Dartmouth Equestrian Zone I, Region 2 Champions

Dartmouth Equestrian held onto their lead to win the IHSA Zone I, Region 2 Regional Championship at their final competition of the season on 3/8/14 at UNH.

Zone 1 Region 3 Show Season Wrap-Up

Zone 1, Region 3 finished out the regular season yesterday with competition at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Riders faced off as they vied for the final points to send them to Regionals. As the last class ended and the points were tallied, Mount Holyoke College came out on top with 37 points. Smith College took home Reserve High Point College honors with 29 points, followed by the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, with 28 points. Fourth place in the standings went to Westfield State University with 24 points, followed closely by Springfield College with 22, Amherst College with 19, and Williams College with 17 points.

St. Andrews Rider is "Kickin' Cancer"

Cancer, a word no one likes to talk about unless they are referencing the zodiac sign. It has had an effect on just about everyone. We all have a friend, a relative, or know someone who is battling with cancer. Cancer doesn’t discriminate and it always seems to consume some of the greatest people. I will never forget the day the word Cancer took a punch to my heart.

The University of Findlay English IHSA Team Wins Region Zone 6 Region 1

March 2, 2014: Lake Erie College hosted the final English intercollegiate horse show of the season on March 1st and 2nd of 2014. The weekend started off with a high point victory from Lake Erie College with senior, Emily Eckenberger of Lake Erie College winning High Point Rider. Bowling Green State University won Reserve High Point Team with Olivia Stonehouse of Kenyon College winning Reserve High Point Rider.

Savannah College of Art and Design® Honors 2014 IHSA Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Eddie Federwisch

Fairfield, CT (March 10, 2014) Over the March 1-2 weekend, Georgia's Savannah College of Art and Design® (SCAD), led by SCAD president and co-founder, Paula Wallace, hosted Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) executive director and founder, Bob Cacchione, for a special ceremony saluting the Director of its Equestrian Program and IHSA hunter seat equestrian team coach – and recipient of the 2014 IHSA Lifetime Achievement Award – Eddie 'Ed Fed' Federwisch.

Save the Date: 41st IHSA Nationals Return May 1-4 to Harrisburg

Looking for thrilling equestrian competition on the first Saturday in May? Sure, there's always the Kentucky Derby. Or you can follow four times the riding action instead...

USHJA/IHSA College Equestrian Lettering Program Deadline Approaching

Fairfield, CT (January 14, 2014) - The Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA), in partnership with the United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA), is proudly offering the USHJA/IHSA College Equestrian Lettering Program (CELP) to all full-time undergraduate students attending a two- or four-year college or university.

IHSA Service Projects - Get Recognized!

Many teams within the IHSA participate and organize service projects to give back to their communities. The IHSA Service Award Program was developed to recognize these teams.

Cacchione Featured on Monty Roberts Horsemanship Podcast February 15

On February 15, 2014, the Monty Roberts Horsemanship podcast, hosted by New York Times bestselling author and world-renowned horse trainer, will feature Bob Cacchione as guest.

New IHSA Alumni Contact List Launched Former Riders Can Stay Informed, Get Discounts

Fairfield, CT (November 21, 2013) Are you an alumni from an Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) team? Whether or not you still ride, work in the horse industry, or simply recall riding for your team as among the halcyon days of your collegiate career, IHSA wants to hear from YOU.

IHSA Announces Western Riders for AQHA Horsemanship Challenge

Fairfield, CT – (October 25, 2013) – The Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) and American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) is pleased to confirm eight IHSA Western Horsemanship riders will participate in the 2013 American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Horsemanship Challenge, November 20-21, during the AQHA World Championship Show in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

IHSA 1985-86 Team & Coach CJ Law Inducted into Mt. Holyoke Inaugural Athletics Hall of Fame

Fairfield, CT (October 21, 2013) Three-time Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) Collegiate Cup national champion team coach and IHSA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Carol 'C.J.' Law and her 1985-86 Mount Holyoke College Lyons hunter seat equestrian team were among the eight inaugural members inducted into the MHC Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday evening, October 19, 2013 in South Hadley, MA.

IHSA at Equine Affaire-MA; Mt Holyoke College Athletics Hall of Fame Coach CJ Law to Speak

Fairfield, CT (October 18, 2013) The Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) will have a significant presence at Equine Affaire, November 7-10, at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, MA.

EquestrianCoach.com-Sponsored Apprenticeship with Tim McQuay Scores a Plus with IHSA Reining Champion Austin Griffith of Ohio State

Fairfield, CT (August 28, 2013) “I've enjoyed getting to work with younger horses, which I don't get to do as much. The horses that I've been riding have been great. You can tell they're talented. It's almost as if they want to learn what to do and that's what it's all about," said 2013 Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) Open Reining National Champion, Austin Griffith, of Ohio State University (OSU), about his week-long apprenticeship, sponsored byEquestrianCoach.com, with National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Hall of Famer and legendary trainer, Tim McQuay.

Bernie Traurig Voices His Support of IHSA

40th IHSA National Championships: One for the Record Books

Fairfield, CT -- (May 14, 2013) -- Only twice in the 40-year history of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association National Championships have two hunter seat teams tied for the Collegiate Cup overall high point title: 1980, when Southern Seminary College tied with SUNY Stony Brook, and 1989, when Colby-Sawyer College tied with Pennsylvania State University.

2013 IHSA/USEF Cacchione Cup Champ Gets Her Lionshare: Peter Leone Keeps Promise of a Week's Personal Training

Fairfield, CT (June 21, 2013) – When Centenary College's Cori Reich rode her way to the 2013 USEF Cacchione Cup championship in May, Peter Leone was impressed. The 1996 U.S. Olympic Show Jumping Silver medalist offered Reich a free week of one-on-one training at his Lionshare Farm in Greenwich, CT, after college finals had ended. With school over, Leone lived up to his promise: Reich spent a week in mid-June at Lionshare having a real Show Jumping Clinic with its author.

Graduates Saddle Up For a New Challenge: Horse Quencher® cheers alumni champions.

June 2, 2013, Long Valley, NJ — If you enjoy riding and competing on a collegiate equestrian team, and then you graduate from college, what do you do? You compete in the Alumni Tournament of Champions, of course.

IHSA Announces Western Riders for AQHA Horsemanship Challenge

Fairfield, CT -- (June 14, 2013) – The Intercollegiate Horse Show Association is pleased to announce eight IHSA Western Horsemanship riders have been selected to participate in the 2013 American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Horsemanship Challenge, November 20-21, during the AQHA World Championship Show in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

40th Annual IHSA National Championships Shine as US Olympic Show Jumping Silver Medalist and Author Peter Leone Honors Finalists with Unique Award

Fairfield, CT (March 12, 2013) – It has been seven years since the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association has hosted an IHSA National Championships at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg, but this May 2-5 will mark the first time its finalists will find among their awards best-selling advice by one of the greatest American riders of his generation: 1996 U.S. Olympic Show Jumping Individual Silver Medalist, Peter Leone.