The Georgia Southern Equestrian Team (GSUET) is a club sport available to students at Georgia Southern University. The club develops an understanding in equestrian activities and horsemanship and unites collegiate horse owners, riders, and anyone interested in horses. It introduces members to equine activities in the community. Team members who join the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) compete with other IHSA team in horse shows hosted by different barns in the southeast. Individuals and the team compete in Zone 5, Region 3 of the IHSA. Each member takes two lessons a week. The Georgia Southern Equestrian Team students are taught grooming, feeding, and health care skills. All riding disciplines are presented and the facility provides well-trained horses for the riders. The GSUET is funded mostly by its members' team fees. However, each year the team is also allotted a budget from Georgia Southern's CRI (Campus Recreation and Intramurals). Many of the saddles and other tack used by the team are purchased through CRI. Team members pay for their own riding lessons, riding attire, show clothes, and entry fees for shows. Location The Georgia Southern Equestrian Team rides at Evermore Farm. . Evermore Farm is located in Bulloch County, Georgia, near Brooklet, Georgia and is about half an hour from the Georgia Southern University. Evermore Farm is a full service equestrian center. Accomplishments Evermore Farm students have competed successfully since 1990 at local and national shows in several disciplines, including United States Equestrian Federation (USEF), American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA), Palomino Horse Breeders Association, (PHBA) Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA), Coastal Hunter Circuit (CHC), Progressive Show Jumping (PSJ) and 4-H. Their horses and riders have won top ribbons at many shows and events, including a World Champion, and Reserve National Champion. At the IEA National Championship held in Conyers, Ga., the Georgia Southern Equestrian Team placed third out of 19 teams that qualified out of more than 200 teams nationwide. They also placed second at the Leefield finals. History The Georgia Southern Equestrian Team was founded in 1993 by four members: Celest Youmans, Betsey Fagin, Wendy Wheeler, and Fran Becket. The first coach employed by the GSUET was a student coach, team member Fran Becket. The team used Wolfpen Farm facilities as their home base for shows and lessons. The team was not having good luck with finding horses that could participate with the team. They used mostly their own horses