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For 50 years, the annual Jumper Prix de Villes of North America (or ‘Prize of the Cities’) has attracted superb equestrians to Lake Erie College. Spectators, dignitaries and riders will soon converge upon the George M. Humphrey Read More

Thriving graduates from LEC’s School of Equine Studies are opening current students’ eyes to what lies ahead – via real-time virtual career forums on Google Meet. The student-led Equine Leadership Council has arranged for a Read More

Home-schooled, first-year transfer student Kiersten Pratt came to Lake Erie College from Arlington, Ill. Now, her talent and tenacity are fetching major honors: gold medals at the United States Hunter Jumper Association Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Read More

Equine entrepreneurship major Madeline Anderson ’19 is living her dream through the School of Equine Studies’ international exchange program – with no hesitation. From Newark, Ohio, one of Lake Erie College’s most diversely Read More

Lake Erie College will host the United States Hunter Jumper Association’s 2017 Emerging Athletes Program (EAP) National Training Session and Horsemanship Quiz Nationals. Olympian Peter Wylde and renowned stable management expert Anne Thornbury Read More

This summer, Grand Champion of the 2017 USDF/IDA National Quiz Challenge Elizabeth Affeld ’19 claimed her prize. She completed a four-week internship at Hilltop Farm Inc., a prominent sport-horse facility in Colora, Maryland. Hilltop Read More

Lake Erie College’s IDA and IHSA English teams both competed at their respective national competitions this spring, marking the end of an impressive academic year for all involved. IDA The Lake Erie College IDA team had a stellar performance Read More

The Lake Erie College Intercollegiate Dressage Association (IDA) team attended IDA Nationals April 29-30, 2017 in Long Valley, NJ and put on a stellar performance. In particular, the USDF/IDA Quiz Challenge was a huge success - LEC students won Read More

Lake Erie College’s proud tradition of equestrian excellence continued this year with an exceptional season of accomplishments for our teams and riders. In particular, this year’s intercollegiate and Prix de Villes teams won an Read More

Lake Erie College is proud to announce that the following IHSA Hunt Seat equestrian student-athletes have qualified to compete in Zones: Sophie Sahutske: Intermediate Fences Lissy Naber: Novice Flat Sarah Dwyer: Open Fences Heather Taylor: Read More

While Lake Erie College was on winter break, students in the School of Equine Studies stayed hard at work continuing to enhance their skills. Notably, student Lissy Naber competed in the High Adult Jumpers at the World Equestrian Center in Read More

After impressing the clinicians and judges throughout the USHJA Emerging Athletes Program National Training Session, presented by Dover Saddlery , Gracie Marlowe finished the event wearing the individual and team gold medals and a big smile on Read More

Lake Erie College’s IHSA hunt seat team spent Halloween weekend hosting the College’s fall home IHSA hunt seat show, ultimately leading the region (Zone 6, Region 1). Over two days of competition, the team swept the region and took the Read More

To build on what has already been an outstanding season for our equestrian athletes, IDA members Renee Monzon and Julie Grace attended IDA Nationals from April 22-24 with Coach Debby Savage, where both students competed as individuals.At the Read More

Lake Erie College is pleased to present the 48th Annual Prix de Villes of North America this April, a two-weekend event composed of high-caliber equestrian competition. The Prix de Villes will begin the weekend of Saturday-Sunday, April 9-10 with Read More