It has been a busy couple of weeks at SAU Equestrian. We had
trailers, vans, horses and people heading every which way last weekend. Liz was
the first to head out with the 2 horse trailer containing Red Ted and Quinn and
Special Olympics coach Brooke Ellington to the Special Olympics at the State
Fairgrounds in Raleigh. They met up with Josh Dazey who showed Quinn in the
halter class earning 2nd place and bringing home the blue ribbon
with Red Ted in Western Horsemanship. Josh did all the grooming and preparation
of Quinn for the halter class competing against horses that were groomed by the
handler’s “team”.
Kelsi and Rob left next with the 6 horse trailer and a handful
of students for Camden, SC. The weekend turned out to have many teachable moments
as well as some nice ribbons for the students. Brianna Harrison was Reserve Champion in
the Adult Equitation and Grace Wadford Champion in Pre Child/Adult Equitation.
Rob showed his project horse, Charlie, at his 4th horse show and was
very pleased with his progress. Social Media Intern Kirsten Farley will be
posting more about this show in a new series “On the Road with St. Andrews
Equestrian”.
Next to hit the road was Matt and riders headed for the IHSA invitational Tournament
of Champions at Randolph College in Lynchburg, VA. This show was a great tune
up for the IHSA hunter seat team and ended with a 5th place, one of
our highest placings at TOC in our history.
Sunday, 7 students made the drive to the Harness Track in Pinehurst to work
the dressage show. They served as scribes, stewards, bit checkers, and handed
out tests and prizes. Their boss for the day was Event Manager, Sue Smithson,
and each one reported enjoying their day and learning more about dressage.
This weekend we have the first home shows of the year, IHSA Western.
Saturday at 1:00 and Sunday at 10:00
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