The Aggies (9-0) took two victories in reining then won three of the four in horsemanship to protect their unblemished record.
The teams split four reining rides, with A&M taking the victory by the slimmest of margins in raw score, 285-284.5. The Aggies picked up victories from junior Becca Murray, 70-69.5 over Kolby Simonson, and sophomore Lindsey Bernbaum, 72-70 over Sam Bayer.
The horsemanship squad iced the overall team victory, earning three points on the night. Leading the way was senior Kelsey Adams, who earned MVP honors after a 73.5-69 win over TCU's Alexie Estrada. Also victorious in horsemanship were junior Amanda Brightwell, 70-69 over Callie Rouse, and senior Katie Lisabeth, 71.5-71 over Taylor Prince.
The next action for Aggie equestrian is when senior Maggie Earle represents Texas A&M in the Winter Equestrian Festival's Collegiate Equitation Challenge next Friday night in south Florida. The full squad will resume competition on Saturday, Feb. 25 at Oklahoma State.
Texas A&M 5, TCU 3
Friday, February 3, 2012 - Fort Worth, Texas
Reining: A&M 2, TCU 2
Becca Murray, A&M def. Kolby Simonson, TCU, 70-69.5
Katie Gray, TCU (MVP) def. Abigail Grabein, A&M, 72.5-72
Lindsey Bernbaum, A&M def. Sam Bayer, TCU, 72-70
Alexi Childs, TCU def. Courtney Dawe, A&M, 72.5-71
Raw Score: A&M 285, TCU 284.5
Horsemanship: A&M 3, TCU 1
Kelsey Adams, A&M (MVP) def. Alexie Estrada, TCU, 73.5-69
Amanda Brightwell, A&M def. Callie Rouse, TCU, 70-69
Katie Lisabeth, A&M def. Taylor Prince, TCU, 71.5-71
Courtney Chown, TCU def. Carey Nowacek, A&M, 74-73.5
Raw Score: A&M 288.5, TCU 283