February Zone 3 Update

Thank you for being a Zone 3 member! We hope you enjoy the new look of the Zone 3 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!

What's Your Horsemanship IQ?

Study, test your horsemanship knowledge and try to qualify for HQC Nationals! The Horsemanship Quiz Challenge, presented by The Plaid Horse, is open now until Sept. 1. 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. Register for HQC

You Don't Want to Miss These Championships

USHJA Zones 3 & 4 Children's and Adult Amateur Hunter Championships, presented by SmartPak

Atlanta Summer Classic II Conyers, Ga. June 20-24 Application deadline: April 21 The Children's and Adult Amateur Hunter Championships, presented by SmartPak, give Children's and Adult Hunter Riders a fun opportunity to compete on a team and individually! Apply to have your points count

USHJA Zones 3 & 4 Jumper Team Championships

Tryon Summer 6 Mill Spring, N.C. July 3-8 Application deadline: May 20 The Zone Jumper Team Championships are an entry point to the Show Jumping Athlete Pathway. Individual medalists are invited to attend a USHJA Gold Star Clinic. Apply to have your points count

WCHR Week at WEF Wrap Up

Congratulations to our members who traveled to Florida for WCHR Week at WEF, which featured numerous special WCHR Awards and the $100,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular, Feb. 14-18 at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center. Betsee Parker's Private Life, ridden by Scott Stewart, was named the 2017 USHJA WCHR Hunter of the Year and was presented with the WCHR Peter Wetherill Cup on Saturday night. Savannah Sugar, riding her Boccaccio, was the $2,500 Florida Children's 15-17 Classic Winner. Click here to see all of the WCHR Week special award winners. Interested in becoming a World Championship Hunter Rider member? Click here.

Pictured: Betsee Parker's Private Life. Credit: Tricia Booker/USHJA

Emerge a Better Horseman

Applications are open for the Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund/USHJA Emerging Athletes Program! In Zone 3 Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, Va., is hosting a session July 16-20 featuring clinicians Geoff Teall and Anne Thornbury. The deadline to apply for this session is May 14. Click here to view all of the sessions. Scroll down to learn about the EAP Grant.

Apply for an EAP Regional Training Session

Let Us Help You Get Where You Want to Go

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Have a Story to Share?

Share stories about your successes and adventures in the sport with us for possible inclusion in the Zone 3 Update or on our Zone 3 Facebook page. Please include your name and hometown and a photo.

Share Your Story

Important Dates and Deadlines

March March 8-11: Bernie Traurig Clinic, Tamarack Hill Farm, Vass, N.C. April April 6: Deadline to apply for the USHJA Foundation Gochman Family Grant April 14: Deadline to apply for an early summer EAP Regional Training Session April 21: Deadline to apply to have points count toward qualifying for Zones 3 & 4 Ch/AA Hunter Championships, presented by SmartPak May May 1: Deadline to apply for the Zone 3 EAP Grant May 14: Deadline to apply for a late summer EAP Regional Training Session May 15: Last day to apply for the USHJA Foundation Hamel Scholarship for Further Education May 20: Deadline to apply to have points count toward qualifying for the Zones 3 & 4 Jumper Team Championships

Photos: Tricia Booker, Megan Lacy and Louise Taylor for USHJA.

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