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the phone call and address any questions, but I can’t return phone calls until your senior year.” Reynolds advises Youth riders to fill out their information on NCAA’s eligibility center as soon as they become interested in collegiate riding—preferably by their junior year—and to keep information up to date. “Before we can allow anyone on our roster, they have to be deemed a qualifier by NCAA,” Reyonlds said. “If they aren’t a qualifier because they haven’t sent NCAA that information online, it lengthens the process.” Reynolds says most high school guidance counselors are familiar with sending information to NCAA, but you can jumpstart the process by going to eligilitycenter.org. Video Resumé With competition for equestrian-teams spots heating up, Reynolds suggests sending a DVD of your riding skills along with your resumé to coaches at schools you hope to attend. “Prepare a DVD of your strongest events, preferably horsemanship or reining,” Reynolds said. “Those are the events we look for in girls who are from APHA.” Organize your video as you would a resumé, Reynolds says. Put your strongest events at the beginning, and ride three to four horses in these events. “You can show me dressage and other things you might do, but put them on the end of your video,” Reynolds said. “It’s just like a resumé. If you’re not that strong up front, I’m probably not going to get to the end of the video.” Acing TRyouTs If you missed the recruiting process but want to join a team, you can still try out. Like many schools, TCU holds tryouts in the fall for interested students. “Contact your school’s coaches if you are interested in trying out,” Reynolds said. choosing A school Reynolds encourages riders to focus on the academic programs and atmosphere of their top schools before applying for the equestrian team. Many of the TCU athletes recommend visiting the school’s campus in addition to viewing equestrian practices before making a decision. “Equestrian is a great sport,” Reynolds said. “It’s a great opportunity to learn from and work with some of the best riders in the nation. You basically have four years to have this unique experience, and then you will never have the opportunity again. I encourage everyone to try it.” Abigail Wilder Boatwright is assistant editor of the Paint Horse Connection. To comment on this article, e-mail aboatwright@apha.com. 18 Summer 2011 • PAINT HORSE CONNECTION Taylor Prince Lyndsi Hardin Devin Spencer Hometown: Las Vegas Riding Experience: 10 years in AjPHA all-around competition— she earned three Youth Versatility awards, two Youth APHA Champion titles, 42 Registers of Merit, 21 Superiors, 10 world championships, three reserve world championships and the All-Around Youth 14–18 title at the 2010 Summer World Show. Year: Freshman Major: Fashion merchandising, minor in communications Team Discipline: Western Biggest Difference Between Collegiate and AjPHA Competition: “The patterns are a lot longer. They have a lot of hard elements such as square corners, dropped stirrups and tight circles— many things we don’t even do at most shows in APHA. And you never know what the horses are going to do.” Hometown: Orange Park, Florida Riding Experience: Eight years in AjPHA all-around competition—she earned Youth Versatility, Superior Youth Champion and Youth APHA Champion titles, 13 Registers of Merit and nine Superiors. Year: Junior Major: Journalism Team Discipline: Western Best Part of Collegiate Competition: “The team aspect. I had great friends in AjPHA, but we were always competing with one another. It was a very individual sport. Here, we not only prepare ourselves, but we have to make sure our teammates are ready too.” Hometown: Evergreen, Colorado Riding Experience: Seven years in National Reining Horse Association competition. Year: Freshman Major: Biology Team Discipline: Western Why TCU: “I chose TCU because of the school’s biology program, and because of the team. I looked at all of the schools that had both equestrian teams and biology programs, and TCU happened to be the perfect match between the two.”
Jessica Hagen Alexi Estrada Kirstie Frydenlund Hometown: Bakersfield, California Riding Experience: 10 years in AjPHA hunt-seat classes—where she earned five Registers of Merit, five Superiors, two world championships, a reserve world championship and the High-Point English Youth title at the 2005 APHA World Show—and nearly two years on the hunter-jumper circuit. Year: Senior Major: History, minor in political science Team Discipline: Hunt seat Biggest Difference Between Collegiate and AjPHA Competition: “It’s really a true test of horsemanship. In collegiate competition, you have to be prepared for anything. It’s a true test of your skills and how well you can connect to a different animal, making it a pretty picture, without having much experience with the horse at all.” Hometown: Bakersfield, California Riding Experience: 13 years, beginning with hunter-jumpers and 4-H; six years in AjPHA all-around competition, where she earned three Youth Versatility awards, one Superior Youth Champion title, two Youth APHA Champion titles, 28 Registers of Merit, 23 Superiors, one world championship, five reserve world championships and the All-Around Youth 14–18 award at the 2009 APHA World Show. Year: Sophomore Major: Advertising and public relations, minor in business Team Discipline: Western Team Atmosphere: “It’s awesome. This team is like one big family. I can go to any girl on the team, whether she’s a hunt-seat or Western rider, and I know she’ll be there for me. There is unity and camaraderie. It’s comforting because college is kind of scary and you can feel so alone. The team is my backbone.” Hometown: West Linn, Oregon Riding Experience: Eight years in AjPHA—where she earned a Register of Merit—and Pinto Horse Association of America all-around competition. Year: Sophomore Major: Finance Team Discipline: Western Collegiate Athlete Benefits: “You have priority in registering for your classes, and tutoring for every class you need. Scholarships are a huge benefit—I couldn’t go to this school without a scholarship. I think the athletic program here gives you every opportunity to succeed. Not only that, but being in the work-out programs and then getting to ride so many horses so many times a week is a good release from school.” Collegiate Equestrian Cheat Sheet Most collegiate equestrian teams belong to one of two organizations: NCAA or the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association. Both have their strengths, so before settling on a team, check out a few of the differences between these two organizations. 1. Disciplines NCAA: Equitation on the flat, equitation over fences, horsemanship and reining. IHSA: Equitation on the flat, equitation over fences, horsemanship and reining. 2. Divisions NCAA: Open; only women are eligible. IHSA: Hunt-seat division—Walk-Trot, Walk-Trot-Canter, Novice, Intermediate, Open and Alumni; Western division— Beginner, Intermediate, Novice, Advanced, Open and Alumni; men and women are eligible. 3. Format NCAA: Teams compete in head-to-head matches. In each two-person match, the competitors ride the same randomly drawn horse. Riders are scored for their performance, and the highest score wins a point for their team. The team with the most points wins the overall competition. Riders are allowed four minutes of warm-up time on the horse before competing. IHSA: Teams compete in traditional horse show-style competitions with classes for each division. Riders select their mounts at random prior to the class and receive no warm-up time. Placings are awarded in each class, and teams and individuals can both earn points for these results. Highpoint awards are presented at shows, and both teams and individuals must qualify for championship-level events. 4. National Championship NCAA: Held annually the first week of May. IHSA: Held annually the second week of April, following progressive regional and zone finals. 5. Schools With Teams NCAA: 23 IHSA: 370 For more information about varsity equestrian programs, visit varsityequestrian.com. To learn more about the IHSA, visit ihsainc.com. PAINT HORSE CONNECTION • Summer 2011 19
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