| The SNU Western Equestrian Team... competes in pleasure and reining classes. In the pleasure classes, riders demonstrate each gate on the rail, and are then asked to execute a pattern to show their control of the horse.
Practice... typically takes place on Friday afternoons during the show season. Riders are encouraged to spend time riding outside of practice, and instruction is nearly always available to hard working competitors. Practice begins with a warm-up on the rail, and ends with pattern excecution. Reiners work advanced reining patterns after the arena clears.
Clothing Includes... traditional western clothing, a western hat, and chaps. SNU Western riders compete against schools such as WTAMU, Texas Tech, NCTC, RCC, and OU. |
2008-2009 SNU Western IHSA Team. From left to right: (top) Johannah Isackson, Morgan Sneed, Aubrey Falkner (bottom) Stephanie Bailey, Janislynn Isackson, Morgan Totty, Scott Case, Coach Mindy Hole, Coach Bill Bowen |
2008-2009 Roster:
Aubry Falkner
Freshman
Novice |  | Hometown: Bethany, Oklahoma
Major: English
Years Riding: 10
Favorite Event: Barrels/Poles/Trail
"He who loves me must love my horse" |
Jaclynn Gray
Freshman
Open/ Reining |  | Hometown: Edmond, Oklahoma
Major: Broadcast Sports Journalism with a Minor in Equine Studies
Years Riding: 15
Favorite Event: Trail/Equitation Over Fences
"A horse doesn't care how much you know until he knows how much you care."
-Pat Parelli |
Janislynn Isackson
Senior
Open/Reining |  | Hometown: Lewistown, Montana
Major: Biology/Chemistry
Years Riding: 15
Favorite Event: Trail
"There is no secret so close as that between a rider and his horse"
-Robert S. Surtees |
Johannah Isackson
Junior
Advanced |  | Hometown: Lewistown, Montana
Major: Nursing
Years Riding: 10 Years
Favorite Event: Western Trail
"Horses give us the wings we lack."
-Pam Brown |
Morgan Sneed
Freshman
Advanced |  | Hometown: Piedmont, Oklahoma
Major: Equine Business
Years Riding: 8
Favorite Event: Show Jumping
"Horse, thou art truly a creature without equal, for thou fliest without wings, and conquerest without sword." |
Morgan Totty
Sophomore
Beginner |  | Hometown: Duncan, Oklahoma
Major: Equine Business
Years Riding: 17
Favorite Event: Cutting and Sorting
"No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle"
-Winston Churchill |
Scott Case
Junior
Intermediate II |  | Hometown: Bethany, Oklahoma
Major: Equine Business
Years Riding: 2
Favorite Event: Cutting
"You know horses are smarter than people. You never heard of a horse going broke betting on people."
-Will Rogers |
Stephanie Bailey
Junior
Beginner |  | Hometown: Texico, New Mexico
Major: Equine Business
Years Riding: 3
Favorite Event: Cutting, Reining, Roping
"One can get in a car and see what a MAN has made, one must get on a horse to see what GOD has made"
-Unknown |
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Coach
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| Bill Bowen has worked the Equine Industry for over 45 years. He currently announces shows for Pinto and Appaloosa, and has spent his career judging many different western competitions, and showing and training many horses, placing a heavy emphasis on Halter. Bill has been the barn manager at the SNU Horse Ranch since 1999. Mr. Bowen retired as cheif of the Bethany Police Department. |