Auburn’s Dusha Named 2015 NCEA Elite Equestrian
April 20, 2015 Comments Off on Auburn’s Dusha Named 2015 NCEA Elite Equestrian
This distinction is awarded to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA on a top-four team from the NCEA National Championships.
Continue reading …Nominate Someone Today For the Merle Wood Humanitarian Award
April 18, 2015 Comments Off on Nominate Someone Today For the Merle Wood Humanitarian Award
The Merle Wood Humanitarian Award is presented each year to an individual whose outstanding voluntary service has been marked by actions or deeds that have enabled young people to experience positive opportunities and activities involving the American Quarter Horse.
Continue reading …South Carolina Equestrian Wins 2015 NCEA Championship
April 18, 2015 Comments Off on South Carolina Equestrian Wins 2015 NCEA Championship
The 2015 South Carolina Gamecocks captured the 2015 National Collegiate Equestrian Association Championship, defeating Georgia 10-6, on Saturday at the Extraco Events Center.
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day: Who Doesn’t Love a Little Cowgirl!
April 16, 2015 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day: Who Doesn’t Love a Little Cowgirl!
Today’s EC Photo of the Day comes from Amber Moler, courtesy of photographer Suzanne Fischer. Fischer snapped these adorable shots of McKinze Moler and her horse trainer, Cody Campbell, at the SOQHA Youth Show last weekend in Wilmington, Ohio.
Continue reading …Secretariat Owner’s 99th Kentucky Derby Ticket and Blanket Rose to Go On Display in Kentucky
April 16, 2015 Comments Off on Secretariat Owner’s 99th Kentucky Derby Ticket and Blanket Rose to Go On Display in Kentucky
To this day, Secretariat’s 1:59 2/5 seconds “Run for the Roses” in 1973 remains the all time Kentucky Derby speed record, and he was the first horse to run the Derby in less than two minutes.
Continue reading …University of Findlay Spring Horse Sale Will Offer 50 Horses, Disciplines Ranging From Western Pleasure to Reining
April 16, 2015 Comments Off on University of Findlay Spring Horse Sale Will Offer 50 Horses, Disciplines Ranging From Western Pleasure to Reining
Approximately 50 horses, including many two year olds, will be for sale in addition to western pleasure prospects, but others, such as reiners, ranch horses, hunters under saddle and lesson horses, will be offered, too.
Continue reading …Top Collegiate Equestrian Teams Battle For #1 Spot This Weekend at 2015 NCEA Championship
April 16, 2015 Comments Off on Top Collegiate Equestrian Teams Battle For #1 Spot This Weekend at 2015 NCEA Championship
Georgia has tallied a league-leading six overall NCEA national championships, including three consecutive from 2008-10. Auburn has won three national titles, while South Carolina and Texas A&M each have two overall national titles to their credit. Georgia is the defending NCEA National Champion.
Continue reading …EC Photo of the Day: Serious Leadline Conversation
April 15, 2015 Comments Off on EC Photo of the Day: Serious Leadline Conversation
Special thanks to Teresa Albrici for sharing this adorable photo from the Oregon Paint Horse Club’s Sterling Classic in Albany. Leadline competitors Kody Miller and Braxton Wilson are having a very serious discussion about their upcoming class!
Continue reading …Only Horse to Receive Professor Emeritus Status and Receive Penalty in NCAA Football Game Passes at Age of 42
April 14, 2015 Comments Off on Only Horse to Receive Professor Emeritus Status and Receive Penalty in NCAA Football Game Passes at Age of 42
During a close game in 1994, “Lord Nelson” broke onto the field and raced all the way down the sideline to the opposite end of Giants Stadium. Receiving a yellow flag for his “un-sportsHORSE-man like conduct,” he almost cost Rutgers the game.
Continue reading …Congrats 2015 SEC Equestrians and Coach of the Year!
April 14, 2015 Comments Off on Congrats 2015 SEC Equestrians and Coach of the Year!
The SEC Riders of the Year included: Auburn’s Elizabeth Benson (Equitation Over Fences); Georgia’s Kylee Arbuckle (Equitation On the Flat); Georgia’s Paige Stawicki (Horsemanship); and Georgia’s Lauren Garmon (Reining).
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