Equestrian competes nationally

Undergraduate Sarah Borah competed May 3-5 in the Intercollegiate National Horse Show’s highest division — the first year that a UW–Madison student has competed at this level.

Borah, a senior majoring in medical technology and a native of Rockford, Ill., belongs to the Madison Equestrian Team, a student organization sponsored by the UW–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine.

This local team is part of the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association, which includes more than 300 colleges and universities and 5,000 riders. Borah was one of just 20 participants in the American Quarter Horse Association Cup, the highest division at this year’s show in Cazenovia, N.Y.

“It’s really exciting to be the first rider from UW–Madison to qualify for this cup,” Borah says. Though she didn’t take home the trophy, she adds, “It was a great honor to be out there representing the university.”