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Thank you for being a USHJA Zone 6 member! This month: mark your calendars and don't forget to apply for exciting opportunities and events coming up this year. There is something for everyone from EAP Regional Training Sessions to fun team Championships! Scroll down to read more, and don't forget to share your experiences with us. 

Hunter Riders: Team Up for Fun Championships!
USHJA Zones 5 & 6 Children's and Adult Amateur Hunter Championships, presented by SmartPak

Photo credit: Louise Taylor/USHJA
Showplace Summertime III
July 18-22
Crete, Ill. 

Qualifying period: 
July 17, 2017- May 19, 2018

The Ch/AA Hunter Championships give Children's and Adult Hunter riders a fun opportunity to compete on a team and individually! 

Compete for the Gold Star Jumper Rider Title
USHJA Zones 5 & 6 Jumper Team Championships

Photo credit: Kristin Rover/USHJA
Showplace Summertime III
July 18-22
Crete, Ill. 

Qualifying period: 
Aug. 14, 2017-June 4, 2018

The Zone Jumper Team Championships are an entry point to the Show Jumping Athlete Pathway. Individual medalists are invited to a USHJA Gold Star Clinic. 

Need Help Getting Where You Want to Go?
USHJA Zone 6 offers grant opportunities to help members reach their goals. Click the buttons below to apply: 

Apply by July 1
Apply by May 1
Nationally, the USHJA Foundation also has grant and scholarship opportunities for members, including the Gochman Family Grant , which provides recipients an opportunity to experience U.S. Pony Finals, and the Hamel Scholarship for Further Education, a $25,000 scholarship designed to encourage further education. 
Become a More Well-Rounded Athlete
Photo credit: Leslie Mangan/USHJA
It's time to apply for a 2018 Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund/USHJA Emerging Athletes Program Regional Training Session!

Sessions feature intensive mounted and unmounted instruction from top clinicians in the sport and are open to riders 25 and under who apply and meet the requirements. 

Sessions near Zone 6: 
June 12-21 at HITS Balmoral in Crete, Ill. with Anne Kursinski and Anne Thornbury (apply by April 16) and July 31-Aug. 4 at The Colorado Horse Park with Julie Winkel and Nanci Snyder (apply by May 14).

Click here to view the full calendar of sessions. Click here to apply.  
Mark Your Calendar
Aug. 8-12
Cummings, Iowa
An opportunity to earn Zone HOTY points. HOTY Championship classes are open to all competitors who meet the minimum eligibility requirements outlined here.

*The Zone 6 Stirrup Cup Championship, which was scheduled for the End of Summer at Quail Run, has been canceled.
Zone 6 Handy Hunter Challenges
Don't miss the opportunity to participate in the fun, competitive Zone 6 Handy Hunter Challenges at a horse show near you this year! Entry to these classes is FREE for Zone 6 members.

Date Competition Location
April 19-22 Omaha Equestrian Preview Elkhorn, Neb.
May 17-20 MHJA Horse Show Hugo, Minn.
May 12 Maffitt Lake Spring Gathering I Cumming, Iowa

Click here for the full list. Click here to view specifications.
New Regional Championships Added to USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Program
Photo credit: Tricia Booker/USHJA
New Regional Championships have been added to the Green Hunter Incentive Program this year! 

Click here to view the locations of these championships. Exhibitors may choose whichever regional championship they want, but horses may only compete in one regional championship per year.

Horses MUST be enrolled to participate, so enroll your 3', 3'3", 3'6" or 3'9" Green Hunter by Feb. 1 to enjoy the lowest enrollment rate!  Click here to read more.
Dates and Location Set for 2018 Adequan FEI North American Junior Children and Young Rider Championships
Photo credit: Kaitlyn Karssen for EqSol/USHJA
Old Salem Farm in New York, will be hosting the 2018 Jumping Adequan FEI North American Junior Children and Young Rider Championships, presented by Gotham North, Aug. 1-5

Old Salem Farm sits on 125 acres in the rolling hills of North Salem, N.Y., and hosts competitions such as the prestigious American Gold Cup CSI4*-W and the Old Salem Spring shows. 

The location met the key determinants outlined in the bidding process, according to US Equestrian. Read more about the 2018 championships.
Have an interesting story to share? Know a member who deserves to be recognized? Email stories  here for possible inclusion in a future Zone eNews Update!
Sponsors and Partners
The USHJA would like to thank the following sponsors and partners for their support of our many programs and endeavors. For more information, click the sponsor logo(s) below.

Official USHJA Sponsors
Charles Owen
Rood and Riddle
Additional USHJA Sponsors & Partners

 



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