By Liz Shepard Special to the Leader After months of saddle sores, strained muscles, and early mornings, Oxford High School’s own Equestrian Team has completed their season. Starting Thursday, October 14 and ending Sunday, October 16, OHS’s Equestrian Team competed at the 32nd annual Michigan Interscholastic Horsemanship Association’s State Championship hosted at the Midland County […]
By Liz Shepard Special to the Leader For the sixth straight year Oxford High School’s Equestrian Team has captured a district championship; competing at Armada Fairgrounds against teams from Romeo, Brandon, Clarkston, and Rochester Adams. Oxford’s team first faced their competition Saturday, September 17, defeating the field with 250 points, 129 points ahead of Romeo, […]
The Oxford High School Equestrian team is having another successful season with the A-team winning both meets and the C-team finishing third in the first two meets. The Wildcats have run away from the competition during the meets, finishing 149 points ahead of second place Romeo in the first meet and 154 points ahead of […]
The Oxford High School’s Equestrian team’s state title hopes came to an end this past weekend in Midland as they finished fourth in the Class A Division. The State Championships began on Oct. 15 with the Wildcats competing against nine other teams in Class A. By the end of the tournament on Oct 18, the […]
The Oxford High School Equestrian Team has once again dominated the season ? and earned their fifth consecutive District II Championship Title. The team’s season opened up on Sept. 18 at the Armada Fairgrounds. The Oxford riders earned 279 points of the 580 possible. According to team parent Marilyn Barnhart, the Wildcats dominated the show: […]
One cannot spell district championship with out an O, H and S as the Oxford High School Equestrian Team captured it’s 11th straight district championship this past weekend. On Sunday, Sept. 26, the Wildcats took on teams from Lapeer West, Clarkston, Brandon, Romeo and Rochester Stoney Creek in the A division. They ended up with […]
Can anything slow down the Oxford High School Equestrian team? This past weekend the Wildcats dominated the competition at the regionals, defeating Milford, Manchester and Yale to win the regional championship and advance to the state finals. ‘They were terrific,? said Equestrian Coach Dee Shepard. Held at the Shiawassee County Fairgrounds, the Wildcats won 13 […]
The Oxford High School Equestrian team headed to state championships, held in Midland from Oct. 14-17, with one goal in mind ? top their fourth place finish from last year. And improve they did. When the dust settled, the Wildcats found themselves as the third best team in the state, behind state champion Milford and […]