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Chloe Bell-Thomson high point rider with captain Emily Gilbert.

Riders win again

Chloe Bell-Thomson (L) high point rider with captain Emily Gilbert.
ONEONTA, N.Y. – The Skidmore College riding team rode to a win at Hartwick College's Horse Show with 43 points.  Morrisville State College was Reserve Champion with a score of 34.

After a delay due to snow, the riders started the day with Kenya Sanders '25 winning her Open Equitation over Fences class for the second week in a row, while Emily Gilbert '23 was second.  Chloe Bell-Thompson '23 brought another win in Limit Equitation over Fences. 

Laurel Gaddis '22 brought in the first blue in the afternoon with her win in Intermediate Equitation on the Flat.  Bell-Thompson also won her Limit Equitation on the Flat.  This qualified her for the High Point Ride Off, which she won for the High Point Title.  Amity Wilson was second in her Novice Equitation class, qualifying her for Regional Finals. 

Grace Howard wrapped up the day for the team with a win in the Introductory Equitation, bringing the riders blue ribbon count to five.

The team travels to Morrisville State College on March 5 for the last regular season competition.
 
Results
Skidmore College 43
Morrisville State College 34
Hartwick College 31
SUNY Cobleskill 29
Colgate University 26
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 25
Siena College 16
Oneonta State College 12
 
Emily Gilbert '23: Open Fences 2nd, Open Flat 2nd
Kenya Sanders '25: Open Fences 1st
Sadie Rutkowski '25: Intermediate Fences 6th, Limit Flat 5th
Laurel Gaddis '22: Intermediate Fences 3rd, Intermediate Flat 1st
Chloe Bell-Thompson '23: Limit Fences 1st, Limit Flat 1st, High Point Rider
France Bibow '22: Limit Fences 2nd, Intermediate Flat 2nd
Harper Sanford '25: Open Flat 3rd
Allison Palmisciano '23: Limit Flat 3rd
Amity Wilson '22: Novice Equitation 2nd
Grace Howard '22: Introductory Equitation 1st.
 
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