Report by Show Team Coach Kelsi Peterson.
The Triangle Farms 'C' show this weekend went really well! All the students rode very well against some of North Carolina's top horses and riders. I think it was a wonderful learning experience for all, and each student was rewarded for their efforts with great ribbons in competitive company. We took 6 horses to the show and 7 students: Kayla McBath, Catherine McDowell, Alexandra Fullerton, Keli Van Den Heuvel, Anastasia MacNaught, Kirsten Farley, and Rachaell Dockery.
Kirsten Farley was champion in two divisions, the Carolina Hunter and the Pre-child/adult Hunter, which had 25 competitors. She earned 3 first place ribbons, and many other top ribbons on St. Andrews' horse "Indigo Night".
Anastatsia MacNaught was reserve champion in the Carolina Hunter aboard St. Andrews' "Eastern Shore", and she and Rachaell (riding St. Andrews' "Dilkara") both earned top ribbons in the Pre-child/adult Hunter with 25-30 entries both days.
Keli aboard St. Andrews' "Onyx" and Kayla riding her own horse "Chancellor" both received excellent ribbons in the Adult Hunter with close to 30 competitors.
Catherine aboard her own "Ladies Man" received several ribbons in the Junior/Amateur Hunter in good company.
Alexandra rode St. Andrews' "Onyx" in the NCHJA Adult Medal Finals on Saturday night. She had one bobble in the course through a challenging rollback turn, but rode beautifully otherwise and came out of the ring with a big smile on her face, shining her consistently positive attitude. Qualifying for the Medal Finals takes a lot of work throughout the year, and Alexandra put a lot of effort into her riding to qualify and prepare for the class.
I look forward to continuing my work with the students in the equestrian program and helping them progress in their riding and overall horse knowledge, whether it's for pleasure or so they can be prepared when they graduate and go into the industry to find work.
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