Scrimmage with USC

This weekend’s scrimmage with the University of South Carolina Gamecocks was an excellent opportunity for both schools to practice their teams against different opponents and add to their competitive arsenals. The hunter seat team competed in the covered arena and the western riders were in the outdoor ring. Members of the dressage team and the Therapeutic Horsemanship club assisted with horse holding and preparation. Coach Wennberg videotaped all her riders and the USC riders and plans to get together with her team this week to go over the tapes to further their understanding of competitive strategy and showmanship. Riders won brushes, ball caps and M&Ms instead of ribbons which added to the fun of the day. In the spirit of the day no points were tallied. St. Andrews won 7 classes and USC 6, making for a very fair and even competition. Results for the St. Andrews competitors are below.

Hunter Seat Team

Equitation on the Flat I:
1st Alexandra Fullerton
5th Madison Edwards
6th Chandalyn Chrzanowski

Equitation on the Flat II:
1st Dara Corbett
2nd Julie Griffin
4th Shiloh Kozlowski

Equitation on the Flat III:
3rd Katie Hansen
4th Cami Glaff
5th Regi Barasch

Equitation on the Flat IV:
4th Mia DiPillo
5th Anastasia MacNaught
6th Tara Algieri

Equitation over Fences I:
3rd Katie Hansen

Equitation over Fences II:
1st Alexandra Fullerton
4th Kirsten Farley

Western Team

Horsemanship I:
1st Michelle Hustad
3rd Brittany Powell

Horsemanship II:
2nd Erin Hudson
3rd Tyler Gritzuk

Horsemanship III:
1st Sami Cram
5th Ella Brave

Horsemanship IV:
1st Logan Teeter
3rd Katie Mosca

Horsemanship V:
3rd Kali Cram
4th Lindsey Agaliotis

Horsemanship VI:
4th Erica LeSeur
5th Jake Nix

Reining:
1st Ella Brave

Busy Cold Weekend

The weather is bitterly cold today with sleet forecast for this afternoon. Matt and a group of IHSA Hunter Seat riders left early this morning for Bridgewater College in Virginia for the Invitational Tournament of Champions IHSA show tomorrow. After the arctic blast today and tonight the temperatures warm up again and we should in for a reasonable weekend. Sunday we are hosting a new competition for us; a head to head or scrimmage with the University of South Carolina Gamecocks. The IHSA Hunter Seat and Western teams will be taking on the USC NCAA teams starting around 1:00, should be a fun event! We will be updating the reults from both of these events on our facebook and twitter feeds. #SAUihsa.

MLK Day of Service

Today is the MLK day of service. This has become such a popular event at St. Andrews that we are able to include campus facilities in the project. We are expecting 50+ volunteers at the equestrian center today to help with projects. These include removing rust spots from the covered arenas, cleaning the stall walls (with 120 stalls that is a huge project in itself), picking up trash on Hasty Road, and cleaning the white fences. Looking forward to getting lots done.

Excellent Weekend in Aiken!

By Kim Graves

Three members of the St. Andrews University “A” show team competed at the Aiken Winter Classic “AA” show in Aiken, South Carolina over the weekend.


Freshman Anastasia MacNaught rode St. Andrews’ owned Eastern Shore (Jojo) to placings of 2nd, 3rd and two 6th in the Pre-Adult Hunter division. “The show team has been a great opportunity! I absolutely love it! Everyone supports and helps one another! I am so glad I have been able to show Jojo. He is a great horse with an awesome personality and loves to show!” said Anastasia. MacNaught also earned a 3rd, 4th, and 6th place in the equitation division of the Pre-Adults.

Senior Kali Cram knew going to the show that there were going to be some challenges ahead when a last minute horse change came up. Kali rode Charmander CF who is a very young horse and has not had a lot of experience at the shows. Kali was happy to take the young horse to help him gain some show experience. Together they placed 5th in the .85 meter jumper class.

“The students rode fabulously and came home with good ribbons and great learning experiences. They progress with each ride and are always eager to understand the techniques involved and the results from their horses” stated Coach Kelsi Peterson.

Sami Cram had a stellar weekend in Aiken aboard CDS Stables owned Lucifer De Flobecq (Archie). At only their third show together the pair brought home the champion ribbon in the Low Child/ Adult 1.00 meter jumper division. With 16 entries in the division a win in the first class and second place in the second class secured Sami the championship. Sami also took home an 8th place prize in the $500 Low Child/Adult jumper classic.

“Aiken was a blast! Great team mates and great weather! We took some young horses and Kali and Kelsi did a great job with them both. Anastasia rode Jojo amazingly and Archie was perfect as always! Overall a fabulous weekend!” commented Sami Cram.

Coach Peterson will travel with the show team next to Raleigh, North Carolina in February.

Tentative Spring 2013 Schedule

St. Andrews Equestrian Program
This schedule is alwasys subject to change and additions (we don't delete very often!)

JANUARY
8 LEAVE FOR AIKEN WINTER CLASSIC
10 CLASSES BEGIN
13 RETURN FROM AIKEN
14 LESSONS BEGIN FOR SPRING 2013
21 MLK DAY OF SERVICE – NO LESSONS
26 TOC AT CHATHAM HALL
31 BARN WORK NIGHT

FEBRUARY
2 IHSA HUNTER SEAT SHOW AT SAU
9 IDA SHOW AT NCSU
9 IHSA UPPERCLASSMEN HUNTER SEAT HEAD TO HEAD AT SAU
9 -10 IHSA WESTERN SHOW AT MCC/NCSU
15-17 RALEIGH WINTER II “A” SHOW
16 IDA SHOW AT SAU
22 IHSA WESTERN HORSE SHOW AT SAU
23 IHSA WESTERN REGIONALS - TENATIVE
23 OPEN HOUSE – ADMITTED STUDENT DAY
23-24 IDA SHOWS AT AVERETT
24 IHSA HUNTER SEAT SHOW AT ECU

MARCH
2 IHSA HUNTER SEAT HEAD TO HEAD AT SAU
8-10 NCHJA “C” SHOW IN RALEIGH
9-17 SPRING BREAK
21 BARN WORK NIGHT
22-24 IHSA WESTERN SEMI-FINALS AT MOREHEAD, KY
23 IHSA HUNTER SEAT REGIONAL FINALS AT SAU
29-31 EASTER BREAK

APRIL
4 BARN WORK NIGHT
6 IHSA ZONE 4 FINALS AT SAU
17-22 ANRC NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN BALTIMORE, MD
20 OPEN HOUSE – JUNIORS
25 LAST DAY OF CLASSES
25 RIDERS’ ROAST
26-28 IDA NATIONALS AT MT. HOLYOKE
30 IHSA NATIONALS IN HARRISBURG, PA

MAY
1-6 IHSA NATIONALS IN HARRISBURG, PA
18 STAR - PRE-REGISTRATION AND RIDER PLACEMENT FOR INCOMING FRESHMEN