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The Hoofbeat
Fall 2006 issue

The Hoofbeat is proud to announce it’s first issue! This newsletter is intended to provide a short glimpse at the entire equestrian program at Albion including the dressage team ,hunt seat team, equestrian club, and results from shows students have gone to on their own. As a junior, and having seen first hand the continual growth of the facility, teams, and club membership, it’s a huge step forward to be able to send this newsletter to prospective students, alumni and current students. As the equestrian program continues to grow, so will this newsletter. If you ever want more information on the equestrian program here at Albion, visit the Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center website at: www.albion.edu/heldcenter.

Happy reading!

Halley Sissom, ‘08
Equestrian Club President

New Albion Equestrian Club Officers
The Albion Equestrian Club has elected new officers for the 2006-2007 School year.

President: Halley Sissom, ‘08
Vice President and Webmaster- Kate Van Ness, ‘09
Secretary- Alex Goss, ‘10
Treasurer- Kayla Discher, ‘10
Historian- Mary Applegate, ‘10

Fall 2006 Club Calendar

November 5th - Horse's Haven –
15 members of the Albion College Equestrian Club volunteered at Horses’ Haven, an animal sanctuary in Howell, MI, on November 5th, 2006. The club also made a $142 donation with money raised through a campus bake sale.

November 11th - North American Horse Spectacular
The Club took a trip to the North American Horse Spectacular in Novi Michigan. Along with watching many interesting demonstrations the club also volunteered for the C.A.N.T.E.R booth (The Communication Alliance to Network Ex-Racehorses). The club members also had an opportunity to browse the many vendors and check out the latest horse and rider gear.

November 20th- Movie Showing
International Velvet was shown in Norris 101 the Monday before Thanksgiving break. The club had a wonderful turnout of 25 team members, club members, and the campus community.

November 27-29 - Club Bottle Drive Fundraiser
The Equestrian club raised $160 for their community event by going door to door throughout the Albion area collecting cans and bottles. The community event will be taking place in February 2007 at the equestrian center.

December 5 - Exam Study Break
During semester exam week, the equestrian club held its annual study break. The club got together for some food and games, including relay races, trivia, and the high jump. All participants had fun and enjoyed the break from studying.

Events planned for the Spring 2007 Semester can be found here.

Equestrian Stars

- Allison Robbins, ‘10 (Chardon, OH/ Plainfield Central), won the high percentage award for the Dressage Competition held at Lake Erie on October 28th with a score of 72.86%.

- Katie Ruppel, ’09 (Kalamazoo / Portage Northern), three day eventer, has recieved 7 top-three placings at events throughout the year on three different horses, culminating the year by attending the Midsouth CCI* in Lexington, Kentucky.

- Merrill Howland, ’09 (East Grand Rapids/East Grand Rapids), qualified for the IHSA Hunt Seat Regionals

- Brittany White, ’10 (Midland/H.H. Dow), received Reserve Champion junior preliminary horse and rider, as well as third place training level horse for the Eventing association of Michigan.

- Kayla Discher, ’10 (Plano, Tx. / Plano West), recently qualified for the 2007 Regional Dressage Championships at Third Level.

- Katherine Ross, ’10 (Grosse Pointe Park/Grosse Pointe South), was Reserve High Point champion at the IHSA show held at Otterbein College on October 29th.

- Kate Van Ness, ’09 (Spring Lake/ Spring Lake), won reserve champion mares at the Holland Western Saddle Club’s year end awards banquet held November 10th. She also received 3rd place in the 16-19 age division, and 4th place in Bareback.

Dressage Team (IDA) Results
This semester has been a successful start to the dressage team’s season. The team has shown consistent improvement over the past four shows. The biggest highlight of the their semester was winning the October 28th competition at Lake Erie College as a team. Below are the individual placings of the members of the 2006-2007 dressage team.

Rider	Otterbein Oct. 14th	Lake Erie Oct.28th	Lake Erie Oct. 29th	Findlay Nov. 18th
Kayla Discher, '10	4th 62.92%	6th 60.92%	4th 60.37%	3rd 67.4%
Brittany White, '10		1st 67.65%
Halley Sissom, '08	10th 52.5%	2nd 67.69%	12th 47.50%	2nd 67.50%
Katie Lindow, '08
Mark Lampen, '10	3rd 61.81%	1st 68.85%	9th 58.18%	8th 58.10%
Lauren Cross, '09
Mary Applegate, '10	12th 50.00%	11th 62.99%
Allison Robbins, '10		1st 72.86%	9th 58.00%	8th 57.10%

Upcoming IDA Shows
February 10th - The University of Findlay
February 25th - Lake Erie College
March 3rd- 4th- Bethany College

Dressage News:
Albion Students compete in Indiana.

Four Albion students traveled to Indiana to compete at the Foxton Farms USDF show from October 20th through the 22nd. First-year student Kayla Discher, (Plano, Tx. / Plano West), rode her horse, Paparazzi, and the pair qualified for the 2007 USDF Regional Championships at Third Level. Junior Halley Sissom, (Chelsea, Chelsea), rode Golden Son and won each of the four classes she rode in, with the highest score of 70.3% during Saturday's show. Junior Kristin Foley, (Darien, Conn. / Rochester Adams), competed on Dylan in the Training Level division. The pair’s highest score was 62.3%. Riding Kappytan's Midnight Run was junior Katie Lindow, (Canton / Canton), whose highest score was 66.5% in Training Level Test 2.

Varsity Hunt Seat Team (IHSA)

The Albion College Varsity Hunt Seat Team has had a very successful semester, adding many new members as well as a new coach, Mia Zetting. The team has remained competitive throughout the season and has even had one rider qualify for Regionals.

Rider	Level	WMU October 14th	UofM October 21st	UofM October 22nd	Otterbein Oct 29th	Findlay Nov. 19th
Jessica Smith ‘08	Open	3rd Flat	4th Flat	5th Fences 2nd Flat	4th Fences 4th Flat	2nd Fences
Mallory Fellows ‘10	Intermediate		3rd Flat	6th Flat	6th Flat
Halley Sissom ‘08	Intermediate
Lauren Summer ‘10	Intermediate	6th Fences	6th Flat		5th Fences 6th Flat	6th Fences
Emily Amidon ‘10	Intermediate		2nd Fence 5th Flat	3rd Flat	6th Flat	3rd Fences 4th Flat
Alex Goss ‘09	Novice	6th Fences	5th Fence 4th Flat	1st Fences 5th Flat	4th Fences 4th Flat	3rd Fences
Katherine Ross ‘10	Novice	4th Flat	3rd Fences 6th Flat	1st Fences 4th Flat	1st Fences 1st Flat	5th Fences 3rd Flat
Tricia Marheine	Novice	6th Flat	5th Flat	6th Flat
Merrill Howland ‘09	WTC/ Novice	2nd Flat	6th Fences 3rd Flat	3rd Fences 2nd Flat	2nd Fences 5th Flat	6th Fences 1st Flat
Ashley Ozelski ‘09	Ad. W-T-C		3rd Flat	5th Flat	2nd Flat	5th Flat
Sarah Lange ‘09	Ad. W-T-C		3rd Flat	2nd Flat	4th Flat
Rachel Feuerstin ‘10	Ad. W-T-C		6th Flat		4th Flat
Kendra Edwards ‘10	Ad. W-T-C	2nd	4th Flat	3rd Flat	5th Flat	2nd Flat
Aimee Depotter ‘10	Ad. W-T-C	6th	2nd Flat	1st Flat
Deborah Riedel ‘10
Veronica Smith ‘07

Upcoming IHSA Shows
January 13th- 14th - Michigan State University
February 25th - University of Findlay
March 17 -Regionals at Findlay

From the Aisle
Here’s a look at three members of the Albion equestrian program as they talk about why they came to Albion College and how they became involved with horses.

Sara Sheffer
Class Year: 2007
Hometown: Traverse City, MI
Horse: Cliff

Why Albion?
"The equestrian facility made my decision a lot easier when choosing to come to Albion College. Besides the strong academic reputation Albion College holds, the chance to be a part of an equestrian program really interested me."

Future goals:
"I am planning on starting graduate school to complete a doctorate in psychology in fall 2007. I am currently in the process of selling my horse because of my goal to further my education, but I hope to continue riding, own horses and show again once I have established my career."

Kayla Disher
Class Year: 2010
Hometown: Plano, TX
Horse: Papparazzi

Why Albion?
"The barn attracted me the most. I don't think that I've ever seen such a well run facility."

How did you start riding?
"I started taking actual riding lessons twice a week at the Singapore Polo Club (because my family and I lived there) and continued to ride in Singapore, and Melbourne, Australia, and again, here in the states. We moved around a lot, but I always found a way to ride."

Kristin Foley
Class Year: 2008
Hometown: Darien, CT
Horses: Dylan and Annie

Why Albion?
"The size of the equestrian facility and Albion’s small, personal campus attracted me. I liked the idea of a equestrian facility so close to campus at a good liberal arts college."

How did you start riding?
"I started begging for lessons while living in New York, and finally got to try riding in 4th or 5th grade. I began riding dressage, switched to hunt seat, and then went back to eventing while in high school."

Thank you for reading the first issue of The Hoofbeat. If you ever have any story ideas for future issues or comments on current issues please contact Kate Van Ness at KBV11@albion.edu.
Again, thank you for your interest in the equestrian program at Albion College.

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The Hoofbeat Fall 2006 issue

The Hoofbeat
Fall 2006 issue