The Horse Judging Team develops students’ abilities to evaluate performance horses in an intercollegiate competitive setting. Students who join the Horse Judging Team should be interested in further development of their professional goals in the equine industry, as well as critical thinking, public speaking, and other practical, professional skills. To participate on the team, students will enroll in ANSC 316 – Equine Selection and Judging offered every spring semester. This course will prepare students for the intercollegiate competitions that occur across the country each year.
The team is led by head coach Sarah Schobert. She holds professional judge’s card in the following associations: APHA, NSBA, PtHA, and POAC. Since her time starting in the fall of 2020, the Texas A&M Horse Judging Team has received 11 champion or reserve national level finishes.
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Sarah Schobert
Equine Lecturer and Horse Judging Team Coach
Contests
Spring
- NRCHA Celebration Contest
- The Spring Collegiate Sweepstakes
Fall
- APHA Lonestar World Championship Show
- NCHA Futurity
- NRHA Futurity
- All-American Quarter Horse Congress
- AQHA World Championship Show
Events for Team Members
Contests
- Aggiefest Horse Judging Contest
- Texas 4-H Roundup Horse Judging Contest
Team Events
- Horse Judging Camp
- NSBA World Show Trip
Competitive Teams News
Texas A&M Horse Judging Team host summer horse judging camps
The Texas A&M Horse Judging Team recently hosted horse judging camps in Texas and Virginia for aspiring young horse judgers.…
Competitive teams update: May 2024
As we wrap up the spring semester of 2024, we would like to congratulate our competitive teams on a great…
Competitive teams update: March 2024
The Department of Animal Science competitive teams have continued having a successful semester. Results below include contests at San Antonio,…
Texas A&M judging clinics scheduled for March 23
The Texas A&M Department of Animal Science will offer four judging clinics, hosted by competitive teams, on Saturday, March 23,…
Learn more about Competitive Teams
The competitive teams program at Texas A&M University is rich in tradition, attracting students from across the nation. The program can be traced to the early 1900s with the first Texas A&M University Livestock Judging Team. Texas A&M University competitive teams have maintained a tradition of excellence, securing championship titles for many years.