Word: riders
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Each sponsoring team traditionally supplies the staff, horses, judges and prizes for each meet. This system would seem to impart a hefty advantage to hosting schools, especially considering that familiarity with a particular horse contributes greatly to the performance of the rider. However, riders are randomly assigned to their horses through a pre-competition drawing, eliminating much of the perceived advantage of the host...
Each meet is divided into two different areas of competition--jumping and "flat" riding--where each individual area consists of different skill levels. A team may enter any number of riders in a skill level but must designate a rider whose points will actually count towards the final team score in the meet...
...jumping portion of the competition is judged by how well a rider and a relatively unfamiliar horse navigates a series of jumps and obstacles in a given time frame. Riders are judged on equitation (how they present themselves on the horse) and on handling skill. Of course, dressage comes into play here as well, although the individual rider ultimately has no control over how well their horse has been trained...
...Harvard wrestling team continued its resurgence with an impressive showing in this weekend's Sheridan Tournament, held at Lehigh University. The grapplers finished fifth in the 12-team field that included several nationally ranked teams, including Oklahoma and Rider--who finished first and second, respectively...
...pound division, Mosley continued his romp through the ranks of collegiate wrestling--battling top-seeded Evan Dolan of Rider in the semifinals and coming away with a victory...