The show season is off to a busy start! We hope all of our Zone 10 members are taking advantage of the great opportunities USHJA offers for young, amateur, and professional riders. Whether it’s participating in one of the hunter or jumper team championships, competing in one of the USHJA’s special classes, or applying for various riding grants and scholarships, don’t forget that there are many ways USHJA is there to help. Registration is now open for the USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Challenge, which is a great way for young riders to learn about horsemanship and earn scholarships as a result. In January, the HITS Coachella Desert Circuit hosted the first USHJA Gold Star Clinic – West, another great opportunity for young riders. HITS Coachella also hosted the final west coast World Cup qualifier of the season. Be sure to check out the current World Cup standings in this issue to see who’s in the hunt to represent USA at the World Cup Finals in Paris in April!
Best of luck to all of our riders in the show ring!
Kathy Hobstetter and Ned Glynn
Co-Chairs of the Zone 10 Committee
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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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You Don't Want to Miss These Championships
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USHJA Zones 9 & 10 Children's & Adult Amateur Hunter Championships,
presented by SmartPak
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National Sunshine Series II
Nov. 6-11
Thermal, Calif.
Application deadline: Sept. 7
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USHJA Zones 9 & 10 Jumper Team Championships
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National Sunshine Series II
Nov. 6-11
Thermal, Calif.
Application deadline: Sept. 24
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Richard Spooner Leads World Cup Standings for the West Coast
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With all the west coast World Cup qualifiers completed and just a handful of qualifying events outside of the area left,
Richard Spooner
leads the standings for the North American Western Sub-League with 60 points.
The “Master of Faster” has placed consistently and Mandy Porter is close behind with 54 points, with
Jamie Barge, Eric Navet, and Jenni Martin-McAllister
following in third, fourth, and fifth, respectively.
We look forward to seeing which three riders will represent the United States at the World Cup Finals (April 10-15) in Paris!
Click here
for full standings.
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Youth Show Jumping Riders Shine in Ocala
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Alexa was part of the Children's bronze medal team.
Read more. Special thanks to Chef d'Equipe DiAnn Langer for leading the teams. Alexa was also a 2017 USHJA Gold Star Emerging Jumper Rider and participated in the Gold Star Clinic - West earlier this year.
Click here for more information about the program.
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Applications are open for the Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund/USHJA Emerging Athletes Program.
Maplewood Stables in Reno, Nev., will host a session
May 31-June 4 featuring clinicians Jim Wofford and Nanci Snyder,
and Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank, Calif., will host a session
June 27-July 1 featuring clinicians Kip Rosenthal and Anne Thornbury. The application deadline for these sessions is
April 16.
Click here to view all of the sessions. Zone 10 has created a grant to help members attend a Regional Training Session; grant applications are due May 1.
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Special award winners from Zone 10 during the week included
Stephanie Danhakl, Augusta Iwasaki (pictured), Tara Metzner and Holly Orlando.
Click here to see all of the WCHR Week special award winners.
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Zone 10 Rider Photo Highlight
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Emily Williams and Beach Boy earned multiple accolades for the 2017 show season
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To hear the awards Beach Boy racked up in 2017, you would easily think he’s an experienced hunter. With owner Emily Williams (Stephanie Haney and Melissa Jones, trainers) in the irons, he was the The Huntover Farm Perpetual Trophy Small Champion 15 & Under (West) at the USEF Junior Hunter Championship, the LAHJA ‘A’ Junior Hunters 3’6” Champion, and the USEF Horse of the Year in the Junior Hunter-Small 3’6”, 15 & Under division. Surprisingly, Emily revealed that 2017 was his first year exclusively doing hunters.
“We started out the year thinking that he was going to be my 1.20M horse for the year, but after numerous people told me that he would be a great hunter, we decided to give it a try,” Emily shared. “At just eight-years-old, I was amazed at how he stepped up and surpassed my expectations at every turn. He kept surprising everyone!” When asked what makes Beach Boy so special, Emily responded, “To me, his story, personality, and desire to win are what make him special. Everything he has been able to accomplish this year has been absolutely amazing.”
Emily and Beach Boy plan to compete in more international hunter derbies this year and continue his success in the hunter ring.
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Pictured: Emily Williams and Beach Boy. Credit: Kirsten Lee
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Share stories about your successes and adventures in the sport with us for possible inclusion in the Zone 10 Update or on our Zone 10 Facebook Page. Please include your name and hometown and a photo.
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Upcoming Events and Deadlines
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Photos: Alden Corrigan Media, Jump Media, Megan Lacy, Leslie Mangan, Louise Taylor and Tricia Booker for USHJA.
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United States Hunter Jumper Association | (859) 225-6700 | ushja.org
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