Monday, January 28, 2008

VIP!!




Today we are on our way to one of the largest shows of the regular season hosted at Briarwood. Once we arrived we were informed that one of the most important people in IHSA was going to be at the show. Yes that's right Bob Cacchione! For those of you who don't recognize the name, without Bob Cacchione there would be no IHSA, he founded the association in 1967 with just two competing colleges. During the season Mr. Cacchione travels around the country to support all of the different regions and today he will be spending the day with us! So pressure is on to prove that we have what it takes to get to nationals!!



It was a long day and the competition was stiff but it ended with a little twist. At every horse show a high point rider award is given to the rider with the most points. Usually either one rider stands far above the others or there are two that "flip" for the title of high point rider. Today is a little different though, three of OUR riders have tied for the award. On a typical day they may flip a coin but not today, Bob Cacchione decided that a ride off between three DVC riders would be appropriate. Each rider rode a pattern one at a time. They were judged on accuracy and style. This pattern challenged their effectiveness along with their equitation. It was a tight competition but one rose above the rest and was awarded the title.



It was an extremely successful day, we ended up winning for the day which keeps us in the lead. Congratulations to our high points riders!!!

4 Comments:

At Wed Jan 30, 11:33:00 AM GMT-5, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Sara, Im in suspense, Who won?!?!
Send me an email or something :)
I miss you guys terribly, was very sorry to see you guys couldn't make it to the Tournament in VA, but hopefully I get enough riders qualified that they will let me go to Nationals with them and see you there!

 
At Fri Feb 01, 01:50:00 PM GMT-5, Blogger Pony Tail Club said...

sounds like a really cool event.

 
At Sat Feb 16, 12:41:00 AM GMT-5, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I remember when Bob came to an IHSA show we were at. I do remember saying hi to him and telling him how great the program was. Keep up the good work. Erin

 
At Sun Mar 30, 12:15:00 PM GMT-5, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Your blog is great! I'm just curious: why did you choose DelVal over other colleges offering Equine Studies? What are the academics like? I'm possibly looking into transferring next year, and I've been looking into Lake Erie College and University of Findlay, but DelVal has sparked my interest now as well!

 

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