Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Results of IHSA Hunter Seat Show at Duke 10/24

IHSA Hunter seat attended the show at Duke University. It was a long day for everyone with our team ending up in fifth place. There was only an 8 point difference between the top 5 teams.

St. Andrews remains in the lead for the region with a 10 point lead and Katie Hansen remains is 1st place in the Cacchione Cup standings for the region. The team hopes to get back on top at the Hunter Seat show being held at St. Andrews this coming Saturday, October 30.

Complete results for St. Andrews riders are:
Leah Davison - 2nd Place Beginner Walk Trot Canter
Brittany Powell - 4th Beginner Walk Trot Canter
Angela Gaskins - 2nd Advanced Walk Trot Canter
Caitlin Karolak - 2nd Advanced Walk Trot Canter
Amanda Liguori - 4th Advanced Walk Trot Canter
Miranda Wright - 1st Advanced Walk Trot Canter
Jodi Brinn - 1st - Novice Flat
Jennifer Callahan - 2nd - Novice Flat
Karen Gruninger - 1st - Novice Flat
Aurelia Phillips - 2nd - Novice Flat
Kali Cram - 3rd - Novice Over Fences
Alie McGraw - 1st - Novice Over Fences
Kim Graves - 3rd - Intermediate Flat
Kayla McBath - 4th - Intermediate Flat
Andrew Michael - 4th - Intermediate Over Fences
Audrey Bolte - 2nd - Open Flat
Katie Hansen - 2nd - Open Flat
Audrey Hayden - 1st - Open Flat
Rob Jacobs - 4th - Open Flat
Katie Hansen - 3rd - Open Over Fences
Rob Jacobs - 2nd - Open Over Fences

Monday, October 25, 2010

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Another Big Weekend!

Wow! Did we have a fun weekend! Showing Under the Stars was as much fun as I thought it would be. We had Batman & Joker, Little Bo-Peep, a Knight in Shining Armor, a Medic, a Spaceship, a Hummer, and Max dressed up as Santa. Amazing creativity from all participants! The pictures at the bottom are by Shannon Leggett. In addition to the costume class the community riders did a demonstration (check out the picture of Kate McDavid and Timmy), Andrea Tito did a western themed dressage freestyle, and we had the traditional western pleasure, dressage seat equitation and hunter flat and over fences classes. Thank you to Bridgett Hutchens for judging Friday night and Mike Kryszak for announcing.

On Saturday we welcomed a lot of folks to SAPC for Open House. In addition to the usual activities hunter seat and dressage riders had the opportunity to ride for the coaches. Lots of folks stayed to chat with the instructors, equestrian faculty and some even stayed to watch Ashley’s team practice. We really enjoyed meeting everyone and are looking forward to the next open house Nov 20th which will be a riding open house for western and also the same day as our SAPC IDA show.
Sunday Ashley and Carla accompanied the IHSA hunt seat team to Duke. It was a long day for everyone with our team ending up in fifth place. Complete results will be posted shortly.

Next weekend SAPC hosts IHSA Hunter Seat on Saturday and Sunday the IDA Team travels to NCSU for our first show of the season.





Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Showing Under the Stars - Halloween Edition!

Showing Under the Stars - Halloween Edition Friday at 4:00 p.m. (this bloggers favorite horse show of the year!) Come out and see some fabulous costumes, we have a very creative group of students and staff who are planning some wild and crazy costumes. After the parade we will have classes for hunt seat, western and dressage and also a class for our community program riders, its going to be a great evening!

The weekend continues with Riding Open House for Hunt Seat and Dressage on Saturday and the IHSA Hunter Seat team travelling to Duke on Sunday.

Monday, October 18, 2010

Results of IHSA show at UNC - Chapel Hill

UNC - Chapel Hill IHSA Hunter show 10/16/10 results:
High Point Team
St. Andrews Presbyterian College - 44
Reserve High Point Team
NC State - 39

High Point Rider
Lauren Bongers - UNC - Charlotte
Reserve High Point Rider
Katie Hansen - St. Andrews

St. Andrew rider results:
Blake Liljestrand - Walk Trot - 1st Place
Leah Davison - Beg. Walk Trot Canter - 3rd Place
Miranda Wright - Adv. Walk Trot Canter - 1st Place
Jennifer Callahan - Novice Flat - 2nd Place
Kali Cram - Novice Flat - 2nd Place
Alex Fullerton - Novice Flat - 3rd Place
Audrey Bolte - Novice Over Fences - 2nd Place
Sami Cram - Novice Over Fences - 1st Place
Kim Graves - Intermediate Flat - 4th Place
Andrew Michael - Intermediate Over Fences - 3rd Place
Audrey Bolte - Open Flat - 1st Place
Katie Hansen - Open Flat - 1st Place
Audrey Hayden - Open Flat - 4th Place
Rob Jacobs - Open Flat - 2nd Place
Katie Hansen - Open Over Fences - 1st Place
Rob Jacobs - Oopen Over Fences - 4th Place

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Vicki Kelley Clinic

Vicki Kelley spent Sat. morning with us sharing ideas and drilling riders on lateral suppleness. Every transition had to be balanced and connected resulting in improved performance from all the horses.

In the picture below: Donna Fowble on Astaire, Lindsey Agaliotis on Corky, Megan Ellis on Marcus and Katherine Kaltenbach on Gordon. Photo by Casey Curtis.

IHSA Team wins at UNC - Chapel Hill


IHSA Zone 4 Region 3’s Hunter Seat Show on October 16, 2010 was hosted by UNC-Chapel Hill at the beautiful and historic Quail Roost Farm in Rougemont, NC. The setting was pastoral, the horses were saintly, the food was delicious, and southern hospitality abounded on a beautiful October day.

The competition was friendly, supportive, and lively. Riders from seven of our eight schools won blue ribbons! The top four schools were within 7 points of each other when the day was done. St. Andrews was the Champion Team with 44 points, NC State University was the Reserve Champion Team with 39 points, Duke University was third with 38 points, and host school UNC-Chapel Hill was fourth with 37 points. The other schools in order of finish were UNC-Charlotte, Coastal Carolina University, UNC-Wilmington, and East Carolina University.

Special thank you to the Hill family for allowing us to visit Quail Roost Farm, Kate Gage for her endless work in managing the show, the entire UNC-Chapel Hill team and the parents of so many team riders who worked at the show.

Our next show is October 24 at Ginny Rollin’s Echo Creek Farm in Hillsborough, NC hosted by the Duke University Equestrian Team.

Monday, October 4, 2010

IHSA Western Team Leads Region After Four Shows!

Coach Carla and the Western Team travelled to NC State for 2 western shows this weekend. Coach Carla just returned from 10 days as a reining steward at the WEG. (She had a great time and represented SAPC to an international audience) Torre Edgerly stepped in to coach the team in Carla's absence and must be commended for preparing them well for the weekend.


TEAM STANDINGS

St. Andrews 122
North Carolina State 115
Virginia Tech 89
North Carolina A & T 63
Martin Community 24
Western Carolina 6
High Point University 3

AQHA High Point Standings
Kelsey Moody - SAPC 38
Kody Zaagman - NCSU 35
Maggie Gregg - VT 23
Brandon Armwood – NC A&T 16
Brittney Nelson – NC A&T 11
Ethan Hefner - NCSU 9
Blair Childress - NCSU 8
Brittany Spears - NCSU 7

Complete results from the shows this weekend:
http://www.sapc.edu/Equest/comp_ops/competitionresults.php

Results of IHSA Hunter Seat Show Oct 2nd


IHSA Hunter Seat Team Oct 2nd, 2010


St. Andrews - High Point Team 47; UNC - Chapel Hill - Reserve High Point Team 38


Audrey Bolte - SAPC - High Point Rider - 14; Alex Duffy - NC State - Reserve High Point Rider

11 St. Andrews Individual Riders:
Walk Trot - Leara Auci - 1st Place

Beg. Walk, Trot, Canter - Leah Davison - 1st Place, Brittany Powell - 2nd Place

Adv. Walk, Trot, Canter - Angela Gaskins - 2nd Place Miranda Wright - 1st Place

Novice Flat - Jodi Brinn - 1st Place, Jennifer Callahan - 2nd Place, Sami Cram - 2nd Place, Katy Hutchings - 2nd Place, Catherine McDowell - 1st Place, Katie Mentzel - 1st Place

Novice Over Fences - Audrey Bolte - 1st Place, Kali Cram - 1st Place

Intermediate Flat - Kim Graves - 1st place

Open Flat - Audrey Bolte - 1st Place, Audrey Hayden - 1st Place

Open Over Fences - Katie Hansen - 1st Place, Rob Jacobs - 1st Place

Sunday, October 3, 2010

First IHSA Hunter Seat Show for 2010 - 2011 Year


Audrey Bolte High Point Rider for SAPC

The IHSA Hunter Seat Team and Coach Ashley Duda cleaned up Saturday earning 47 out of a possible 49 points to win the Championship Ribbon and a substantial lead in our region. Audrey Bolte earned high point rider with two wins in the Open Flat and Novice over Fences divisions.

The show ran very smoothly with comfortable fall temps. and bright sunny weather. Horses who normally participate in western and dressage augmented the hunt seat string and all were impeccably behaved – even Profound! Dale and his crew had the ring prepared to perfection, Heather kept the show running from the announcer’s booth, Lindsey and Katherine had the paddock under control, Jackie and Megan worked at the draw table, Marsha tabulated the scores, Pebbles and the TH club provided concessions, Kellie and Natalie had the barn running efficiently, Riding Council and all its members had the horses beautifully prepared and ready for every class and Peggy of course was everywhere trouble shooting and problem solving.

Meanwhile, Carla and the Western IHSA team held practice and then headed to Raleigh for their own shows.

Complete results soon!

Friday, October 1, 2010

IHSA Shows

We have a busy weekend planned for our IHSA teams. Saturday is our first IHSA hunter seat show of the year. The coach’s meeting is at 9:00 and the show itself starts at 10:00. Looking forward to welcoming riders and coaches from Duke University, East Carolina University, North Carolina State University, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, University of North Carolina - Charlotte, North Carolina University – Wilmington.

The IHSA western team travels to NCSU for back to back shows Saturday evening and Sunday.

Go Knights!