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From the blog:

I recently spent a weekend in Burbank, California at the inaugural West Coast edition of the College Preparatory Invitational Horse Show and, while the weather wasn’t ideal (seriously – 59 degrees? In the valley? In March? With rain?!), the students were great fun to watch and I saw some terrific riding. In fact, what really stood out about these riders is that, unlike many of their eastern counterparts, there weren’t a lot of riders with IEA experience under their belts so the horse draw component was a new challenge for them – a challenge they undertook beautifully and with great attitudes even (and especially!) if they drew horses who either weren’t actual horses (there were some ponies in the mix) or who were tired/stiff/sore/didn’t feel like playing that day.

And that’s the foundation of intercollegiate equestrian competition in a nutshell. Read More

Information technology, cybersecurity, and other technology-oriented fields are growing - but the liberal arts are still valid. Denison University's newest major addresses the need for both.

Have trouble seeing the distance to a fence when you're aboard an unfamiliar horse?

Centenary hunt seat coach Michael Dowling has some tips

, courtesy of EquestrianCoach.com.

Not all students consider a service academy for their post-high school years.

Some fear the admission standards are too rigorous; others don't wish to incorporate daily physical training and later military service into their academic requirements.

Still others simply don't know what attending a service academy means.

Academies such as West Point or the U.S. Naval Academy (or even the Coast Guard Academy) aren't for everyone - but for some, they offer a tuition-free education

and

the opportunity to continue with their equestrian careers during college.

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