Monday, October 29, 2012

A lot of horse shows!

This past weekend, was super busy. IHSA hunter seat show on Saturday at home, IDA show at Averett University on Sunday and Showing Under the Stars Sunday afternoon.

The IHSA team tied with UNC Chapel Hill for first place increasing their regional lead to 22 points. The IDA team placed third in Danville at the first show of their season. Full report and results from these two shows - click here.

Showing Under the Stars was small but lots of fun. The annual costume class caused creativity from participants and those that participated enjoyed a jumper division, trail classes and ride-a-buck.

Sami Cram on Archie in the jumper division

Heather, Simon & Katy McDavid

Manly and Sarah

Anastasia

Thursday, October 25, 2012

We Are Busy!


Open House last weekend was amazing! The new format allowed us to chat with students and their families on Friday and then spend time with them on Saturday helping them with their riding. I think our visitors appreciated our time together based on the emails and phone calls we have received.

Sunday’s IHSA show at Duke went well. ECU bested SAU by 3 points, increasing SAU’s lead as ECU was in 4th place prior to this show! For results and report click here.  Pumpkin carving with the TH club was a major hit on Sunday and Liz reports it will become an annual event.

This weekend we have an IHSA hunter seat show at home on Saturday and it is a huge show with 37 maybe 38 classes. Sunday the dressage team travels to Averett University for their first show of the academic year. Also on Sunday Showing Under the Stars Halloween Edition which includes the annual costume class – one of my favorite events of the entire year!

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Its the Weekend, we are going to be busy!

Open House this weekend is continuing to grow! We currently have 32 riders for hunter seat, 7 for western and 5 for dressage and the numbers are growing hour by hour! Total number of equestrian interested families visiting is around 70. Tonight we are having barn clean up to have the equestrian center looking its best. The coaches and faculty are looking forward to the dinner and reception tomorrow evening when they will get to meet and chat with future St. Androids and their families.

 
Sunday, Matt and Rob take the IHSA hunter seat team to compete at Duke for the third show this year. St Andrews currently leads the region by 18 points after 2 shows.
 
Regional Standings
  1. St. Andrews University 86 
  2. UNC-Chapel Hill 68
  3. North Carolina State 64 
  4. East Carolina University 62
  5.  UNC-Charlotte 54
  6.  UNC-Wilmington 45
  7. Virginia Commonwealth 43 
  8. Duke University 42
  9. Coastal Carolina University 32
Sunday afternoon Liz and the TH club are holding a pumpkin carving party at the TH Barn. Should be lots of fun, looking forward to the pictures.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

IHSA Hunter Seat Doing Well!

For a full report and last weekend's IHSA hunter seat show and the current regional standings click here. Sunday the team travels to Duke. the following students will be representing St. Andrews.

Open Fences

Katie Hansen
Kim Graves

Open Flat
Katie Hansen
Kim Graves

Intermediate Fences
Sami Cram

Intermediate Flat
Kali Cram
Regi Barasch

Novice Fences
Alexandra Fullerton
Abi Skillman

Novice Flat
Cami Glaff
Park Hoey
Laura Allen

Advanced WTC
Jameson Crandall
Brandon Hill

Walk Trot
Rae Rucker

The winning team at UNC - Chapel Hill Oct. 13th


Sunday, October 7, 2012

IHSA Western Starts Season Strong!

St. Andrews wins the first IHSA Western show of the season with 36 points beating NCSU by one point! Ella Brave from Sweden tied for reserve high point rider with Jasmine Fowler from Western Carolina.

At the second show of the double header, St. Andrews increased their lead to 9 points

Prior to the weekend Coach Carla Wennberg said, “We are ready, but we have some stiff competition and there are experienced riders on the visiting teams. Freshman Ella Brave is riding against Blaire Childress from NCSU who has been doing this for four years.”

With two wins under their belt and a lead of 9 points Wennberg reflected, “The first show is all about figuring out where we are, identifying the strong competitors, and seeing how everyone is riding. I was so pleased that everyone rallied on the second day in everything; precision, correctness, just more of everything which showed in their riding. It is great to see everyone out here having fun and enjoying being a part of the team.”
 

Individual Results – October 6th
Beginner Horsemanship - Vicky Wiese 2nd
Reining - Ella Brave 2nd

Novice Horsemanship - 1st Brittany Powell & 4th Erica Leseur
Open Horsemanship Section A – 2nd Ella Brave
Intermediate II Horsemanship A – 1st Erin Hudson

Open Horsemanship Section B – 1st Michelle Hustad
Intermediate II Horsemanship B – 1st Katie Mosca

Intermediate I Horsemanship - 1st Tyler Gritzuk

October 7th
Open Horsemanship A - 1st Michelle Hustad
Intermediate II A - 1st Erin Hudson
Open Horsemanship B - 3rd Ella Brave
Intermediate II B - 5th Logan Teeter

Novice Horsemanship A - 1st Sami Cram
Beginner Horsemanship A - 1st Vicky Wiese

Advanced Horsemanship - 1st Brittany Powell
Novice Horsemanship B - 1st Jake Nix
Reining - 2nd Ella Brave
Intermediate Horsemanship I - 1st Tyler Gritzuk


Points After 2 shows
SAU - 36+40=76
NCSU – 35+32=67
VT – 22+31=53
NC A&T- 21+17=38
WCU – 14+12=26

Ella Brave sliding to a stop on LJ

Katie Mosca receiving her ribbon

Tyler Gritzuk on Saturday riding to the win. Tyler worked all weekend organzing the show as well as riding.

Friday, October 5, 2012

Graduate Working for Donald Trump!


This post is from an email sent to the St. Andrews community by Director of Career Services, Renee Jones, who attended the IHSA Hunter Seat show Sept. 29th.

While enjoying the competition at our equestrian center this weekend, I had an opportunity to catch up with alumnae Audrey Bolte ’11. You may remember her as a student, an equestrian, a friend, or as the alum who holds the current title of Miss Ohio as well as Second Runner Up in the Miss USA pageant back in June.

Audrey is getting ready to start a new career track and put to use her BA in BusinessAdministration. In November, after she crowns the new Miss Ohio, she plans to move to New York City where she will be working for Donald Trump at International Boutique Real Estate Agency. She will also be doing some modeling for his agency and appearing on a TV show or two.

To St. Andrews she says, “This college is what made me! This includes the professors, coaches, and my friends.” In regard to being back at the SAU barn she said, “It feels a little weird. But this is what I eat, breath, and sleep every day. That will never change!”

She had a lot to say about networking and making connections and wanted to share her thoughts with current students. “It is not necessarily who you know. It is all about what you do with the people you are introduced to.”

The picture below was taken immediately after the crowning of Miss USA. Mr. Trump approached Audrey while she was still on stage and told her that he had a job for her. She was back in NYC a couple weeks ago for New York Fashion Week and met with him and his inner circle and “sealed the deal.”


Audrey is seen here with Coach Carla Wennberg and IHSA CEO Bob Cacchione at the Sept. 29th IHSA horse show