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USMA TAKES THE ROAD TO LAURINBURG WESTERN SEMIFINALS Highland Falls, NY - The March 2rd Western Show held at Morgan Farm and hosted by the United States Military Academy finished with USMA holding its' lead and sending a full team to SemiFinals. The final regular season western competition also produced several individual qualifiers, including Centenary's Randi Cashman in both open horsemanship and reining; Stevens' Institutes' Jamie Fishbein also in open horsemanship and reining; the USMA's Nic Walker in beginner western horsemanship and Raquel Rascon also of the USMA in novice western horsemanship. Cashman will also represent the region at Nationals in the individual AQHA Trophy division. The winner of the March 2nd show was USMA, followed by Centenary and Stevens. I had the opportunity to speak with the captains of USMA, Centenary and Stevens to gain a perspective on the season as they saw it. The common response was a pride for teamwork. This is especially notable since the equestrian sport is usually a solitary one with individuals competing against each other. USMA has three captains: Lene Baxter, Nic Walker and Corinne Noble. They looked back at a great year with a particularly great day (They won!) and are looking forward to the competition at Semifinals in Laurinburg, North Carolina and hopefully Nationals. Stevens’ captain Jamie Fishbein was proudest of the teams’ beginner riders. She felt the entire team brought what they learned to the show and did their best. Stevens started with two riders and now is fully competitive with riders in all classes. Randi Cashman said her team did well this year and was especially pleased with the majority of English riders gone Western. They’re hoping for varsity status next season. There are now three solid teams in the region, all with high hopes for next season. Anyone else? ---Janice Fishbein
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