Collegiate Colt Starting at the Idaho Horse Expo

The Road to the Horse Collegiate Colt Starting Challenge comes to the Idaho Horse Expo, April 3–5 at the Idaho Horse Park in Nampa, Idaho. This exciting event will feature three collegiate teams as they take on the challenge of starting young colts: New Mexico Junior College, Treasure Valley Community College, and Colorado State University.

The competition will unfold over three round pen sessions, culminating in a finals event that showcases rail work and an obstacle course. Hosted by John Baar, the challenge is designed to create a fun learning environment for horsemanship students.

We’re proud to collaborate with many past Road to the Horse competitors to help inspire and support the next generation of horsemanship students.

Schedule:

Friday April 3: 8.00am Round One
Saturday April 4: 8:30am Round Two / 4:00pm Round Three
Sunday April 5: 9:00am Finals

Colleges:

Colorado State University – Coach Alex Parsaye
New Mexico Junior College – Coach CD Wilcox
Treasure Valley Community College – Coach Wade Black

Watch the livestream on the college Facebook pages here:

Final Scores:

Accumulative scores across all rounds

Final Results:

Colorado State University: 1172.5 points
New Mexico Junior College: 1102.5 points
Treasure Valley Community College: 985 points

Round One:

Note: High and low score from each college is discarded and three middle score combined for total. Scores in bold used in calculations.

Round One	Judges	CSU	TVCC	NMJC
Judge 1	Dee Craig	76	65	65
Judge 2	Jake Flint	95.5	86	99
Judge 3	Melissa Jayo	67	63	48
Judge 4	Shelby Ketchem	87.5	63.5	86.5
Judge 5	Ron McLoughlin	64	71	63.5
	TOTAL	230.5	199.5	215

Round Two:

Round Two	Judges	CSU	TVCC	NMJC
Judge 1	Dee Craig	68	32	90
Judge 2	Jake Flint	87.5	79.5	97.5
Judge 3	Melissa Jayo	65	57	48
Judge 4	Shelby Ketchem	79	45.5	92
Judge 5	Ron McLoughlin	71.5	52	85.5
	TOTAL	218.5	154.5	267.5

Round Three:

Round Three	Judges	CSU	TVCC	NMJC
Judge 1	Dee Craig	74	79	82
Judge 2	Jake Flint	91.5	96.5	96.5
Judge 3	Melissa Jayo	71	84	60
Judge 4	Shelby Ketchem	85.5	85.5	86.5
Judge 5	Ron McLoughlin	81	86.5	85.5
	TOTAL	240.5	256	254

Round Four-Finals:

	NMJC	CSU	TVCC	Judge
Judge 1 Saddling Pen	29	42	26	Dee Craig
Railwork	27	35	23
Obstacles	24	37	16
Overall Riding	25	46	26
TOTAL	105	160	91
Judge 2 Saddling Pen	48	45.5	46.5	Jake Flint
Railwork	38	41	35
Obstacles	36.5	43	26
Overall Riding	35	47	39
TOTAL	157.5	176.5	146.6
Judge 3 Saddling Pen	27	34.5	30.5	Melissa Joyo
Railwork	23.5	24	23.5
Obstacles	22	33	15
Overall	21.5	32.5	32.5
TOTAL	94	124	101.5
Judge 4 Saddling Pen	42.5	43.5	42.5	Shelby Ketcham
Railwork	32	37	33.5
Obstacles	31.5	38	22.5
Overall Riding	34.5	43	36
TOTAL	140.5	161.5	134.5
Judge 5 Saddling Pen	39	41	44.5	Ron McLoughlin
Railwork	30	36.5	35
Obstacles	25	38	23
Overall Riding	26.5	46	42.5
TOTAL	120.5	161.5	145

Colorado State University (L-R): Coach Alex Parsaye, Maia Lee, Morgan Rewerts, Sarah Bathen, Grace Falkner

New Mexico Junior College: (L-R) Justin Anaya, Cord Smith, Connor Box, Coach CD Wilcox

Treasure Valley Community College: (L-R) Sierra Masmeyer, Rylie Hancock, Bailey Price, Sebastian Palmer, Coach Wade Black.