Alcala Yearbook 2001

Equestrian

Below: In he r fourth yea r on tlw tea m, Da na Ra,mu~~en i~ jump ing in the ope n d iv i, io n. She and Ca rrie Nagel are the ca ptain, of the tea m.

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Fina ll y se ttling with the help of new tra iner Anna lee Bennett, after the ir fifth yea r o fex istence, the USO Eques trian Team enjoyed a year of s uc– cess . In the first semes ter alone, th e team received Champ ion Team tw ice a nd Reserve Champi on once. The team trained week ly a t Bennridge Farm in Del Mar to prepare for weekend shows . Competing within the Southern Ca li fo rnia Re– g ion of the Interco ll eg iate Horse Show Associa– tion, USO ri va led UCSO, USC, a nd Ca l Poly Pomona. Riders a re classified into sk iII leve ls rang– ing from begi nner walk/trot to open jumping. Riders are randomly ass igned to a horse, w hi ch most likely is a horse th at they ha ve neve r ridden before. The classes a re judged on equitat ion, meaning on the pos ition and effectiveness. As of February, th e team qualifi ed for zones and wi ll trave l to Utah, and then hopefully onto Atla nta for Na tionals.

Right: At a show at C IMk's Ranch , Ke ll y Colosimo rid es in the In te rme– di a te Flat clas,.

Above: Team: Ca rrie age l, Dana Ra,mu sse n, Ka te De Kraay, Ke ll y Colosimo, Tracy Knoll , Lisa Holl a nd , Kristin C lo ug h, Megan Fe il , Alli so n Potte r, Kri s tin Ho lland , Shannon Timms, Gerva is Leo laud , Li sa Roe hl, Jennife r Rowland , a nd Je nny Meye r.

Eq ues trian Team 165