The 2005-06 National Championship Results

Western Upper School Team Competition

Western Middle School Team Competition

Hunt Seat Upper School Team Competition

Hunt Seat Middle School Team Competition

Photos (courtesy Fairfield photography)

Western Upper School Team Competition

Champion Team: Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

Reserve Champion Team: Dare Equestrian Team

3rd place: West Licking District Equestrian Team

2. Varsity Open Horsemanship

1st place:

Trevor Dare

 Dare Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Gabrielle Grubic

West Licking District Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Meghan Ritchey

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

3. Varsity Intermediate Horsemanship

1st place:

Whitney Marietti

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Briana Salamone

West Licking District Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Lauren Brownfield

Dare Equestrian Team

4. JV Novice Horsemanship

1st place:

Nicole Myers

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Amanda Dawley

West Licking District Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Kayla Gamble

Dare Equestrian Team

5. JV Beginner Horsemanship

1st place:

Elizabeth Searles

Dare Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Danielle Nichter

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Aimee Johnson

West Licking District Equestrian Team

10. Varsity Open Reining

1st place:

Meghan Ritchey

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Trevor Dare

Dare Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Gabrielle Grubic

West Licking District Equestrian Team

11. Varsity Intermediate Reining

1st place:

Whitney Marietti

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Brooke Fox

West Licking District Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Lauren Brownfield

Dare Equestrian Team

Western Middle School Team Competition

Champion Team: Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

Reserve Champion Team: Dare Equestrian Team

3rd place: West Licking District Equestrian Team

6. Future Intermediate Horsemanship

1st place:

Kelli Evans

West Licking District Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Brooke Buscemi

Dare Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Austin Griffith

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

7. Future Novice Horsemanship

1st place:

Caitlyn McDaniel

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Makailyn Kelly

Dare Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Brentlee McCrummen

West Licking District Equestrian Team

8. Future Beginner Horsemanship

1st place:

Sarah Shaffer

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Abbie Kerns

Dare Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Gabrielle Salamone

West Licking District Equestrian Team

12. Future Intermediate Reining

1st place:

Austin Griffith

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Jessica Cornwell

Dare Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Kelli Evans

West Licking District Equestrian Team

Western Individual Competition

Championship Western Award:

Champion Western Rider:

Trevor Dare

Dare Equestrian Team

2. Varsity Open Horsemanship

1st place:

Trevor Dare

Dare Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Gabrielle Grubic

West Licking District Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Meghan Ritchey

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

4th place:

Kaylee Crabtree

Dare Equestrian Team

5th place:

Clare Gatto

Dare Equestrian Team

3. Varsity Intermediate Horsemanship

1st place:

Whitney Marietti

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Brittany Voss

Beckett Run Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Briana Salamone

West Licking District Equestrian Team

4th place:

Brooke Fox

West Licking District Equestrian Team

5th place:

Lauren Brownfield

Dare Equestrian Team

6th place:

Carrie Ehlers

Beckett Run Equestrian Team

4. JV Novice Horsemanship

1st place:

Nicole Myers

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Maggie Howell

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Breawn Kelly

Dare Equestrian Team

4th place:

Amanda Dawley

West Licking District Equestrian Team

5th place:

Katie O’Brien

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

6th place:

Libby Robinson

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

7th place:

Kayla Gamble

Dare Equestrian Team

8th place:

Taylor Merritt

West Licking District Equestrian Team

5. JV Beginner Horsemanship

1st place:

Elizabeth Searles

Dare Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Allison Kern

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Kristi Amerine

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

4th place:

Ashley Southard

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

5th place:

Danielle Nichter

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

6th place:

Aimee Johnson

West Licking District Equestrian Team

6. Future Intermediate Horsemanship

1st place:

Jessica Cornwell

Dare Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Kelli Evans

West Licking District Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Brooke Buscemi

Dare Equestrian Team

4th place:

Austin Griffith

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

5th place:

Megan Foley

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

7. Future Novice Horsemanship

1st place:

Lauren Hardin

Dare Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Caitlyn McDaniel

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Makailyn Kelly

Dare Equestrian Team

4th place:

Carly Bedinghaus

Dare Equestrian Team

5th place:

Emmy Parsley

Dare Equestrian Team

6th place:

Abby Russell

Dare Equestrian Team

7th place:

Brentlee McCrummen

West Licking District Equestrian Team

8. Future Beginner Horsemanship

1st place:

Sarah Shaffer

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Abbie Kerns

Dare Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Grace Gregori

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

4th place:

Lindsay Taylor

Dare Equestrian Team

5th place:

Gabrielle Salamone

West Licking District Equestrian Team

10. Varsity Open Reining

1st place:

Clare Gatto

Dare Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Meghan Ritchey

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Kaylee Crabtree

Dare Equestrian Team

4th place:

Trevor Dare

Dare Equestrian Team

5th place:

Gabrielle Grubic

West Licking District

11. Varsity Intermediate Reining

1st place:

Whitney Marietti

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Brittany Voss

Beckett Run Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Briana Salamone

West Licking District Equestrian Team

4th place:

Carrie Ehlers

Beckett Run Equestrian Team

5th place:

Brooke Fox

West Licking District Equestrian Team

6th place:

Lauren Brownfield

Dare Equestrian Team

12. Future Intermediate Reining

1st place:

Austin Griffith

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Jessica Cornwell

Dare Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Megan Foley

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

4th place:

Brooke Buscemi

Dare Equestrian Team

5th place:

Kelli Evans

West Licking District Equestrian Team

Hunt Seat Upper School Team Competition

Champion Team: Garrison Forest School Equestrian Team

Reserve Champion: Fountain Valley School Equestrian Team

3rd place:

West Licking District Equestrian Team

 

4th place:

Beckett Run Equestrian Team

 

5th place:

Ethel Walker School Equestrian Team

 

6th place:

Oldfields School Equestrian Team

 

7th place:

Stoneleigh-Burnham School Equestrian Team

 

8th place:

River Wind Farm Equestrian Team

 

2. Varsity Open Over Fences

1st place:

Julie Welles

Ethel Walker School Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Gabrielle Grubic

West Licking District Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Aly Jones

Oldfields School Equestrian Team

4th place:

Meg Kearney

The Andrews School Equestrian Team

5th place:

Brittany Hartory

North Coast Equestrian Team

6th place:

Lexy Lass

Tri-State Equestrian Team

7th place:

Anna Peterson

Hudson Equestrian Team

8th place:

Kim Lovelace

Fountain Valley School Equestrian Team

3. Varsity Intermediate Over Fences

1st place:

Meredith Finch

Beckett Run Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Samantha Silver

Ethel Walker School Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Emily Hanna

Fountian Valley School Equestrian Team

4th place:

Morgan Kelly

Concord Equestrian Team

5th place:

Anna Kochman

River Wind Equestrian Team

6th place:

Amanda Dawley

West Licking District Equestrian Team

7th place:

Joanna Ginburg

St. Francis High School Equestrian Team

8th place:

Talal Gedeon Achi

The Thacher School Equestrian Team

4. Junior Varsity Novice Over Fences

1st place:

Ashley Swift

Garrison Forest School Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Tara Green

 West Licking District Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Cindy Heiple

The Andrews School Equestrian Team

4th place:

Meredith Frobose

South Forsyth High School Equestrian Team

5th place:

Katie Eaton

Lewis-Palmer High School Equestrian Team

6th place:

Emily Haartz

Concord Equestrian Team

7th place:

Ellen Shaw

Stoneleigh-Burnham School Equestrian Team

8th place:

Anna Moses

St. Francis High School Equestrian Team

8. Varsity Open On the Flat

1st place:

Rachel Cornelius

Alpharetta High School Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Lexy Lass

 Tri-State Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Meghan Shader

Garrison Forest School Equestrian Team

4th place:

Maggie Hanna

Fountain Valley School Equestrian Team

5th place:

Deirdre Herbert

The Thancer School Equestrian Team

6th place:

Rebecca Utzinger

West Licking District Equestrian Team

7th place:

Danielle Kaiser

St. Francis High School Equestrian Team

8th place:

Lauren Simmons

Oldfields School Equestrian Team

9. Varsity Intermediate On the Flat

1st place:

Anne Sekley

Hudson Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Ali Horton

Beckett Run Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Bethany Rappleyea

Stoneleigh-Burnham School Equestrian Team

4th place:

Katie Fink

Garrison Forest School Equestrian Team

5th place:

Emily Hanna

Fountain Valley School Equestrian Team

6th place:

Chelsea Campbell

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

7th place:

Samantha Silver

Ethel Walker School Equestrian Team

8th place:

Sarah Raintree

Lewis-Palmer High School Equestrian Team

10. Junior Varsity Novice On the Flat

1st place:

Lauren Wentworth

River Wind Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Ashley Swift

Garrison Forest School Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Cat Stumberg

Fountain Valley School Equestrian Team

4th place:

Kamiah Marchant

The Grier School Equestrian Team

5th place:

Nicole Cooperrider

North Coast Equestrian Team

6th place:

Elizabeth Hill

South Forsyth High School Equestrian Team

7th place:

Chelsie Tussey

West Licking District Equestrian Team

8th place:

Katie Eaton

Lewis-Palmer High School Equestrian Team

11. Junior Varsity Beginner On the Flat

1st place:

Katherine Anderson

Oldfields School Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Sarah Adams

Stoneleigh-Burnham School Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Samantha Christen

Concord Equestrian Team

4th place:

Alex Dotson

 The Thacher School Equestrian Team

5th place:

Maggie Howell

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

6th place:

Anna Floege

Fountain Valley School Equestrian Team

7th place:

Emily Cipoletti

River Wind Equestrian Team

8th place:

Malia Graves

Lewis-Palmer High School Equestrian Team

Hunt Seat Middle School Team Competition

Champion Team: Cheyenne Mountain Equestrian Team

Reserve Champion: Patriot Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Ridgetop Equestrian Team

4th place:

North Coast Equestrian Team

5th place:

The Grier School Equestrian Team

6th place:

Just a Little Farm Equestrian Team

7th place:

New Haven Hunters Equestrian Team

8th place:

Garrison Forest School Equestrian Team

5. Future Intermediate Over Fences

1st place:

Carly O’Hara

North Coast Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Kristen Bartlett

Cheyenne Mountain Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Dani Dipietro

Garrison Forest School Equestrian Team

4th place:

Abbie Lockwood

Ridgetop Equestrian Team

5th place:

Caroline Wong

Just a Little Farm Equestrian Team

6th place:

Christina Couper

Patriot Equestrian Team

7th place:

Haleigh Landrigan

River Wind Equestrian Team

8th place:

Lauren Henry

Olentangy Equestrian Team

6. Future Novice Over Fences

1st place:

Hannah Reeve

Patriot Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Austin Watson

Hudson Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Sarah Guenther

North Coast Equestrian Team

4th place:

Laura Leitch

New Haven Hunters Equestrian Team

5th place:

Laurel Schuler

Sylvan Equestrian Team

6th place:

Paige Wolff

Just a Little Farm Equestrian Team

7th place:

Talia Varoglu

Cheyenne Mountain Equestrian Team

8th place:

Ali Najarian

River Wind Equestrian Team

12. Future Intermediate On the Flat

1st place:

Micaela Kreitman

The Grier School Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Nell Maynard

Cheyenne Mountain Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Sara Barone

 Ridgetop Equestrian Team

4th place:

Carly O’Hara

North Coast Equestrian Team

5th place:

Christina Couper

Patriot Equestrian Team

6th place:

Millicent Croman

Concord Equestrian Team

7th place:

Melanie O’Boyle

Hudson Equestrian Team

8th place:

Dani Dipietro

Garrison Forest School Equestrian Team

13. Future Novice On the Flat

1st place:

Talia Varoglu

Cheyenne Mountain Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Ali Najarian

River Wind Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Laura Leitch

New Haven Hunters Equestrian Team

4th place:

Ann Bellinger

The Greenway Equestrian Team of Madeira

5th place:

Charlotte Harvey

Garrison Forest School Equestrian Team

6th place:

Sarah Witten

The Grier School Equestrian Team

7th place:

Hannah Reeve

Patriot Equestrian Team

8th place:

Emma Leonard

Hudson Equestrian Team

14. Future Beginner On the Flat

1st place:

Belen Villalonga

Ridgetop Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Madeline Kattman

Just a Little Farm Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Molly Burchard

Patriot Equestrian Team

4th place:

Sara Hisch

The Grier School Equestrian Team

5th place:

Katie Norris

Olentangy Equestrian Team

6th place:

Erin Weider

The Andrews School Equestrian Team

7th place:

Gabrielle Girves

Hudson Equestrian Team

8th place:

Kaitlyn Minnick

Sylvan Equestrian Team

Team Spirit Award: Olentangy & West Licking District Equestrian Teams

Hunt Seat Individual Competition

15. Varsity Open Championship Class

2006 IEA Leading Rider: Julie Welles

Ethel Walker School Equestrian Team

 

2nd place:

 Lauren Tracy

Olentangy Equestrian Team

3rd place:

 Elizabeth Pellerin

Terry Allen Farm Independents

4th place:

 Maggie Hanna

Fountain Valley School Equestrian Team

5th place:

 Madeline Brown

Alpharetta High School Equestrian Team

6th place:

 Kiley Sotomayor

Manlius Pebble Hill School Equestrian Team

7th place:

 Alicia Turner

Dana Hall School Equestrian Team

8th place:

 Rachel Cornelius

Alpharetta High School Equestrian Team

9th place:

 Brittany Johnson

Miss Porter’s School Equestrian Team

1. Alumni Open Over Fences

1st place:

Jenna Hoy

 West Licking District Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Nick Wilson

Sylvan Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Stephanie Kididis

West Licking District Equestrian Team

4th place:

Amy McDevitt

West Licking District Equestrian Team

5th place:

Amanda Hotz

Sylvan Equestrian Team

2. Varsity Open Over Fences

1st place:

Julie Welles

Ethel Walker School Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Emily Fricks

St Francis High School Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Lauren Tracy

Olentangy Equestrian Team

4th place:

Alicia Turner

Dana Hall School Equestrian Team

5th place:

Madeline Brown

Alpharetta High School Equestrian Team

6th place:

Madeline Mordarski

The Andrews School Equestrian Team

7th place:

Kim Lovelace

Fountain Valley School Equestrian Team

8th place:

Maggie Hanna

Fountain Valley School Equestrian Team

3. Varsity Intermediate Over Fences

1st place:

Anna Moersdorf

Sylvan Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Emily Hanna

Fountain Valley School Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Samantha Silver

Ethel Walker School Equestrian Team

4th place:

Kitty Sarosy

West Licking District Equestrian Team

5th place:

Casey Lorusso

Dana Hall School Equestrian Team

6th place:

Kaitlyn Pearson

Alpharetta High School Equestrian Team

7th place:

Morgan Kelly

Concord Equestrian Team

8th place:

Blair St. Ledger-Olson

The Madeira School Equestrian Team

4. Junior Varsity Novice Over Fences

1st place:

Ellen Shaw

Stoneleigh-Burnham School Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Anna Moses

St. Francis High School Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Kara Roberts

West Licking District Equestrian Team

4th place:

Laura Brehm

Sylvan Equestrian Team

5th place:

Sarah Macdonald

River Wind Equestrian Team

6th place:

Caroline Elia

Sylvan Equestrian Team

7th place:

Amber Vannoy

Dare Equestrian Team

8th place:

Cindy Heiple

The Andrews School Equestrian Team

5. Future Intermediate Over Fences

1st place:

Christina Couper

Patriot Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Lucy Green

The Greenway Equestrian Team of Madeira

3rd place:

Kyle Owens

Olentangy Equestrian Team

4th place:

Piers Turner

River Wind Equestrian Team

5th place:

Sara Barone

Ridgetop Equestrian Team

6th place:

Haleigh Landrigan

River Wind Equestrian Team

7th place:

Abigail Sapoval

Olentangy Equestrian Team

8th place:

Nell Maynard

Cheyenne Mountain Equestrian Team

6. Future Novice Over Fences

1st place:

Sarah Jadwin

West Licking District Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Sarah Guenther

North Coast Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Ali Najarian

River Wind Equestrian Team

4th place:

Madeline Harden

Granville’s Team Grenoble

5th place:

Alexandra Talley

Lewis-Palmer High School Equestrian Team

6th place:

Ann Bellinger

The Greenway Equestrian Team of Madeira

7th place:

Laura Leitch

New Haven Hunters Equestrian Team

8th place:

Rachel Peichert

Garrison Forest School Equestrian Team

7. Alumni Open On the Flat

1st place:

Amanda Hotz

Sylvan Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Amy McDevitt

West Licking District Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Stephanie Kididis

West Licking District Equestrian Team

4th place:

Nick Wilson

Sylvan Equestrian Team

5th place:

Krystal Blue

West Licking District Equestrian Team

8. Varsity Open On the Flat

1st place:

Elizabeth Pellerin

Terry Allen Farm Independents

2nd place:

Rachel Cornelius

Alpharetta High School Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Brittany Johnson

Miss Porter’s School Equestrian Team

4th place:

Maggie Hanna

Fountain Valley School Equestrian Team

5th place:

Kiley Sotomayor

Manlius Pebble Hill School Equestrian Team

6th place:

Lauren Simmons

Oldfields School Equestrian Team

7th place:

Brittany Hartory

North Coast Equestrian Team

8th place:

Katie Feeney

The Grier School Equestrian Team

9. Varsity Intermediate On the Flat

1st place:

Emily Hanna

Fountain Valley School Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Kara Jackson

Ridgetop Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Bethany Rappelyea

Stoneleigh-Burnham School Equestrian Team

4th place:

Sam Albrecht

River Wind Equestrian Team

5th place:

Kaitlyn Pearson

Alpharetta High School Equestrian Team

6th place:

Anna Moersdorf

Sylvan Equestrian Team

7th place:

Zoe Campbell

Centennial High School Equestrian Team

8th place:

Diana Lavery

Linden Hall School Equestrian Team

10. Junior Varsity Novice On the Flat

1st place:

Lauren Wentworth

River Wind Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Emily Riden

Linden Hall School Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Caroline Elia

Sylvan Equestrian Team

4th place:

Kamiah Marchant

The Grier School Equestrian Team

5th place:

Cat Stumberg

Fountain Valley School Equestrian Team

6th place:

Lesley Sun

The Thacher School Equestrian Team

7th place:

Ashley Swift

Garrison Forest School Equestrian Team

8th place:

Kaitlyn Lusk

Olentangy Equestrian Team

11. Junior Varsity Beginner On the Flat

1st place:

Julia Graham

Concord Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Brooke Fox

West Licking District Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Chelsea Martz

Olentangy Equestrian Team

4th place:

Krissy Fox

The Grier School Equestrian Team

5th place:

Monica Schafer

Garrison Forest School Equestrian Team

6th place:

Anna Floege

Fountain Valley School Equestrian Team

7th place:

Molly Schettewi

Garrison Forest School Equestrian Team

8th place:

Meredith Redlin

Forsyth Central High School Equestrian Team

12. Future Intermediate On the Flat

1st place:

Abbie Lockwood

Ridgetop Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Lauren Henry

Olentangy Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Carly O’Hara

North Coast Equestrian Team

4th place:

Micaela Kreitman

The Grier School Equestrian Team

5th place:

Camilla Bennett

Dana Hall School Equestrian Team

6th place:

Lucy Green

The Greenway Equestrian Team of Madeira

7th place:

Maggie Olthaus

Beckett Run Equestrian Team

8th place:

Taylor Haskins

TAP’s Equestrian Team of CNY

13. Future Novice On the Flat

1st place:

Amanda Carbonneau

Ridgetop Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Katie Doran

West Licking District Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Sarah Jadwin

West Licking District Equestrian Team

4th place:

Stephanie Norman

Tuscarawas Equestrian Team

5th place:

Jennifer Swain

Concord Equestrian Team

6th place:

Rachel Peichert

Garrison Forest School Equestrian Team

7th place:

Sarah Guenther

North Coast Equestrian Team

8th place:

Laura Leitch

New Haven Hunters Equestrian Team

14. Future Beginner On the Flat

1st place:

Bridget Hammond

Rising Star Equestrian Team

2nd place:

Sara Hisch

The Grier School Equestrian Team

3rd place:

Kathryn Madden

Hudson Equestrian Team

4th place:

Sarah Bishop

Autumn Rose Equestrian Team

5th place:

Halle Andrews

Sylvan Equestrian Team

6th place:

Courtney Billings

Rising Star Equestrian Team

7th place:

Caroline Minchew

The Greenway Equestrian Team of Madeira

8th place:

Allison Healy

Rising Star Equestrian Team

Victor Hugo-Vidal Sportsmanship Award:

Emily Fricks, St. Francis High School Equestrian Team

IEA National Champions 2005-06



Upper School National Champions 2006 – The Garrison Forest School



Middle School National Champions 2006 – Cheyenne Mountain Equestrian Team


Upper & Middle School Western Team Champions 2006 - Autumn Rose Equestrian Team


The IEA Leading Rider of the Year - Julie Welles


Champion Western Rider Award - Trevor Dare


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The Garrison Forest School Wins National Championship at the Interscholastic Equestrian Association Finals

Wilmington, OH—April 30th, 2006—Garrison Forest School of Owings Mills, Maryland won the upper school national championship at the fourth annual Interscholastic Equestrian Association (IEA) national competition held on April 28-30, 2006 at the Roberts Arena. The middle school national champion team was The Cheyenne Mountain Equestrian Team from Colorado Springs, CO. The reserve team winner in the upper school class was the Fountain Valley School, Colorado Springs, CO, and the reserve champ in the middle school class was the Patriot Team, of Concord, Massachusetts.

The IEA Leading Rider of the Year was Julie Welles (Ethel Walker School, Simsbury, CT) who won the Varsity Open Championship class.

The Victor Hugo-Vidal Sportsmanship Award was given to Emily Fricks (St. Francis High School – Alpharetta, GA).

Riders from across the country competed on horses and tack supplied by the co-hosting teams, Olentangy and West Licking District. The horses are drawn by participants on the day of the event and ridden with minimal or no warm-up. Competition included both team and individual categories. Divisions include Varsity, Junior Varsity and Futures Middle School). Awards given included $10,000 in scholarships, as well as an expenses-paid 2-day clinic with Olympian Greg Best.

2005-2006 marked the first year of western competition through IEA. 45 riders on 3 teams competed on Friday in the first ever IEA National Western Finals. The riders competed in reining and horsemanship, using the same format of unfamiliar horses and tack as the hunt seat division. Autumn Rose Equestrian Team of Plain City, OH, won both the upper and middle school team competitions. Trevor Dare won the Champion Western Rider Award.

90 teams in seven zones throughout the United States competed in numerous shows during the 2005-2006 school year. Those teams and individuals qualfified for their zone finals by accumulating a required amount of points during the year. The top riders from each zone then earned their bearth at the National Finals. The finals had a total of 320 individual riders on 19 teams that competed in the upper school classes and 16 teams in the middle school classes.

The IEA, only in its fourth year, has 900 members from all over the country. It is anticipated that membership will continue to grow exponentially in the years to come. The IEA was founded in 2002 by Roxane Rheinheimer and Wayne Ackerer. Both Rheinheimer and Ackerer have dedicated their lives and careers to the horse business. Rheinheimer, is the Equestrian Director at The Andrews School in Willoughby, Ohio, has credits including the 1996 Olympics, The Winter Equestrian Festival and a variety of other prestigious shows. Ackerer, owner and operator of the Horse Center, Ltd. based in Delaware, Ohio, has ridden and trained five world champions in working hunter, over 60 year-end champions in USA Equestrian competitions and over 40 Top Ten Finalist and 11 first place winners at the All-American Quarter Horse Congress.