Saturday, November 10, 2012

Rider Spotlight: Kelsey Roderique





Name: Kelsey Roderique

Age: 20

Hometown: Scottsdale, Arizona

Major: Journalism and Mass Communication; Sociology and Marketing Minors

IHSA division: Novice (Qualified for 2013 Regional show)

How did you become interested in joining the team? Having owned and ridden horses my entire life, I desperately missed being involved with horses after my first year in college. The ASU Western Equestrian Team allows me to have my horsey time while being a full-time student.

What is your favorite thing about being on the team? Seeing how much I have improved as a rider and how supportive my team has been during that process.

What is one thing that Bob always tells you during practice? Some crazy story about how prevented a shoot-out, guarded the President, or saved the world! (Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating on the last one, but I'm convinced he's a retired FBI agent who still cannot reveal his true identity.)

What do you hope to accomplish this year? This year, I'm giving it everything I've got to get to Nationals.

Fun fact about yourself.. I can recite all 89 minutes of The Lion King from memory. "Life's not fair, is it?..."