​GETTYSBURG COLLEGE EQUESTRIAN TEAM
The Gettysburg College Equestrian Team competes in the IHSA Zone III, Region 1.
Other teams in Zone III, Region 1 include:
Bucknell University
Dickinson College
Penn State University
Penn State University- Altoona
Susquehanna University
Wilson College
what is i.h.s.a?
The Intercollegiate Horse Show Association was founded by Bob Cacchione in 1967 at Fairleigh Dickinson University. The IHSA is made up of 29 regions, 9 zones, and over 300 colleges. Each region has up to 10 horse shows in the fall and spring combined.
IHSA Horse Shows:
The host college of a horse show provides the horses used for the competition. Each rider is assigned a random horse through a 'draw' by a non-affiliated person (such as the EMT). The rider is given a short explanation of their assigned horse. Riders are not allowed to practice on their assigned horse and can only mount when their class is about to begin. This method tests a rider's skill in competing on an unfamiliar horse. In the IHSA, the horses may be entered in either jumping classes or flat classes. In any given competition, there are 8 undergraduate classes and 4 Alumni classes. Any full time undergraduate can compete in the IHSA for up to 4 years and any year alumni of the IHSA can compete in an alumni class.
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IHSA Classes:
Class 1: Walk-Trot Equitation: For riders who have had less than 24 weeks of instruction.
Class 2 (a and b): (a) Pre-Novice Equitation: for riders who have never competed over fences higher than 18 inches. (b) Novice Equitation: for those riders who have never competed over fences higher than 3'.
Class 3: Limit Equitation on the Flat: for those riders who have never won more than 5 classes in a recognized Equitation flat class.
Class 4: Limit Equitation over Fences: for riders who have never won more than 6 classes in any over fences class 3' and above at a recognized horse show. In order to compete in this class, the rider must have had 6 months of training over fences within the past year.
Class 5: Intermediate Equitation on the Flat: for riders who have won 6-10 Hunt Seat Equitation classes on the flat at a recognized competition.
Class 6: Intermediate Equitation over Fences: for riders who have never won more than 6 classes with fences 3'6" or higher at a recognized horse show.
Class 7: Open Equitation on the Flat: for riders who have won more than 10 classes in any Hunt Seat Equitation Flat class at a recognized horse show.
Class 8: Open Equitation over Fences: For riders who have won more than 6 classes with fences 3'6" or higher at a recognized competition.
