Saratoga Springs, N.Y.--  The Skidmore riders closed out the semester by posting a perfect score of 49 points at home on Saturday Nov. 21st. The win increased the Thoroughbreds lead to 45 points over second place Cornell University.

Not only did 16 Skidmore women ride, but 34 Skidmore horses also competed. The 15 schools participating rode Skidmore horses after a random draw. Head Coach Cindy Ford and Assistant Coach Belinda Colgan were as proud of the horses as they were of their student athletes.

For the first time Skidmore had five riders tied for High Point Rider of the day. We chose to leave the High Point Rider as a five way tie due to time restraints and there was no ride off.

High Point Riders
Elizabeth Kigin'10
Kelly Campbell'12
Flavia D'Urso '13
Chelsea Jones '12
Grier Filley'10

Open Division
Captain Elizabeth Kigin '10 Flat 1st Jumping 1st
Kelly Campbell '12 Flat 1st Jumping 1st
Flavia D'Urso '13 Flat 1st Jumping 1st
Megan Paget-Brown '12 Jumping 2nd

Intermediate Division
Julia Mazzarella '13 Jumping 2nd
Chelsea Jones '12 Jumping 1st
Grier Filley '10 Flat 1st

Novice Division
Grier Filley '10 Jumping 1st
Chelsea Jones '12 Flat 1st
Nicole Cahill – Yi '12 Flat 2nd
Alexandra McGuire '11 Flat 3rd

Walk –Trot – Canter
Maria Lorenc '11 1st
Rebecca Rawling '10 1st

Walk - Trot
Mary Hurd '10 1st

The team resumes second semester with season's fifth competition at Cornell University on February 21st. The team will compete at home again at the Van Lennep Riding Center on February 27th. Spectators are always welcome and encouraged. The team hopes to see you there.