Page 4 - Portrait 2014 - Animals in Our Lives

NIMALS IN OUR LIVES 2 PORTRAIT A
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April 3, 2014

A udra Renshaw
andK aylee
McBride, who
participate in

TigardH igh
School’ s
eq uestrian team,
warm-up their
horses at the

Tall Talk Stables
in Sherwood.

T igard H igh S chool comp etitors ind second family in stab les

A
liceShawhasbeenthe track,orswimming,Shawsaid.

advisor of the Tigard STORY BY
Students perform both
High School equestrian GEOFF PURSINGER
individually and as a team.
team for nearly a “It gives these kids an
decade, and she knows exactly P H O T O S B Y
opportunity to participate in a
what you’re thinking:
team sport and represent their
“Tigard has an equestrian JAIME VALDEZ
school at the same time.”

team?”
Tigard High School junior A udra Renshaw,
It’s a seemingly unlikely sport But several days a week, Audra Renshaw, 17, has been 1 7 ,ajuniorat
to have in a suburban city like students from the school head to riding on the team for a year TigardH igh
Tigard, where the only horses stables across the area to ride after taking lessons for several
you’ll likely see in your daily life and practice.
years.
School, brushes
are a Ford Mustang or Chevrolet Equestrian riding is similar to the ears of Milo,
aP onyofthe
Colt.
other high schools sports like
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