Archive: Sports

Red Jacket Pony Club had 7 members compete at The United States Pony Club Eastern Championships at the Horse Park of Virginia in Lexington this past August. Our club members competed in two of the six horse sports that USPC offers. (Show Jumping¸ Eventing¸ Polocrosse¸ Dressage¸ Tetrathlon¸ Mounted Games) and Quiz.

Three members competed in Tetrathlon. Tetrathlon is a USPC sport that is very similar to the Olympic sport Pentathlon¸ but there is no fencing. Instead Tetrathlon includes show jumping - but on course will be a gate for the mounted rider to open and a split rail to lead their mount across. There are also running¸ shooting¸ and swimming requirements within the discipline.

Erin Baum a 17 year old C2 from Dryden qualified in the Intermediate Division of Tetrathlon¸ as did Aly Maxian¸ a 14 yr old C1 from Berskshire. Elizabeth (Libby) Drake, a 15 year old C2 from Lansing¸ qualified in the Junior Division.

Mounted Games Player Jake Bryson is an 18 year old C2 who attends S.U.N.Y Cortland. Jake played on a scramble team with the Maryland Region called Royal Flush. The Advanced Team came in 2nd overall and Jake was also just selected to an MGAA (Mounted Games Association of America) International Games Team who will compete in Australia next year.

Margot Miller is an 11 year old Junior Games Player from Lansing. Margot is a D3 who scrambled with the Great Lakes Region. Margot´s Fired Up Team came in 1st and were invited to participate in the 2010 Prince Philip Cup at Rolex in Kentucky next spring¸ where the top four United States Pony Club junior games teams compete.

Red Jacket had two Senior players compete at Nationals. 14 year old Amy Bryson¸ a C1 from Cortland¸ and Elizabeth (Izzi) Frieden¸ a 15 year old C1 from Ithaca. The two girls scrambled with two riders from another club in Western New York and a player from Virginia Region to place 4th overall. The top four Senior teams will compete in Fair Hill Maryland October 17th for the President´s Cup.

While Amy is down competing in the President´s Cup this weekend¸ Izzi and the rest of the club will be holding an open house and membership drive Saturday October 17th from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Finale Farm 655 Ridge Road (Rte 34B) Lansing NY 14882.

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