Liz FellHINESBURG, Vt. -
A Hinesburg equestrian enthusiast is headed to the national Junior Young Riders Dressage Championships in Lexington, Ky., this week.
Liz Fell's top scores at regional shows got her selected as part of a four-member team representing New England and New York in the worldwide competition.
She will perform a test routine and a freestyle or original routine.
She first learned to ride on her horse Doc, but after an accident she was hospitalized for a week and it was five years before she dared to ride again.
Now the two are competing for championship medals for the first time.
"I'm ready. I'm nervous and I'm stressed, but I'm ready," Liz said. "I don't really care if I get a medal. This is just a really good experience."
Liz and her mother, Jaime, are headed down to the competition Friday, which will run through July 22.
Liz hopes to one day ride in the Olympics.
