Makayla Forsythe, NCTA Ranch Horse team member and Livestock Teaching Center facilities student manager, works out with, Gill, at the NCTA indoor arena. (NCTA Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.)
Aggies host popular stock horse show; team earned third of six colleges Wednesday, April 12, 2017

April 12, 2017

By Mary Crawford, NCTA News

McCook, Neb. – There’s cow sense and then there’s horse sense. Combine the two with skilled riders and you have a grand show at the arena.

A packed weekend of ranch horse work for students and avid stock handlers drew more than 80 entries and six colleges to the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture’s Ranch Horse Team “Punchy in Pink” show in McCook.

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Equine management and Ranch Horse Team students at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture work their horses in the indoor arena at the Livestock Teaching Center at the Curtis campus. (NCTA Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.)
Ranch Horse Team hosts "Punchy in Pink" clinic and show April 7-9 at McCook Thursday, March 30, 2017

March 30, 2017

By Mary Crawford, NCTA News

McCook, Neb. – Training tips on reining patterns, trail course, pleasure riding and working stock cattle are topics for a western clinic for riders of all ages and experience levels on April 7 in McCook.

The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture Ranch Horse Team is hosting its annual clinic and two-day Punchy in Pink Spring Round Up at the Kiplinger Arena at the Red Willow County Fairgrounds on April 7-9, said Joanna Hergenreder, NCTA associate professor of animal science and Ranch Horse Team coach.

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NCTA Ranch Horse Team member Rio McGinley won collegiate reining at a collegiate show in Cheyenne. (Courtesy Photo)
Aggie Ranch Horse Team is Reserve Champ, McGinley wins All-Around at Cheyenne Thursday, March 23, 2017

March 23, 2017

By Mary Crawford, NCTA News

Cheyenne, Wyo.  – Ranch Horse students riding for their college team from Curtis, Nebraska ranked well in their second major show of 2017 claiming the Reserve Champion Collegiate Team title.

The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture sent 11 riders to the show ring at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne, competing in collegiate or open division events, said Aggie Coach Joanna Hergenreder.

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NCTA Aggie Ranch Horse Team members at the Region 5 Championships of the American Stock Horse Association included, from left, Morgan Schrank, Canton, S.D.; Rio McGinley, Oshkosh;  Drake Johnson, Thurston; Makayla Forsythe, Garland; Kaitlyn Thesenvitz, Wood River;  Hanna Christenson, Burwell; Jessa Lemon, Curtis;  and Brooklyn Becker, Beaver City. They were assisted by (not pictured) Carly Wade of Monroe, Maine; Shane Hoer, Blair, and Whitney Hall, Alliance. (NCTA Ranch Horse photo)
NCTA Ranch Horse Team competes at Regional Championships Tuesday, December 6, 2016

By NCTA News Service

Loveland, Colo. – Horses and riders of the NCTA Ranch Horse Team ended their fall season over the weekend with eight competitive riders in the American Stock Horse Association Region 5 Championships at Loveland, Colo.

The Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture team put in a great showing, with all riders and horses topping their season’s work and several taking overall honors in their divisions, said Aggie Coach Joanna Hergenreder.

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NCTA Ranch Horse team members Whitney Hall of Alliance and Shane Hoer of Blair  gain horsemanship pointers from clinician Sherman Tegtmeier. (NCTA photo)
Aggie horse team hosts 25 to NCTA clinic Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Oct. 25, 2016

By NCTA News Service                                                         

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Eleven NCTA Ranch Horse Team students competed in Fort Collins at the CSU Silver Jubilee Stock Horse Show on Oct. 8-9. (NCTA Ranch Horse photo)
NCTA Ranch Horse Team rides at Rockies Monday, October 10, 2016

Oct. 10, 2016

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An NCTA Ranch Horse Team rider competes in the Working Cow class at Sterling, Colo Collegiate action resumes this fall.  Riders will be competing in open Ranch Horse or Stock Horse Association events over the summer. (Courtesy photo)
NCTA Ranch Horse Team rides strong at Sterling Monday, May 16, 2016

Sterling, Colo. – The Aggie Ranch Horse team concluded its Spring, 2016 season with a strong finish at the Northeastern Junior College Showdown in Sterling.

“This was a wonderful show and perfect way to end the collegiate season,” said NCTA Coach Joanna Hergenreder.  Several of the students rode younger “green” horses as well as their regular season mounts and competed well.

The seven NCTA students, listed by town, horse, and categories are:

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(Photo Credit to Shawn Hartman Photography)
NCTA Ranch Horse Team Kicks Off 2016 in Black Hills Thursday, February 11, 2016

Curtis, Neb. – Nine collegians with the NCTA Ranch Horse Team competed strong in their 2016 season opener at the Black Hills Stock Show in Rapid City, S.D.
“We had a great warm-up event for our students and they did very well, with many riding our school horses from NCTA,” said Joanna Hergenreder, team coach and assistant professor of animal science at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis, Neb.

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