Katy Gates: 2011 Equiery Perpetual Eventing Award Winner, continued...
American Eventing Champion- ships at the Training level when it was held
at the Carolina Horse Park in North Caroli- na. T e pair was one of only two double-clean show jumping rounds in the entire division. T at same year,
the
pair also competed in the inaugural Train- ing Level T ree-Day Event at Waredaca, sponsored by the Area II Adult Rider group.
A Winning Team
While attending Saint Andrews Presbyterian College in North Carolina, Gizmo stayed home for a semester under the watchful eye of Jane. At Saint Andrews, Katy rode on the school’s Intercollegiate Dressage Team. Katy considers her mom her biggest supporter. “She is a horse show mom extraordinaire and we are a team! She is the best groom and coach,” she said. And Jane loves her role as that horse show
mom. “My husband Russ jokes that it takes a whole family to show a horse,” Jane added. Katy then transferred to James Madison Uni- versity for her sophomore year and this time,
Katy and her fi rst pony, Snickers
Gizmo came with her. “I did not compete often because of my academic workload and lacking the funds needed for training,” Katy said of those early college years. But this did not discour- age Katy in any way. She even stated that although they were not competing that often, just having him at school for her gave her a break from her studies when needed. “Going to the barn when
she was having a tough day with classes really cleared her head,” said Jane. In 2008, Katy and Gizmo joined some other
JMU riders to compete in the inaugural College Team Challenge held at the Virginia Horse Tri- als. T eir team won and Katy and Gizmo had the best score on that team. Balanc- ing schoolwork with riding can be diffi cult for most students but Jane said
that Katy became superorganized as she grew up riding and found ways to keep progressing in the sport. T e following year, Katy rode Gizmo in a
Training/Preliminary division at the May Waredaca Horse Trials. T e division has the riders compete at the Preliminary level for dressage and show jumping, but at the Training level for the cross-country phase. T ey scored a 33.3 in dressage that day and won the division. Katy’s trainer, Sharon White, an international
three-day event rider based in West Virginia, describes Katy and Gizmo’s partnership as that of a “good married couple.” She added, “they trust each other 100%.” Katy took a break again from competing in 2010 while she studied abroad in Italy. “I abso- lutely loved every minute of being abroad but I really missed riding,” she said. Jane took over riding Gizmo again and kept him fi t for Katy while she was gone. When she returned to the states in Decem- ber, Katy gradu- ated from JMU with a Bachelor
Katy and her mom Jane on a riding vacation in Ireland continued... MARYLAND COMBINED TRAINING ASSOCIATION
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