Limited Non
Pro and Intermediate Non Pro Classes at the Eastern Canada
Affiliate Finals.
Allison Love at sixteen may be the
youngest member of the team but by no means does she lack
experience. In 2002 and 2006 Allison was the Reining Canada
13 and Under Champion as well as the North American
Affiliate Champion. This placing allowed her to attend the
Affiliate Finals in Oklahoma where she placed 7th out of 18
riders. In 2007 she won the Young Rider Medal Class locking
in her place on the Canadian Team going to Colorado. An
excellent student, Allison hopes one day to apply for
medical school.
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