Sequim equestrians compete in second district meet

By Sequim Gazette Staff • May 5, 2021 1:30 am
Sequim Equestrian Team seniors (back, left) Abby Garcia, on Burd, and Keri Tucker, on Nikki, take a break from the action at the second district meet in early April in Elma. Honoring the seniors are, from left, coach Katie Salmon-Newton and coaches Haylie Newton, Miranda Williams and Bettina Hoesel. Submitted photo
Sequim Equestrian Team seniors (back, left) Abby Garcia, on Burd, and Keri Tucker, on Nikki, take a break from the action at the second district meet in early April in Elma. Honoring the seniors are, from left, coach Katie Salmon-Newton and coaches Haylie Newton, Miranda Williams and Bettina Hoesel. Submitted photo

The Sequim Equestrian Team took time to celebrate its two seniors while racking up nearly two-dozen top-20 finishes at their second district meet of the season, held April 8-11 in Elma.

Senior Keri Tucker took first place in Working Rancher among her six top-10 individual and team finishes, while fellow senior Abby Garcia took seventh in Reining and snagged two top-10 team placings sixth in both In-Hand Obstacle Relay and Team Versatility.

Sequim is back in action May 20-23 back in Elma for the third and final district meet of the season, in preparation for the state meet slated for June 17-20 in Moses Lake.

Sequim’s result from the second district meet:

• Individual events

Barrels — 17. Abby Garcia

Barrels — 18. Rainey Bronsink

Dressage — 13. Susannah Sharp, 16. Keri Tucker

Figure Eight — 2. Bronsink, 17. Garcia, 21. Sharp

In Hand Trail— 18. Sharp

Individual Flags — 6. Bronsink

Keyhole — 3. Bronsink, 11. Sharp

Reining — 7. Garcia

Showmanship — 9. Tucker, 13. Sharp, 19. Garcia

Steer Daubing — 6. Tucker

Working Rancher — 1. Tucker

• Team events

In-Hand Obtsacle Relay — 6. Bronsink-Garcia-Sharp-Tucker

Team Sorting — 8. Sharp-Tucker

Team Versatility — 6. Bronsink-Garcia-Sharp-Tucker

Two Man Birangle — 2. Bronsink-Tucker, 11. Garcia-Sharp

Working Pairs — 5. Sharp-Tucker Keri