Her home country’s rich horse culture helped Tserenbaljir Baatartogtokh prepare for the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association.

Tserenbaljir Baatartogtokh had no delusions about her chances of snagging a spot on the Dartmouth College IHSA equestrian team when she first arrived in New Hampshire last fall. “Baljir,” as her American friends now call her, knew her riding résumé was thin. She’d never seen a hunter seat equitation show, attempted a posting trot or even sat on a non-Mongolian horse.