|
||||||
|
THE ROAD TO HARRISBURG AND 2018 IHSA NATIONALS BEGINS The IHSA will kick off their 51st season with the first of many official shows over the next eight months this Saturday, with horse shows in at least five locations. Three other locations start their seasons on Sunday. Most of the shows are Western contests this weekend, and the three most recent programs to win a Western National Championship are each in action. Defending National Champion St. Andrews University will host western each day. Berry College, which shared a title with St. Andrews in '16 but won outright in '15 will travel to Auburn University for a doubleheader on Saturday. And 2014 champion Ohio State will host a doubleheader on Sunday. Black Hawk College, which was the Reserve National Champion Western Team last season, will start their season at Missouri State (likely at that school's Dar Agricultural Center, though we were waiting to confirm that is the correct location - Editor). By contrast none of the three known IHSA English shows scheduled for this weekend feature a school that sent a full hunter seat team to 2017 Nationals. Randolph College hosts the Zone 4, Region 2 opener on Saturday. This region is one of only two nationwide for hunter seat where five different programs earned at least one region title since 2009. Virginia Commonwealth University will host the Zone 4, Region 4 season opener to the east. Region 4 will have a new look as Sweet Briar College has moved from Region 2 into this region for 2017-18. Meanwhile on Sunday Kutztown University will host the Zone 3, Region 4 opener. Region 4 has gained Lebanon Valley College from Zone 3, Region 1. While Sweet Briar and LVC will be adjusting to new regions Campus Equestrian will be making some adjustments to our site. The IHSA's official web site, IHSAinc, will start listing the points for teams and individual riders. It is not yet clear when points will appear on their site for everyone to see but that day is near. Rather than be redundant with the IHSA's site Campus Equestrian will likely turn back the clock and provide more written stories like it did from 2002 to 2012. Also the video element that was scrapped when the site was shuttered 2012-13 may be returning, but that won't happen right away (also audio interviews may be on the horizon, and that too won't happen just yet). In any event look for Campus Equestrian to adapt and make adjustments to stay relevant in covering the same things it has for essentially 15 years now. Remember to pack the sun block, bring the phone charger, have all the paperwork ready if you are showing, stay hydrated, pick up all your belongs before heading home and enjoy the shows! ---Steve Maxwell
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
HOME
| CONTACT US |
||||||
Saturday,
September 23rd:
Zone 4,
Region 2 Randolph College/Washington & Lee University (Co-Hosts) at Randolph College Riding
Center, Lynchburg, VA 10:00AM ENGLISH ONLY
Zone 4,
Region 3 St. Andrews University (Host) at St. Andrews Equestrian
Center, Laurinburg, NC 12:00NOON WESTERN ONLY