By Briana Garcia | Reporter
In equestrian events, the horse is the most significant component when it comes to practicing and competing. Unfortunately, riders have to train with new horses every day to prepare themselves for competition, especially for away meets.
“In daily practice, the coach will assign us a horse for the day,” western riding junior Gabrielle Marty said. “ A lot of times at practice, we will end up switching the horse to help prepare us for competition.”
There are four categories in equestrian: Flat, Fences, Horsemanship and Reining. Each category only has four minutes to get to know their horse before they step into the arena.