The American Quarter Horse Youth World Cup is an educational, leadership and competition-based event for AQHA youth members from around the world, with the 2023 event held from June 28 to July 8 in Bryan-College Station, Texas.
This year’s event hosts 17 teams from 22 nations around the world. The competing teams and team members are as follows:
Team Australia
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- Coach: Holly Skopp
- Manager: Liz Keating
- Charley Lalor, 19, Rockhampton, Queensland
- Clare Neylon, 17, Stanmore, Queensland
- Cora Potter, 18, Comet, Queensland
- Maddison Allen, 16, Koorlong, Victoria
- Olivia MacCallum, 15, Walcha, New South Wales
- Lacey Lalor, 16, Rockhampton, Queensland
- Faith Green, 17, Parkes, New South Wales
- Macey Hulston, 18, Haigslea, Victoria
- Sebastian Mundy, 17, Carleton River, Tasmania
- Tirra Ewers, 16, Cornubia, Queensland
Team Canada
- Coach: Jodi Mallette
- Manager: Jessica Mosley Cairncross
- Emily Yates is 16 years old from North Bay, Ontario
- Taylor Carney is 18 years old from Kincardine, Ontario
- Hailey Olson, 16, Mary Field, Saskatchewan
- Aliera (Alie) Chernoff, 18, Strathmore, Alberta
- Brooklyn Shannon, 17, Â Oro-Medonte, Ontario
- Abigail Dunlevy, 16, Oro-Medonte, Ontario
- Kaidyn Goodwin, 17, Tusket, Nova Scotia
- Lauren Irwin, 18, Oro-Medonte, Ontario
- Emily Firth, 16, Langley, British Columbia
- Tylar Randall, 15, Lake George, Nova Scotia
Team China
- Trainer: Tao An
- Manager: David Snodgrass
- Tongjiang Xiao, 13, Loaning
- Zizhoa Feng, 17, Beijing
- Ruohan Wang, 16, Beijing
- Linghan An, 13, Beijing
- Juoji Sun, 12, Beijing
Team Denmark
- Coach: Emilie Bendix-Christensen
- Manager: Julie Elisa Soby
- Oskar Krog, 14, Silkeborg
- Melanie Toft Gerdes-Hansen, 14, Tuse
- Lotte Volund Hennings, 13, Northern Seeland
- Fie Lindegaard Fokdal, 16, Svendborg
Team France
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- Coach: Durand Ludovic
- Manager: Simon Manceau
- Louenn Morice, 18, Goven
- Klara Jeanningros, 17, Acron
- Julie Champiel, 19, Darazac
- Cannelle Turmiau-Geslot, 18, Thouset
- Lou Covarel, 17, Savoie
Team Germany
- Coach: Alexander Eck
- Manager: Naemi Kuenkler
- Manager: Maike Kruetzmann
- Luca Kempfer, 15, Diekholzen
- Julia Gillessen, 19, Neustadt
- Thea Marie Friedrich, 19, Philippsburg
- Stella Pfeffer, 18, Osterhofen
- Jette Juergensen, 18, Ehningen
- Michele Lueders, 17, Schonwald
- Evamaria Lautner, 18, Rosstal
Team Ireland
- Coach: Marlene Rutten
- Manager: Ella Thomas
- Charlotte Doyle, 16, Longford, County Longford
- Naimh Fitzpatrick, 16, Lisburn
- Kristin Kilfeather, 19, Ballinamore
- Rhianna Thompson, 19, Clogher, County Tyrone, United Kingdom
- Mia Green, 16, County Cavan
- Hazel Dardis, 13, Â Miltownpass
- Hannah McGovern, 13, Vickerstown
Team Italy
- Coach: Linda Long
- Manager: Marina Bettarini
- Co-Manager: Marco Cali
- Martina Guiggia, 18, Cherasco
- Filippo Antonutti, 19, Udine
- Francesca Ferrarol, 19, Nave S. Racco
- Lorenza Tedeschi, 17, Udine
- Ginevra Bertini, 16, Fucecchio
- Ilaria Taboga, 18, Majano
- Camilla Falzari, 15, Gorizia
- Martina Zeni, 14, Tesero
Team Japan
- Coach: Toa An
- Manager: David Snodgrass
- Yui Tanabe, 15, Odawara, Kanagawa
- Aya Tanabe, 15, Odawara, Kanagawa
Team Luxembourg
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- Coach: Judy Bonham
- Manager: Jim Stors
- Lisa Neumaier, 16, Grevenmacher
- Cleo Barsotti, 14, Walferdange
- Luna Simons, 13, Bigonville
- Famke Verheyen, 17, Nijlen
- Wendla Wilhelmi, 18, Trier
- Katrina Fiteni, 12, Mompach
Team Netherlands
- Coach: Jamie Verkerk
- Manager: Natascha Holtrop
- Kevin Holthuijsen, 18, Venlo
- Esmee Vermeeren, 17, Amsterdam
- Anne Luitjens, 17, Venlo
- Saartje Witters, 12, Pellenberg, Belgium
- Julie Vancraeynest, 17, Herselt, Belgium
Team New Zealand
- Coach: Dan Carlisle
- Manager: Casey Brodie
- Adam Carlisle, 19, Greytown
- Alyssa McDowell, 18, Whakatane
- Lani Eccles, 19, Hamilton
- Reece Mahuika, 18, Nelson
- Sharee Bon, 17, Mercer
Team Nordic
- Coach: Sharon Wellmann
- Manager: Anneli Holvberg
- Stener Pedersen, 14, Finstadbru, Norway
- Martine Hole, 19, Lommedalen, Norway
- Minja Tikkanen, 18, Hyvinkaa, Finland
- Emma Holmberg, 15, Kirkkonummi, Finland
- Natalie Fagerlund, 14, Inkoo, Finland
Team South Africa
- Coach: Nikki Riddle
- Manager: Tamryn Thorp
- Burlyn Breedt, 19, Gauteng
- Wynand Bezuidenhout, 16, Northern Cape
- Minki Venter, 13, Gauteng
- Dylan Busschau, 14, Mpumalanga
- Carli Roux, 18, Gauteng
Team Switzerland
- Coach and Manager: Elif Schleiniger
- Coach and Manager: Yolanda Facchi
- Lea Tanner, 19, Aeugst Am Albis
- Sarah Holtschi, 18, Mullheim-Wigoltingen
- Nicola Scholly, 14, Bern
- Enie Bungen, 16, Zurich
- Lea Imgruth, 14, Luzern
- Muriel Rotzer, 14, Schweiz
Team USA
- Coach: Nancy Cahill
- Manager: Michelle Tidwell
- Blakely Abbott, 19, Sparta, Georgia
- Brooke Jolstad, 18, Lakewood, Colorado
- Jaymee Carruth, 16, Enterprise, Mississippi
- Lauren Pursley, 19, College Station, Texas
- Lily Corbin, 19, Edmond, Oklahoma
- Liz Marmor, 17, Devine, Texas
- Rosemary Harman, 17, Muenster, Texas
- Sydney Sargent, 18, Paris, Kentucky
- Taylor Allen, 14, Philadelphia, Mississippi
- Violet Shetler, 17, Sagertown, Pennsylvania
Team United
- Trainer: Rikke Benjaminsen
- Coach: Leana Brasseler
- Manager: Cedric Leroux
- Kyle Magdaleno, 15, Nottingham, United Kingdom
- Disiree Leiner, 17, Bruckneudorf, Austria
- Ella Ohlen, 18, Linkoping, Sweden
- Lenthel- Louise Desmedt, 12, Baarle-Hertog, Belgium
- Adrien Delporte, 18, Ath, Belgium
- Eva Vantoortelboom, 15, Bratislava, Slovakia
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