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Clip-clop, clip-clop \u2013 the distinct clapping of horses\u2019 hooves pierces the spring air as Wilbur, Ozzie, Barney and Merlin make their way down Campus Walk.<\/p>\n

On their backs, four UMW seniors ride tall and proud, giddy with excitement to be on the Fredericksburg campus with their four-legged \u201cteammates\u201d for a one-of-a-kind graduation walk.<\/p>\n

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UMW Riding mates Alexandra Perez, Emily Dunn, Catalina Oliver and Kimberly Counts got the chance to ride their horses from the Bell Tower to the Anderson Center as a final salute to their time at Mary Washington before graduation this week. Having each spent more than half of their college careers on the riding team, the seniors\u00a0couldn\u2019t think of a better way to celebrate UMW \u2013 and share their passion with the school.<\/p>\n

“We’ve had the idea to ride on campus together ever since we made the team,\u201d said\u00a0Counts, a French major who considered the festivity to be her graduation walk. She\u2019s leaving for the 2016 Intercollegiate Horse Show Association National Championships this week, where she\u2019ll compete for the Cacchione Cup for the second year in a row, hoping to move up from her 10th-place finish in 2015.<\/p>\n

For these equestrians, it wasn\u2019t just about the cross-campus horse ride \u2013 it was about including their beloved steeds\u00a0in their graduation celebration.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe got to bring what we love \u2013 horses \u2013 to the place we love \u2013 UMW,\u201d said Perez, a sociology major who explained how off-campus practices put a physical divide between the horses and the school.<\/p>\n

Though it was \u2018dead week\u2019 at UMW, when campus clears out after exams, students, faculty and staff were eagerly waiting to greet the riders as they made their way past Ball Circle. President Rick Hurley came out of his office in George Washington Hall to congratulate the riders\u00a0on their graduation, and surprised them by hopping on Merlin.<\/p>\n

Oliver, a historic preservation major, and Dunn, a business administration major, agreed that the ride was likely going to be the most memorable experience of their four years at UMW.<\/p>\n

The event marked the first time that UMW Riding Coach Teresa Seay has seen the horses brought to campus in her seven years with the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis just shows us how much support we have from the athletic department and campus,\u201d she said. \u201cWe got to make a dream come true for four seniors.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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