Author: Landry, Grace

UConn Home Show – Nov 23, 2019

UCET ended the fall semester strong at our Home Show! We ended the day bringing home Reserve High Point Team. Congratulations to Kira Vigue for placing first in both her flat and fences classes and bringing home High Point Rider! Additional Congrats to the following riders for placing first in their classes:

-Clara Bechtold – Open Fences

-Frances McGivern – Open Fences

-Anna Eligulashvili – Open Fences

-Anna Perry – Open Flat

-Bethany Pilon – Intermediate Flat

-Ali Guy – Pre-Novice

 

Awesome job everybody!!

Conn College 10/19

UCET had an amazing kick off to the season at our first show! It was a beautiful fall day for riding, and we took home high point team. Congratulations to Clara Bechtold for winning first in her flat and fences class and taking home high point rider! Additional congratulations to the following riders for bringing home blue this weekend:

-Danielle Reynolds in Limit Fences

-Allison Miller in Limit Fences

-Anna Eligulashvili in Open Flat

-Kira Vigue in Limit Flat

-Bethany Pilon in Limit Flat

-Amanda Cohen in Novice

-Alison Guy in Novice

-Kailah McCall in Introductory

Awesome job everybody!

New Members 2019

UConn Equestrian Team is excited to announce that we have accepted 10 new members! They are:

-Frances McGivern

-Lindsey Cowden

-Allison Miller

-Colette Arslanian

-Alison Guy

-Madison Lane

-Marie Frese

-Kelly Hinterneder

-Anna Perry

-Aliza Zulfikar

Stay tuned on the UCET Instagram and Facebook page for introductions!

Tryouts 2019-2020

Tryouts for the 2019-2020 season will be held on September 7, 2019! Tryouts will be 8:00 AM at Horsebarn Hill Arena. If you or anyone you know is interested in trying out please contact our captain Julia Lineweber at julia.lineweber@uconn.edu. We hope to see you there!

Tournament of Champions

UCET is excited to announce that we are hosting a Tournament of Champions this fall! This is a prestigious invite-only event where riders from some of the top teams in the nation will come to compete. We are so excited for this opportunity to be able to represent UConn at this event. The tournament will take place at Horse Barn Hill Arena on September 21, 2019. Feel free to come down and support us!

Trinity Show 11/4

We had a great time at our show this weekend at Folly Farm. UCET was able to bring some of our own horses, including UC Tee Rose and UC Gunther! Maddie Bernstein had an impressive day, placing first in flat and second in fences, putting her in the running for high point rider! Congratulations to Victoria Foley for pointing out of Walk Trot Canter! Additional congrats to the following riders for finishing first in their classes:

-Martine Maschio in Open Flat

-Maddie Bernstein in Intermediate Flat

-Ashley Comeau in Beginner WTC

  • Danielle Reynolds

Trinity Show 10/14

UCET started off 2018-2019 season strong at Folly Farm! It was a beautiful fall day for an outside show with our new members. Congratulations to Sarah Wen Warykas and Jami Glass for pointing out of their classes! Additional congratulations to the following riders for placing first in their class: Bethany Pilon, Anna Eligulashvili, Jami Glass, Gia D’Auria, Katie Doran, and Katherine Aristi.

Kailah McCall on Floyd
Anna Eligulashvili on Paisley
Katie Doran and Katherine Aristi
Grace Landry, Meghan Malloy, Emma Bayuk, and Yaz Nazeer
Maddie Bernstein on Paisley
Bethany Pilon on Jimmy

New Members 2018-2019

Uconn Equestrian Team is proud to announce the addition of 16 new members! They are:

-Amanda Cohen
-Anna Eligulashvili
-Ashley Comeau
-Cheyenne Roth
-Clara Bechtold
-Danielle Reynolds
-Gia D’Auria
-Grace Stearns
-Hannah Moysey
-Hannah Soifer
-Jacqueline Lampert
-Kailah McCall
-Kaylea Grandpré
-Kerry Morgan
-Yasmeen Nazeer

Stay tuned on our Instagram and Facebook for more upcoming info on our new members!