No. 3 South Carolina equestrian defeated No. 2 Georgia Bulldogs 12-6 in its Southeastern Conference home opener Friday afternoon at One Wood Farm in Blythewood, South Carolina.
The Gamecocks entered the meet following a road loss to then-No. 3 Auburn, while the Bulldogs came in fresh off of a win against then-No. 2 Texas A&M. This meet marked the second match in SEC play of the season for both teams.
The first half of the meet began with the fences and horsemanship event. The former requires the rider to guide a horse through various jumps, while in the latter, riders are judged based on their posture, riding ability and control of the horse…