Recent visit by Miss Rodeo Missouri highlights WWU’s national equestrian leadership status
William Woods University has long enjoyed a lofty status of having perhaps the premiere equestrian science program in higher education in the U.S., partially thanks to its faculty and alumni representation across the country. Due to being well-known in many show circuits during its history and through the efforts of a recent alumna, William Woods […]
EQS Alumni of the Month: Mandy Griffey ’11
I was raised in Oak Grove, Missouri, which is only two hours from The Woods so it was a perfect distance away from home to attend William Woods. I was looking for anyone hiring and Ann Judge (a renowned figure in the equestrian industry) was coming to do a clinic the November before I graduated. We had […]
Lessons in Horsemanship: Equestrian Camp at William Woods
“It was definitely hot this week, but we handled it with lots of ice cream and cookies!” says Melanie Norby, a 17-year-old dressage rider from St. Peters, Missouri. Norby is one of the participants in the William Woods University Equestrian Academic Camp, which took place on campus last week. A New Camp Format For […]
WWU Team Triumphs at 2017 Pinto World Championship
The world’s largest gathering of Pintos and one of the top horse shows for the Western seat occurred last month at the annual Pinto World Championship in Tulsa, Okla. And William Woods University equestrian students and professors brought home numerous wins. Three WWU western students, including Maggie Mathews ’17 (an Equestrian Science major from […]
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