ONEONTA, N.Y. – The Skidmore College equestrian team won the first horse show of the 2021-2022 season with 36 points over host team Hartwick (34 points). It was the team's first competition since the 2019-2020 season was cut short by the COVID pandemic.

After starting off the day with riders in the Open and Intermediate Equitation over Fences, including college debuts by Kenya Sanders (Open Fences, 6^th) and Keilty Archibald (Intermediate Fences, 4^th), Laurel Gaddis and Franca Bibow brought the first wins for the team in Limit Equitation over Fences. 

The wins continued in the afternoon for Emily Gilbert  in Open Flat, and Naomi Bennet in Limit Flat.  After a second-place finish in her Limit Flat class, Gaddis also rode away with the Reserve High Point Rider prize.  The day finished off with collegiate debuts for Aliah Debejian in Novice Equitation and Jade Bacherman in Introductory Equitation, who both finished second in their classes.

The team next competes in a double header at Morrisville State College on November 6^th and 7^th.
 
Results:
Skidmore College 36
Hartwick College 34
Morrisville State College 28
Colgate University 25
SUNY Cobleskill 23
Siena College 21
University at Albany 19
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 19
 
Emily Gilbert '23: Open Fences 4^th, Open Flat 1^st
Nina Shilling '22: Open Fences 5^th, Open Flat 4^th
Kenya Sanders '25: Open Fences 6^th, Intermediate Flat 2^nd
Keilty Archibald '24: Intermediate Fences 4^th
Naomi Bennet '23: Intermediate Fences 2^nd, Limit Flat 1^st
Laurel Gaddis '22: Limit Fences 1^st, Limit Flat 2nd, Reserve High Point Rider
Franca Bibow '22: Limit Fences 1^st, Intermediate Flat 3^rd
Chloe Bell-Thomson '23: Limit Flat 3^rd
Aliah Debejian '22: Novice Equitation 2^nd
Jade Bacherman '22: Introductory Equitation 2^nd