St. Andrews to Host 2009 ANRC National Equestrian Championships
Laurinburg, NC, January 31, 2009 --(PR.com)-- St. Andrews Presbyterian College will host the national collegiate equestrian championships for the American National Riding Commission on April 15-19 in Laurinburg. Collegiate teams from across the nation are expected to compete at the championships.
Riders will compete in hunter seat equitation for the team and individual titles.
The defending champion is the Savannah College of Art and Design from Georgia. Savannah has captured the Betty Belser Memorial Trophy four times as overall team champion.
St. Andrews has been the national champion six times, most recently in 2007.
“We are thrilled the ANRC has chosen to return to St. Andrews for their national championship,” said Peggy McElveen, the director of the St. Andrews Equestrian Center. “St. Andrews has hosted this national championship previously and has a wonderful facility for this multi-faceted competition.”
Most recently this championship was held at The University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn., and at Centenary College in New Jersey.
Two or three riders from each college will compete as a team. The championship consists of three riding phases judged on equitation and a written phase covering riding theory and stable management. The riders perform a memorized flat test that includes many of the United States Equestrian Federation hunter seat tests on Saturday. On Sunday, they compete on an outdoor hunter trials course with three foot heights and then move to a three-foot hunter seat equitation medal course in the ring.
The ANRC National Championship is a USEF Local Recognized Competition and is an Affiliate Member of the United States Hunter Jumper Association. Special sportsmanship and equitation awards sponsored by the USHJA are presented at the ANRC Championship. The 2009 National Championship is dedicated to the memory of Jon Conyers, an alumnus of St. Andrews Presbyterian College, an ANRC Board member, and a highly regarded equine professional and educator.
The purpose of the ANRC is to promote the highest quality of educated riding and related services within schools, colleges, and universities; and in public and private concerns. For more information on ANRC and on the National Championship, please visit the organization’s website www.anrc.org
The facilities at St. Andrews are among the best for colleges nationwide. The 300-acre Equestrian Center is located only two miles from campus and has four barns with a total of 112 stalls, housing both college-owned horses and student-owned horses.
The complex also has one indoor arena, two covered arenas, five outdoor show and teaching arenas, and two hunter trials courses with a bank, ditch, and many permanent jumps.
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About St. Andrews Presbyterian College
An innovative and bold academic venture to an interdisciplinary curriculum, a highly acclaimed college press, an award-winning pipe band, national champion equestrian teams, and first-rate scholarship have marked the distinctive character of St. Andrews. In addition to classes on the main campus, adult learners also choose the Center for Adult and Professional Studies opportunities through St. Andrews @ Sandhills and St. Andrews Online. St. Andrews was formed by the merger on Aug. 29, 1958, of Presbyterian Junior College and Flora Macdonald College. Further information may be obtained by visiting the College's website www.sapc.edu, calling 800-763-0198 or sending an e-mail to info@sapc.edu.
In early 2008 St. Andrews Presbyterian College initiated a partnership with The Learning House, Inc., a total online education solutions provider, to assist in the development and launch of its online campus. Learning House will provide a customized package of online services, including a learning management system for eCourses, Tier 1 hosting and Help Desk services, custom course consultation, online marketing services, faculty and staff training, and consulting services.
Riders will compete in hunter seat equitation for the team and individual titles.
The defending champion is the Savannah College of Art and Design from Georgia. Savannah has captured the Betty Belser Memorial Trophy four times as overall team champion.
St. Andrews has been the national champion six times, most recently in 2007.
“We are thrilled the ANRC has chosen to return to St. Andrews for their national championship,” said Peggy McElveen, the director of the St. Andrews Equestrian Center. “St. Andrews has hosted this national championship previously and has a wonderful facility for this multi-faceted competition.”
Most recently this championship was held at The University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn., and at Centenary College in New Jersey.
Two or three riders from each college will compete as a team. The championship consists of three riding phases judged on equitation and a written phase covering riding theory and stable management. The riders perform a memorized flat test that includes many of the United States Equestrian Federation hunter seat tests on Saturday. On Sunday, they compete on an outdoor hunter trials course with three foot heights and then move to a three-foot hunter seat equitation medal course in the ring.
The ANRC National Championship is a USEF Local Recognized Competition and is an Affiliate Member of the United States Hunter Jumper Association. Special sportsmanship and equitation awards sponsored by the USHJA are presented at the ANRC Championship. The 2009 National Championship is dedicated to the memory of Jon Conyers, an alumnus of St. Andrews Presbyterian College, an ANRC Board member, and a highly regarded equine professional and educator.
The purpose of the ANRC is to promote the highest quality of educated riding and related services within schools, colleges, and universities; and in public and private concerns. For more information on ANRC and on the National Championship, please visit the organization’s website www.anrc.org
The facilities at St. Andrews are among the best for colleges nationwide. The 300-acre Equestrian Center is located only two miles from campus and has four barns with a total of 112 stalls, housing both college-owned horses and student-owned horses.
The complex also has one indoor arena, two covered arenas, five outdoor show and teaching arenas, and two hunter trials courses with a bank, ditch, and many permanent jumps.
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About St. Andrews Presbyterian College
An innovative and bold academic venture to an interdisciplinary curriculum, a highly acclaimed college press, an award-winning pipe band, national champion equestrian teams, and first-rate scholarship have marked the distinctive character of St. Andrews. In addition to classes on the main campus, adult learners also choose the Center for Adult and Professional Studies opportunities through St. Andrews @ Sandhills and St. Andrews Online. St. Andrews was formed by the merger on Aug. 29, 1958, of Presbyterian Junior College and Flora Macdonald College. Further information may be obtained by visiting the College's website www.sapc.edu, calling 800-763-0198 or sending an e-mail to info@sapc.edu.
In early 2008 St. Andrews Presbyterian College initiated a partnership with The Learning House, Inc., a total online education solutions provider, to assist in the development and launch of its online campus. Learning House will provide a customized package of online services, including a learning management system for eCourses, Tier 1 hosting and Help Desk services, custom course consultation, online marketing services, faculty and staff training, and consulting services.
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502-589-9878
www.elearnportal.com/sapc
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