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The NCSU Horse Judging Team is an intercollegiate horse judging team through NC State

04/03/2026

The NCSU Horse Judging Team had a successful week in Texas for the spring contest. We went on some great farm tours with riding demos with some of the best in the industry. It was a great week of learning, competing, and networking with teams from across the country.

NCSU results are as follows:
8th High Overall Team
8th High Team Performance
Top 10 Overall Halter

Allee
7th High Individual Overall
8th High Individual Reasons
8th High Individual Performance
Top 15 in Halter

Austen
9th High Individual Performance
Top 20 Overall

Riley and Paige had huge improvements in placings and reasons scores from the fall all while feeling more confident in their judging abilities!

Riley and Austen are graduating this semester, but Allee and Paige will be back in the fall. We also have many new members enrolling for the fall semester. Excited for the future!

04/02/2026

It’s contest day here in Texas! The team is excited and ready to put their knowledge to the test…Go Pack!!

03/31/2026

After a hectic travel day yesterday, we were ready for a great day of farm tours and judging today! However, we only got pictures with the giraffes at High Point Performance Horses.

We started the day with hunter hack taught by Jerry Erikson, and a trail/western riding demo with Eric Felt and Jerry. Next, was a class of trail taught by none other than Charlie Cole! And of course a tour of all the animals that call High Point home!

Ready for another full day tomorrow!

01/12/2026

Happy first day of school! We are so excited to get started with the spring semester and get practicing for the spring contest held in Texas at the beginning of April. But we need your help to get there! You can either give directly following the link: go.ncsu.edu/supportequinejudging

OR follow the link below to buy a dozen Krispy Kreme donuts and half the proceeds come back to the team!
https://www.groupraise.com/oc/69650?utm_campaign=ocmp_copy_url&utm_medium=social&utm_source=offers_promo

As always we are so thankful for the support, and we couldn't make this happen without you!

12/09/2025

🏆 A Wolfpack first! NC State’s Latisha Sanchez made history at the 2025 AQHA World Show, earning High Individual Overall and becoming the university’s first AQHA World Champion. From long practices to cross-country competitions, our Horse Judging Team showed grit, growth and true Pack pride. 🐺🐴
Check out the following spotlight article to learn more about the team's accomplishments:
https://cals.ncsu.edu/news/gold-globe-nc-states-latisha-sanchez-a-world-champion-in-horse-judging/

11/13/2025

The AQHA World Show contest was a huge success! Results below:

Latisha Sanchez (middle):
AQHA WORLD CHAMPION
High Individual Overall
High Individual Overall Performance Division
Ninth Overall Reasons
15th Overall Halter

Senior Team:
6th Overall (lost a tie breaker for 5th place!)
4th Overall Performance
6th Overall Reasons
Top 10 Overall Halter

Hilary Burns (second from left):
Top 25 Overall
Top 25 in Performance and Reasons

Caroline Mangum (far left) and Amelia Van Polanen (fourth from left) had a great contest with much improved reasons scores!

I am so proud to have coached this team from the ground up and am so excited to get started again in January with some new team members!

11/11/2025

It’s contest day here at the AQHA World Show! So excited for these ladies to compete for the last time…it is bittersweet for sure. Get to start with trail in the amateur finals!

11/09/2025

Trail, halter, heading, and horsemanship for day of practice in OKC…looking forward for day 2!

11/07/2025

Got to Oklahoma City right on time and decided to have a little fun for today…went to the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum for the afternoon! Pictures don’t do the beauty of this place justice. Can’t wait to start judging practice tomorrow with some trail finals 🎉

10/27/2025

We are less than 2 weeks away from leaving for the AQHA World Championship Show in Oklahoma City. Your support this semester has made this travel possible, but we need your help to make these opportunities happen for future students! Two fundraising links are listed below:

1) A direct tax deductible donation to the team: put "Equine Judging Program" as area of support or use the QR code below!
go.ncsu.edu/supportequinejudging

2) Buy a dozen Krispy Kreme donuts, and the team gets 50% of the purchase price back:
https://www.groupraise.com/oc/62226?utm_campaign=ocmp_copy_url&utm_medium=social&utm_source=offers_promo

Thank you for considering to donate to the team. Please reach out if you have any questions or would like to discuss other options!

10/17/2025

We had a great contest at the Quarter Horse Congress! The senior team is excited to keep practicing and head to the AQHA World Show in just a couple weeks! Results listed below:

Senior Team consisting of Amelia, Latisha, Hilary, and Caroline:
4th overall in the Performance Division
7th overall Senior College Team
Amelia: 7th high individual overall in the Performance Division & top 20 overall
Latisha: Top 15 in the Performance Division

Riley and Paige had a great first contest in the limited division and are excited to keep improving heading into the spring semester!

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