New Barn!

 

In mid-April UMET packed up the horses, tack and jumps and moved to Treasure State Equestrian Center in Lolo! This new facility is just 10 miles from campus and includes private runs, specialized feed programs, a round pen, access to mountain trails, a cross country field, outdoor arena and a HEATED barn and indoor arena! That's right, comfortable riding practice throughout the cold Montana winters is in store for this year.

 

 

 

2014 Zone Championships

 

As the 2014 Hunt Seat Regional Champion Team, UMET qualified to participate in the Zone Championships held in Palo Alto, CA. Seven riders including Ethan Martin, Jessy Weiss, Kathryn Tiemessen, Makenzi Hoffman, Erin Corey, Kyndal Ploski and Rachel Anderson made the trip to compete. Stanford University was an incredible venue for the competiton and everyone enjoyed some beautiful California sun and horses. Extra shout-out to Rachel Anderson and Jessy Weiss who qualified to compete as individuals in the Open Fences and Walk-Tot divisions respectively. Additionally, Rachel won a reserve championship in her division and went on to compete at the IHSA National Championships!

 

 

UMET Makes Crowdfunding Headlines

 

Leading up to UMET winning the 2014 Hunt Seat Team Regional Championship was one of the most nerve-wracking times in UMET history. After all the points from the year were tallied, UMET and Montana Sate University ended the year in a dead tie. After anxiously waiting for an answer and a winner to be announced, UMET got a phone call saying they were champions. Everyone was excited for the win, but the thought of getting to California for the Zone Championships was daunting. UMET took to the internet and raised over $4,000 to send riders to California to compete. Read some of the great stories written about the road to zones at The Missoulian, Brietbart News and the Montana Kaimin.