Virginia Tech Hunter Team
In order to be eligible to compete on Tech's IHSA hunter riding team, an individual must be enrolled in an equitation class. The equitation classes are part of the Animal and Poultry Sciences Department and are taught by our coach Beth Sheely. The classes cost $1240 per semester and meet twice a week. Students have lessons on different Virginia Tech horses and work on the flat and/or over fences to improve their equitation. There is also an option to take the classes without joining the riding team.
​Requirements for Team Members
- Register with IHSA and pay their membership dues.
- Attend all Equestrian Club meetings, with two excused absences and complete your points requirements.
- Attend mandatory events which include being active on at least two committees for each show.
Any conflicts with attendance should be emailed to your team captain and coach beforehand or you are considered unexcused. If deemed appropriate in the eyes of the coaches and captains, make up work may be assigned, or the event will be excused
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​Classes
IMPORTANT: No one can ride without attending an orientation and submitting:
1. Signed Waiver
2. RS Medical Information Form
3. Copy of front/back of your insurance card
4. IHSA Contract for Hunter Team
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Please remember that you must turn these forms in at orientation AND tryouts. Please see the forms page for additional forms needed to ride in a class. All of the orientation sessions will be in the classrooms of the Alphin Stuart Livestock Arena.​
Meet Our Coach
Beth Sheely is a graduate of Virginia Tech with a Masters in Agriculture Education. After graduation, she was the Assistant Equestrian coach here under “T” McDonald and managed the Campbell facility. Pursuing her coaching career, Beth was the head coach for the University of Mary Washington IHSA team for several years prior to coaching and instructing at Bridgewater College. During this time, she has coached a 7th and 5th place overall Hunt Seat Equitation team and several individual National Champions. She returned here to Virginia Tech in 2016 to be a faculty member, as she is an avid Hokie at heart.
Fall 2020 Hunter Team Tryouts​
Tryouts will be held Saturday, August 22nd, 2020. Those interested in trying out must watch the recoded zoom meeting, and sign up for a time slot in the Google drive. The link to those items can be found here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1X6DpxGHBFXgjzkhLG9aulDZIMkXygIgx
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If you have any questions feel free to reach out to our managers at vtet.hunter.manager@gmail.com
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Fall 2019 Show dates:
Unfortunately, with the COVID-19 pandemic, we are unable to compete this fall.
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Post Season Show dates:
TBD
Spring 2021 Show dates:
TBD! We are hopeful to compete in the upcoming spring semester.
Fall 2020 Roster
Katie Amirault
Loren Calder
Reilly Canard
Gabby Freund
Sarah Garrison
Maddy Groeller
Jillian Hammond
Koelber Hawley
Chas Holtzman
Miley Holtzman
Hannah Khaleel
Claire Ledbetter
Bella Lombardo
Jenna Marston
Madeline McManus
Allison Nicely
Madeline Parr
Elizabeth Ruhl
Tracy Schmidt
Camryn Scott
Charleez Simcik
Oriana Tillery-Sucre
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