Thank you for being a Zone 4 member! We hope you enjoy the new look of the Zone 4 Update! This month scroll down to get a glimpse of the exciting programs you can participate in, see what is coming up in our zone and apply to participate before it's too late! Don't forget to share your photos and stories with us!
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What's Your Horsemanship IQ?
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Study, test your horsemanship knowledge and try to qualify for HQC Nationals!
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Competitors 21 years old and younger can participate in this online test for a chance to earn a spot at Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Nationals,
an in-person, educational horsemanship competition that offers $4,000 in educational grants.
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Geoff Teall (pictured) received the Kavar Kerr Distinguished Service Award, presented by the World Championship Hunter Rider Committee. Zone 4's
Kelley Farmer, John Ingram and Brady Mitchell placed in the top 12 in the Spectacular. Other special award winners included
Ella Bostwick, Elizabeth Boyd, Victoria Colvin, Kelley Farmer, John Ingram, Martha Ingram, Samantha Karp, Katherine Newman, Brady Mitchell, Tracy Scheriff-Muser, Susan Stanley and Olivia Sweetnam.
Click here to see all of the WCHR Week award winners.
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Pictured: Debbie Bass, Louise Serio, Geoff Teall, Charlie Moorcroft, Lynn Jayne, Carl Weeden and Steve Rector. Credit: Tricia Booker/USHJA
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You Don't Want to Miss These Championships
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USHJA Zones 3 & 4 Children's & Adult Amateur Hunter Championships, presented by SmartPak
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Atlanta Summer Classic II
Conyers, Ga.
June 20-24
Application deadline: April 21
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USHJA Zones 3 & 4 Jumper Team Championships
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Tryon Summer 6
Mill Spring, N.C.
July 3-8
Application deadline: May 20
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Applications are now open for the Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund/USHJA Emerging Athletes Program. In Zone 4
Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers, Ga., is hosting a session
June 10-14 featuring clinicians Geoff Teall and Colleen Reed. The deadline to apply for this session is
April 16.
Click here to view all of the sessions.
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Youth Show Jumping Riders Shine in Ocala
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Davis was part of the silver medal Junior team, and Holtgers was part of the Children's gold medal team and the Children's bronze medal team.
Read more.
Pictured: The gold medal Children's team with Chef d'Equipe DiAnn Langer. Credit: US Equestrian.
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Zone 4 Members Enjoyed Chris Wynne Clinic
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Zone 4 members participated in the Zone 4 Member Clinic featuring clinician Chris Wynne February 19 at the Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in Palm Beach, Florida. The clinic was free for Zone 4 members.
Special thanks to those who made the clinic possible including Chris Wynne, Zone 4 Committee Members, Carrie Buxton and Sue Ashe for hosting, and PDQ for sponsoring food for participants.
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Try a Handy Hunter Challenge This Year!
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The fun, competitive
Zone 4 Handy Hunter Challenges
are back this year! Compete in one of these classes at a horse show near you! Entry to these classes is
FREE
for Zone 4 members. Points count toward year-end awards programs. Upcoming challenges:
- Feb. 21-26, Ocala Masters, Ocala Fla. (Children's and Adult Amateur Handy Hunter and Children's Handy Hunter Pony)
- Feb. 28-March 4, Venice, Fla. (Children's and Adult Amateur Handy Hunter and Children's Handy Hunter Pony)
- Feb. 28-March 4, Gulf Coast Mid-Winter IV, Gulfport, Miss. (Children's and Adult Amateur Handy Hunter)
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Share stories about your successes and adventures in the sport with us for possible inclusion in the Zone 4 Update or on our Zone 4 Facebook Page. Please include your name and hometown and a photo.
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Important Dates and Deadlines
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Photos: Tricia Booker, Erin Keating, Megan Lacy and Louise Taylor for USHJA.
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United States Hunter Jumper Association | (859) 225-6700 | ushja.org
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