Saturday Awards Update!

As busy as I was shipping horses yesterday, I overlooked the fact that Dugan McDermott won the National title for the AQHA (team) walk/jog class! Congratulations Dugan, what an amazing accomplishment! Dugan came to St. Andrews to play lacrosse; somehow we persuaded him to come out to the equestrian center and that was all it took to get him interested in the team! Prior to coming to St. Andrews, Dugan had ridden on a ranch in Hawaii but had no formal training. Dugan told Carla and I recently that lacrosse was his passion but the horses come a close second.

Congratulations also go to Carla for all her hard work; yesterday she was recognized with the IHSA Coach Sportsmanship Award. Senior Shannon Leggett was recognized for her team leadership and sportsmanship with the IHSA Rider Sportsmanship Award.

Social media intern Andrea Tito and Pebbles Turbeville have put together a great photographic record of the Championships on our facebook page.