Fairfield, CT—July 27, 2012--The Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) booth has been taking summer in stride, bringing riders, coaches and intercollegiate equestrian team information to the Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) Western National Championships, in conjunction with the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Derby, June 26-30, in Oklahoma City before rolling back to OKC August 3-7 for the American Quarter Horse Youth Association (AQHYA) World Championships.
“This is one of the largest youth horse shows in the world and the largest youth breed show in the world. IHSA is the sponsor of the college fair this year and our goals there are to inform youth that already have a passion for showing about options that exist to show in college with the IHSA,” said Amanda J. Love-Ricketson, M.S., head coach of the West Texas A&M University women’s equestrian team and the organizational horsepower behind this IHSA booth, which will be manned by IHSA Zone 7 Region 2 representatives from WTAMU and Redlands Community College.
“This event is one of the largest recruiting opportunities for college equestrian teams as there will be over two thousand youth exhibitors during the week,” Love-Ricketson said.
The IHSA booth and the college fair are part of the week-long AQHYA Trade Show and exhibitors, young people and families can stop by the booth and learn more about IHSA opportunities.
Learn more at www.ihsainc.com, and connect with more than 6,700 student riders and coaches on Facebook and Twitter @IHSAinc. For more about the AQHYA World Championships, go to www.aqha.com, and for information about WTAMU, see www.gobuffsgo.com.
About IHSA
The IHSA mission is to promote competition for riders of all skill levels, who compete individually and as teams at regional and national levels. IHSA is based on the principle that any college student should be able to participate in horse shows regardless of financial status or riding level. More than 400 educational institutions in the U.S. and parts of Canada have teams belonging to IHSA, including student academic clubs, JV, and/or varsity programs.