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At Zone 2 Zones in Pittsford, New York on April 4th Skidmore College
came from behind to claim high point team honors by a 42-40 margin
over Long Island University - Post Campus. Ian Gaudio (center), a
sophomore from Redding, Connecticut, rode twice in the team
competition for the Thoroughbreds. Seen here with his parents at the
November 22nd Skidmore show, Gaudio was third in team intermediate
over fences and second in team limit on the flat. Gaudio's red
ribbon was the beginning of the rally, as the next four team ribbons
were a second for Isa Washburne in team novice and consecutive first
place finishes for Nila Rothman (in introductory), Ani McIntyre (in
intermediate flat) and Isa Jensen (in open flat). Skidmore will
field a full hunter seat team at Nationals for the fourth year in a
row and will look to improve on last season's fourth place finish.
At the November 22nd Skidmore show no rider won twice. However
Faith Burfeindt of the State University of New York at Cobleskill
(pictured) was one of five riders with a first and a second.
A freshman from Millbrook, New York, Burfeindt went on to place
second in the ride-off as decided by judge Sally Hinkle Russell.
Burfeindt played a large part in what many feel was Cobleskill's
best hunter seat season ever. Burfeindt pointed out of both limit
divisions in her freshmen year and even rode twice at Zones.
After a sixth in individual limit fences Burfeindt won the class
made up of ten individual limit flat riders to become the only
Region 3 hunter seat rider Not from Skidmore to advance through to
2026 IHSA Nationals. Burfeindt will compete against 15 others in
individual limit on the flat within the Tryon International
Equestrian Center indoor at Nationals on Friday, May 1st.
Katherine Endler of Siena University (on left) poses with Saints
head coach Nora Hanlon during that same November 22nd Skidmore
show. Endler won the previously mentioned five-way ride-off for
high point rider that day. A senior from Loudonville, New York,
Endler finished fifth in the Region 3 hunter seat open rider
standings as well as qualifying for Regionals in both open
divisions. And some may recall Endler was a member of the
last-ever Cazenovia College team in 2022-23 (and Endler was even
in a five-way ride-off that season!).
Anna Carver of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (pictured) was
another Region 3 rider to point out of two divisions in 2025-26.
From Ashburn, Virginia, Carver qualified for Regionals in both
limit flat and intermediate fences, placing third at Zones in
the latter to close out her junior year. Carver was yet another
rider who took part in the five-way ride-off for high point on
November 22nd (as was Gaudio of Skidmore). RPI finished fourth
in the Region 3 hunter seat team standings.
Third overall between the Fighting Tigers and the Engineers was
Colgate University. Coached by Jo Stephenson (on right), the
Raiders sent seven riders to Regionals including Alessandra Mason
(on left). A senior from Wellesley, Massachusetts, Mason was one
of nine Region 3 riders to point out of limit fences. Two
Colgate riders advanced to Zone 2 Zones, with Alex Peto placing
third in individual limit flat and Alessandra Song (yes the
Raiders have two Alessandra's on their roster) fourth in the
Cacchione Cup Class.
The State University of New York at Albany (sometimes called
University at Albany) was sixth in the Region 3 hunter seat team
standings. Ashley Myers of the Great Danes (on left, with head
coach Tracy Pedersen) qualified for Regionals in both limit
divisions. The junior from Newburgh, New York was joined at
Regionals by teammates Sophia Eadie (who went on to place third
in individual introductory at Zones) and Molly Tamweber (who
closed out 2026 with a ninth at Zones in individual novice).
From Los Altos, California, Neve Cetinok was the only Hamilton
College rider to qualify for Regionals this season. Seen here
at the November 2, 2024 Morrisville State College show (when
Morrisville was still showing hunter seat), Cetinok was ninth in
the Region 3 hunter seat open rider standings and closed out her
junior year riding at Regionals in the open flat division.
Three Oneonta State College riders qualified for Regionals
including Elenore Manning (on left, with head coach Deb Pernat).
The sophomore from Skaneateles, New York was one of thirteen
Region 3 riders to point out of novice equitation in 2025-26.
And speaking of novice equitation Emily Bitting of Siena
University is yet another of the thirteen to point out. A
senior from Saugerties, New York, Bitting is seen here at that
same November 22nd Skidmore show in the team chair which is
usually where coach Hanlon is found. Bitting pointed out of
novice eq during the November 1st show at Dutch Manor which
Siena hosted.
The State University of New York at Cobleskill was leading the
region through the first two shows of the season, due to a
46-32 win for the Fighting Tigers over the Thoroughbreds in
the season opener which Cobleskill hosted on October 26th.
Eventually Skidmore would win the region by an even 40 points,
339-299. Head coach Ray Whelihan (on right) is seen here with
Erin Hayes of the Fighting Tigers at the November 18, 2023
Skidmore show. A senior from Holland, New York, Hayes qualified
for Regionals in intermediate flat. The Fighting Tigers sent ten
different hunter seat riders to Regionals, the most of any school
in Region 3 for the 2025-26 season.
Skidmore College and RPI just missed tying Cobleskill, with each
of these two sending nine riders to Regionals. Frances
Gallagher (pictured) is one of the nine for the Thoroughbreds.
A senior from Princeton, New Jersey, Gallagher was first in
novice equitation at the February 21st Siena show to point out of
the division. Skidmore made it 27 consecutive Region Titles in
2025-26, the second-longest active streak in the IHSA behind
Centenary with 36. The 2025-26 season will also be remembered as
the year Skidmore popularized the modern-day hunter seat
doubleheader. Rather than hold two consecutive shows on the same
day, Thoroughbreds head coach Belinda Colgan staged 'overlapping"
shows on November 15th and February 28th. Riders in show one
would compete in the first class of the day (normally a section
of Open Fences). Then the next class would be made up of almost
exactly the same group of riders jumping the same group of
open fences, except that this was the first class of show two!
Two judges would be used, with one scoring show one and the other
scoring show two. And as one might expect, each judge would get
a break while the other judge would - eh - judge a class.
Following the November 15th doubleheader the word spread, and
the likes of Zone 4, Region 5 and others went on to give
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which competed in Zone 2, Region 3 during the 2025-2026 school
year: Colgate University, Hamilton College,
Hartwick College, Morrisville State College, Oneonta State
College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Siena College,
Skidmore College, the State University of New York at
Albany and the State University of New York at Cobleskill.
Fall
2026 Show Schedule for Zone 2, Region 3:
 Saturday,
October 17 State University of New York at Cobleskill (Host) at the S.U.N.Y. - Cobleskill Equestrian
Center, Cobleskill, NY Time TBA ENGLISH ONLY
Saturday,
October 24 State University of New York at Albany (Host) at Hunter Way
Farm, Delanson, NY Time TBA ENGLISH ONLY
Saturday,
October 31 Siena College (Host) at Dutch
Manor, Guilderland, NY Time TBA ENGLISH ONLY
Saturday,
November 14 Skidmore College (Host) at the Van Lennep
Riding Center, Saratoga Springs, NY Time TBA 2 ENGLISH ONLY
Western Show Dates to Come. Zone 2, Region 2 and Zone 2, Region 3 show as one region for Western again in 2026-27. Starting in 2025-26 Colgate University shows Western in Zone 1. Please visit the Zone 1, Region 3 page for Colgate Western Results.
Show Schedule subject to change.
Recent Region 3 Team Champions (Region 3
created by spinning off eleven schools from Region 2 prior
to the 2000-01 season for hunter seat and 2002-03 season for
stock seat)
Hunter Seat:
2001 - Skidmore College
2002 - Skidmore College
2003 - Skidmore College
2004 - Skidmore College
2005 - Skidmore College
2006 - Skidmore College
2007 - Skidmore College
2008 - Skidmore College
2009 - Skidmore College
2010 - Skidmore College (2009-10
IHSA Hunter Seat National Champions)
2011 - Skidmore College
2012 - Skidmore College
2013 - Skidmore College (2012-13
IHSA Hunter Seat Co-National Champions)
2014 - Skidmore College
2015 - Skidmore College
2016 - Skidmore College
2017 - Skidmore College
2018 - Skidmore College (2017-18
IHSA Hunter Seat National Champions)
2019 - Skidmore College
2020 - Skidmore College
2022 - Skidmore College
2023 - Skidmore College
2024 - Skidmore College
2025 - Skidmore College
2026 - Skidmore College
Western:
2003 - S.U.N.Y. - Morrisville
2004 - Morrisville State College
2005 - Morrisville State College
2006 - Morrisville State College
2007 - Morrisville State College
2008 - Morrisville State College
2009 - Morrisville State College
2010 - Morrisville State College
2011 - Morrisville State College
2012 - Morrisville State College
2013 - Morrisville State College
2014 - Morrisville State College
2015 - Morrisville State College
2016 - Morrisville State College
2017 - State University of New York at Cobleskill
2018 - State University of New York at Cobleskill
2019 - Morrisville State College
2020 - Morrisville State College
2022 - Morrisville State College
2023 - Morrisville State College
2024 - Morrisville State College
2025 - S.U.N.Y. - Oswego
2026 - Cornell University
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