Skidmore College Athletics Hall of Fame
Courtney Phibbs '97 built a stunning roster of achievements as a member of Skidmore's Equestrian Team. The 1996 and 1997 Zone Il, Region 2 High Point Open Rider, she became a national champion in Individual Open Over Fences at the 1996Intercollegiate Horse Show Association National Competition, held at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank, CA.
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A member of the 1996 Miller's Collegiate Cup National Championship Team, Phibbs captured first place in both Team Open Over Fences and Team Open on the Flat.
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At the 1997 IHSA National Competition at Mt. Holyoke College in Holyoke, MA, Phibbs reclaimed her national title in the Individual Open Over Fences.
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She also took fourth place in the national High Point Rider Cacchione Cup; was reserve champion in Team Open on the Flat; placed third in Individual Open on the Flat, and eighth in Team Open Over Fences.
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Currently a nationally recognized, professional rider and trainer of show horses, she resides in Wellington, Florida.