Abell joins UT-Martin team

Betsy Carter's Horse Scene

Date published: 5/16/2008

LOCAL RIDER Kelsy Abell has signed with the University of Tennessee at Martin to join its NCAA equestrian team in the fall.

Kelsy who is from Ninde, has shown extensively at area shows and always won firsts and seconds. She has also been a Huntsman with the Commonwealth Foxhounds for several years and has been an active participant in their Hunter Pace races.

She was the 2006 year-end champion of the Virginia Horse Show Associations Large Pony division and placed eighth in the VHSA Pony Medal State Finals. She also won the 2006 Large Pony Championship in the Battlefield Horse Show Association.

After graduation from homeschooling, Kelsy plans to study Animal Science at UT-Martin, while competing and training with the equestrian team. "I am very excited to be joining the team at UT-Martin," said Abell.

The UT-Martin Equestrain Coach, Meghan Cunningham-Corvin feels Kelsy will be a strong competitor because of her polished riding background. "She is also very academic-oriented, which we highly stress," she said.

Show Results

Leadline champion--Vance Kocsis

Preshort stirrup champion--Abigail Turner.

Walk-trot champion--Misty Ridge Cavan o/rMelanie gallahan; reserve--Malibu Barbie o/r Zoe Lumsden.

Short stirrup equitation champion-- Zoe Lumsden; reserve--Ashley Mills

Short stirrup hunter champion--Sugar Crispie r/ Z. Lumsden, o/AHF; reserve--Fireflies After Dark o/r A. Mills.

Pony pleasure champion--Go Figure r/Jaclyn Burke o/AHF; AH Summer's Joy r/Sydney Davis o/AHF.

Pleasure horse champion--T-Man's Cool One o/r Megan Seifert; reserve--Black Satin Doll o/r Barb Hurst.

Student champion--Colton Peregoy; reserve--Jaclyn Burke.

VHSA/EMO Pony equitation medal champion--Sydney Davis; reserve--Molly Lumsden.

Pony hunter champion--Go Figure r/S. Davis o/AHF; reserve--Foxlair Razzberry r/Rachel Wesley o/AHF.

Green champion--Third Times a Charm o/r Tawny Sanford; reserve--Southern Comfort r/Natalie Nash o/AHF.

Low champion--Super Sonic r/N. Nash o/AHF; reserve--Third Times A Charm o/r T. Sanford.

Childrens champion--Kitti's Karisma o/r M. Lumsden; reserve--Sing Me A Song o/r R. Wesley.

Child/Adult equitation champion--Rachel Wesley; reserve--Molly Lumsden.

Ambel Hill's next show is Sunday with judge Cynthia Hair. On May 24 Amber Hill will have a Benefit Open Horse show. For more information go to amberhillfarm.com.

Calendar

May 14-18: Keswick

May 17-18: Old Dominion Arabians, Wakefield

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Date published: 5/16/2008