equestrian
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Issues in Sports
Get to Know: Equestrian Vaulter Melanie Ford
Melanie Ford is a fourth-year communication sciences and disorders major at Georgia. She’s also a national caliber equestrian — but not as a member of the Bulldogs’ NCEA-winning varsity equestrian team. Instead, she is an equestrian vaulter, which means that she competes by performing gymnastic and dance moves on the…
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Sports
Sisters Compete Together for First Time While on UGA Equestrian Team
Sophia Pilla has always been a force on the UGA equestrian team; however, for her last year of eligibility, she has been joined by her sister. First-year Sienna Pilla is a jumping seat who competes in the flat area of jumping, like her sister. However, this is the first time…
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COVID-19 Coverage
UGA Coaches Find New Ways To Communicate With Athletes During Pandemic
University of Georgia equestrian coach Meghan Boenig and her staff set up an Excel spreadsheet soon after the COVID-19 pandemic ended the team’s season. Riders can sign up just to chat by phone or FaceTime. Boenig knows that her role is more than being just a coach to her riders,…
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Sports
UGA to Take On Auburn on Several Fronts
This Saturday’s football game is not the only top ranked matchup in Auburn. The number one UGA Equestrian team will also travel to face the third ranked Auburn Tigers. Reporter Jake Stevens has more on the story.
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Athens-Clarke County
Making History: UGA Women’s Equestrian Team hosts SEC championship
For the first time in history, the UGA Women’s Equestrian Team will host the South Eastern Conference (SEC) championship here in Athens. UGA won the SEC championship last year at Texas A&M University. “It’ll be really fun to be here, at home, defending our turf and defending our title, and we’ve…
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Today’s Local Sports
UGA SPORTS UGA Sports Teams will be hard at work now and over the university’s spring break. UGA’s Baseball team finished its two game series against Charleston Southern last night, taking the win with a 5-3 series sweep. The Bulldogs will play tomorrow for their three game weekend series against Mercer.…
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UGA Sports
Equestrian Team Takes Home a Win
ATHENS — The Georgia Bulldogs won the 2015 SEC Championship on Saturday at Texas A&M University.