About Us
Hi everyone! Welcome to the Western Team Home Page. We are a fun group of students, all passionate about horses and showing. Many of our riders have had show experience in the past, but we are very diverse! We have had members who have never shown in their lives, to riders who have shown at the National level. We compete in Western Horsemanship, Ranch Riding, and Reining against teams from Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina through the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA). If you are considering riding for UF, please come meet us and join our team! Any questions? Please contact our Captain, Karina Vestergaard.
Photos by Russell Crowder
Recent Updates
Spring 2023
This semester, we hosted two IHSA shows and Regional Championships in February. We won High Point Team at both shows and Overall High Point Team for IHSA Zone 5 Region 50 and qualified for the IHSA Western Semi-Finals in March. Hannah Postlewait won Overall High Point Rider for IHSA Zone 5 Region 50 and qualified for the 2023 IHSA National Championship in May in Lexington, KY. We also had individual riders qualify for the IHSA Western Semi-Finals:
Hannah Postlewait - Open Western Horsemanship
Jessica McCall - Level I Western Horsemanship
Karina Vestergaard - Level I Western Horsemanship
Julia Hudson - Rookie Western Horsemanship
McKayla Keels - Beginner Western Horsemanship
We are proud of our team members for a very successful semester!
This semester, we hosted two IHSA shows and Regional Championships in February. We won High Point Team at both shows and Overall High Point Team for IHSA Zone 5 Region 50 and qualified for the IHSA Western Semi-Finals in March. Hannah Postlewait won Overall High Point Rider for IHSA Zone 5 Region 50 and qualified for the 2023 IHSA National Championship in May in Lexington, KY. We also had individual riders qualify for the IHSA Western Semi-Finals:
Hannah Postlewait - Open Western Horsemanship
Jessica McCall - Level I Western Horsemanship
Karina Vestergaard - Level I Western Horsemanship
Julia Hudson - Rookie Western Horsemanship
McKayla Keels - Beginner Western Horsemanship
We are proud of our team members for a very successful semester!
IHSA Western Semi-Finals Individual Qualifiers
IHSA Western Semi-Finals Results:
Team - 7th place 🏆
Reining: Hannah Postlewait - 6th place
Ranch Riding: Savannah Hudson - 2nd place 🥈
Open Horsemanship: Hannah Postlewait - 7th place
Level II Horsemanship: Karina Vestergaard - 5th place
Level I Horsemanship: Hannah Jeleniowski - 8th place
Rookie Horsemanship: McKayla Keels - 6th place
Beginner Horsemanship: Ariana Rodriguez-Tirado - 3rd place 🥉
Individual Semi-Finals Qualifiers:
Jessica McCall: Level I Horsemanship - Champion 🥇 - Qualified for the IHSA National Championship!
Karina Vestergaard: Level I Horsemanship - 7th place
Team - 7th place 🏆
Reining: Hannah Postlewait - 6th place
Ranch Riding: Savannah Hudson - 2nd place 🥈
Open Horsemanship: Hannah Postlewait - 7th place
Level II Horsemanship: Karina Vestergaard - 5th place
Level I Horsemanship: Hannah Jeleniowski - 8th place
Rookie Horsemanship: McKayla Keels - 6th place
Beginner Horsemanship: Ariana Rodriguez-Tirado - 3rd place 🥉
Individual Semi-Finals Qualifiers:
Jessica McCall: Level I Horsemanship - Champion 🥇 - Qualified for the IHSA National Championship!
Karina Vestergaard: Level I Horsemanship - 7th place
Photos by Russell Crowder
IHSA National Championship Results:
The IHSA National Championship was hosted May 4th-7th in Lexington, KY. We had two riders represent our team. Jessica McCall competed in the Individual Level I Horsemanship division and placed 9th! Hannah Postlewait competed in the Back on Track High Point Rider division where she had to complete both a reining and horsemanship pattern. Hannah received an honorable mention! We are very proud of our riders! Thank you to everyone who supported our team this year! 🤠🏆
The IHSA National Championship was hosted May 4th-7th in Lexington, KY. We had two riders represent our team. Jessica McCall competed in the Individual Level I Horsemanship division and placed 9th! Hannah Postlewait competed in the Back on Track High Point Rider division where she had to complete both a reining and horsemanship pattern. Hannah received an honorable mention! We are very proud of our riders! Thank you to everyone who supported our team this year! 🤠🏆
Photos by Russell Crowder
2023-2024 Show Calendar
2023-2024 Western Team Sponsors & Donors
We would like to thank the following sponsors and donors for supporting our team this year:
Contact
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Contacts:
Western Team Captain: Karina Vestergaard Email: kvestergaard@ufl.edu Cell: (561) 381-1256 Western Team Co-Captain: Hannah Postlewait Email: hannahpostlewait@ufl.edu Cell: (321) 501-9330 |
Coach:
Savannah Hudson (352) 221-3194 sequineperformance@yahoo.com Farm Address 11450 NW 10th Ave Chiefland, FL 32626 Social Media: Instagram: www.instagram.com/ufwestern/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/UFWesternTeam |
