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Two decades ago Tim Lezaurder (on left) was a prominent
member of what was then still known as the Centenary
College equestrian team. Today Lezaurder can claim that
his pupil Rebecca Kaplan (on right) has the same honor
with what has been known as Centenary University since
the 2016-17 season. Seen here at 2024 Zones (during
which she won two blue ribbons and a red) the senior
from Montclair, New Jersey who has trained under
Lezaurder for over 15 years will compete in both
individual open classes at Zone 3 Zones which the
Cyclones host on April 5th. And we would be remiss if
we did not mention that Kaplan was the individual open
on the flat Champion at '24 IHSA Nationals at Tryon
International Equestrian Center, the same place where
2025 Nationals will take place.
Marist College was again the Reserve High Point Team
in Region 3 after Centenary. The Red Foxes even won
two of the final three Region 3 regular season shows
(Centenary won the other six). Marist also had the
second-most Regional Qualifiers in Region 3, including
Madison Kasun (pictured). A senior from Grafton,
Wisconsin, Kasun is seen here after winning her limit
fences at Crosswinds Farm on February 24, 2024, the
division she would point out of in 2024-25. Kasun was
one of eleven Red Foxes to ride at least once at
2025 Regionals also at Crosswinds on March 29th.
Three Sarah Lawrence College Gryphons qualified for
Regionals including Maeve Lamson (on left, with head
coach Lori Rakoczy). A sophomore from Charlestown,
Rhode Island, Lamson was seventh in limit fences on
March 29th. Sarah Lawrence is currently the only
Region 3 school located in
Westchester County, New York and the closest school
to the city of New York within the region.
Over the first half of the season Sherry Cashman (on
right) was still the head coach of the United States
Military Academy. Cashman had planned to retire at
the end of last season but remained in order for the
USMA to decide on her replacement. Cashman is seen
here with Kayla Kiniry, who was one of nine Army
riders to qualify for Regionals in 2024-25. A senior
from San Antonio, Texas, Kiniry was second in
intermediate flat shortly after this photo was taken
at the October 5, 2024 Centenary show to point out of
the division. Kiniry's best ride at 2025 Regionals
turned out to be a third in intermediate fences.
In the spring semester, the USMA welcomed Elisabeth
Smith-Price (on right) as their new head coach.
Smith-Price, who goes by "Betsey" has an impressive
IHSA history. Smith-Price was a teammate of
Centenary co-coach Heather Clark on several University
of Massachusetts at Amherst teams in the 1990's that
went to Nationals. She was later the head coach of
the Hartwick College equestrian team, sometimes
bringing the Hawks in third behind Skidmore and Cornell
in the highly-competitive Zone 2, Region 3 of the
2000's. Smith-Price is seen here with William Luker of
the Black Knights, who reminded us that at West Point a
senior is identified as a "Firstie." From Angola,
Indiana, Luker was sixth in limit flat on March 29th to
close out his four seasons in West Point. However
Smith-Price will have two riders entered at Zones, as
both Claire Shioutakon (in intermediate flat) and Amy
Miseli (in introductory equitation) were second on the
29th to give the only IHSA program in Rockland County,
New York representation in Long Valley, New Jersey on
April 5th.
Of the three State University of New York at New Paltz
riders to compete at Regionals Chloe Harisis (pictured)
had the best placing. A sophomore from Ontario, New
York, Harisis (pronounced "Hair-Reeses" like the Peanut
Butter Cup) was fourth in novice equitation. For those
keeping score SUNY-New Paltz is the lone IHSA program
in Ulster County, New York, across the river from
Marist and Vassar College in Dutchess County, New York.
And Drew University is in Madison, New Jersey, which
puts their campus in Morris County. Through the fall
only two members of the Rangers' had competed, with one
of them being Vitoria Ribeiro de Toledo (pictured). A
senior from Londrina, Brazil, Ribeiro de Toledo's best
ribbon to that point this season was a third in
pre-novice at the October 19th SUNY-New Paltz show.
Two seasons ago Centenary University hosted Zone 3
Zones and won by a 49-35 score over the University of
Delaware. Co-Coach Michael Dowling (on left) is seen
here with Molly Sowa, who was second in team limit over
fences to account for five of the Cyclones' points. On
March 29th the senior from Glastonbury, Connecticut
was Champion in the limit fences class made up of 11
riders at Regionals. Several coaches in attendence
agreed that the riding in this particular class was
extremely good, perhaps not unlike what one might see
at Nationals.
A senior from Gladstone, New Jersey, Julia Sroka of
Centenary won not once but twice at Regionals on
March 29th. Sroka prevailed in both intermediate flat
and fences, with the intermediate flat trophy in her
hands for this photo. Our list of the counties for
each school would not be complete without mentioning
that Centenary University is located in Hackettstown,
New Jersey which is in Warren County. However when
one drives out to their equestrian center (perhaps for
Zones on April 5th) their state-of-the-art facility is
in Long Valley, New Jersey which like Drew University
is in Morris County.
If a large number of Centenary riders go forward to
Nationals and one of the hotel rooms they are given
does not have an ice bucket they can use Caroline
Mancini's open flat trophy from Regionals as a
substitute! Mind you this would be for soft drinks,
juice or perhaps bottled water. A senior from
Westerly, Rhode Island, Mancini holds the bucket-like
trophy on March 29th outside the Crosswinds Farm
indoor after her open flat win (Lezaurders' name is
also on that trophy, having won the class in 2005).
Centenary riders won seven of the eight classes that
day while 12 of the regions' 16 individual rides at
Zones will be filled by Cyclones. Mancini finished 16 points
ahead of teammate Kayley Besbris and 18 ahead of
Kaplan in the Region 3 open rider standings to
claim a place at Zones in the Cacchione Cup
Competition. The top three (out of four in this
case) within the Cacchione will move forward to
Nationals to try to become the best hunter seat
rider in the country for the 2024-25 season.
Wow! An Eagle landed on top of Jillian Trahan's
Novice Equitation Champion Trophy! Upon further
review the Eagle is a woodcut that is an actual
part of the trophy. A Marist College sophomore
from Milan, New York, Trahan won the only class
that was divided into two heats and a call-back
on March 29th. Trahan won out over 13 others
and was only rider not from Centenary to win a
class. Marist will have two riders entered at
Zones as Julia Reid (not pictured) was second in
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competing in Zone 3, Region 3 during the 2024-2025 school
year: Centenary University (NJ), Drew University, Marist
College, Sarah Lawrence College, State University of New York
at New Paltz, United States Military Academy and Vassar College.
Winter/Spring
2025 Show Schedule for Zone 3, Region 3 (Zone 3, Region 3 is currently Hunter Seat Only):
 Saturday,
February 15 Centenary University (Host) at the Centenary University Equestrian
Center, Long Valley, NJ 8:00AM and 1:00PM - DOUBLEHEADER
Saturday,
February 22 Entire Region (Co-Hosts) at Crosswinds Equestrian
Center, LaGrangeville, NY 8:00AM
Saturday,
March 29 Zone 3, Region 3 Hunter Seat Regionals Hosted by Marist College at Crosswinds Equestrian
Center, LaGrangeville, NY 9:30AM
Saturday,
April 5 ZONE 3 ZONES at the Centenary University Equestrian
Center, Long Valley, NJ Time TBA ENGLISH ONLY
 Friday through Sunday,
May 2 - 4 IHSA NATIONALS at Tryon International Equestrian
Center, Mill Spring, NC Time each day TBA ENGLISH AND WESTERN
Show Schedule subject to change.
Recent Zone 2, Region 1 Team Champions (Re-named Zone 3, Region 3 prior to the 2010-11 Season)
Hunter Seat:
1997 - Centenary College
1998 - Centenary College
1999 - Centenary College
2000 - Centenary College
2001 - Centenary College
2002 - Centenary College
2003 - Centenary College
2004 - Centenary College
2005 - Centenary College
2006 - Centenary College
2007 - Centenary College
2008 - Centenary College
2009 - Centenary College (2008-09
IHSA Hunter Seat National Champions)
2010 - Centenary College
2011 - Centenary College (2010-11
IHSA Hunter Seat National Champions)
2012 - Centenary College
2013 - Centenary College
2014 - Centenary College (2013-14
IHSA Hunter Seat National Champions)
2015 - Centenary College
2016 - Centenary College
2017 - Centenary University
2018 - Centenary University
2019 - Centenary University
2020 - Centenary University
2022 - Centenary University
2023 - Centenary University
2024 - Centenary University
2025 - Centenary University
Western (started in region 1 Fall 1998; was part of a combined western region at times through 2015 but rode only with the same schools as Region 3 hunter seat during 2015-16):
1999 - United States Military Academy
2000 - United States Military Academy
2001 - United States Military Academy
2002 - United States Military Academy
2003 - United States Military Academy
2004 - Centenary College
2005 - United States Military Academy
2006 - United States Military Academy
2007 - United States Military Academy
2008 - United States Military Academy
2009 - United States Military Academy
2010 - United States Military Academy
2011 - Centenary College
2012 - Centenary College
2013 - Centenary College
2014 - Centenary College
2015 - University of Delaware
2016 - United States Military Academy
2017 - Delaware Valley University
2018 - Delaware Valley University
2019 - Penn State University (State College)
2020 - University of Delaware
2022 - Delaware Valley University
2023 - Delaware Valley University
2024 - Penn State University (State College)
2025 - Delaware Valley University
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