By: Sarah Madden, Senior Writer

In their final show of the semester, 11 Wofford riders competed in a show hosted by the College of Charleston on Nov. 14.

Substitute coach Gisele O’Grady of Clear View Farm took the place of coach Jeanne Smith, who was unable to attend. Three of the 11 riders attended their first Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) horse show with the team, including Anastasia Brown ’17, Kyrie Hugdahl ’19 and Lindsey Goan ’19.

While most flat classes contain multiple sections in order to keep classes small, over fences classes contained up to 16 riders vying for only six ribbons. As a result, none of the six Wofford riders who competed over fences earned a ribbon in their respective divisions, despite what rider Abby Umberger calls a successful set of rides:

“Over fences classes were super competitive due to the increased number of riders in each division. Normally, classes are broken up when they surpass a certain number of riders. This show, however, they were all put in one class, which increased the level of competitiveness.”

Results are as follows:

Bennett Camp-Crowder ’17: 4^th place in the open flat division

Brown: 3^rd place in the open flat division

Allison Andrews ’19: 6^th place in the intermediate flat division

Grace Edwards ’18: 6^th place in the intermediate flat division

Sarah Madden ’17: 2^nd place in the advanced walk-trot-canter division

Hugdahl: 4^th place in the beginner walk-trot-canter division

The next competition will be held in late January, but the team will continue practices through the rest of the semester and during Interim.