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Colby Community College Horse Program

Fall 2016 Volume 7, Issue 1

The Horse Source

Inside this issue:

JCEC Champion Team 2

Highlights of the

Equestrian Season

2

Other News 2

Donations 3

CHA 3

The Colby Community Col-

lege Equestrian Team was

named the 2016 Junior Col-

lege Equestrian Champion-

ships (JCEC) Champion

Team at the April competi-

tion hosted by West Texas

A&M. CCC was also named

the Champion Team at the

2015 inaugural competition.

The invitational competition

hosts two-year colleges from

across the country. Point

riders from CCC competed in

IHSA division for the com-

petition. Representing CCC

were Jade Kruse in Open

Reining and Horsemanship,

Cheyanne Becker in Ad-

vanced Horsemanship, Ally-

son Dorrell in Novice Horse-

manship, Mikaela Brackney

in Intermediate Horseman-

ship, and

Brianna

Reeves

in Begin-

ner

Horse-

manship.

We were thrilled with the

results of this competition

and are looking forward to

defending our title again in

2017!

Follow us on social media

and on our CCC website to

see other happenings of our

program, such as

Summer horsemanship

camps

Monthly 4-H horse lessons

Community service and

fundraising events

Jade Kruse was rec-

ognized with the

Zone 8 Region 5 stu-

dent sportsmanship

award. She was nom-

inated unanimously

by coaches in our

region to receive the

award.

2016 JCEC Champion Team

Other News

Equestrian Team Year in Review

MacKenzie Hansen

(Holbrook, NE)

Allyson Dorrell (Olathe)

Beginner Horsemanship:

Kelsey Simpson (Oxford)-

Regional Champion

Hunt Seat Regional Qualifi-

ers:

Advanced Walk Trot Canter:

Allyson Dorrell

Walk Trot Equitation:

Kaitlin Martin (LaCygne)-

Regional Champion

Western Semi Finals Qualifi-

ers:

Jade Kruse– Open Horse-

manship, Open Reining– 6th

Kelsey Simpson– Beginner

Horsemanship– 6th

Hunt Seat Zones Qualifiers:

Kaitlin Martin– Walk Trot

Equitation– 6th

The 2015-16 school year

came to a close with another

successful season for the CCC

Equestrian Team. Year-end

results are as follows:

Western Regional Qualifiers:

Reining: Jade Kruse

(Oakley)- Reserve Regional

Champion

Open Horsemanship: Jade

Kruse– Regional Champion

Intermediate Horsemanship:

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Top to Bottom: Western Regional Qualifiers,

Hunt Seat Regional Qualifiers, 2016 Graduates

CCC JCEC riders at

the AQHA Hall of

Fame and Museum.

A big thank you to the Alex

Dumler Agency of American

Family Insurance for the gener-

ous sponsorship to replace the

arena fencing at the CCC Horse

Unit. The Midwest Energy

Community Grant provided

additional funds. We

really appreciate your

generosity!

Keep the CCC Horse Pro-

gram and CCC Equestrian

Team in mind for donations

of finances, horses, show

clothing, tack, winter blan-

kets and grooming tools!

Donations are tax

deductible.

phere of camaraderie and friendship between Colby students and those at Laramie Com-munity College. “This was an especially fun environment as the students were able to develop friendships with the LCCC students,” she said. “We also compete with LCCC in IHSA.” Mattix is excited to con-tinue the program and would like both colleges to work together for fu-ture CHA certification

fication Clinic. They also completed exit inter-views with the horse program advisory board prior to gradua-tion. The horse production and management pro-gram at CCC typically has 12-15 students. In addition, the school has 20-25 riders on their Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) equestrian team. According to Mattix, there was an atmos-

opportunities. She said students provided feed-back so that she can continue to improve the process. “They raved about their experience. It will cer-tainly be something we continue to use in our curriculum.” Information on the vari-ous CHS certifications and how to become cer-tified is available at www.cha-ahse.org.

Donation Thank You

CCC certifies students through CHA

credential. “This is such an awe-some opportunity for our students to complete their education with an-other certification behind their name,” said Shan-da Mattix, CCC horse program director, Colle-giate Farm Bureau advi-sor, and equestrian team coach. “I'm a mas-ter instructor through CHA and would have loved this opportunity as a college student.”

In her Equine Manage-ment Technology IV course, Mattix uses CHA manuals, including CHA Standards for Equestrian Programs, CHA Composite Horsemanship Manual, and the CHA Riding Instructor and Trail Guide Manual. Upon completion of the course, Bandy, Zenger, Simpson, Dorrell and Han-sen traveled to Cheyenne, Wyo., for the CHA Certi-

Colby Community Col-lege horse production students Kirsten Bandy, Jackilyn Zenger, Kelsey Simpson, Allyson Dorrell, and MacKenzie Hansen achieved certifi-cation from the Certified Horsemanship Associa-tion (CHA) at a clinic hosted by Laramie County Community Col-lege April 29-May 1. It is the first time CCC stu-dents have had the op-portunity to earn the

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CCC and LCCC students at

the CHA certification.

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