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The official e-newsletter of The Equestrian College Advisor.

Guest blog (from Parke Muth):
I just want to get this over with.
It is 8am on the first day of the Spanish Show Jumping Nationals. I am sitting on the empty white bleachers facing the frightening four foot five jumps. I have worked all year to win this Championship. I am nervous, so nervous I can’t eat breakfast. I feel like I have a big bug in my stomach consuming all of my energy. It’s been this way for the past five years. I am so scared that I won’t do well, and that I will drop a pole and doom my chances. By the time I went through the third jump I proved myself right.
Let’s rewind. This was 2014. This is how I used to think. Read More

What’s the first question that you ask a young rider when they return home from a horse show? Is it, “How did you ride?” Or, is it, “How did you pin?” Is it, “What new ribbons did you bring home?” Or, “What new knowledge did you bring home?” Read More

As a parent, you’ve probably started a sentence with “When I was in school…” While this is nothing to be ashamed about — in fact sharing real-life experiences can provide really important wisdom to your kids — the world looks different today than it did when you were in college.

In an effort to maintain the flow of accurate and timely information about NCEA activities, I am providing an update with exciting news about changes to the NCEA National Championship format which will be introduced April 2018.
NCAA Equestrian & NCEA National Championship. The NCEA Board of Directors has approved a substantive change to the national championship format effective April 2018. Read More


