Bishop, Ga. – The No. 1 University of Georgia equestrian team finishes the weekend with a win over No. 9 UC Davis, 15-3, at the UGA Equestrian Complex on Saturday, October 25. 

Fast Facts:

• The Mane Dawgs started off strong in Fences with a 4-0 lead. Liza Cram had a career high score of 89. Tessa Downey had a season high of 89.5.
• Georgia kept it rolling with a score of 4-1 in Horsemanship. Abbey Zawisza had the team’s second highest score of the season, 77.75.
• In Flat, the Bulldogs took the narrow win of 3-1. Maggie Bresch started off with a career high, as well as team season high, of 92.5. Bresch now holds the tenth highest score in Mane Dawgs history. Kinglsey Dey had back-to-back days with a score of 92.
• The Mane Dawgs finished the afternoon strong in Reining, 4-1. Cadence Eger had a career high of 74.5. 
• Georgia swept MOPs. Liza Cram in Fences, Maggie Bresch in Flat, Abbey Zawisza in Horsemanship and Cadence Eger in Reining. 

Key Quotes:

Head Coach Meghan Boenig

On her main takeaway from today:

“I think we just kind of kept building on the momentum of yesterday, found a couple more places we could close gaps, put out some really aggressive rides that ended up in huge scores, MOPs, really, really proud of this group. It is quite a test to host two back-to-back and then put the neutral one in. Having that kind of focus is so important. Having said that, we’re going to continue to work on the little in-between. There are little moments that we want to really shut the door entirely. This team can do that. Challenge is always going to be going on the road. Things become unfamiliar. Do you question yourself, or do you really get in the weeds and pull it out?” 

On what little moments could be improved:

“I think little specific moments are so subtle and so small. It may be a corner with a breath. It may be making eye contact. It may be pushing your horse for just that half point more. What we’re really excited about we are not talking about major errors. We’re not talking about negative numbers coming to positive numbers. We’re talking about making a good score a great score.”

Cadence Eger | Reining | Junior

On competing in Reining today on Jewels…

“Honestly, after the ride, I just loved her. She’s such a great mare and I felt on top of the world. It’s so cool just to go out there and go ride these horses.”

On what she can take away from today’s meet…

“One thing that I can take away from this is to always count on your horse. They can do a lot in the show pen, even when some things don’t go right in the warmup.”

Up Next

Georgia will go on the road to Burleson, Texas to compete against Texas Christian University on Friday, November 7. The Bulldogs will then head to College Station, Texas to face the Texas A&M Aggies on November 8. This will be their first meet on the road since October 10 against Centenary. The Mane Dawgs have the series, 3-1, when competing at Bear Creek Farms.

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