March 2022 Issue

Page 70 March 2022 EAST COAST EQUESTRIAN Tell our advertisers you found them in East Coast Equestrian! Charly Dugan (Muncy, Pa.), was recognized by the US Eques- trian Federation as the top US junior endurance rider of 2021. She will receive the Brunjes Ju- nior/Young Rider Trophy, which is awarded annually in memory of Kathy Brunjes, a successful endurance athlete and active sup- porter of the junior/young rider program. Charly Dugan had a busy and successful 2021 season with multiple horses on the road to becoming the top youth endur- ance rider in the country. With Sally Jellison’s 2014 Half-Ara- bian mare, Gold N Charm, she won the CEIYJ1* 100 at Cele- bration 2021 in February. She rode Melody Blittersdorf’s 2010 Charly Dugan is Top US Endurance Rider Arabian gelding, Perseveranze, to a second-place finish at Fun in the Sun CEIYJ2* 120 in March and a win at the Broxton Bridge CEIYJ2* 120 in April. Dugan had an exceptional year with her own Southern Jus- tice, a 2012 Arabian gelding. To- gether, the pair finished second in the CEIYJ2* 120 at Broxton Bridge rides in January and April and went on to win the USEF CEIYJ2* National Champion- ship in November. In September, the pair traveled to Ermelo, the Netherlands, where they compet- ed as part of the U.S. Endurance Team that finished in fifth place at the FEI Endurance World Championship for Young Riders & Juniors. www.eastcoastequestrian.net Coming in the April issue! SPECIAL FEATURE! Advertising Deadline: March 11 Equine Healthcare, Nutrition, Therapy & Pest Control Related advertisers who buy a 1/4 page or larger ad will receive a FREE , 200-300 word article!