Busy weekend for the St. Andrews Equestrian program!

The St. Andrews Equestrian Program is full steam ahead this weekend! At home we are hosting back to back IHSA Western Shows Saturday at 1:00 and Sunday at 10:00. Following up on the Hunter Seat team’s lead Coach Carla Wennburg is planning the western version of the BOB Derby. The BOB Derby will be similar to a trail class with some other fun activities. The BOB Derby is a fund raiser for IHSA National Championships next May in Raleigh.


The brand new horse trailer left for Raleigh this morning for its first trip with horses. Coach Lindsey Crowther is taking the show team to the Triangle Farms ‘C’ show and RLAK program director Megan Ellis is accompanying Red Ted and his rider Josh to the NC Special Olympics. Coach Ashley Duda is also going to Raleigh to show at some point, but knowing Ashley she has also managed to plan some practice time for the IHSA Hunter Seat Team! The dressage team will be working on the tests for the SAU IDA show scheduled for Oct. 22nd this afternoon.

Results of the NCSU IDA Show Sept. 25th

Champion Team – St. Andrews University
Reserve Champion – Averett University

Individual Results
First Level Test 1
1st Lindsey Agaliotis - 71.0345%
3rd Erin Hudson - 68.2758%

Training Level Test 2
1st Olivia Taylor – 68.9655%
5th Andrea Tito – 61.3793%

Intro C
1st Lauren Parker – 73.00% Reserve High Point Rider!
3rd Brianna Carter – 68.00%

Intro B
4th Hannah Firth – 65.00%
5th Katelee Johnson – 65.00% (judge split the tie)

Great Weekend for St. Andrews University!

The Equestrian Team had a great start to the competitive season this weekend with the IHSA Hunter Seat winning at home and IDA team winning at NCSU. The IHSA team had lots of support from friends, parents, alums and program supporters. This is just some of the people that stopped by to show their support.


• Alums visiting to IHSA - Rob Jacobs, Marianne Stark
• Bob Cacchione!
• Keith Wade stopped by around 9:15. “I’m on my way to the airport good to see the turn out”
• National anthem sung by Professor Bill McConnell
• Family members of Andrea Velez, Sami & Kali Cram, Kayla McBath, Tori Burkey. Paula Kramer, Hillary Todd, Caitlin Karolak, Alexandra Fullerton, Catherine McDowell.
• Announcer - Alum Mike Kryszak, Judge - Carol O’Brien Aiken SC

Bob Cacchione spoke during the lunch break.
“I am honored to be here today. Thank you to Peggy McElveen and the St. Andrews team for hosting the first and the last show of the season. You all will be taking part in hosting the IHSA National Championships at the Fairgrounds in Raleigh. I have been walking around talking to everyone and have been told by many parents that they will be there next May. If you make it to Nationals this year my hat is off to you, if you don’t qualify this could be the closest you will be to a National Championships. We have over 100 jobs that need to be filled, participating in these championships is something you can put on your resume. IHSA has sent 4 riders that have participated in the Cacchione Cup to the Olympics. The membership is currently 8,600 individual members and growing.

Every year IHSA raises the bar at the National Championships, knowing Peggy McElveen and Carla Wennburg I know we are in for something very special next May.”

Team Results
1. SAU – 44
2. NCSU – 37
3. Duke – 3
4. UNC – Chapel Hill – 29
5. ECU – 24
6. Coastal Carolina – 21

High Point Rider – Allie McGraw SAU
Reserve High Point – Kathryn Hall ECU

Individual Results

Open Flat A - 1st Kim Graves

Novice Flat A - 5th Catherine McDowell

Open Flat B - 1st Katie Hansen

Novice Flat B - 4th Tara Algeri

Open Fences A - 3rd Katie Hansen

Open Fences B - 2nd Kim Graves, 3rd Cat Stumberg

Walk, Trot, Canter A - 5th Brittany Powell

Novice Flat C - 6th Katie Mentzel

Intermediate Flat A - 3rd Sami Cram, 4th Keli Van Der Heuvel

Walk Trot A - 1st Shiloh Kozlowski

Intermediate Fences A - 2nd Kali Cram

Novice flat D - 4th Michelle Eld

Walk trot canter B - 1st Caitlin Karolak, 3rd Angie Cormack

Intermediate Fences B - 2nd Nikki Napoleone

Intermediate Flat B - 2nd Regina Barasch, 6th Kayla McBath

Novice Flat E – 2nd Park Hoey

Walk Trot Canter C - 1st Mia Dipillo, 3rd Hillary Todd

Novice Flat E - 1st Ali McGraw

Walk Trot B - 3rd Morgan Potts

Novice Fences A - 1st Ali McGraw

Walk Trot Canter D - 5th Paula Kramer

Novice Fences B - 1st Alexandra Fullerton

Walk Trot Canter E - 1st Cami Glaff

First IHSA Show for 2011 - 2012

The first IHSA show of the 2011-2012 academic year will be hosted by St. Andrews on Saturday. The show begins at 10:00 on Saturday morning with the finale class, The BOB Derby, at approximately 4:00. As one of the most competitive IHSA regions in the entire country, we have strong competition from many schools. The Knights have been working hard with afternoon and evening practices to prepare for this competition. Bob Cacchione, the President and founder of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association will be visiting with us from Friday through Sunday and will be at the show all day on Saturday. We are eager to start our competitive season which goes throughout the school year and culminates with the National Championship the first week of May, 2012. Teams competing Sat. Coastal Carolina, Duke, ECU, NCSU, Martin Community, UNC-Chapel Hill, UNC-Charlotte, UNC- Wilmington, & St. Andrews.

Go Knights!

The Coaches are Preparing!

The barn is a busy place lately. The coaches have been running team practices for the IHSA and IDA teams. Friday Coach Duda was running a 3 ring circus with 3 horses on lunge lines with riders practicing without reins and stirrups. The IHSA hunter seat team have their first show at SAPC next Saturday! There is a work night planned for the 21^st and schooling all day on the 22^nd. Coach Dwelle held dressage practice on Friday and Saturday for dressage team members. Riders practiced their tests and worked on improving their feel and connection with the horse in preparation for an IDA show next Sunday at North Carolina State. Coach Wennburg attended a Board meeting at Colorado State this week, but barn manager Rachel Buckler stepped into to help the western team as their first shows are October 1^st and 2^nd at SAPC.  Megan Ellis is preparing some of the riders in the Ride-Like-A-Knight Therapeutic Horsemanship program for the Equestrian Tournament at the NC Special Olympics Sept. 30^th – Oct. 2^nd . Barn Manager Kellie Garrabrant has been preparing Red Ted for his journey to the Special Olympics by having him live in the round pen with a two horse trailer. Red Ted has a history of being difficult to load, but now he willingly walks on the trailer by himself!

2011 - 2012 Team Rosters

IHSA HUNTER SEAT ROSTER 2011-2012

Tara Algieri

Regina Barasch

Vanessa Bradley

Lacy Burke

Tori Burkey

Chandalyn Chrzanowski

Chelsea Clasper

Dara Corbett

Angie Cormack

Kali Cram

Sami Cram

Jameson Crandall

Mia DiPillo

Madison Edwards

Michelle Eld

Alexandra Fullerton

Cami Glaff

Kim Graves

Julie Griffin

Sara Hackney

Katie Hansen

Hanna Hinsrichmeyer

Park Hoey

Caitlin Karolak

Shiloh Kozlowski

Paula Kramer

Sarah Lishen

Kayla McBath

Catherine McDowell

Alie McGraw

Katie Mentzel

Nikki Napoleone

Bridget Newman

Courtney Nix

KP Poole

Morgan Potts

Valerie Robey

Hannah Platt

Brittany Powell

Jackie Rigsbee

Abi Skillman

Cat Stumberg

Hillary Todd

Keli Van Den Heuvel

Sarah Williams

Miranda Wright

IDA Roster 2011 - 2012

Lindsey Agaliotis

Brianne Carter

Casey Curtis

Hannah Firth

Erin Hudson

Sarah Jones

Katelee Johnson

Katherine Kaltenbach

Jenna Marten

Lauren Parker

Masha Peckham

Claire Pollard

Olivia Taylor

Paige Tillison

Andrea Tito

Callian Trujillo

IHSA Western Team Roster 2011 - 2012

Kali Cram

Tyler Gritzuk

Michelle Hustad

Kelsey Jones

Shannon Leggett

Erica LeSeur

Dugan McDermott

Rachel McGarvey

Katie Mosca

Jake Nix

Amber Powell

Brittany Powell

Kimmy Simonsen

Logan Teeter

Andrea Valez

Keli Van Der Heuval

Madison Webb

Liana White

Shelley Whittemore

Megan White

Vicki Wiese

Miranda Wright

2011-2012 Show Team Members!

Nicole Napoleone

Chandalyn Chrazanowski

Bridget Newman

Lacy Burke

Dara Corbett

Michelle Eld

Keli Van Den Heuvel

Kali Cram

Sami Cram

Alexandra Fullerton

Regina Barasch

Julie Griffin

Katie Hansen

Allie McGraw

Kayla McBath

Abi Skillman

Kim Graves

Paula Kramer

Catherine McDowell

Team Tryouts This Weekend!

This weekend is team tryouts for freshmen and transfers. In previous years all students have been required to try out for teams the exception being riders that competed at intercollegiate nationals in the previous year. This year the intercollegiate coaches Duda, Dwelle and Wennburg decided that last year’s team members did not have to try out for the IHSA hunter seat and western and IDA teams. This puts pressure on new students to fill the available slots on these three teams.


Another change for this year that the coaches felt was important for making the intercollegiate teams more competitive is that students may only compete on one intercollegiate team. The coaches agreed that riders need to focus on the competitive discipline of their choice. Riders are encouraged to ride in other disciplines during their lessons to broaden their horsemanship skills but competitively the coaches expect a single minded focus.

Support for team mates, excellent horsemanship, and a true understanding of the requirements of a sport are key for competitive success. The coaches are looking for riders dedicated to their sport, that are thirsty for knowledge and are willing to study their chosen discipline as well as practice it.

Good luck to everyone trying out this weekend!

Happenings at the barn since school started.

Staff Changes
Kellie Garrabrant has been promoted to Barn Manager for the entire facility. Kellie’s office is now in the Boarder barn, but she will be supervising horse care on both sides of the property.

Rachel Buckler SAPC 2010 has joined us as assistant barn manager working at the lesson barn. Since graduation Rachel has worked in Wisconsin with SAPC Alum Alison Koenig and at a teaching barn in Maryland. Rachel’s responsibilities include supervising the work study program.

Liz Dulski SAPC 2011 joins the staff as Barn Fellow. Liz works with Rachel at the lesson barn and also covers the Boarder/TH barns on Kellie’s day off. Liz will also be responsible for the community lesson program.

New Trailer
Exciting news Peggy and Dale picked up our brand new trailer yesterday. It is made by Gore in Whiteville, NC, six horse slant load with dressing room and it still has that new trailer smell!