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Page 6 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1981 Local A&M student garners awards in horse competition By JERI JONES horse, Forget Not (Chunky), re- Battalion Reporter cently won the 1980 Champion Texas A&M University student First Level Basic Dressage from Cara Campbell, riding her sister’s the Texas Hunter and Jumper ADULT DANCE CLASSES “Jazz Your Size” Tues. & Thurs. 10-11 a.m. 7:30-8:30 p.m. Ballet (Beginner) Tap Tues. 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wed. 7:30-8:15 p.m. (Intermediate-Advanced) Wed. 6:30-7:30 Association. Campbell, a junior biomedical science major, competed in dres sage shows against more than 40 Texas contestants throughout the year to amass the highest percent score on her level. Dressage is horsemanship in which the movements of the rider and the horse are harmonious, Campbell said. Dressage develops the horse’s physique and his ability to be obe dient, calm and flexible. This riding style developed in Europe. Campbell said dressage is disci plined and conservative horse manship. She must wear black hunting boots, white britches, 3406 <£la~V2etite s. college ^cadernu of trance I 823-8626 ^ - 1 TAKE A MSJKJEtrm.nL WITH US YESTERDAYS “A fine entertainment establishment” BILLIARDS—BACKGAMMON—DARI'S Next to Luby s S46-3625 HOUSE DRESS CODE Forrrials Sates & Rentals SHIRT & TIE RENTALS OR COMPLETE TUXEDOS “Ask About Our Last-Minute Assistance.” 693-0768 334 Jersey College Station (Next to Rother’s Bookstore) Campbell said dres sage concentrates on making the horse look as good as it can. Cues should not be sloppy or evident. black hunting coat and her blonde hair pinned up under a black hunt ing cap to participate. The dressage test, a pattern of 15 to 20 separate moves, begins when the rider trots the horse into the arena and stops, taking the reins in one hand and letting the other arm drop to the side. The rider then bows to the judge, Campbell said. Each horse is entered at his level of ability, Campbell said, and is judged on each movement in the five-minute test. Dressage is working a horse at a walk, trot and a canter in a series of bends and flexes, Campbell said. Campbell said dressage concen trates on making the horse look as good as it can. Cues should not be sloppy or evident. Campbell has been training Chunky for three years. Chunky first had to learn to re lax while performing at a walk, trot and a canter, Campbell said. The horse’s whole body must bend through the spine. Chunky then learned to re spond to leg signals, Campbell said. Most cues are given with the legs, not the hands. SALE ENDS SAT. 1620 Texas Ave. 693-3716 Mon.-Sat. 9-9 Sun. 10-6 LONE STAR LONGNECKS 5 99 a case plus deposit HH 1 2 oz cans 39 6 pac cans SPECIAL BONUS FREE 6 pack can offer Buy 2- get a coupon for one free 6-pack of cans from Pepsi-Cola TOUGHER THAN NAILS! THE TIRE THAI S TOUCHER THAH HAILS! unwnPOYAL SEAL “l! 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Campbell, 20, has been riding and taking lessons since she was 7. She began dressage when she was 16. Although dressage requires a lot of time and money, Campbell plans to continue her hobby, she said. “There is no money involved in dressage competition, but I get pleasure from training a horse to compete and it’s a personal chal lenge,” Campbell said. Campbell, who wants to be come a veternarian, goes to Equestrian Park daily to work with Chunky. Campbell said, “Rather than waste two hours a day watching television I’m doing something I like and the horse gets something out of it.” Campbell spends those hours six days a week at the stable work- Dressage is disciplined and conservative horsemanship. Camp bell must wear black hunting boots, white britches, a black hunt ing coat and her blonde hair pinned up under a black hunting cap. ing and training Chunky. Monday is Chunky’s day off, Campbell said. Campbell said she participates in \JL0 to 15 shows yearly. Chunky’s expenses are about a $40 per month feed bill, veterin ary bills and a $50 a month board ing fee, which she works in the summer to pay for. Photo by Wang Borck Cara Campbell clears a jump on Chunky, a 5-year-old Clyde! dale thoroughbred at Equestrian Park stables. They won fin: place for dressage riding in the Texas Hunter and Jumpe Association competition. SKI ~MSC TRAVEL WOLF Spring Break MSC TRAVEL 845-1515 All speaker who registe, are welcom AGGIE CLEANERS 111 College Main 846-4116 THE CLEANERS AT NORTHGATE. Ask about our Discount Cards Savings up to 20% Anyone has the right to spa or pass out literature on theTei A&M University campus if tlf first register with the studentac! vities office, Dave Bergen, st dent activities adviser, said. [ “We (in student activities)tal the person’s name and address Bergen said, “and then we scK dule a time, place and manner^ which the person can presentli particular information.” i. 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