After finishing as the top team in its region, the Ball State Western Equestrian Club will compete in the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA) National Semi Finals this weekend.
Working with horses sets equestrian apart from other sports, said freshman Corinne Thinnes, who will represent the team in the intermediate division and compete as an individual in the walk-trot (beginner) division.
“It’s a pretty unique sport in the sense that you’re controlling a one-ton animal,” she said.
IHSA Semi-National participants (division) Morgan Koontz (team open reigning, team open rail)* Coach Tammie Jones said trying to compete with horses can sometimes be a challenge.
Corinne Thinnes (team intermediate, individual walk-trot)
*already qualified for Nationals