Averett Equestrian Studies

Averett Equestrian Studies Students in the equestrian studies program have the opportunity to attend clinics, workshops and seminars in addition to classes.

Participation in shows, intercollegiate competitions, combined tests, horse trials, trek, and drill-rides is also available. Possible careers include equine insurance; pharmaceutical or equipment sales; design and/or construction of barns, courses, or facilities; equine massage; chiropractic; tourism; training; teaching; equine journalism; ownership/management of tack or feed stores; and racing, s

howing, boarding, or breeding stables. Incoming freshmen are required to take a riding test and will be placed, according to their experience, into one of the Horsemastership courses. Students must attain a minimum GPA for 2.50 for all courses in the major or minor. In addition, equestrian majors must pass a departmental exit exam in order to graduate.

This week on “Meet the Horse Monday” is another one of our relatively new guys, Flash!Before coming to Averett, this 14-...
12/16/2024

This week on “Meet the Horse Monday” is another one of our relatively new guys, Flash!

Before coming to Averett, this 14-year-old Dutch Harness horse competed through 2nd level while schooling 3rd and 4th level movements as well as evented all the way to Training level!

Now, Flash is mainly used in our Horsemastership I-IV classes as well as a mount for IHSA and IDA shows!

Here is what sophomore, Abigail Sander has to say about him:

“Flash is one of my favorite horses at the barn. I hadn't rode him much before this previous semester, but he has grown to be one of my favorite rides. I have grown as a rider learning with him as he has taught me a lot on what things I need to do better. I have become significantly more confident in riding by working with him. He is such a fun ride with an amazing personality- just a goofy boy who never fails to make me laugh. He has helped me work on my balance and positional flaws as they are prominent when riding him. So, in more ways than one he has taught me and helped me grow while being a constant sense of calm for me. Flash will forever be one of my favorite horses 💕!”

Fun Facts;
🔹Registered Name is “Photographic”
🔸Born April, 2010
🔹Height: 18 hands!

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Even though we celebrate horses everyday, today is extra special. Happy National Day of the Horse to all of the amazing ...
12/13/2024

Even though we celebrate horses everyday, today is extra special. Happy National Day of the Horse to all of the amazing four-legged teammates and professors out there. We are so grateful to have such amazing partners in our sport and for making us who we are!💙💛

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Family——————Everything |
12/11/2024

Family
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Everything

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Those 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆 moments before the draw… |
12/10/2024

Those 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆 moments before the draw…

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Next up on Meet the Horse Monday…Amico! This 2005 Dutch Warmblood was imported from the Netherlands back in 2017. In Eur...
12/09/2024

Next up on Meet the Horse Monday…Amico!

This 2005 Dutch Warmblood was imported from the Netherlands back in 2017. In Europe, he showed competitively equivalent to Fourth Level and schooling PSG movements. Through his time at Averett, he has become a favorite for many of our students as a comp horse and mount for IDA shows!

In past semesters, Amico has been an assigned comp horse to senior, Elyse Keeney! Here is what she has to say about him:

“Amico is the one horse that I will forever remember from Averett. When I first got him as my comp horse I knew nothing about him, especially how to ride him effectively. As an upper level school master, he had done and seen way more than I ever had and required a more refined, strong, and supple rider than I was at the time. But, as we worked together he’s the horse that taught me all of that. Every lesson, every ride, every competition, he taught me something new that I would take with me onto every other horse I rode, and my riding improved exponentially in the year that I was lucky to have him as my comp horse. He helped me ride at a new level, helped my confidence and effectiveness, and still nickers when I walk down the barn aisle. He’s truly a one of a kind horse and I cherish every ride with him. You’re the best Meebs 💙”

Fun Facts:
🔹Sire: Flemmingh
🔸Dam: Friegonda
🔹Height: 17.1

We are so lucky and grateful to have Amico here with us at Averett University!

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If our horses could take selfies🤳 |
12/06/2024

If our horses could take selfies🤳

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𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝘼𝙐 𝙀𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪?𝘈𝘜𝘌𝘚 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘯 ...
12/05/2024

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝘼𝙐 𝙀𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪?

𝘈𝘜𝘌𝘚 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘯 𝘪𝘯. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘥𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘵. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘪𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘈𝘜𝘌𝘚 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘶𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵. 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘧 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥. 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘥, 𝘈𝘜𝘌𝘚 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦.

- Abigail Sander; Sophomore

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12/04/2024

🎬RECAP

Tag along with alumna Alex Davis for a recap of our 2-day IDA home show!💙💛

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𝙂𝙀𝙏 𝙏𝙊 𝙆𝙉𝙊𝙒: Paige JohnsonIHSA Rider | Captain | Senior |
12/02/2024

𝙂𝙀𝙏 𝙏𝙊 𝙆𝙉𝙊𝙒: Paige Johnson

IHSA Rider | Captain | Senior

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There’s so much to be thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours!🦃🧡 |
11/28/2024

There’s so much to be thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours!🦃🧡

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Weekend snapshots📸 |
11/27/2024

Weekend snapshots📸

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With a 70.303% on Saturday, freshman Elize Idén received Reserve High Point Rider on our very own Amico!🤩Congratulations...
11/26/2024

With a 70.303% on Saturday, freshman Elize Idén received Reserve High Point Rider on our very own Amico!🤩

Congratulations Elize!

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With a 71.818% on Saturday and a 74.630% on Sunday, freshman Audrey Beckhardt received High Point Rider both days on our...
11/26/2024

With a 71.818% on Saturday and a 74.630% on Sunday, freshman Audrey Beckhardt received High Point Rider both days on our very own Bravo!🤩

Congratulations Audrey!

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🏆Averett University IDA wins High Point Team!!🏆Congratulations to all of our riders for putting in such amazing rides th...
11/24/2024

🏆Averett University IDA wins High Point Team!!🏆

Congratulations to all of our riders for putting in such amazing rides this weekend! A huge thank you goes out to all of the people in the department who helped out with horses, time table, scoring, etc. You guys helped make this show run as successful as it did. What a great end to the semester and we are looking forward to the spring!🤩💙💛

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We are ready for day2️⃣ today!💪🏻 |
11/24/2024

We are ready for day2️⃣ today!💪🏻

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What a day!🤩Day one of our home IDA double header was a huge success! Congratulations to all of the riders for putting i...
11/23/2024

What a day!🤩

Day one of our home IDA double header was a huge success! Congratulations to all of the riders for putting in such amazing rides! Thank you so much to everyone who put in so much work behind the scenes. We are ready for day two tomorrow!💙💛

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Day ONE of our home IDA double header this weekend!!! Let’s get it Cougs!💪🏻 |
11/23/2024

Day ONE of our home IDA double header this weekend!!! Let’s get it Cougs!💪🏻

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Featuring the lineup for this weekend’s home IDA show! Let’s go Cougs!💪🏻 |
11/22/2024

Featuring the lineup for this weekend’s home IDA show! Let’s go Cougs!💪🏻

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🎬RECAP Tag along with alumna Alex Davis for a recap of our 2-day IDA home show!💙💛 #AverettEquestrian | #GoCougs

Averett University Equestrian presents: IHSA Regionals Recap
Averett University Equestrian presents: IHSA Regionals Recap

🎬RECAP🎬 Take a BTS look of our riders at Emory and Henry College this past weekend for IHSA Regionals! 📹: Senior, Alex Davis #AverettEquestrian | #GoCougs

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BTS prep for IHSA this weekend!💪🏻 #AverettEquestrian | #GoCougs

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