SVSU Western Team

04/02/2025

The 2024-2025 Club Sport Banquet was a success! We had the opportunity to celebrate our season with our fellow club sports this sunday.

We even had our very own rider win an award of most memorable moment after winning regionals this year.

Thank you for putting on another amazing banquet.
Although we are already looking forward to next our season, we are more excited to be supporting our rider Morgan at nationals next month as it is a huge accomplishment!

GO CARDS ❤️

03/16/2025

3% of collegiate riders in the IHSA make it to this level. I feel like that really puts it into prespective what an accomplished this is for these riders, coaches, and teams. To even make it this far is an honor. To place is a big accomplishment and advancing to Nationals is icing in the cake. Our 3 riders all placed in their classes and Morgan secured her ticket to Nationals.

Congratulations to Kylie on her 8th place, Anna on her 6th place, and Morgan on her 4th place.

Next stop is Nationals in May!

03/12/2025

🏆 Semi-Finals This Saturday! 🏆

📍 Black Hawk College East Campus
26230 Black Hawk Rd
Galva, IL 61434

This Saturday, March 15th, is the Semi-Finals, and we would love to have you there to support our riders! If you can’t make it, send some love & support their way!

🐎 Kylie Arbenowske - Ranch
🐎Anna Bedell – Ranch
🐎 Morgan TerBush – Beginner

Good luck to all riders competing in the Semi-Finals, and as always… Go Cards! ❤️❤️

03/05/2025

Thank you Ardor Dun Studio.

03/05/2025

Check out the amazing photos our photographer took. Thank you to Area 64!

Photo collection by Ardor Dun Studio LLC

03/01/2025

Area 64 gives the best Regional Awards. We may be bias.

02/28/2025

🐴🏆 It’s Show Time! 🏆🐴

Tomorrow is Regionals at Midland Fairgrounds, starting at 11 AM! Come cheer on our amazing riders as they compete for top honors!

✨ Meet Our Qualifiers:
🐎 Beginner: Morgan TerBush
🐎 Rookie: Erika Ren & Emily Duncan
🐎 Level 1: Anna Ahern
🐎 Level 2: Kylie Arbenowske
🐎 Ranch: Kylie Arbenowske & Annelise Bedell
🐎 Reining: Piper Reid

Good luck to all our competitors! Let’s bring home some ribbons! As always GO CARDS!! 🎉💙 ❤️

02/18/2025

This past weekend, we had our final meet at Albion, where we said goodbye to our incredible seniors. While only two could join us at the show, we want to recognize ALL our graduating seniors—3 in December 2024 and 4 in May 2025. Your dedication, hard work, and leadership have been invaluable, and we’re so proud of you & excited to see where you fly in the future!!

Congratulations to the following Seniors 🎉

Fall 24
•Hannah O.A.
•Nina W.
•Sydney C.

Winter 2025
•Sarah P.
•Anna A.
•Kylie A.
•Anna B

The Cardinals finished the season strong with patterns in every class, setting us up for an exciting postseason.

Weekend Highlights~

Saturday:
🥈 Piper Reid
🥉 Hannah Olmsted-Azar
🥉 Emily Duncan
🥉 Sarah Peplinski

Sunday:
🥉 Hannah Olmsted-Azar

We also had three riders qualify for Regionals this weekend—congratulations to Erika, Piper, and Emily!

NOW Regionals Bound!

We’re thrilled to have eight riders competing in Regionals on March 1st in Midland across the following classes:

🏇 Class 11 - Beginner
• Morgan TerBush

🏇 Class 12B - Rookie B
• Emily Duncan
• Erika Ren

🏇 Class 13 - Level I
• Anna Ahern

🏇 Class 14- Level II Western
• Kylie Arbenowske

🏇 Class 15 - Level II Ranch Riding
• Annelise Bedell
• Kylie Arbenowske

🏇 Class 17 - Reining
• Piper Reid

This is one of our biggest postseason showings yet, and we can’t wait to see our riders represent the team!

A huge thank you to our sponsors, parents, riders, coaches, and every team we competed against this season. Your support and dedication made this year both possible and unforgettable. Let’s keep this momentum going into Regionals—see you in Midland! & As always GO CARDS!❤️

02/17/2025

Check out our official reporter for Area 64, Claire. She is just trying to keep the stress low for the coaches.

01/21/2025

We are so exited for the winter semester season to kick off this weekend! ♥️💙

Sunday’s show is at the MSU pavilion in the heat🔥 We cannot wait to see you all!

01/21/2025

🎉 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐰 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜! 🎉

It's that time again! The annual 𝐒𝐕𝐄𝐂 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬' 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 is back! Apply today! If you're passionate about horses and heading for higher education, this opportunity is for you.

💰 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬:
$𝟐,𝟎𝟎𝟎 for the Achievement Scholarship Winner
$𝟏,𝟎𝟎𝟎 for the Runner-Up

📚 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:
Must be graduating in the Class of 2025
Must be pursuing higher education (college, trade school, etc.)
Must be actively involved in the horse community
Must reside in Saginaw, Midland, or Bay Counties OR within 35 miles of our facility

📝 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲:
Complete the form on our scholarship page - https://saginawvalleyequine.com/join-our-team/svec-farm-services-achievement-scholarship/ and submit your essay on this year’s prompt: "What would happen if horses ruled the world?"

⏳ 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞:
All submissions must be received by 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓.

Don’t miss this amazing chance to earn support for your educational journey! Please share this with anyone who might be eligible. Let’s celebrate and support the future of our equine community!

12/15/2024

Three senior team members graduated today!

Hannah Olmsted-Azar (Exercise Science)
Christina Wittke (Nursing)
Sydney Cairns (Engineering Technology Management)

We loved having the girls on the team and wish them the best of luck as they continue on in their careers. ❤️💙

12/02/2024

Show recap!

On Sunday Nov 24th team had their last double header of the season. Lots of great placings with a great draw of horses.

AM:
🥉 Annelise Bedell - Reining
🥉 Kaitlyn Voyles - Beginner
🥈 Carissa Wittke - Level 1
🥉 Brooke Koscielniak - Level 1
🥈 Annelise Bedell - Open Horsemanship
🥇 Emily Duncan - Rookie

Overall Reserve High Point Team 🥈

Morgan TerBush qualified for Regionals

PM
🥉 Piper Reid - Reining
🥉 Katie Gingerich - Ranch
🥉 Erika Ren - Rookie
🥈 Sindle Corlew - Rookie
🥈 Morgan TerBush - Pre Rookie

Our next show isn’t until the end of January at MSU.

11/19/2024

The Cardinals are back at it! Catch us at Nancy G. Held Equestrian Center this Sunday, November 24th. We cannot wait to be back in the saddle! ❤️💙

11/06/2024

This weekend the Cardinals traveled to Albion to compete in shows 3 and 4 for the season hosted by Adrian College. We had lots of great rides and some learning moments. Congratulations to those who placed top 3 in their tough classes.

AM:
Carissa Wittke 🥇(Level 1)
Anna Ahern 🥈(Level 2)
Morgan TerBush 🥉(Beginner)

PM:
Hannah Olmsted-Azar 🥈(Beginner)
Kaitlyn Kalisek 🥉(Rookie B)
Morgan TerBush 🥉(Beginner)

The team was 3rd overall in the AM show. We only have a few weeks before our next show. We will be back in Albion for our All-Region show on Nov 24th.

09/30/2024

Show Recap! Our riders did great hosting the first two shows of the season. Congratulations to our riders who placed Top 3 in their class.

🥇
Kylie Arbenowske - Level 2 Horsemanship
Piper Reid - Reining

🥈
Grace Kodtrzewa - Level 1 Horsemanship
Morgan TerBush - Beginner

🥉
Anna Ahern - Level 1 Horsemanship
Annelise Bedell - Ranch
Erika Ren - Rookie B Horsemanship
Katie Gingrich- Level 2 Horsemanship
Carissa Wittke - Level 1 Horsemanship
Katelyn Voyles - Beginner

Congratulations to the following riders who have qualified for Regionals on March 1st.

Kylie Arbenowske - Level 2 Horsemanship
Anna Ahern - Level 1 Horsemanship
Annelise Bedell - Ranch

09/18/2024

COUNT DOWN TO SHOW DAY… if it’s not marked in your calendar we are 4 days away!!

Here is our AM & PM Line Up! 🏇🐎

We can not wait to see you there to help us support our team at our first show🫶🏻

09/16/2024

ITS MEET WEEK!!! 🗣️🗣️

As we prepare for our upcoming coming show this Sunday, we hope to see some familiar faces in the crowd, along with all of our friends, families, and fellow equestrian teams and riders!! 🏇🐎

We hope it’s a great weekend for all our riders & teams, gear up and get ready to ride 🏅🤠

And as always GOOD LUCK TO ALL! See you Sunday at Midland Fair grounds !!😁