A&M Equestrian vs TCU

This weekend was the Texas Show Bowl, a competition between A&M Equestrian and TCU Western teams. The head-to-head competition included reining and horsemanship disciplines and was part of the Fort Worth Stock Show's closing weekend events. The A&M English teams competed earlier on Friday morning vs SMU.

The remaining home Spring schedule for A&M is as follows:

Friday, February 19th starting @ 11am: A&M vs Kansas State @ Brazos County Expo Center
Saturday, Mar. 6 starting @ 10am: A&M vs OSU @ Brazos County Expo Center
Saturday, Mar. 13 starting @ 10am: A&M vs New Mexico State @ Brazos County Expo Center

Fri-Sat, Mar 26-27: BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP in Waco
Thurs-Sat, Apr 14-17: NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS @ The Heart of Texas Arena, Waco

Please put these events on your calendar and come support our Aggie gals!

Senior Maggie Gratny in a sliding stop.

Champion's belt. Champion's ring.

Sophomore Abigail Grabein.

Grabein talks with Coach McKay after her ride.

Fellow teammates cheer their riders on.

Maggie's got her game face on...

...and there she goes.

Lipstick and Rouge.

BTHO TCU!!! Ay! Whoop!

Freshman Carey Nowacek.

I just like the TCU shirts. I like purple. :)

Trick of the Trade: Teammate spray paints the bottom of the rider's boots black to create an optical illusion so if the rider's feet "toe-out" it won't be as noticeable resulting in a loss of points.

Junior Randy Standley gets some last minute instruction from Coach Bass.

Ready to ride.

Adjusting her spurs

Freshman Carey Nowacek

Who says you can't squat with your spurs on?

Senior Caroline Gunn.

Head Coach, Tana McKay, cheers on as her rider finishes.

Sophomore Katie Lisabeth pow wows with Gunn and the coaches after her ride.

Horsemanship Coach, Beth Bass, pleased with her rider's MVP honor.