Kirstin Hill, 21, of Menlo Park has been chosen, along with four other women, to represent the Middle California region of the U.S. Pony Club at a national show-jumping competition July 24-27 in Lexington, Kentucky.
Other team members are Anna Medina and Ashleigh Guich of Redwood City, Georgia Thomas of San Mateo, and Haley Dwight of Palo Alto.
Laura Mauck of Woodside will train the team at the Horse Park, the club’s main venue in Woodside.
Riders will be judged on the “boldness, scope, power, accuracy, and control” of their stadium jumping prowess, as well the quality of their equine care, feeding, shoeing, and other horse management skills, says spokesperson Lisa Krieger.
The team will hold tack sales to raise money for their expenses, she says. For information on sponsoring them, contact Mary Spangler at 365-9352 or maryspangler@aol.com. For information about the Portola Valley Pony Club, go to portola.ponyclub.org.
