![\"Team](\"https:\/\/dickinsonequestrians.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/10\/fotor01008173343.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nTeam Members posing with our fabulous reserve ribbon and saddle pad. Photo courtesy of Katherine Acocella (junior).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Let me start off by saying it was a miserably cold day\u2014one that definitely went down in the books as the worst first-show weather ever.\u00a0I mean, come on, it was only October 6th<\/sup>. The entire team was huddled in blankets and frantically running around looking for any extra layer they could find. It was that bad.<\/p>\n On a positive note, aside from our stellar performance as a team, we also had some great individual achievements. For the freshmen, this was their first show and they absolutely rocked it. Before I get into the specifics of names and places, let me explain how these shows work.<\/span><\/p>\n There are five divisions that riders are placed into with the help of their coach and a placement form depending on their past riding experience. In increasing order of experience these are: Walk-Trot, Walk-Trot-Canter, Novice, Intermediate and Open. Walk-Trot and Walk Trot Canter are simply flat classes; \u201cflat\u201d meaning that there is no jumping involved, so riders show at the corresponding gaits (walk, trot or canter). Novice, Intermediate and Open have two classes within their division. One is \u201cflat\u201d like the classes mentioned before and the other is \u201cover fences,\u201d meaning that riders jump a course. As you move up from Novice to Intermediate to Open, the jumps get higher, making it more difficult.<\/p>\n Sorry for that boring, yet educational bit of information, but now I can brag a little about the freshmen. Zoe Crawford placed 3rd<\/sup> in the open over fences division and Kiki Barry placed 3rd<\/sup> in open flat. Now you know that Open is the highest division, so go freshmen! Zoe also placed 2nd<\/sup> in her Intermediate flat class. Anne Maffey placed 1st<\/sup> in her Intermediate over fences class and third in her open flat class. Last, but definitely not least, Ariel Goos placed 2nd<\/sup> in her Novice over fences class. Check out Ariel’s awesome course here!<\/a> Basically, go freshmen. Congrats on killing it at your first show!<\/p>\n Pictured Left to Right: Anne Maffey (freshman) in Intermediate Over Fences and\u00a0Kiki Barry (freshman) in Open Flat. Photos Courtesy of Katherine Acocella (junior).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Returning members also had a superb day. I\u2019ll break it out by class for you.<\/p>\n Walk-Trot:<\/strong> Sarah Kaye (sophomore): 3rd<\/sup> place<\/p>\n Walk-Trot-Canter:<\/strong> Alexis Haynie (sophomore): 1st<\/sup> place (woo woo!), Lucy McInerney (senior): 3rd<\/sup> place, Elaine Yoch (senior): 3rd<\/sup> place, Anika Yetsko (sophomore): 3rd<\/sup> place<\/p>\n Novice Flat:<\/strong> Myself (Callan Donovan and a junior): 1st<\/sup> place, Katherine Acocella (junior): 2nd<\/sup> place, Renee Hirt (sophomore): 4th<\/sup> place<\/p>\n Novice Over Fences:<\/strong> Michelle Clinger (junior): 3rd<\/sup> place, Renee Hirt <\/a>(junior): 3rd<\/sup> place<\/p>\n Intermediate Flat:<\/strong> Rebecca Smith (junior): 5th<\/sup> place, Haley Weiss (senior): 5th<\/sup> place<\/p>\n Intermediate Over Fences:<\/strong> Haley Weiss (senior): 3rd<\/sup> place<\/p>\n Pictured form Top Left to Bottom Right: Elaine Yoch (senior), Lucy McInerney (senior), Callan Donovan (junior), Katherine Acocella (junior), Rebecca Smith (junior), Ariel Goos (freshman), Renne Hirt (sophomore), Sarah Kaye (sophomore). Pictures courtesy of various members.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n So, as you can see, I\u2019m beyond proud of my fabulous team\u2014as I should be. Although it was a cold<\/em> day, we turned out some pretty hot<\/em> performances (hope you caught my joke there). We have been working hard, and it has definitely paid off in a tremendous way. Stay tuned for updates on the next show on October 26. Can\u2019t wait to see where we land.<\/p>\n Show season is officially in the air—the very cold, and windy fall air to be exact. This past Sunday, the Dickinson Equestrian team competed at its first show of the season at Penn State University where the team placed second … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Continue reading