Horses Shining Inside Show Ring
9/4/2014 12:00:00 AM | Equestrian
FORT WORTH, Texas - Throughout the past couple of years, TCU has made a name for itself with the quality of horses in its program.
Consider this, in the past two years alone the Horned Frogs have now had nine horses garner All-America recognition by the NCEA, including several being ranked in the top-5 in the entire country.
This past year alone, TCU was honored as having five of the top-10 horses in collegiate equestrian. In all, the Horned Frogs were the only school in the entire nation to have two horses named No. 1 overall in their respective disciplines. Three out of the five honored brought home top-5 accolades, while Matt became the first two-time All-America horse in program history.
Individually, earning accolades this past school year in Equitation over Fences were JC and Rudy, respectively. JC closed out the year as the No. 1 ranked horse in Fences and was donated by the Alexander family. Rudy, who finished No. 10 overall, was donated by Fleur de Lis Farm.
On the Western side, Matt earned No. 1 honors in Horsemanship, while Flash 2 and Shy received accolades in Reining. Matt was donated by Renee Howes, while Flash 2 finished No. 4 overall and was donated by Linda Isola. Shy ranked No. 6 in the NCEA and was donated by Andrea McGhee.
In 2013, the Frogs were the lone school to have two horses ranked in the top-10 on the Flat. Overall, Ella, Cisco, Matt and Cash all claimed All-America recognition. Not to be outdone, TCU's Hunt Seat discipline had four horses compete in the final round of the NCEA Championships in Waco that year. The Frogs were the only school in the country to have more than two in the championship bracket.
With the type of horse TCU get's to practice and compete on, there is no doubt the Frogs will continue their excellence inside the show ring this school year. Next week, GoFrogs.com will take a look at some of the individuals looking to shine during the 2014-15 season.
