Locals seek donations to fund equestrian vaulting competition hopes
May 19, 2017, 5:06 pm
By Amanda Hammond
When I tell people that my girls are competing on an equestrian vaulting team, the first question I get is, "What is equestrian vaulting?" Equestrian vaulting is a challenging sport that combines dance, Acro Yoga and gymnastics on the back of a cantering horse. Search for "equestrian vaulting" on YouTube and you will be amazed.
Three girls from our community - Shaina Hammond, Alena Hammond and Alyssa Stoddard - have been selected to be on a national equestrian vaulting team along with teammates from Idaho, California and Washington. The girls hope to be the first vaulters from Utah to represent the USA at the 2017 Jr. World Vaulting Championships this summer in Austria. They have been training hard with several coaches. Their head coach, Devon Maitozo, is a seven-time FEI medal winner and coach of the first American vaulting team to win gold in 2010. We have high expectations for this amazing group of vaulters. We invite you to follow the team on their journey on Facebook at Technique High Performance Team. We will be posting their team videos and competition results beginning April 22.
If you are able to make a donation to help with international travel and training costs, we would really appreciate it. To make a tax exempt donation to Technique High Performance Team, contact Cambry Kaylor at 801-362-4129 or search Hammondsisters at gofundme.com. We hope you join us on this amazing journey. Be sure to follow us on Facebook for updates and thrilling videos.
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May 19, 2017, 5:06 pm
