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Tiny Sweet Buck "Ace"
18 yr old Buckskin Quarter Horse Gelding |
Sashay "Belle"
16 yr old Warmblood Mare |
There's and App For That "Desi"
16 yr old Appaloosa Gelding |
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Carlson
18 yr old Warmblood Gelding |
Little Red Corvette "Charley"
16 yr old Chestnut Dutch Warmblood Mare |
Chewbacca "Chewie"
9 yr old Thoroughbred Gelding |
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Chip
12 yr old Brandenburg Gelding |
Cocoa
16 yr old Oldenburg Mare |
Cozmo
14 year old Warmblood Gelding |
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Elphaba "Elphie"
16 yr old Grey Warmblood Mare |
Forever
16 yr old Dutch Warmblood Gelding |
Frankie
16 yr old Bay Thoroughbred Mare |
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Gambini Gold "Gee"
15 yr old Bay Thoroughbred Gelding |
Huntley
20 yr old Chestnut Warmblood Gelding |
Innovation "Ian"
17 yr old Chestnut Thoroughbred Gelding |
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Marvin
15 yr old Hungarian Warmblood Gelding |
Montreal "Mead"
17 yr old Bay Gelding |
Peppermill "Pepper"
7 yr old Bay Westphalian Gelding |
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Rio
25 yr old Quarter Horse Gelding |
E.V. Commander "Salty"
14 yr old Grey Hanoverian Gelding |
Ting
17 yr old Bay Thoroughbred Gelding |
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Winston
20 yr old Dutch Warmblood |
Zoom
11 yr old Grey Thoroughbred Gelding |
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Al Pacino "Al"
Al is a 20-year-old warmblood. Before coming to Sewanee, Al was owned by Happenstance Farm. At Happenstance, Al spent much of his time teaching beginner lessons. He currently competes in the introductory, pre- novice and novice IHSA divisions.
Tiny Sweet Buck "Ace"
Ace is an 18-year-old Buckskin Quarter Horse gelding. He competes in the walk trot, pre novice and novice divisions in IHSA. Ace's favorite snacks are peppermints.
Sashay "Belle"
Belle is a 16-year-old bay warmblood mare. She competes in the open and intermediate flat sections and has been a star member of the team for many years. Before her time at Sewanee, Belle showed on the "A" circuit in the Adult Amateur and Children's Hunter divisions.
Carlson
Carlson is an 18 year old Warmblood gelding.
Little Red Corvette "Charley"
Charley is a 16 year old chestnut Dutch warmblood mare. Charley competes in the open and intermediate flat/ fences divisions. In her younger years, Charley competed with her owner in the jumper divisions.
Chewbacca "Chewie"
Chewie is one of the younger members of the team at just nine years old. He is a bay Thoroughbred gelding. Despite his young age, Chewie specializes in teaching some of our more novice riders the ropes. He competes in the pre novice, novice, and limit divisions. Before he became a school horse, Chewie competed in eventing with his previous owner and alum, Kelsey Bell C'20.
Chip
Chip is a 12 year old Brandenburg gelding.
Cocoa
Cocoa is a 16 year old Oldenburg mare.
Cozmo
Cozmo is a 14 year old Warmblood gelding.
There's and App For That "Desi"
Desi is a 16-year-old Appaloosa gelding owned by Coach Karine Gordy. Desi comes from a very competitive eventing background. Prior to joining the team, Desi competed in the novice and beginner novice events with Coach Gordy's daughter Isabelle. After transitioning away from eventing, Desi found his niche in teaching the Limit over fences, limit flat, and novice riders how to ride a more complex mount. Much of the team views Desi as their favorite horse to ride.
Elphaba "Elphie"
Elphie is a 16-year-old grey warmblood mare. Elphie specializes in the open and intermediate flat and fences divisions. Before joining us on the mountain, Elphie competed in the Junior Hunter divisions and Medal/ Maclay, qualifying Aelin Hill C'19 for Junior Hunter Finals, Maclay Finals and Medal Finals.
Forever
Forever is a 17 year old Dutch Warmblood gelding
Frankie
Frankie is a 16-year-old bay Thoroughbred mare. She has competed in the limit, intermediate and open flat divisions throughout her time at Sewanee. Frankie is recognized as one of the kindest horses in the barn.
Gambini Gold "Gee"
Gee is a 15-year-old bay Thoroughbred gelding with a heart of gold. Before coming to Sewanee, Gee evented with his owner. He has however proven to be an incredibly valuable member of the IHSA team. Gee will be competing in the pre novice, novice and limit divisions this season.
Huntley
Huntley is a 20-year-old chestnut warmblood gelding. Throughout his earlier years, Huntley competed in the "A" Circuit junior hunter divisions with his previous owner Parker Van de Water C'17. Isabelle Gordy (daughter of Coach Gordy) promptly took over the reins in 2018, piloting Huntley to many dressage championships (KWPN High Point Champion, 1st place Dressage by the River and Tennessean Dressage, the list goes on.)
Innovation "Ian"
Ian is a 17-year-old chestnut Thoroughbred gelding. He competed with his previous owner in USEA eventing competitions. Ian typically pilots our beginner riders around and competes in the novice and limit divisions in IHSA. He is a gem to have in the barn and is loved by everyone who is lucky enough to have a chance to ride him.
Budapest "Marvin"
Marvin is a 12-year-old black gelding. Before coming to Sewanee, he competed in the junior hunter divisions with top equitation rider Hannah Hoch. The pair picked up many championships along during their time together. Marvin has also proved to be a valuable member of the team since arriving at Sewanee. His efforts in the Intermediate and Open divisions qualified Sewanee riders for the Zone Championship horse show in 2019.
Montreal "Mead"
Mead is a 17-year-old bay gelding previously owned by alumni Blain Lewis C'15. Blain and Mead competed in the Non- Pro 2'6 hunters and Hunter Derbies on the "A" Circuit. The pair placed 2nd in the Estes Park H/J Festival Carousel Hunter Derby in 2014. Nowadays Mead can be found competing in the pre-novice, novice and limit divisions in IHSA. He is one of our most reliable horses and we are so thankful to have him on the team.
Rio
Rio is a 25 year old Quarter Horse gelding.
E.V. Commander "Salty"
Salty is a 14 year old grey Hanoverian gelding. Before coming to Sewanee, he competed in the Medal and Maclay classes with owner Hannah Hoch (also Marvin's previous owner). The pair qualified for and competed at Maclay finals in 2018. They also placed third in the prestigious Hunterdon Cup in 2018. Today Salty can be seen showing in the open flat and intermediate flat divisions. We are so thankful to have such an experienced equitation horse on our team.
Solitaire "Soli"
Solitaire is a 24 year old Trakehner gelding. He is an absolute gentleman in the barn and has taught so many Sewanee students how to ride. Due to his age, Soli only comes into work on occasion to help the team out. He competes in the Introductory and Pre-Novice flat divisions.
Ting
Ting is a 17-year-old bay Thoroughbred gelding. In 2016, Ting competed in some eventing and showjumping competitions in Tennessee and Georgia with Sewanee students. He also hails from a background as a children's hunter, proving his value as a versatile member of the team. Nowadays Ting can be seen competing in the Limit fences, limit flat, novice flat and occasionally intermediate flat divisions in IHSA.
Peppermill "Pepper"
Pepper is a 7-year-old bay Westphalian gelding. His competition career began in Europe where he competed in the 1.30 jumpers. After being imported to the states by Vanessa Wendt of Happenstance Farm, Pepper took up the hunter discipline. Last summer, he competed in the Baby Green division and the Low Adult hunters, picking up top placings in his adult hunter debut. Sewanee Equestrian is so excited to have this talented youngster on our team. We are very hopeful that he will make a great addition to the NCAA formatted competitions.
Winston
Winston is a 20-year-old Dutch Warmblood. He was previously a children's hunter and equitation horse. Winston competes in the open and intermediate IHSA flat divisions for Sewanee.
Zoom
Zoom is an 11-year-old grey Thoroughbred gelding. While his racing career proved to be unsuccessful, Zoom has recently found a new purpose on Sewanee's IHSA team. He will be competing for the university in the Introductory, Pre-Novice and Novice divisions. He joined our team in the 2021-2022 season.
Roster Updated 12/5/23