Texas A&M University Horse Judging

10/16/2026

We are travelling home today from an amazing week full of memories at the All American Quarter Horse Congress in Columbus, Ohio. The team was Champion in the halter and reasons division, 3rd in performance and 3rd overall, out of 14 teams. The team was represented by Lesley Munoz, Jacy Welch, Lauren Bailey, Amber Potts, Faith Fry, Layni Wills, Delaney Sheffield, Ashley Froebel, and Mikayla Birney. The limited division was represented by Riley Guidry, Trista Mendietta, Cyncere Denman, and Sorel Rut. The team is coached by Kristen Cavaness and Sarah Schobert Moriarty.

Thank you to our jacket sponsors which are such a huge part of our program! Please do your business with Circle P Feed & Supplies, Pride Cleaners, Baker Gallo, Financial Services, and Equine Hospital. Special thanks to our Texas A&M Animal Science Department and Texas A&M Institute for Equine Sciences for all their support!

We are very proud of our lady aggies, they are an amazing representation of the Aggie Core Values and we cannot wait to see what they do in November at the AQHA World Show!

Senior College Division

Halter - Champion Team
High Individual Halter - Faith Fry
3rd Individual Halter - Amber Potts
4th Individual Halter - Lauren Bailey
6th Individual Halter - Delaney Sheffield

Performance - 3rd Place Team
4th Individual Performance - Amber Potts
10th Individual Performance - Jacy Welch

Reasons - Champion Team
Reserve Individual Reasons (tie for first) - Amber Potts
5th Individual Reasons - Lauren Bailey
8th Individual Reasons - Lesley Munoz
10th Individual Reasons - Jacy Welch

Overall - 3rd Place Team
Reserve High Individual Reasons - Amber Potts
10th High Individual Overall - Faith Fry
11th High Individual Overall - Jacy Welch
12th High Individual Overall - Lauren Bailey

Limited Division Results

Halter Division
3rd High Individual Halter - Riley Guidry
5th High Individual Halter - Trista Mendietta
6th High Individual Halter - Sorel Rut

Performance Division
High Individual Performance - Trista Mendietta

Reasons Division
High Individual Reasons - Trista Mendietta
Reserve High Individual Reasons - Riley Guidry
4th High Individual Reasons - Sorel Rut
10th High Individual Reasons - Cyncere Denman

Overall - Limited Division
High Individual Overall Limited - Trista Mendietta

10/10/2026

Make sure to get registered for our Fall Aggiefest! The clinic is being held on October 24th!

Gig 'Em! - Coach Moriarty

10/05/2026

So thankful for alumni that spoil and support our team! Sunday night Tom Cook Bigbee and Donna Briscoe Bigbee took our Horse Judging Team out to dinner at Saltgrass! What an amazing night full of giving and legacy! We could not do what we do without wonderful alumni like the Bigbee family!

10/03/2026

The Texas A&M Horse Judging Team competed in Fort Worth yesterday at the APHA Horse IQ Judging Contest! We had many accomplishments including the high individual in every category! The team was 1st in halter and reasons, 4th in performance, and reserve champion team overall. We are excited to go to Ohio in one week for the All American Quarter Horse Congress! Thank you to our sponsors that help us get down the road: Circle P Feed & Supplies, Baker Gallo, Pride Cleaners, Texas Equine Hospital, Momentum Insurance, Texas A&M Institute for Equine Sciences, and Texas A&M Animal Science!

Competing in the senior college division included Amber Potts (TX), Ashley Froebel (TX), Delaney Sheffield (TX), Lauren Bailey (MO), Mikayla Birney (TX), Layni Wills (OH), Lesley Munoz (TX), Jacy Welch (TX), and Faith Fry (TX). Representing the team in the limited division was Riley Guidry (TX), Cyncere Denman (TX), and Sorel Rut (TX).

Halter Division - Champion Team
High Individual - Faith Fry
2nd High Individual - Jacy Welch
4th High Individual - Layni Wills
8th High Individual - Mikayla Birney

Performance Division - 4th Place Team
High Individual Overall - Lesley Munoz
5th High Individual - Faith Fry

Reasons Division - Champion Team
High Individual Overall - Jacy Welch
2nd High Individual - Faith Fry
3rd High Individual - Lesley Munoz

Overall - Reserve Champion Team
High Individual Overall - Faith Fry
3rd High Individual Overall - Lesley Munoz
5th High Individual Overall - Jacy Welch
8th High Individual Overall - Layni Wills

In the limited division overall results:
High Individual Overall - Riley Guidry
3rd High Individual Overall - Cyncere Denman

The team is coached by Sarah Schobert Moriarty and Kristen Cavaness.

09/30/2026

The Aggie Horse Judging Team got on the road last night, we went to Julie Wolf Voge's practice contest today - "Back to Schooling" to practice for later this week and our upcoming fall! The team had five individuals make the top ten overall and was ranked champion team, as well as our other senior team tied to be 2nd overall champion team! We are pumped for the APHA Horse IQ Contest to be held this Friday in Fort Worth! Stay tuned!

Champion Individual - Amber Potts
3rd Overall Individual - Ashley Froebel
4th Overall Individual - Jacy Welch
6th Overall Individual - Lesley Munoz
8th Overall Individual - Faith Fry

The team was represented by Lauren Bailey, Mikayla Birney, Delaney Sheffield, Layni Wills, Amber Potts, Lesley Munoz, Faith Fry, Jacy Welch, Ashley Froebel, and Amber Potts for the senior college. In the limited division was Riley Guidry, Sorel Rut, and Cyncere Denman. The team is coached by Kristen Cavaness and Sarah Schobert Moriarty! Thank you to our sponsors for helping us get up and down the road! Pride Cleaners, Circle P Feed & Supplies, Texas Equine Hospital, Baker Gallo, Momentum Insurance

08/21/2026

The Texas A&M University Horse Judging Team had a fantastic time practicing in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the last couple of days at the NSBA World Show to prepare for the fall season. We also had a super fun team bonding day at the Fort Worth Zoo on our way up to Tulsa! We are excited! Thank you to all our jacket sponsors! Pride Cleaners Circle P Feed & Supplies Baker Gallo Derby Gallo Insurance Equine Hospital

This trip consisted of Lesley Munoz, Cyncere Denman , Trista Mendietta, Ashley Froebel, Riley Guidry, Sorel Rut, Delaney Sheffield, Jacy Welch, Mikayla Birney, Lauren Bailey, Faith Fry, Amber Potts, Layni Wills, Kristen Cavaness, Sarah Schobert Moriarty

08/16/2026

If you have not yet done our TAMU Horse Judging Reconnect Survey, here is your chance to do it now! Be a Good Ag! We want to see what awesome things our Alumni are doing now! Gig 'Em! Coach Moriarty

Howdy Texas A&M Horse Judging Alumni! Please take this short survey so we can hear about what you did in school and what you are doing now! https://tinyurl.com/AlumniTAMUHorseJudging

08/05/2026

Howdy Texas A&M Horse Judging Alumni! Please take this short survey so we can hear about what you did in school and what you are doing now! https://tinyurl.com/AlumniTAMUHorseJudging

08/04/2026

We are incredibly grateful to our jacket sponsors for their continued annual support of the Texas A&M Horse Judging Team! We encourage you to support these outstanding businesses whenever you can. When you support them, you support the TAMU Horse Judging Team. Thank you for investing in our students and our program! Circle P Feed & Supplies Texas Equine Hospital Pride Cleaners Momentum Insurance Derby Gallo at Baker Gallo