Region 3 Claims Junior Team Gold as Children’s and U25 Athletes Impress in Opening of Dressage Competition at NAYC
Competition officially began on Wednesday in the Discover Dressage/FEI North American Youth Dressage Championship, presented by USDF, at the 2025 FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC) with the Junior Team Test, Children Preliminary Test B, and U25 Intermediate II kicking off dressage action at Traverse City Horse Shows’ Flintfields Horse Park.
FEI Junior Team Test
Region 3 took the top honors in the Junior Team Test, with strong efforts from all four team riders. The team posted a combined score of 201.242 to finish in gold medal position ahead of Region 7/9, who earned a combined score of 194.758, taking home silver. Region 1/5 rounded out the podium in bronze position with 193.789.
Elia Fisk (Aiken, S.C.) and Quaresma, a 2016 Oldenburg gelding (Quatersprung x Gala), owned by Gina Fisk, delivered the team’s top score of the day, earning 68.606% for a confident and expressive test where they earned high marks from the judges for their collected canter and trot work.
“Quaresma has taught me so much,” said Fisk, “He has such a great build. I can feel everything he is doing, and I’ve learned so much about biomechanics from him. I am so proud of how we’ve moved up the levels. He has so much talent, the best collection, and he’s so willing. It’s just the best feeling.”
Also contributing solid efforts to the team total were Lark Heckman (Ocala, Fla.) and Franzissimo, her own 2015 Oldenburg gelding (Franziskus x Elfenliebe), Lauren Polk (Atlanta, Ga.) with Donauwelle P, a 2013 Hanoverian gelding (Don Frederico x Well Worth It MLW), owned by Dawn Haynie, and Alexis Troutman (Gainesville, Ga.) aboard Mondo ‘L’, her own 2017 Dutch Warmblood gelding (Don Tango B x Zildonja).
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