Texas Tech University's Ranch Horse Team takes second at national contest
The Texas Tech University Ranch Horse Team was named the '2014 Reserve National Champion Collegiate Stock Horse Team' at the American Stock Horse Association Intercollegiate Championship Show held recently in Loveland, Colo.
On April 11-12 the Raiders performed well in the national competition, earning the second highest overall team score in their division, falling only to Texas A&M. The other teams in top five were Tarleton State, North Central Texas College and New Mexico State University, respectively. A total of 13 colleges competed at the event.
The Ranch Horse Team consists of members who ride individual horses and compete in four separate events: stock horse pleasure, trail, reining and working cow horse. Students are divided into three divisions based on their previous show experience and years of riding: non-pro, limited non-pro and novice.
This year's Tech team included:- Ashley Adams, a freshman agricultural and applied economics/business major from Lubbock
- Landon Brown, a senior animal science/business major from Welch
- Kameron Buchanon, a freshman animal science major from Turkey
- Cassie Coltrain, a freshman animal science major from Mead
- Gatlin Duncan, a junior ranch management major from Mobeetie
- Clay Elliot, a junior animal science major from Alpine
- Courtney Fredrikson, a sophomore agricultural and applied economics/business major from Van Alstyne
- Beth Hughs, a senior public relations major from Abilene
- Tyler O'Neal, a senior agricultural communications major from Pampa
- Justin Stanton, a junior interdisciplinary agriculture major from Idalou
- Pate Stewart, a senior wildlife biology major from Munday
CONTACT: Robert Rivers, Ranch Horse Team Coach, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University at robert.rivers@ttu.edu
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