Equestrian
Hake, Rachael
Rachael Hake
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- rhake@athletics.tamu.edu
Rachael Hake was named assistant coach for Texas A&M equestrian in July 2023. She will focus her duties in the jumping seat discipline.
Hake comes back to Aggieland after working for Louise Serio at Derbydown since the Spring of 2019. A four-year rider for A&M, she also served a season as a student assistant with the team for the 2018-19 season before finishing her degree in 2019.
"I'm so excited to have Rachael joining us on staff," Texas A&M associate head coach Abby O'Mara said about Hake's hire. "She brings a tremendous amount of experience and knowledge from our industry after having worked as a professional rider and trainer for the last five years and being a decorated graduate of the Texas A&M Equestrian team. She will be a huge addition to our team and really helpful in assisting with the jumping seat squad."
While at Derbydown, Hake received enormous opportunities that led to many successes such as showing in the professional green hunter divisions as well as the High Performance Hunters at a National level.
Hake was able to compete at prestigious events such as indoors, Devon, and incentive finals with multiple horses. She received multiple top ribbons at these events but her greatest achievement was scoring a 90 in the high performance stake class at Devon in 2023, ultimately leading her to a top-3 finish.
Outside of showing, Hake was able to help with rescue horses through Derbydown, which proved extremely rewarding in her growth. She rode three young thoroughbreds, ultimately teaching them to jump and be ridable so that they could find new forever homes. Similarly, Derbydown held young horse camps where young horses were brought in for a week for training. She was able to ride and work with them to help them reach their fullest potential.
While riding at A&M Hake was twice named an NCEA First Team All-America selection and to the All-SEC team in Fence, finishing a combined 32-6-1 in those seasons. That includes a program-best 16-2 mark in 2016-17.
"I met top professionals throughout the industry and learn the ins and outs to this sport through many different perspectives," Hake said. "I am extremely grateful to my time a Derbydown and to Louise Serio. I look forward to this new chapter at A&M to help young women succeed at the college level of riding. Being able to ride in college made me the most confident version of myself on and off a horse, and I hope to encourage these young ladies to reach their fullest potential at Texas A&M."
*Last updated 7/11/2025
Hake comes back to Aggieland after working for Louise Serio at Derbydown since the Spring of 2019. A four-year rider for A&M, she also served a season as a student assistant with the team for the 2018-19 season before finishing her degree in 2019.
"I'm so excited to have Rachael joining us on staff," Texas A&M associate head coach Abby O'Mara said about Hake's hire. "She brings a tremendous amount of experience and knowledge from our industry after having worked as a professional rider and trainer for the last five years and being a decorated graduate of the Texas A&M Equestrian team. She will be a huge addition to our team and really helpful in assisting with the jumping seat squad."
While at Derbydown, Hake received enormous opportunities that led to many successes such as showing in the professional green hunter divisions as well as the High Performance Hunters at a National level.
Hake was able to compete at prestigious events such as indoors, Devon, and incentive finals with multiple horses. She received multiple top ribbons at these events but her greatest achievement was scoring a 90 in the high performance stake class at Devon in 2023, ultimately leading her to a top-3 finish.
Outside of showing, Hake was able to help with rescue horses through Derbydown, which proved extremely rewarding in her growth. She rode three young thoroughbreds, ultimately teaching them to jump and be ridable so that they could find new forever homes. Similarly, Derbydown held young horse camps where young horses were brought in for a week for training. She was able to ride and work with them to help them reach their fullest potential.
While riding at A&M Hake was twice named an NCEA First Team All-America selection and to the All-SEC team in Fence, finishing a combined 32-6-1 in those seasons. That includes a program-best 16-2 mark in 2016-17.
"I met top professionals throughout the industry and learn the ins and outs to this sport through many different perspectives," Hake said. "I am extremely grateful to my time a Derbydown and to Louise Serio. I look forward to this new chapter at A&M to help young women succeed at the college level of riding. Being able to ride in college made me the most confident version of myself on and off a horse, and I hope to encourage these young ladies to reach their fullest potential at Texas A&M."
*Last updated 7/11/2025
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