My artifact is a ribbon I won at an Interscholastic Equestrian Association horse show last year. The horse show was on April Sixteenth, and took place in Centre Hall, Pennsylvania. The show was Western Zone Finals. For a rider to qualify for Zone Two Finals, they must acquire at least fifteen points in five or less horse shows. The Interscholastic Equestrian Association, also known as IEA, is for middle and high school students. IEA promotes good sportsmanship, fair competition, and exposes young riders to equestrian sports. IEA horse shows offer two disciplines, Hunt Seat and Western, and four ability levels. Those levels include beginner, novice, intermediate, and open. There are many perks to IEA, Darly Newman said, “Student riders do not
