2022 Fall Symposium program
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DEMO RIDER<br />
LEAH DREW<br />
is a 16-year-old FEI Junior rider from Lincoln, Massachusetts.<br />
She is a full-time junior at Lincoln Sudbury<br />
Regional High School. Leah has participated in Pony<br />
Club National Championships, Dressage 4 Kids’ Winter<br />
Intensive Training Program and Team Program, the<br />
North American Youth Dressage Championships, and<br />
multiple USDF regional championships. Since 2021,<br />
Leah has been working with Hope Cooper and Jane<br />
Karol at Bear Spot Farm in Concord, Massachusetts.<br />
Eventually, Leah would like to become a professional<br />
dressage rider and aspires to one day represent the<br />
United States in the Olympics. n<br />
JAZZ BEAT<br />
is an 18-hand 2010 Hanoverian gelding (Jazz x Sandrina<br />
x Sandro Hit). “Jazzy” was born in the Netherlands<br />
and was sold to Berryfield LLC as a 5-year-old<br />
to begin training with Marie Louise Barrett, Leah's<br />
longtime trainer. Leah and Jazzy have been a team<br />
since June 2021, and within three months qualified<br />
for and competed at the USDF Regional Championships,<br />
winning reserve champion in the 3rd level<br />
JR/YR division. Since then, they have shown at multiple<br />
CDIJs and national shows with much success.<br />
They ranked as the top Junior pair in the United<br />
States going into Festival of Champions, and were<br />
the anchor pair for Region 8’s 4th place finish at the<br />
<strong>2022</strong> North American Youth Championships. Going<br />
into next season, Leah and Jazzy plan to make the<br />
step up to the Young Rider division. n<br />
Leah Drew on Jazz Beat. Photo: Susan Stickle<br />
Young Horse Tips from CARL<br />
Repetition is key<br />
in order to<br />
build condition/strength<br />
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