<p>Actually, on the intercollegiate teams there are levels from walk-trot and up. Some students who have shown alot have more trouble being placed than others with no show experience. There is some kind of formula based on number of A shows competed in that will show where you may compete. I know my Ds school has dressage team and eventers in addition to the hunter/jumpers.</p>
<p>yes...i agree with a previos post! albion college built a brand new equistrian center! it is beautiful! great college too...thats where i will be next year!</p>
<p>Friend's daughter loves equestrian program at Centenary College. Check out. ..</p>
<p>i cannot believe i started this post over a yr ago and people r still posting in it...(i changed sns since ive posted but that was me!) I unfortunately am taking a break from riding i had a brain surgery last month and im on mandatory horseback leave till early november..first time back on horses: ROCking horse new york...highland ny...my school makes the trip every yr im going again and my doctors better allow me on a horse or i will yell at theM!!! I love riding that much...</p>
<p>I have been riding for 8 years and i am in the 9th grade i enjoy it very much i have an Arabian / welsh large pony that is awesomely gorgeous she can ride both western and english and jumps as well i also do MANY horse shows. they are fun. i was recently pronounced Reserve Grand Champion of the year at Stoney point I love horse back rideing it is my life. my motto is : When a horse get you down Let your pride stand up</p>
<p>yeah i agreee ! i have been riding awhile now
and i have gotten chances for college scholarships
but the level i have gotten to in riden took me years and years of practice</p>
<p>This thread is funny. Kanter. Haha.</p>
<p>Anyway.</p>
<p>To whoever said the riding world is brutal...damn, yes, yes it is...</p>
<p>YES you have to be filthy rich.</p>
<p>YES you have to basically sell your soul to the barn.</p>
<p>It's insaneness, I tell you, insaneness. Several people at my barn have gotten riding scholarships...these people were always at the barn...always...they owned at least 2 horses, rode both daily...and of course rode the trainer's horses as well. Riding just my one horse a few times a week is more hours than being on a varsity sports team. These people spend as much time as they do at school at the barn! </p>
<p>And then these horses they need to have. They're upwards of 100 grand, anyway. And the shows are child's play compared to the price of the horse, but you're looking at over 1600 dollars a weekend, and to rack up the points you've got to be showing almost every weekend. </p>
<p>Therefore getting a riding scholarship? Bah. Fat chance for your average joe.</p>
<p>As a liesure activity riding is great, but to be competitive, the price really takes most people out of the game, even those that are willing to put in the time. I lease a horse from the trainer, which in itself is far more than most people could afford...he does well at the big shows, yeah, but my mom really can barely pay for him, much less all of the costs involved in being competitive. Sadly we might have to end the lease soon due to finances :(.</p>
<p>awww that sooooo sad i would hae to give up my horse!
hey i dont have any friends on here sooo yeah please be my friend</p>
<p>i'm really into dressage(type of english riding) and have been riding for 9 years, i'm only in 10th grade but I want to find good schools with a dressage team and a barn on campus, that's not to pricey:)
thanks</p>
<p>your horse does not have to be amazing to do good....i compete nationaly on a one eyed hose and we win.....:)</p>
<p>hey does anyone know of anycolleges with eventing teams? I dont want to do anything judged and I compet in eventing not hunt seat! HELP PLEASE!</p>
<p>MKM56 what school is that?</p>
<p>haha yeah i'm one of those "who have basically sold my soul to the barn". I ride my own 2 horses every day, and then several others for my trainer, and then sometimes I drive up to Lake View Terrace (about an hour away from where I live) to ride another trainer's horses. So during the summer I ride 5-6 a day, during the school year I ride 2-3 a day (and spend 10+ hours per day at competitions on friday-sunday, which happen about every other weekend...more during september-november because of finals). And I've been doing it since I was 7. Many of my nationally ranked friends who compete against me have received scholarships to NCAA schools (Auburn, SMU, U of Georgia). So basically, you have to know what you're doing for NCAA.</p>
<p>Anyhow, moral to the story: If you are just starting to canter, you should go with IHSA. A LOT of schools have IHSA. Also, you could always just put board your horse at a barn outside of school and take lessons with the local trainer, or, (if you don't have your own horse) ride on the local trainer's lesson horses. There's horse trainers and horses EVERYWHERE, so even if the college of your choice does not have an IHSA team, you will more than likely still be able to keep up with your equestrian pursuits.</p>
<p>jno_jump, here is a link to her school: <a href="http://www.vic.edu/frameset.html?/athletics/equine/accomplishments.shtml&1%5B/url%5D">http://www.vic.edu/frameset.html?/athletics/equine/accomplishments.shtml&1</a> or just go to the main page: <a href="http://www.vic.edu%5B/url%5D">www.vic.edu</a></p>
<p>I may have misspoke about the school's teams--I always get combined training and eventing mixed up. Take a look at their site.</p>
<p>I'm not sure about what laurawre said regarding IHSA vs NCAA. The way I understand it is that all the schools show IHSA. In my daughter's region, they competed against NCAA schools, though they were not NCAA. At nationals each year both NCAA and non-NCAA schools competed. Take a look at the following link to see what schools are in each region:
<a href="http://www.ihsa.com/IMS/IMS_HallofTeams.asp?Action=zone&TZone=4%5B/url%5D">http://www.ihsa.com/IMS/IMS_HallofTeams.asp?Action=zone&TZone=4</a></p>
<p>How about Equine Science as a major. I think the University of Kentucky and some other schools offer it.
How about colleges with sports like Polo (if there are any)?</p>
<p>Equine Science is the largest major at Virginia Intermont College. Another program that I have heard much about is at Findlay, Ohio. Don't know about polo--haven't heard of intercollegiate teams--doesn't mean they aren't there--I just haven't heard of them.</p>