Gymkhana Fun!

The show season is officially over for most of the group, except for our dear Krista who will be at Finals in North Carolina May 5th.  Krista will be competing against the top riders in the reining division. 

Good luck Krista, you will do great!!!!!!!

The team will continue to have lessons up until the end of the semester and in the meantime we get to have a little bit of fun!  Bob, suggested that we take the team to a local gymkhana to do a little bit of "fun" riding.  We have decided that we are going to go to the Scottsdale Saddle Club's gymkhana on April 22 at Horse Lover's Park.  It will be a lot of fun and welcome anyone to come join us!

If you would like more information on the gymkhana such as time, location, and events you can go to the Scottsdale Saddle Club website. 

Semi-Finals Findlay Ohio

This past weekend the team headed to Findlay Ohio for the Western Semi-Finals.  First of all, we would like to thank the University of Findlay for their hospitality and a wonderful show.  We were more than impressed by their facilities and their wonderful horses.  One can only dream of a program and facility like the UF equestrian program.

At the show, the team was competing for a chance to go on to finals in North Carolina in May.  After two long days of showing, we were not able to secure a spot at Nationals.  We are so proud of ourselves for getting this far in just four short years of being a team.  Hopefully next year will be just as exciting and we look forward to showing again.

We would also like to thank Cal Poly Pomona for their hospitality all year.  Without them we would not have a place to show and we always love going to the Kellogg center and seeing their beautiful Arabians.

Left to Right: Heidi, Kelsey, Danielle, Becca, Krista

Krista and coach Bob Leary

Left to Right: Danielle, Ashley, Bob, Krista, Heidi, Becca, Kelsey

ASU Western Team in the Press

An article in the Statepress about the ASU Western Equestrian Team's accomplishments over the weekend was just released today.  To read the article please click on the link below!

Western Equestrian Captures First Regional Title

Happy National Nutrition Month!

This March happens to be National Nutrition Month. As I went about this month doing several activities with the Student Nutrition Council, I started to wonder how nutrition relates to the team and to the sport of riding a horse in general. Riding a horse is absolutely physical and is considered a sport (at least in my book) and I believe it is important for us as competitors to keep nutrition in mind. As I was searching for any information about nutrition and how it relates to equine sports, I was somewhat disappointed to find that there was not much information out there.

I did happen to find this website that had some videos and articles that gave some brief advice on nutrition in the show season.  If you are interested click this link  Rider Nutrition

This website, though simple, at least brings awareness to riders that they should be conscience about their eating habits during the show season.

Semi-Finals One Week Away

As ASU heads into spring break we are only days away from Semi Finals in Ohio. Luckily, we are not procrastinators and we have had out travel plans done for a while now. One thing that I think most of us are looking forward to is the fact that we don't have classes the week of the competition! Although our number one goal in any competition is to have fun, we would love to do well and show the nation what our team is capable of!

This week the girls who are going to Semi's will have lessons while the other girls head out to, hopefully, do something exciting and fun! I personally am going to have a week of relaxation, spring training games, and hiking. Although the weather here in Arizona is getting up in the 80's already it's still bearable to be outside!