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News/Travel:The NCEA Championship is underway in Texas ad runs through Saturday.  Keep an eye on their Twitter feed (or mine!) to track the teams' progress and find out who goes home a winner.In Sweet Briar news, a judge in Virginia has ruled that the lawsuit filed in order to keep the school open can proceed.  Additional lawsuits by faculty may also be filed soon.Because of its affiliation with the College Preparatory Invitational Horse Show (and its great message for junior riders!), I've agreed to attend and speak at the Junior Equestrian Festival at the Fairfield County Hunt Club in Westport, Connecticut in October.  More details will be shared when I have them! Seniors:No matter what anyone tells you, there is no such thing as an unemployable major.Juniors:Hoping to major in the sciences in college?  Small colleges are actually better at them than large research universities when you're an undergraduate.Underclassmen:From the folks at BuzzFeed, this list of the 27 most underrated colleges in the U.S. is actually pretty good!Parents:Not to be negative, but it turns out that college room and board charges are rising faster than inflation. From the blog:Because of my longstanding affiliation with the College Preparatory Invitational Horse Show held in Wellington, Florida every winter, I’m often asked by both client families (and families in general) if I recommend that their son or daughter attend the event in order to ride in front of college coaches and begin the process of becoming a recruited athlete.  With the addition of another recruiting showcase to the 2015 calendar of events – the Junior Equestrian Festival, which will be held in Connecticut in October for hunt seat riders and in Florida in January for western riders – there are additional opportunities for students to begin to engage with college representatives and kick off their college search.As a prospective intercollegiate equestrian, should you mark your calendar for one of these events?The short answer is: maybe.  Read More