The dressage team spent the weekend at Averett University in Danville VA, competing in back to back Intercollegiate Dressage Association (IDA) shows. Saturday the weather was beautiful, warm and sunny. Junior Lindsey Agaliotis and sophomore Erin Hudson started out the day with second and third places in first level test 3. Lindsey was beaten by her rival in the division Emily Henderson from Averett by 0.146 of a percentage point. “We are so close,” said Agaliotis, “I had a great ride, Emily just knows the horses better and she rode really well today.” In lower training senior Lauren Parker put in a spectacular ride to win the division. The ride was so good that Averett coach Ginger Henderson was over heard describing what was going on to the horse’s regular rider. Parker earned 68.75% which was way ahead of the second place at 63.75%. St. Andrews teams placed third and fourth on Saturday.
Sunday was as cold and wet as Saturday was beautiful. Show management modified the schedule to ride tests in the short ring to speed things along and provide a warm up space if the weather became too wet. Lindsey Agaliotis drew the same horse on Sunday and improved her score to win the division with a score of 69.828%, Emily Henderson placed second this time with only 0.826 of a percentage point separating them. Senior Andrea Tito who did not place on Saturday put in a beautiful ride on the same horse to improve her score and finish in sixth. In upper training St. Andrews took 3rd, 4th and 5th with strong rides from sophomore Brianna Carter and seniors Casey Curtis and Lauren Parker who pointed out of the lower training division with Saturday’s win.
In lower training senior Paige Tillison drew the same horse she rode on Saturday and put in a beautiful test scoring 71.428% which was more than 10 percentage points ahead of Sarah Jones who was second with a score or 60.208%! At the introductory level Jenna Marten rode strongly to win the division and Hannah Firth placed 4th. These strong rides led St. Andrews teams to first and second place on a very wet and cold day.
“We had a great weekend,” said Coach Jackie Dwelle, “Saturday, the team learned valuable lessons about showing off the horses to the best of their ability whether they were the strongest or the weakest draw in the division. We put those lessons to good use on Sunday. I am very proud of all the riders, they took what they learned and applied it to their riding, a great example of analysis and critical thinking in the sporting arena.”
There is one show left in the IDA season. Under IDA rules the winning team earns 7 points the second placed team 5 points. Only the top four shows count towards qualifying for the National Championships. Averett leads the region with 24 points to St. Andrews 23. Whoever wins at St. Andrews on March 18th will qualify for the trip to Centenary College at the end of April. On the individual level juniors Lindsey Agaliotis in first level and Jenna Marten in the introductory level could qualify for Nationals – it all comes down to the last show!
Pictures of the weekend our on our facebook page taken by Pebbles Turbeville - thanks Pebbles!
Results
Saturday
First Level Test 3
2nd Lindsey Agaliotis 67.919%
3rd Erin Hudson 62.581%
Training Level Test 3
6th Brianna Carter 60%
Training Level Test One
1st Lauren Parker 68.75%
6th Paige Tillison 60.416%
Introductory Test B
3rd Hannah Firth 67.5%
6th Jenna Marten 63.75%
Team placings
SAU A 3rd
SAU B 4th
Sunday
First Level Test One
1st Lindsey Agaliotis 69.828%
6th Andrea Tito 60%
Training Level Test 2
3rd Brianna Carter 68.75%
4th Casey Curtis 66.607%
5th Lauren Parker 66.25%
Training Level Test 1
1st Paige Tillison 71.428% - High Point Rider!
2nd Sarah Jones 60.208%
Introductory Level Test B
1st Jenna Marten 68.125%
4th Hannah Firth 65.313%
Team Results
SAU A 1st
SAU B 2nd
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