- No. 5 Texas A&M defeated No. 2 South Carolina, 11-8.
- Anna Harris (Reining), Ady Kallay (Horsemanship) and Grace Shipman (Fences) were selected as MOP in their respective events.
- Shipman’s ride of 89 was the highest score of the season for the Aggies in Fences.
COLLEGE STATION – The No. 5 Texas A&M equestrian team defeated No. 2 South Carolina, 11-8, Thursday afternoon at the Hildebrand Equine Complex.
Texas A&M (3-3, 1-2 SEC) opened the meet strong in Fences, taking four of the five points behind Grace Shipman’s MOP ride of 89 on Peter. Grace DeFoe (87.5), Kate Egan (87) and Logan Thomas (86.5) added the remaining three points as the Aggies jumped out to a 4-1 advantage. Ady Kallay secured MOP honors for her ride of 77.5 on Ace and Kaylynn Heitman added a point-scoring ride of 76.5 on Heidi to tack on points in Horsemanship as the Maroon & White entered the half with a 6-3 edge over the Gamecocks (4-2, 1-2 SEC).
Shipman opened the second half by securing the lone point for the Aggies in Flat with a score of 86 on Candy. The Maroon & White wrapped up the meet in Reining behind Anna Harris’s MOP ride of 72.25 on Creed and point-scoring performances from Dylanne Rodriguez (72.25), Isabelle Gonzalez (71.25) and Kennedy Marshall (70.25) to seal the final tally at 11-8.
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The Aggies will open the spring slate on the road to take on SMU Jan. 30th at the Dallas Equestrian Center.
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