Equestrian
O'Mara, Abby
Abby O'Mara
- Title:
- Associate Head Coach
- E-Mail:
- aomara@athletics.tamu.edu
Abby O’Mara enters her ninth season on the Texas A&M equestrian staff and fourth as the associate head coach after being given the title on May 3, 2022. O'Mara covers the Jumping Seat disciplines.
During her time in Aggieland, O’Mara’s athletes have produced 15 National Collegiate Equestrian Association All-America mentions and 17 All-Southeastern Conference honors. She's coached Caroline Dance to a school record 15 MOPs in Flat and Haley Redifer to a school record 11 MOPs in Fences. O’Mara has also coached two of the winningest Fences riders in Aggie history in Rebekah Chenelle and Rachael Hake, who amassed 46 and 41 wins, respectively.
In 2024, O'Mara garnered NCEA Jumping Seat Coach of the Year honors after guiding the Aggies to a 10-4 record in Fences and 7-5-2 mark in Flat. O'Mara helped three Flat riders to All-America honors in Brooke Brombach, Maggie Nealon and Rylee Shufelt. The Maroon & White also garnered 17 Most Outstanding Performer honors under O'Mara's guidance.
In 2021, O’Mara led senior Nicole Leonard and junior Kaitlyn Lovingfoss to recognitions on the All-NCEA Championship Flat team after the pair each posted a 2-1 record at the NCEA Championships. Junior Morgan Rosia and sophomore Devon Thomas each earned NCEA All-Championship team for Fences after Rosia posted an undefeated 3-0 record and Thomas a 2-1 record.
At the conference level, O’Mara coached senior Caroline Dance to a recognition on the All-SEC Flat team after going 3-3 in SEC play and freshman Brooke Brombach to the All-Freshman Fences team with a 3-1-1 record in league action.
O’Mara helped lead the Aggies to a No. 1 overall ranking and to runner-up finishes at the SEC and NCEA Championship meets.
Competing in a COVID-19 shortened season, O’Mara guided Caroline Dance to a spot on the NCEA All-America First Team in Flat as well as a spot on the All-SEC Flat Team. Additionally, Lovingfoss landed on the All-SEC Fences Team. Dance tallied seven wins and three MOP honors in Flat, while Lovingfoss led the team with a 7-2 record and two MOPs.
In 2019-20, O’Mara’s Fences team finished the season ranked No. 2 nationally after finishing the 7-5 with wins over No. 1 Auburn and No. 3 Georgia. Grace Boston excelled under O’Mara’s tutelage as she won a career-high nine times and was named to the All-SEC Fences Team, while Haley Redifer built off her freshman season with a team-high four MOPs. Dance garnered NCEA All-America honors in Flat after leading the team with six wins with two MOPs.
During the 2018-19 campaign, O’Mara’s jumping seat squad compiled a 10-6-2 record as Rebekah Chenelle was earned a spot on the NCEA Equitation on the Flat and NCEA Equitation over Fences All-America Teams in addition to being voted as the SEC’s Co-Fences Rider of the Year. Redifer emerged as an All-American under O’Mara after posting an 11-5 record in her freshman campaign.
O’Mara led the Aggies to a 15-4 record in Equitation over Fences in her first year at Texas A&M as the Aggies earned the event’s No. 1 seed in the NCEA Championship. Under O’Mara’s leadership, four Aggies earned five All-America distinctions, including two first team members. Five hunt seat riders were voted to All-SEC teams, as Caroline Dance was named the SEC’s Co-Freshman Fences Rider of the Year.
A four-year letterwinner (2011-14) at Georgia, O’Mara earned two NCEA All-America honors and two All-SEC selections in Equitation over Fences. As a freshman, O’Mara went undefeated in the event, going 13-0-1 with one MOP and won all three of her points at Varsity Nationals. For her efforts, she was named Georgia’s Hunt Seat Rookie of the Year at the Bulldogs’ postseason awards banquet.
O’Mara was named an NCEA Honorable Mention All-American in 2011-12, finishing the campaign with a 5-2 mark and two MOPs. In the 2012-13 season, she was named to the All-SEC team with a record of 9-6 and two MOPs.
The Rumson, N.J., native helped lead the Bulldogs to the 2014 NCEA Championship, earning All-America and All-SEC distinctions. O’Mara finished her career with a 38-14-1 record in Fences, which ranks fourth all-time in Georgia history.
Following graduation, O’Mara served as Georgia’s graduate assistant from 2014-16, earning her master’s degree in education psychology while also volunteering in the academic center. In 2016, O’Mara was an assistant academic coordinator at South Florida working with the football team.
*Last updated 7/11/2025
During her time in Aggieland, O’Mara’s athletes have produced 15 National Collegiate Equestrian Association All-America mentions and 17 All-Southeastern Conference honors. She's coached Caroline Dance to a school record 15 MOPs in Flat and Haley Redifer to a school record 11 MOPs in Fences. O’Mara has also coached two of the winningest Fences riders in Aggie history in Rebekah Chenelle and Rachael Hake, who amassed 46 and 41 wins, respectively.
In 2024, O'Mara garnered NCEA Jumping Seat Coach of the Year honors after guiding the Aggies to a 10-4 record in Fences and 7-5-2 mark in Flat. O'Mara helped three Flat riders to All-America honors in Brooke Brombach, Maggie Nealon and Rylee Shufelt. The Maroon & White also garnered 17 Most Outstanding Performer honors under O'Mara's guidance.
In 2021, O’Mara led senior Nicole Leonard and junior Kaitlyn Lovingfoss to recognitions on the All-NCEA Championship Flat team after the pair each posted a 2-1 record at the NCEA Championships. Junior Morgan Rosia and sophomore Devon Thomas each earned NCEA All-Championship team for Fences after Rosia posted an undefeated 3-0 record and Thomas a 2-1 record.
At the conference level, O’Mara coached senior Caroline Dance to a recognition on the All-SEC Flat team after going 3-3 in SEC play and freshman Brooke Brombach to the All-Freshman Fences team with a 3-1-1 record in league action.
O’Mara helped lead the Aggies to a No. 1 overall ranking and to runner-up finishes at the SEC and NCEA Championship meets.
Competing in a COVID-19 shortened season, O’Mara guided Caroline Dance to a spot on the NCEA All-America First Team in Flat as well as a spot on the All-SEC Flat Team. Additionally, Lovingfoss landed on the All-SEC Fences Team. Dance tallied seven wins and three MOP honors in Flat, while Lovingfoss led the team with a 7-2 record and two MOPs.
In 2019-20, O’Mara’s Fences team finished the season ranked No. 2 nationally after finishing the 7-5 with wins over No. 1 Auburn and No. 3 Georgia. Grace Boston excelled under O’Mara’s tutelage as she won a career-high nine times and was named to the All-SEC Fences Team, while Haley Redifer built off her freshman season with a team-high four MOPs. Dance garnered NCEA All-America honors in Flat after leading the team with six wins with two MOPs.
During the 2018-19 campaign, O’Mara’s jumping seat squad compiled a 10-6-2 record as Rebekah Chenelle was earned a spot on the NCEA Equitation on the Flat and NCEA Equitation over Fences All-America Teams in addition to being voted as the SEC’s Co-Fences Rider of the Year. Redifer emerged as an All-American under O’Mara after posting an 11-5 record in her freshman campaign.
O’Mara led the Aggies to a 15-4 record in Equitation over Fences in her first year at Texas A&M as the Aggies earned the event’s No. 1 seed in the NCEA Championship. Under O’Mara’s leadership, four Aggies earned five All-America distinctions, including two first team members. Five hunt seat riders were voted to All-SEC teams, as Caroline Dance was named the SEC’s Co-Freshman Fences Rider of the Year.
A four-year letterwinner (2011-14) at Georgia, O’Mara earned two NCEA All-America honors and two All-SEC selections in Equitation over Fences. As a freshman, O’Mara went undefeated in the event, going 13-0-1 with one MOP and won all three of her points at Varsity Nationals. For her efforts, she was named Georgia’s Hunt Seat Rookie of the Year at the Bulldogs’ postseason awards banquet.
O’Mara was named an NCEA Honorable Mention All-American in 2011-12, finishing the campaign with a 5-2 mark and two MOPs. In the 2012-13 season, she was named to the All-SEC team with a record of 9-6 and two MOPs.
The Rumson, N.J., native helped lead the Bulldogs to the 2014 NCEA Championship, earning All-America and All-SEC distinctions. O’Mara finished her career with a 38-14-1 record in Fences, which ranks fourth all-time in Georgia history.
Following graduation, O’Mara served as Georgia’s graduate assistant from 2014-16, earning her master’s degree in education psychology while also volunteering in the academic center. In 2016, O’Mara was an assistant academic coordinator at South Florida working with the football team.
*Last updated 7/11/2025
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