Cate Bates
Cate Bates
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Montclair, N.J.
High School: Montclair
Position: Limit
Major: Architectural Studies
Instagram: @catehorse

Before Mount Holyoke: Attended Virginia Tech and was on the Hunt Seat and Dressage team from 2021 to 2022 ... Graduated from Montclair High School in Montclair, N.J. in 2021 ... Competed in IEA all four years ... Qualified for IEA National Finals in 2021 ... Reserve Champion Varsity Intermediate Dressage Test at IEA ... 3rd Place Varsity Intermediate Dressage Seat Equitation at IEA National Finals.... Competed at IEA Nationals for Hunt Seat in 2019 and Dressage in 2021. In 2021 was Reserve Champion Varsity Intermediate Dressage Test and 3rd Place in Varsity Intermediate Dressage Seat Equitation.

Mount Holyoke Academic Honors, Clubs, Leadership Positions: Hunt Seat Team Assistant Manager. Member of Western Team. 

Personal: Majoring in Architecture at Mount Holyoke College ... Member of the Western Riding team. 

Favorite MHC Tradition: Milk and Cookies

Why Mount Holyoke?: I chose Mount Holyoke for the great academics and liberal arts education, and (of course) the incredible riding team. 

Outside of riding, my favorite things to do at Mount Holyoke are: Art, reading, and spending time with friends.