HORSE JUDGING TEAM The 2013 UNL Horse Judging team had a great year and competed in the two major horse judging contests – The All American Quarter Horse Congress in Columbus, OH and the AQHA Intercollegiate World Championship contest in Oklahoma City, OK. The Horse judging contests consist of both halter and performance classes and team members learn to judge a vast array of performance classes. This year, in addition to the standard performance classes such as Western Pleasure, Reining, Western Riding, Hunter Under Saddle, Hunter Hack and more, they had to judge cattle classes such as Heading, Heeling and Calf Roping!
The UNL team had a good year and gained tremendously from the experience. At the All American Quarter Horse Congress, they were 10th in Performance, 12th in oral reasons and 13th overall out of 20 teams. The team had a solid showing at the AQHA World Show contest and finished a consistent 13th overall, and placed 13th in Performance, Halter, and reasons. A huge thank you needs to go out to Anna Pesta, UNL Graduate Assistant for all of her time and work in helping to coach the team.
Team members include: Lydia Smith, Chantel Frisch, Brittany Tisthammer, Cory Peters
Pictured, L-R: Dr. Larry Berger, Animal Science Department Head; Kathy Anderson, PhD, Coach; Lydia Smith, Graton; Chantel Frisch, Newman Grove; Brittany Tisthammer, Omaha; Cory Peters, Hickman; Anna Pesta, Coach !
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