Friday, September 6, 2013

Start Of A New Season

Welcome to my blog! Here you will be able to learn about competitive horseback riding, learn more about my personal riding, and follow The Purdue Equestrian Team through our 2013-2014 season!

The 2013-2014 season officially began last week with the first team meeting. The first meeting is where we fill out all of the paperwork, including the release forms and team member contract, that we need to have submitted before the riding starts.

Before our coaches can make the lesson schedule for the semester they hold trial rides for the new members. Trial rides are designed to place each person in a riding level for IHSA (Intercollegiate Horse Show Association). That level will determine which level of lesson the rider can be placed into. I will discuss what the classes are in my next post.

After trial rides and the collecting of schedules with time availability, the coaches work together to devise a lesson schedule for the semester which should become available to us sometime this weekend. Lessons are expected to begin next week.

Here's to a great season of riding!



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