Campus Equestrian: Zone 6, Region 3

IHSA ZONE 6 - REGION 3

After watching the University of Kentucky win the season opener and Midway University win the next day defending hunter seat region champion Miami University of Ohio won three of the next four 2024-25 shows. On November 17th the Red Hawks got stronger as the day went along. Kayley Kruse (pictured, a junior from Chagrin Falls, Ohio) is seen here after securing Miami's first blue ribbon of the day with a win in the fifth class. Kruse won the first section of open flat which started a hot streak for the Red Hawks, winning three classes in a row. Miami of Ohio eventually claimed high point team honors with a 30-26 win over Kentucky to secure the lead in the Region 3 hunter seat team standings through the winter break.

The University of Kentucky was leading the region after the September 28 season opener hosted by Louisville. The Wildcats won 31-28 over Midway that day. On October 13th Kentucky was reserve high point team behind host Miami of Ohio which prevailed narrowly 35-33. Through all these shows Brooke Morfit of the Wildcats (pictured) has gradually racked up points. The junior from Fredericksburg, Virginia is qualified for Regionals in both intermediate flat and limit fences.

Midway University finished the first weekend of the 2024-25 season in the lead, earning high point team honors 34-29 over Miami of Ohio on September 29th to briefly hold an eight point lead over the Red Hawks. When the Eagles hosted their November 17th hunter seat show Reese Dorsey posed for this photo in front of their Spy Coast Farm Education Center. This is one of many buildings related to the Midway Equine program on campus near their equestrian center. A sophomore from Parkton, Maryland, Dorsey was already qualified for Regionals in both limit divisions when she won the second class of the day for the host school. Dorsey was first in an intermediate fences class made up of eleven riders. This was Dorsey's second blue in 24 hours, having won her intermediate flat on day one of the Eagles' back-to-back shows.

Nineteen classes were held at Midway on November 17th and Delaney Plummer of the University of Louisville (pictured) won the ninteenth and final class. A sophomore from Henderson, Kentucky who was already qualfied for Regionals in novice equitation, Plummer was a winner in the fifth section of limit flat. This made Plummer one of three riders to qualify for the "question-off" for high point rider that day. The Cardinals have placed third at least twice so far in 2024-25, scoring 27 points behind Midway and Miami on September 29th and earning 23 points behind Miami and Kentucky on November 17th.

No one won two classes at the November 17th Midway show but three riders earned a first and a second to create the need for a question-off with judge Heather Campbell Lieberman: Plummer, Miami open rider Mary Roskens and Morehead State University limit rider Emma Hardy. A sophomore from Melbourne, Kentucky Hardy (on right, with her mother) won her limit flat to tie Roskens before Plummer won the final class to make it a three-way tie. And when it was over Hardy had the best answers to the questions and received high point rider honors for the day (Roskens, who entered the weekend leading the Region 3 hunter seat open rider standings, was the reserve high point rider).

So far in 2024-25 the University of Cincinnati came closest to winning a show on September 28th, when the Bearcats scored 23 points behind Miami (with 25), Midway and Kentucky. Cincinnati has a regional qualifier in Mackenna Bevins (pictured), a senior from Cleveland, Ohio who has pointed out of introductory equitation.

When Midway hosts a show almost all the riders mount up outside prior to competing in the indoor. Seen outside on November 17th are Alyssa Preece (on left) and Taryn Powers of the University of Louisville. Both are qualified for Regionals but in different divisions. Powers (a sophomore from Foxborough, Massachusetts) pointed out of limit fences while Preece (a junior from Glenwood, Maryland) is qualified in limit flat. Preece edged out Hardy for the blue ribbon in section B of limit fences shortly after this photo was taken. For the record the weather was spectacular for November 17th, reaching the low '60's during the afternoon.

Seen here in the Midway tack room, Jessica Covey is another Midway University rider who is qualified for Regionals. A senior from Canaan, Vermont, Covey is qualified in intermediate fences. Though we don't have the exact point totals we can tell you that Midway won their November 16th home show for their second English victory of the season.

From Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Fiona Von Hartleben of the University of Kentucky (on right) poses with Wildcats head coach Jodi Wanenmacher during - what else? - the November 17th Midway show. Hopefully it was a memorable day for the Kentucky junior, for her second in intermediate flat made Von Hartleben a regional qualifier for the second time this season. Von Hartleben was already qualified in intermediate fences.

We started this group of photos with a Miami University of Ohio rider from Chagrin Falls, Ohio and we conclude with another Miami rider from Chagrin Falls! Elizabeth Smith of the Red Hawks (on left, with head coach Heather Pinnick) is qualified for Regionals in limit fences. Since coming over from Region 2 in mid-2018 the Red Hawks have won four region titles in five tries. Out of the pandemic Pinnick led the 2021-22 Miami team to the Reserve National Championship at 2022 IHSA Nationals. However the University of Kentucky was the 2019-20 Region 3 hunter seat champion team that sadly never got the chance to compete at Zones when the pandemic hit. The next two hunter seat shows out of the break will again be at Midway (February 15 and 16). Then Miami will host the final two regular season shows on March 8th and 9th while Regionals will be back in Midway on March 22nd and Zones back at Miami on April 5th. Theoretically Miami could have home field advantage at Zones since they are hosting. But Midway and Kentucky are still alive for a Region Title, which if either prevails would give them a seat in the hunter seat team competition in Oxford, Ohio the first Saturday in April. The team race here should be entertaining into the final weekend.

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The Zone 6, Region 3 Smorgasbord

Schools competing in Zone 6, Region 3 during the 2024-2025 school year: Miami University of Ohio, Midway University, Morehead State University, University of Cincinnati, University of Kentucky, University of Louisville and Xavier University of Ohio.

Winter/Spring 2025 Show Schedule for Zone 6, Region 3

Saturday, January 25 Morehead State University (Host) on campus at the Derrickson Agricultural Complex, Morehead, KY 10:00AM WESTERN ONLY

Sunday, January 26 Morehead State University (Host) on campus at the Derrickson Agricultural Complex, Morehead, KY 10:30AM WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, February 8 Miami University of Ohio (Host) at John W. Browne Stables at the Miami Equestrian Center, Oxford, OH 10:30AM WESTERN ONLY

Sunday, February 9 Miami University of Ohio (Host) at John W. Browne Stables at the Miami Equestrian Center, Oxford, OH 10:30AM WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, February 15 Midway University (Host) on campus at the Midway University Equestrian Center, Midway, KY 9:30AM ENGLISH ONLY

Sunday, February 16 Midway University (Host) on campus at the Midway University Equestrian Center, Midway, KY 9:30AM ENGLISH ONLY - POSTPONED TO MARCH 21

Saturday, February 22 Zone 6, Region 3 Western Regionals hosted by Miami University of Ohio at John W. Browne Stables at the Miami Equestrian Center, Oxford, OH Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, March 8 Miami University of Ohio (Host) at John W. Browne Stables at the Miami Equestrian Center, Oxford, OH 9:00AM ENGLISH ONLY

Sunday, March 9 Miami University of Ohio (Host) at John W. Browne Stables at the Miami Equestrian Center, Oxford, OH 9:00AM ENGLISH ONLY

Saturday, March 15 WESTERN SEMIFINALS - DAY 1 Hosted by West Texas A & M University on campus at the West Texas A & M Horse Center, Canyon, TX 9:00AM WESTERN ONLY

Sunday, March 16 WESTERN SEMIFINALS - DAY 2 Hosted by West Texas A & M University on campus at the West Texas A & M Horse Center, Canyon, TX 9:00AM WESTERN ONLY

Friday, March 21 Midway University (Host) on campus at the Midway University Equestrian Center, Midway, KY 10:00AM ENGLISH ONLY - RE-SCHEDULED FROM FEBRUARY 16

Saturday, March 22 Zone 6, Region 3 Hunter Seat Regionals Hosted by Midway University on campus at the Midway University Equestrian Center, Midway, KY Time TBA ENGLISH ONLY

Saturday, April 5 ZONE 6 ZONES Hosted by Miami University of Ohio at the John W. Browne Stables at the Miami Equestrian Center, Oxford, OH 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 Region 3 Team Champions (NOTE: Most of Zone 6, Region 2 was re-named Zone 6, Region 3 before the start of the 2010-11 season. Please visit the Zone 6, Region 2 page for previous Zone 6, Region 2 Region Champions)

Hunter Seat:

1997 - University of Findlay
1998 - Otterbein College
1999 - Otterbein College
2000 - University of Findlay
2001 - University of Findlay (2000-01
IHSA Hunter Seat National Champions)
2002 - University of Findlay
2003 - University of Findlay
2004 - University of Findlay
2005 - University of Findlay
2006 - University of Findlay
2007 - University of Findlay
2008 - University of Findlay
2009 - University of Findlay
2010 - University of Findlay
2011 - University of Kentucky
2012 - University of Kentucky
2013 - University of Kentucky
2014 - University of Kentucky
2015 - University of Kentucky
2016 - University of Kentucky
2017 - University of Kentucky
2018 - University of Kentucky
2019 - Miami University of Ohio
2020 - University of Kentucky
2022 - Miami University of Ohio
2023 - Miami University of Ohio
2024 - Miami University of Ohio

Western:

1997 - Otterbein College
1998 - Otterbein College
1999 - University of Findlay
2000 - University of Findlay
2001 - University of Findlay (2000-01
IHSA Western National Champions)
2002 - University of Findlay
2003 - University of Findlay
2004 - University of Findlay
2005 - University of Findlay (2004-05
IHSA Western National Champions)
2006 - University of Findlay
2007 - University of Findlay (2006-07
IHSA Western National Champions)
2008 - University of Findlay
2009 - University of Findlay (2008-09
IHSA Western National Champions)
2010 - University of Findlay (2009-10
IHSA Western National Champions)
2011 - University of Cincinnati
2012 - Morehead State University
2013 - University of Kentucky
2014 - University of Kentucky
2015 - University of Kentucky
2016 - University of Louisville
2017 - University of Kentucky
2018 - University of Kentucky
2019 - Miami University of Ohio
2020 - Midway University
2022 - Midway University
2023 - Midway University
2024 - Midway University
2025 - Midway University

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