So much to be thankful for, and so much to say!  A complete Pratt Athletics pandemic furlough for the 2020-2021 academic year.  A return in Fall 2021 but, as part of our careful Covid return, no competitions until Spring 2022.  And then:  The Adelphi University IHSA show on March 13, 2022, where Pratt Equestrian finished fourth our of the nine teams competing that day, with the other teams having been in competition mode all year before us!   The Photo Gallery displays the efforts and the smiles that day, and the list, the full results. We couldn't be prouder of our team. Our heartfelt thanks to everyone at Pratt and to family and friends for their support, to the IHSA and all the teams in our Region, and to Adelphi for hosting such a wonderful show!

Jake Pittari, Head Coach
Kathryn Cullen-DuPont, Associate Head Coach

Photo Credits:  Joe DuPont, Chirs Tabor, Beth Collinge, Tina Morgan, Edy Tabor, Annie Moultray

Co-Captain Edy Tabor placed Third in Intermediate Hunter Seat Equitation over Fences, and Second in Intermediate Hunter Seat Equitation on the Flat.

Amy Wu, showing over fences for the very first time, placed Third in Limit Hunter Seat Equitation over Fences, and Fourth in Limit Hunter Seat Equitation on the Flat.

Graduating Senior Annie Moultray placed Fifth in Limit Hunter Seat Equitation over Fences, and Second in Limit Hunter Seat Equitation on the Flat.

Co-Captain and Graduating Senior Ana Sierra placed Fifth in Novice Hunter Seat Equitation.

Libby Linliu, who will succeed Ana Sierra as co-captain next year, placed Second in Novice Hunter Seat Equitation.

Lauren Morgan, in her first-ever horse show, placed Sixth in Pre-Novice Hunter Seat Equitation.  In the photo gallery, she's shown with her sister Taylor Morgan, a Limit Rider of Hofstra University's team.

Graduating Senior Erin Collinge placed First in Introductory Hunter Seat Equitation.

Emily Guan, another rider who was competing her first-ever horse show, placed Fifth in Introductory Hunter Seat Equitation.

End-of-winter snowstorms delayed the start to our spring-semester mounted practices, but what JOY to finally be loading into the van and GO!

In addition to mounted practices, our team works out with Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Carina Sturm every week! 

We hope you enjoyed the team's Fall 2021 return to practice as much as we did.  Winter break now, and a return to competition in 2022!  Until then, best holiday wishes to all . . . .

Below, you'll find links to two videos of Co-Captain Edy Tabor in lessons with Head Coach Jake Pittari.  Edy's riding two very differently-experienced horses in these lessons:  The bay horse is Lego, an OTTB who last raced in October 2020 before coming to Jake, and is rather green over fences.  The grey horse is Shock, who has a great deal of experience over fences.  In these videos, you'll hear Jake coaching Edy on Lego with a focus on how best to work with a less experienced horse to help him learn, and coaching Edy on Shock with the focus on their learning and progress as a rider, given Shock's fuller knowledge of the job he's doing.  And in both videos, you'll see our Co-Captain doing and outstanding job themself!