Year End Recap

It has been a fun year at CWU! We have had many ups and downs, but now that it is finally June it is time to look back at all the amazing things that happened in the 2013-2014 school year.

We started the year with about 30 girls and 15 horses out at Orrion. We had a large number of new members this year, including girls who have shown for a large chunk of their lives and girls who had only seen horses in movies and tv. It was really great getting to know each one of these young ladies and watch them grow throughout the year. One amazing accomplishment goes to the awesome Sydnee Johnson who before joining the team had never ridden a horse before in her life. By the end of the year not only was Sydnee riding, but she can now walk, trot and is working on the canter both English and Western! Sydnee is going to be a great asset to our competition team next fall!

 

Sydnee and Shaya 

Our show season was also great, we had a few girls make it on to Regionals and Semi-Finals, and although no one made it to Nationals we had a great year! The show we put on in November, a double western, was also a great success. For many of the girls it was the first show they had helped put on and everyone was so helpful and wonderful to be around.

Here is Liz, no stirrups, one hand, clucking like a chicken during Simon Says.

This year we have been VERY luck to have exclusive access to our barn. Having a team barn has allowed us to grow closer as a team and has allowed us to take on tasks that schools without cannot do. We are able to have team ride-nights were everyone gets a chance to ride and have a lesson. We also get to have a number of fun ride days where we can play games and have access to all the horses and the wonderful arena. It was also a great thing to have in the winter months as the arena is heated and lets us ride no matter how much snow is piling up outside!

Tessa on Bonnie and Lainie wearing the latest in traffic cone fashion 

Overall this has been a wonderful year and we all look forward to what 2014 will bring! If you are an incoming freshman to CWU keep an eye out for us at the Discover! orientations over the summer.