{"id":23430,"date":"2024-10-17T11:40:38","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T15:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=23430"},"modified":"2024-10-17T11:46:58","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T15:46:58","slug":"equestrian-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/equestrian-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Horse Sense Guides K’s Equestrian Team"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kalamazoo College’s Equestrian Team consists of (from left) Libby McFarlen \u201926, Sydney Myszenski ’25, Ella Varnhagen ’25, Shannon Dopp \u201928 and Emily Spelson \u201928. They are co-hosting a two-day equestrian meet starting Saturday, October 19, with Grand Valley State University at Cedar Lodge Stables near Lawrence, Michigan.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n
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You might be chomping at the bit to attend a football or soccer game during Homecoming weekend, but hold your horses. Find out first about some student-athletes in another sport, who are just as proud as their peers to be representing Kalamazoo College.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

K\u2019s Equestrian Team is co-hosting a two-day meet beginning this Saturday, October 19, alongside Grand Valley State University at their home barn, Cedar Lodge Stables. The facility is near Lawrence, Michigan, about a half-hour drive west of Kalamazoo. Although sometimes dark horses when facing riders from bigger schools, the College\u2019s representatives participate in meets through the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA), a nonprofit organization supporting individuals and teams at a variety of equine sports experience levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Libby McFarlen \u201926\u2014a Kalamazoo native and Loy Norrix High School graduate\u2014is one of K\u2019s equestrian competitors. She got the bug to start horseback riding when she was 8 years old. Although her grandma wanted to buy her a pony for her birthday, grandma chose instead to provide her granddaughter with riding lessons after comparing the costs between the two options.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Find K’s Equestrian Team
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Kalamazoo College has several student organizations that focus on athletic endeavors including Equestrian Team. Find more on the Equestrian Team on these social media platforms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n