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 The Albion
College Dressage Team hosted its first show at the Albion
College Nancy G Held Equestrian Facility on February 17th,
2008. The competition drew in eight teams from four schools
including Guelph University from Canada and Lake Erie
College located in Ohio. The Britons were in the fortunate
position of being able to enter two teams in the show, each
composed of four riders, as well as one individual rider, who
competed on a mixed team. Albion’s first team was awarded
grand champion for the show as the high-point team and
continues to lead IDA D Region in total overall points.
After a tie breaking decision that came down to the very
last class of the day, Guelph University ended up in second
and Albion's Team B finished in a strong third place
overall.
Riding first
for Team A in the Open division was team captain Halley
Sissom ‘08 (Chelsea/ Chelsea), a returning IDA National
Championship qualifier from 2006-2007, who placed first with
a score of 67.33%. In the Upper Training division, Mark
Lampen ‘10 (Zeeland / Zeeland East), Albion’s other
national qualifier from the 2006-2007 season, finished in
first with a score of 59.20%. First-year rider Emily
Hebert ‘11 (Fayston, VT / Harwood Union) received fifth
place the Lower Training division with her score of 55.652%
and Mary Applegate ‘10 (Grandville / Grandville)
rounded out the team’s score when she won the Introductory
division with a score of 62.50%. The final team total, a
perfect 21 points, secured the victory for Albion’s Team
One.
Albion’s
Team B began the day with rider Brittany White ‘10
(Midland / H.H. Dow) riding in the open division. White
placed second with a score of 67.00% and was followed by
Lauren Cross ‘09 (Littleton, CO / Heritage) who rode in
the Lower Training division and placed fourth with a score
of 56.521%. In the Introductory division, Allison Robbins
‘10 (Chardon, OH / Plainfield Central) rode to a second
place finish with a score of 62.50%, securing a third place
overall for Team B.
Albion’s
single individual rider, Kjirsten Sneed ‘11 (Washburn, WI
/ Washburn), was able to compete on a mixed team in the
Open division where she placed sixth with a score of
51.333%.
The first
dressage show at Albion College was a huge success but could
not have happened without the help from the Albion College
Equestrian Club who put in many hours before during and
after the show, making sure everything ran smoothly. The
Britons look ahead to their next competition, a two day show
at Lake Erie College on February 23-24, 2008.
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