Sadie Lahey, 16, has been selected to represent the Northwest Region at the North American Junior and Young Rider Championships - a competition known as the "Junior Olympics" of dressage. The event is July 28 through Aug. 1 in Lexington, Ky. Considered to be the ballet of equestrians, dressage revolves around skilled movements made by rider and horse together. Lahey and her Dutch Warmblood horse UpToDate P qualified by achieving high scores at four different shows around the Northwest, including the Idaho Dressage Festival in Nampa in May. In 2009, Lahey was recognized as the Region 6 champion for 2nd Level Juniors.

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