Fairfield, CT - The Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) National Championships will host 25 teams representing the best college hunter seat and Western riders in the United States to qualify to compete in Raleigh, May 3-6, at the Hunt Horse Complex at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds. Following the conclusion of IHSA Zone and Semi Final qualifiers for the 2011-2012 season, the following college teams will be competing:
Zone 1: Hunter Seat Champion Team, Mount Holyoke College
Hunter Seat Reserve Champion Team, Brown University
Zone 2: Hunter Seat Champion Team, Skidmore College
Hunter Seat Reserve Champion Team, St. Lawrence University
Western Team, Alfred University
Zone 3: Hunter Seat Champion Team, Penn State University
Hunter Seat Reserve Champion, Centenary College (2011 champions)
Zone 4: Hunter Seat Champion, Goucher College
Hunter Seat Reserve Champion Team, St. Andrews University
Western Team, St. Andrews University
Zone 5: Hunter Seat Champion Team, Virginia Intermont College
Hunter Seat Reserve Champion, Savannah College of Art and Design
Western Team, Berry College (2011 champions)
Zone 6: Hunter Seat Champion Team, Miami University of Ohio
Hunter Seat Reserve Champion, University of Kentucky
Western Team, Michigan State University
Western Team, Ohio State University
Western Team, University of Findlay
Zone 7: Hunter Seat Champion Team, University of Wisconsin
Hunter Seat Reserve Champion, Purdue University
Western Team, West Texas A&M University
Zone 8: Hunter Seat Champion Team, Stanford University
Hunter Seat Reserve Champion Team, University of Colorado-Boulder
Western Team, Oregon State University
Western Team, University of Nebraska-Lincoln