Clemson University:
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The Clemson Intercollegiate Eventing Team was founded in 2004 by Laurie (Brown) Mays and Tanya (Bruce) Thomas. The team is proud of the many fundraisers they run throughout the year that allow team members the opportunities to participate in clinics, have decreased show rates, as well as a team trip to the Kentucky Three-Day Event. Clemson has a barn for their IHSA team, but the eventing team trains with a variety of trainers in Clemson, Aiken, and Tryon. The team has the advantage of being within a few hours of a variety of bigger venues including those in Aiken, Southern Pines, Tryon, and Atlanta….. Read More
James Madison University:
Elise Bell is the President of the James Madison University Eventing Team. She is currently a Junior majoring in Organizational Communication with a Business Minor. Elise came from Minnesota before coming to Virginia for college. She currently competes at…..Read More
North Carolina State University:
A few members of North Carolina State University’s Eventing Team took some time to share their experiences as team members. Maggie Buchanan is the president of the team. She is a Junior majoring in Zoology and competing at the Modified level with her Connemara Thoroughbred named 3, 2, 1 Blastoff. Alyssa Giorgino is the Vice President of the team and is a Senior majoring in English with a concentration in Rhetoric and Professional….. Read More
Transylvania University:
Transylvania University is located in the heart of horse country in Lexington, Kentucky. The team currently has five members but is hoping to continue to grow. These riders compete at levels Starter through Modified. The team encourages riders to find a coach that is best fitted to them and their horse versus having one coach for the team.
The school does not have any equine-specific majors. However they do offer.…. Read More
Otterbein University:
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The Otterbein University Team is based out of Westerville, Ohio. It has roughly fifteen members with riders ranging from those who have never evented to Modified. The team has continued to grow over the years and many Alumni have gone on to do great things. Eventing Coach, Julia Spatt, graduated from Otterbein with a degree in Equine Business Management in 2015. She went on to groom for several riders, including Jacob Fletcher, before returning to coach at Otterbein in 2018…..Read More
Oregon State University:
Oregon State’s Eventing Team has ten members with roughly six who are actively competing. These riders range from Starter to Preliminary. The team was started roughly thirty years ago and is the only USEA Intercollegiate team in Oregon. This year they are planning to compete at their first team challenges in California. The team is based out of Willamette Sport Horses which is….Read More
Randolph Macon College:
Randolph Macon College is in Ashland, Virginia. The team has twenty-six riders who compete everywhere from Starter through Preliminary. The team was founded in 2014 by past program director, Dana Lesene. The team was originally only four riders who rode out of Coventry Farm before it was purchased by the college in 2018. The team now has riders that come as far as….Read More
University of Florida:
Lucy Walter and Bold Colors
Lucy Walter is a Junior at University of Florida where she is majoring in Political Science on the Pre-law track. She is also the Captain of the Eventing Team. Lucy is currently running Novice with her young Thoroughbred, Bold Colors.
Lucy was able to share some inside tidbits to UF’s Eventing Team. The team currently….Read More
University of Georgia:
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University of Georgia is located in Athens, Georgia. The eventing team has twenty-eight members competing from Tadpole to Intermediate. Team members ride and board their horses with a variety of coaches and barns in the area. In addition to eventing, UGA also has Western and English IHSA and NCAA teams.
Several members of the team took some time to share….Read More
University of Kentucky:
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Kate McGown, president of University of Kentucky’s Eventing Team, took the time to share about the team and her experience of being a member of the 100+ person team. McGown is a senior Biomedical Engineering Major and currently runs training with her OTTB Curious George.
University of Kentucky’s Eventing has members from Starter to Advanced. Located in the heart of horse country in Lexington, Kentucky there is constant support for riders….Read More
University of South Carolina:
Kendall Eaves is the President of the USC Eventing Team. She is a Junior majoring in Advertising. She competes her horse, Ready and Waiting, Novice. Kiersten Miller is the Vice President. She is a Senior with a major in Political Science. She is currently competing Intermediate/Three-Star and has three horses: Rosconnell Alto, Mama Mia, and FE Ophelia.
Kendall and Kiersten shared some information about the USC Eventing Team. University of South Carolina is in Columbia, roughly an hour’s drive from….Read More
University of Tennessee – Knoxville:
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Diana Craven is the president of the University of Tennessee – Knoxville Eventing team. The team has grown over the last couple years and now has eight members. This past Spring the team made it to Champs and finished sixth. Members range in level from Starter to Intermediate. In addition to the Eventing team…. Read More
University of Virginia:
University of Virginia is in Charlottesville, Virginia. The UVA eventing team has roughly ten members ranging from non-competing all the way up to the Three-Star level.
Megan Loughnane is a senior and captain of the eventing team. She is majoring in Architectural History and currently has three…. Read More
