The WVU Western Equestrian team is a club sport that follows the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association format. We're always looking for new members!
The West Virginia University Western Equestrian team is a club sport that follows the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association format. The Western team currently consists of approximately 20 members representing all levels of riding, from beginners to advanced. The team is broken up into showing members and non-showing members so that even if you do not wish to show you can participate in all other
05/02/2026
We want to wish good luck to our very own Julieann Christopher as she shows in the AQHA Individual Level Horsemanship this morning. 🥇
You continue to make us proud every step of the way!💛💙
Good luck to all the competitors today at nationals!
03/24/2026
This past weekend, a few of our riders traveled to Findlay, Ohio to attend our semi-finals show hosted by 🏆
Congratulations to Julieann Christopher, who placed 4th in her class and will move on to nationals next month! We are so excited to cheer you on💛💙
Congratulations as well to our other riders:
Lyndsey Hoskinson
-5th Level II HMS🩷
-6th Level II Ranch💚
Lauren Hettinger
Lauren Farry
We are still conducting our gift card raffle to help support our post season travel expenses. DM us for more information or contact a team member to purchase tickets! 🎟️
03/09/2026
Last Saturday, qualifying members of our team attended the Region 25 Regional Championship Horse Show, hosted by 🏆 A huge thank you to the Alfred coaches and team for all of their hard work and generosity to recognize our graduating seniors & pull of such a well ran show!💛💙
We want to congratulate our riders who qualified for Regionals, as well as those moving onto Semi-Finals April 21st! Additionally, congratulations to our riders who were in the running for year end high point in region 25:
Lauren Hettinger - 3rd YE High Point Rider 🥉
Lyndsey Hoskinson - 4th YE High Point Rider 🤍
Lauren Farry - 6th YE High Point Rider 💚
Great job to everyone, we can’t wait to see you all at Semi Finals!
02/24/2026
Time to kick off our spring semester fundraiser! This year, we are doing another gift card & lottery ticket basket raffle- valued at $250! ✨🏆🎟️
Enter for a chance to win gift cards to all of your favorite places by contacting a team member. Tickets are $10 each, payable through PayPal to the WVU Western Equestrian Team!💛💙
02/13/2026
Our team had a successful weekend at last weekend! Congratulations to all who showed and to Lauren Hettinger for being reserve highpoint on Sunday! And a huge congratulations to our regional qualifiers:
Lauren Hettinger - Reining
Lauren Farry - L2 Ranch riding and horsemanship
Lyndsey Hoskinson - L2 Ranch riding and horsemanship
Julieann Christopher - L1 Horsemanship
Amelia Sayers - Rookie B Horsemanship
02/08/2026
We are back in Alfred for day 2 of AU’s show! Good luck to all of our competitors today! 💙💛🐴
02/07/2026
This weekend, we have traveled to Alfred, NY for our last regular show of the 2025-2026 season! Riders will have two more days to earn points & qualify for regionals next month. 🥇🐴
Join us in cheering on our Mountaineers at their first show of the semester! Good luck to all!💛💙
01/12/2026
Happy first day of class from the WVU western eq team! We will have our first meeting of the semester tonight at 7:30 in 102 AHB!
Results are in… The winning ticket of our fundraiser this year was sold by Viviana Woofter!🎟️
We want to take a moment to thank everyone who supported this raffle. Your generosity is very appreciated!! This year, we were able to raise over $3,000 to help offset the expenses of traveling.
We also want to wish everyone good luck on any final exams, and happy holidays!!❄️🎄📚
11/29/2025
Our team had a great last show of the season at home, ending reserve highpoint both days! A huge congratulations to our seniors Emily, Lauren, and Lyndsey, we are so proud of you and so excited for all that is in store for you! 💙💛