SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – The nine-time IHSA National Champion Skidmore College equestrian team is set to begin it all again this weekend. The Thoroughbreds will open the 2026-27 season on Saturday nearby at Cobleskill.
 
Skidmore, the most successful program in terms of wins in the IHSA with nine titles, finished second (reserve champion) at last season's IHSA Nationals in North Carolina. Skidmore is four years removed from head coach Belinda Colgan's first national title as a head coach following a long and successful tenure as the program's assistant.
 
Skidmore has won national titles in 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2010, 2013, 2018, and 2023.
 
THE SCHEDULE AHEAD
After opening at Cobleskill, Skidmore will head to a show hosted by UAlbany on Oct. 24, followed by Siena's home show in Guilderland on Saturday, Oct. 31. Then, Skidmore will host its first home show on Nov. 14 for a doubleheader.
 
The schedule picks up again in February for the final three regular-season events. The regular season builds up to March 27 for Regionals at home at the Van Lennep Riding Center followed by Zones April 10 in Canton (St. Lawrence) and Nationals back in Tryon, North Carolina May 7-9.

RETURNING
There are 22 returners from the 2025-26 roster. Of them, several contributed in last season's fifth-place national showing including Stella Allen, Isa Washburne (event champion), Ian Gaudio, Nila Rothman, Isa Jensen, and Ani McIntyre.
 
INCOMING
The new roster for 2026-27 features 10 newcomers.
 
FROM HEAD COACH BELINDA COLGAN
"We are so excited to get showing again this fall! The team has been working hard and is ready for our season opener at Cobleskill this coming weekend! We are looking forward to another great year full of fun, success, learning and great comradery."