Texas Tech riders take the reins at Fort Worth's annual Chisholm Challenge
Texas Tech University's Therapeutic Riding Center was named the Chisholm Challenge Champion Center for 2016 at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. The center was chosen out of 13 therapeutic riding centers for excellence in teamwork, sportsmanship, presentation of hospitality stalls, care and maintenance of horse stalls, and several other areas of expertise.
Chisholm Challenge is a horse show for equestrians with disabilities, which kicks off the stock show and rodeo. Riders competed in the American Quarter Horse Association classes of showmanship at halter, western horsemanship, western pleasure and reining.
The placing's were:
- Cal Chriestenson, Showmanship at Halter- participation; Western Pleasure-4th place; Western Horsemanship-4th place
- Zoe Franks, Showmanship at Halter-5th place; Western Pleasure-7th place
- Becca Rakow, Western Pleasure-9th place; Western Horsemanship-4th place; Reining-1st place
Day two and three of the Chisholm Challenge riders competed in western equitation, trail and showmanship.
The placing's were:
- Darla Ayers, Western Equitation-1st place; Showmanship- participation; Trail-4th place
- Cal Chriestenson, Western Equitation-1st place; Trail-1st place; Division High Point
- Zoe Franks, Western Equitation- 2nd place; Showmanship-8th place, Trail-3rd place
- Heather Jones, Western Equitation-2nd place; Showmanship-7th place, Trail-3rd place
- Elizabeth Logan, Western Equitation-3rd place; Trail-5th place
- Becca Rakow, Western Equitation-3rd place; Trail-3rd place
- Alexis Torrence, Western Equitation-4th place; Showmanship-7th place; Trail-5th place
Reporting by Moriah Beyers
CONTACT: Michael Orth, chairman, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University at (806) 742-2805 or michael.orth@ttu.edu
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