Youth Olympics

The USA got off to a good start with Team Member, Kylie Wright winning the Jumping Warm Up class riding Jack Maunder's 'Pacific Wave' with just one down in the jump off in the fastest time.

Australian Team member, Caitlin Bolger from WA incurred eight jumping penalties in the Warm Up class riding Jennifer Mitchell's 'Emmaville Spice.

Matthew Sampson, a member of the Team from Great Britain, jumped clear riding Ben Blay's 'Sir Joindre' in the first round of the Jumping Warm Up class, but elected not to start in the jump off.. Matthew was a member of the 2008 Junior European Gold Medal Team.

USA Team Member, Mavis Spencer shows the determination displayed by the young riders (15-18 years) in the Jumping Warm Up class. The concentration paid off for Mavis as she took second place riding Jeremy Inglis' 'Jencoyeh' with just the last fence down against the clock.

Edric Lee Chin Hon riding for Malaysia makes a big leap aboard Cassie Honnor's 'Diamonds and Pearls'. Just one rail down kept them from the jump off of the Warm Up Jumping class.

Australian Team member, Jess Brown is one of a few riders at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival with quite a jumping heritage. Her father, Rod Brown, Australian Youth Festival Team Coach is a former Olympic rider.

Great Britain Team Member, Louise Saywell is the daughter of former international rider, Michael Saywell. Louise rode Ricky Cox's 'Birkalla' to jump clear in the first round of the Jumping Warm Up class. Louise, a member of the 2008 Junior European Gold Medal Team, elected not to start in the jump off.

Australian Team Member, Olivia Hamood is the daughter of successful Australian jumping rider, Paula Hamood. Olivia had just one fence down riding Sandra Tremier's 'Sparky' in the first round of the Jumping Warm Up class.

William Whitaker, nephew of John and Michael Whitaker and member of the Team from Great Britain is the youngest rider to ever win a World Cup Qualifier, winning at Olympia in 2007 at just 18 years of age. William rode Brianna Devine's 'Pacifier' for four penalties in the first round of the Jumping Warm Up class.

Muhammad Z Mohd Rahimi rode Sarah Carlill's 'Maximus Fantasticus' for the Malaysian Team in the Warm Up Jumping class. Malaysia is one of six teams competing in the Equestrian competition at the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival.

New Zealand Team Member, Rachel McGregor rode Rachel Higgins' 'Dusty Roads' for just the addition of time penalties in the first round of the Jumping Warm Up AM 5.

Australian Team Member , Tom McDermott jumped one of five clear rounds in the first round of the Jumping Warm Up AM 5 aboard Stacy Swetnam's 'SS Whistling Dixie'. Two down in the jump off kept Tom out of the first three. (Only three places are given equal to Gold, Silver and Bronze).

Daniel Nielson riding for Great Britain is one of three Youth Festival Team Members that was also on the winning 2008 European Junior Jumping Gold Medal Team. Daniel rode Jessica Moffatt's 'Estrella' for eight jumping penalties in the first round of the Jumping Warm Up class.

New Zealand Team Member, Tegan Fitzsimon rode Olivia Hamood's 'Ranlab Nero' to jump clear and four for second place in the Jumping Warm Up class.

Japanese Team Member, Tadahiro Hayashi rode Sandra Tremier's Brilliant Invader gelding, "Grand Invader' to jump clear in the first round of the Jumping Warm Up class. A fence down in the jump off kept them out of the placings.

Australian Team Member, Robbie Soster opened the Youth Festival Dressage competition riding Vicki Gowland's 'Cedar Lodge Titian' . They earned 60% in the FEI Junior Preliminary test, which counts towards individual medals.

New Zealand Team Member, Hannah Appleton rode Jessica Willard's well performed, 'Siena Tailor Made' to earn 62.85% and third place in the opening Dressage competition.

Natalie Pin Ruo Tan rode Tiffany Bignold's 'Glo Brook Legend' for the Singapore Team in the first Dressage competition of the Australian Youth Olympic Festival.

Emily Cousins, a member of the Team from Great Britain earned 60.66% and fifth place in the first Dressage competition riding Casey Strickland's charming Courtland Boy Blue gelding, 'Rathowen Rustic'.

Japanese Team Member, Morihito Nomura with Emily James' Coolinda Park Bestseller' during the first Dressage competition of the Australian Youth Olympic Festival.

Australian Team Member, Victoria Welch, produced a good test riding Thaya Morgan-Phoenix's 'Fairbanks Forever' for an impressive 67.81% to win the First individual Dressage competition..

Alisha Sixtus riding for the New Zealand Team earned 58.57% riding Sancha Butler's 'Goldshaft Moonshadow' in the FEI Junior Preliminary test on the first day of Australian Youth Olympic Festival competition.

Singapore Team Member, Keith Yung Hang Choi is pictured riding Caron Wakelin's 'Innocent King' in the FEI Junior Preliminary test on the first day of Youth Festival competition at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Equestrian venue at Horsley Park.

Charlie Hutton riding for Great Britain earned 65.14% and second place in the FEI Junior Preliminary test with Casey Strickland's good working 'AEA Julius' by Just de Pomme.

Shunseke Terui riding for the Japanese Team is pictured with Jessica Robinson's 'Aloha Redeema' in the first dressage competition of the Australian Youth Olympic Festival.

Well known Western Australian, Gabriella Robson rode Bethany Jackson's. Stormarn Skies to sixth place in the FEI Junior Preliminary test.

Rebecca Goldsbury representing New Zealand rode Elizabeth Welch's, BJ Kaneto Cleopatra in the FEI Junior Preliminary test.

Pei-Jia Caroline Rosanna Chew represented Singapore in the FEI Junior Preliminary test, riding Rebecca Effeney's, Duel Chutzpah.

Jessica Dunn was the last rider for Great Britian and continued the good form of her team mates, scoring 62.47% for fourth place. Jessica rode Rebecca Coventry's, Shining Messiah.

Tomohikp Nishiwaki from Japan rode Eloise Rocca's Robali Royal Salute in the FEI Junior Preliminary test.