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Contact:
Charlene Noll
228 Ayrshire Farm Lane #207
Stanford, CA 94305
Phone: 217-725-7317
cvnoll@stanford.edu
The United States Student Riding Team proves to be a show jumping powerhouse at the FISU/AIEC Student Riding Nation’s Cup in Casorate Sempione, Italy.
San Francisco – October 2005 – Two teams from the United States just returned from competing in the AIEC sanctioned Student Riding Nations Cup (SRNC) in Casorate Sempione, Italy over the week of October 13th to 16th. Against a field of 15 teams from 13 countries, USA Team 1 finished a respectable 6th place overall after the competition with a very good showing in the show jumping portion, in which they received 2nd overall. USA Team 1 consisting of Jordan Siegel (Savannah College of Art and Design), Charlene Noll (Stanford University), and Kama Godek (College of Charleston) as both a rider and Chef d’Equipe. Kama Godek won the individual show jumping rankings and was 8th overall, beating out 45 people for that coveted prize first place showjumping prize and also the best style award and the top lady show jumping rider for the competition. Charlene Noll made it through to the semifinal round of show jumping and finished a strong 6th in a tough field of competitors and also finished a respectable 13th place overall in the competition.
USA Team 2 consisting of Marte (“Tattie”) Singer (Mount Holyoke College), Robin Brooks (Virginia Intermont College), and Amanda Carey (Mount Ida College) rode consistently to finish 10th in the team dressage standings with Robin Brooks finishing 11th individually in dressage after qualifying for the second round of competition.
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Competitions are designed in a tournament style, with each round increasing in level of difficulty. Competition organizers supply horses that are to be drawn at random by the competitors to determine who will ride each horse. A five minute warm-up for dressage and two practice jumps in the show jumping are permitted prior to each ride. Each horse in every round has three riders, the best of whom advances to the next round. Therefore, the "luck-of-the-draw" idea is diminished as a result of each rider competing only against the other two riders on his or her horse.
Finalists in the dressage phase perform two tests, including a musical freestyle and a Prix St. George level test. Competitors who qualify for the final round of show jumping must be prepared to ride a jump-off at the height of 1.30m to 1.50m, on a horse they have sat on for a total of two minutes during the warm-up.
The International Student Riding Association (ISRA) is a nonprofit organization that helps US University students compete internationally at student sponsored equestrian competitions. This special kind of competition is open to university student riders from around the world and requires versatility in order for each rider to be competitive in both show jumping and dressage. The US team now has their eyes set on the next World Championships which takes place in June 2006 in France and will compete in Scotland in November 17 - 20, 2005. The ISRA would like to thank Frantisi Inc., Dover Saddlery and Beval Saddlery for their generous support of the United States Student Riding Team in the World University Equestrian Championships.
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