NEWTON, Mass. – The 2016-17 equestrian season is underway, and Mount Ida College riders have gotten off to a fantastic start so far through the first two weekends of showing.
Abby Brand (New Boston, N.H.) has already qualified for regionals with her second place finish in Novice Fences at the Brandeis/Northeastern Show. Brandy Bussiere (Colchester, Conn.) won her first ever blue ribbon with a first place in Beginner Walk, Trot, Canter at Stonehill/BU, and then followed that up with another win in the same category this past weekend.
Rachel Rappa took home a blue ribbon in Advanced Walk, Trot, Canter at the Boston College show this past Saturday, and sophomore Sarah Ward (Buckland, Mass.) has already won another blue ribbon with a win in Intermediate Flat on Sunday at Tufts after an outstanding rookie campaign.
Here are the full results from the first four shows:
October 15th @ Brandeis/Northeastern
Sam Hanson (Ashland, Mass.) - 5th open fences, 6th intermediate flat
Sarah Ward (Buckland, Mass.) - 2nd intermediate flat, 4th intermediate fences
Abby Brand (New Boston, N.H.) - 6th novice flat, 2nd novice fences, which qualified her for regionals and pointed her up into intermediate fences.
Casey White- 4th novice fences
Hannah Bellavance (Westport, Mass.) - 5th novice flat
Kiersten Bazdanes (Dracut, Mass.) - 2nd advanced walk, trot, canter
Rachel Rappa (Poughquag, N.Y.) - 4th advanced walk, trot, canter
Brandy Bussiere (Colchester, Conn.) - 5th beginner walk, trot, canter
Baylee Curley- 6th walk, trot
October 16th @ Stonehill/Boston University
Sam Hanson- 3rd open fences, 2nd intermediate flat
Sarah Ward- 2nd intermediate fences, 5th intermediate flat
Abby Brand- 2nd intermediate fences, 4th novice flat
Casey White- 2nd novice fences
Hannah Bellavance- 6th novice flat
Rachel Rappa- 3rd advanced walk, trot, canter
Lisa Howes- 3rd advanced walk, trot, canter
Brandy Bussiere- 1st beginner walk, trot, canter- this was her first blue ribbon at an IHSA show!
Erica McCormick- 5th beginner walk, trot, center
Baylee Curley- 5th walk, trot
November 5th @ Boston College
Sam Hanson- 6th open fences, 3rd intermediate flat
Sarah Ward- 3rd intermediate fences, 6th intermediate flat
Abby Brand- 3rd novice flat
Casey White- 2nd intermediate fences
Hannah Bellavance- 5th novice flat
Kiersten Bazdanes- 4th advanced walk, trot, center
Rachel Rappa- 1st advanced walk, trot, canter
Brandy Bussiere- 6th beginner walk, trot, center
Baylee Curley- 6th walk, trot
Sam Hanson- 4th intermediate flat
Sarah Ward- 1st intermediate flat, 2nd intermediate fences
Abby Brand- 6th intermediate fences Casey White- 5th novice fences
Hannah Bellavance- 3rd novice flat
Brandy Bussier - 1st beginner walk, trot, canter
Karina Ellis- 6th walk, trot
Next up for the Mustangs is their home show on November 12th at Herring Brook Farm.