Tentative Spring 2014 Equestrian Calendar

As always there will be changes to the St. Andrews Equestrian schedule!

January

10                          Lessons begin (Monday lessons held this Friday – no boarder lessons)

11                          ANRC Team Tryouts

17                          IHSA Team Tryouts for new students

17                          RLAK Volunteer Training 3:00-5:00 PM

17-19                    Triangle Farm Indoor C Show in Raleigh, NC

19                          RLAK Volunteer Training 12:00 – 2:00 PM

20                          Martin Luther King Day of Service (no lessons)

24-25                    Tournament of Champions in Fredericksburg, VA

27                          RLAK lessons begin

February

1-2                         IHSA Western Shows in Willow Springs, NC

2                            Showing Under The Stars

3-7                         RLAK Instructor Workshop and Clinic with Lori Renker

6                            Barn Clean Up Lesson and Western Barns

8                            IHSA Hunter Seat Show at St. Andrews

14                          Barn Clean Up Boarder and TH Barns

15                          IDA Dressage Show at St. Andrews

20                          Barn Clean Up Lesson and Western Barns

22                          IHSA Hunter Seat Show at St. Andrews

22                          IDA Dressage Show in Danville, VA

28-3/2                   Scot Evans Hunter Seat Clinic

March

1                            IHSA Western Show in Williamston, NC

2                            IHSA Western Regional Finals in Williamston, NC

2                            Showing Under The Stars

7-9                        Triangle Farm Indoor C Show in Raleigh, NC (Required of all ANRC Team Members)

8-16                      Spring Break

17-21                    RLAK Instructor Workshop and Clinic with Lori Renker

20                         Barn Clean Up for Lesson and Western Barns

22                         IHSA Hunter Seat Regional Finals at St. Andrews

23                         Hunter Seat Clinic with Shelby French

27                         Barn Clean Up for Lesson and Western Barns

28-30                    IHSA Western Semi-Finals at St. Andrews

April

1-2                        Hunter Seat Clinic with Scot Evans

5                           RLAK Horse Show

5-6                        IHSA Hunter Seat Zone Finals in Roanoke, VA

11-13                    IDA Nationals in Chatham, VA

12-14                    Vaulting Workshop at St. Andrews

18-20                    Easter Break

23-27                    ANRC Nationals in Sweet Briar, VA

26-5/1                   Exams

29-5/4                   IHSA Nationals in Harrisburg, PA

May

3                            Graduation

7-11                       CHA Instructor Certification Clinic

RLAK joins Amazon Smile Program

When you shop at AmazonSmile, Amazon will donate to the St. Andrews Ride Like A Knight Therapeutic Horsemanship Program. Support our program that provides therapeutic horsemanship opportunities to almost 100 riders spanning a wide age range with a variety of disabilities for 7 nearby Carolina counties. Every time you shop will provide donations that will support horse care, equipment, supplies, training and continuing education. Shop AmazonSmile today to support the St Andrews Ride Like A Knight Therapeutic Horsemanship Program. 

Carla & Pebbles Team Up for Horse Illustrated Article!

Check out December's edition of Horse Illustrated. Carla gives advice to readers on neck reining and Pebbles' pictures bring the concepts to life. The demonstration rider is freshman Mark Mowbray riding Reggie.

Dec.2013 Horse Illustrated

Slightly Old News...

I over looked this report in my email - sorry Kirsten, good summary of this event.

The Last Home Event

IHSA Hunt Seat Show @ St. Andrews

November 20, 2013

 Riders: Kelsey Kocher, Regi Barasch, Cami Glaff, Kimi O’Keefe, Reba Merritt, Kathryn Owens, Marli Puryear, Brianna Harrison, Sloan Stuntz, Taylor Westover, Nikki Napoleone, Danielle Eads, Samantha Taylor, Emily McBee, Briley Branden, Rachaell Dockery, Danaye Mokma, Janie Mabe Mallott, Abi Skillman, Julie Griffin, and Samantha Garriques

 Behind the Scenes Magic:

Seer of all Things: Peggy McElveen

Coach: Matt Arrigon

Schooling Personnel Round the Clock: Kelsi Peterson, Keli VDH, and Michelle Eld

Paddock Manager: Rob Jacobs

Announcer: Heather Wile Lee

Draw Table Personnel: Jackie Dwelle, Liz Dulski, and Kellie Garrabrant 

Up and at ‘Em!

Hunt Seat team members were at the barn at 5:30 AM, dark and early. It was a nice chilly start to the day as barn chores were under way: horses were fed, tack was set out, water buckets filled, hay given, barn swept, and horses groomed. At 7:30 schooling began, team member prepared their designated horses to be brought out for them to warmed up by selected riders who were not competing. 50 minutes later, 40 horses were warmed up and ready to go. The coaches’ meeting started at 9 AM and show time kicked off at 10 AM.

 The Results

Open Flat A
1st Regina Barasch 

Novice Flat A
1st Kathryn Owens 

Open  Fences A
2nd Regina Barasch 

Open Fences B
3rd Kelsey Kocher 

Advanced WTC A
4th Reba Merritt 

Open Flat B
1st Kelsey Kocher 

Novice Flat B
5th Marli Puryear 

Intermediate Flat A
Cami Glaff 

Intermediate Flat B
2nd Kimberley O’Keefe 

Walk Trot B
1st Danielle Eads 

Intermediate Fences
2nd Kimberley O’Keefe 

Novice Fences
2nd Cami Glaff 

Advanced WTC B

2nd Danaye Mokma
6th Samantha Taylor 

Novice Flat C
2nd Briley Brandon 

Advanced WTC C
3rd Sloan Stuntz 

Novice Flat D
1st Emily McBee 

Advanced WTC D
1st Kirsten Farley
6th Taylor Westover 

Advanced WTC E
5th Mary Thomson 

Novice Flat E
1st Brianna Harrison 

Novice Flat F
1st Nikki Napoleone 

Novice Flat G
1st Abigail Skillman 

Advanced WTC F
2nd Taylor Carroll 

Beginning WTC A
6th Samantha Garriques 

Novice Flat H
1st Janie Mabe Malott 

Advanced WTC G
1st Julie Griffin 

Novice Flat I
2nd Rachael Dockery 

Team Results

For the first time this whole semester St. Andrews’s Hunt Seat Team came in Reserve to UNC-Chapel Hill by 5 points. All in all though it was a very good day, everyone rode what they had to the best of their ability. The odds just were not in our favor in the end. This weekend is the last show of the semester at ECU.

IDA Team Showing at Averett - Nov. 23rd

We had a very good day at Averett. A lot of times when your riders are second in their division you will win. We drew the same group of horses as Averett and I really think home team advantage was in their favor. Team rode really well this weekend; we still need to work hard with just two shows left in the spring.

Averett also ran 4 divisions of Dressage Seat Equitation which our riders participated in. These are a great way to practice your skills and receive feed-back from another pair of eyes, very educational. 

Results

1^st Averett Team B

2^nd St. Andrews Team A

3^rd Averett Team A

4^th NCSU Team A

5^th Elon

6th Longwood

7^th UNC Charlotte

First Level Test 1

2^nd Abigail Skillman 65.4%

Training Level Test 3

2^nd Jordan Byrd 70.2% - Reserve High Point Rider

5^th Emily Wright Thomasson 64.2%

Training Level Test 1

2^nd Kristen Parker 69.4%

6^th Claire Pollard 60.8%

Introductory Level Test B

3^rd Elizabethe Weeks 65.5%

6^th Myleah Coleman 63.4%

 

Standings and Points After Four Shows

Team Points after 4 shows

Averett 22

St. Andrews 20

NCSU 18

Elon 11

Longwood 9

UNC – Charlotte 6

Individual Points

Abigail Skillman is tied in second place with Cara Goode from Elon at First Level with 12 points behind Jesse Hayes from Averett with 16 points

Kristen Parker leads Lower Training with 13 points, 1 point ahead for Catherine Doan from Averett.

Elizabethe Weeks retains her strong lead in the Introductory Division with 23 points to Kelly Kendall from NCSU’s 16 points.