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June Zone 8 Update
Thank you for being a Zone 8 member! This month register to participate in the HQC Stable Challenge with friends from your barn, get involved in our sport's governance by nominating someone for the USHJA Board of Directors, see what is coming up in our zone and more! Don't forget to share your stories with us!
HQC Stable Challenge, presented by The Plaid Horse, is open!
It's time for the 2018 USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Stable Challenge, presented by The Plaid Horse! Here's how to test your horsemanship knowledge with this fun team competition:

  1. Get friends together at your barn (adults can participate too!)
  2. Take the online Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Practice Quiz before July 15
  3. Earn bonus points (if you're under 21 years old) by registering for the official Horsemanship Quiz Challenge and competing the Level One quiz and if your score is high enough the Level Two quiz
  4. Wait to see if your trainer's team got the highest score! One team from each zone will receive a prize package!
Good luck Hunter and Jumper Championships competitors!
Congratulations and good luck to riders competing at the USHJA Zones 7 & 8 Children's and Adult Amateur Hunter Championships, presented by Smart Pak, and USHJA Zones 7 & 8 Jumper Team Championships at Summer in the Rockies IV in Parker, Colo., June 27-July 1!
USHJA Zones 7 & 8 Children's and Adult Amateur Hunter Championships, presented by SmartPak competitors
Zone 8 Adult Amateurs
  • Betsy Checchia, Tucson, Ariz. 
  • Kristen Davison, Layton, Utah
  • Lisa Hooper, Albuquerque, N.M.
  • Anna Lawrence, Englewood, Colo.
  • Jenna Reid, Kamas, Utah
Zone 8 Children
  • Alison Bradley, Albuquerque, N.M.
  • Audrey Bruening, Parker, Colo.
  • Reagan Gallagher, Scottsdale, Ariz.
  • Brianna Morales, Tucson, Ariz. 
  • Olivia Rardin, Gilbert, Ariz. 
  • Annie Veenstra, Santa Fe, N.M.
USHJA Zones 7 & 8 Jumper Team Championships competitors
Zone 8 Children
  • Nicole Davis, Erie, Colo.
  • Lauren Jost, Windsor, Colo.
  • Gianna Lanteri, Windsor, Colo.
  • Amy Leonard, Durango, Colo.
  • Kiley McCullough, San Tan Valley, Ariz.
  • Ame Pate, Boulder, Colo.
  • Alyson Ranucci, Centennial, Colo.

Zone 8 Adult Amateurs
  • Antonie De Faria E Castro, Phoenix, Ariz.
  • Sarah Gonzales, Parker, Colo.
  • Victoria Holderbach, Gilbert, Ariz.
  • Kristina Matthews, Denver, Colo.
  • Cynthia Moore-West, Sedalia, Colo.
  • Allison Pelzel, Fort Lupton, Colo.
  • Danine Summers, Scottsdale, Ariz.

Zone 8 Juniors
  • Mackenzie Carreras, Chandler, Ariz.
  • Daniela Hernandez, Scottsdale, Ariz. 

Zone 8 Amateurs
  • Elle Campbell, Tempe, Ariz.
  • Elise Vandamme, Bountiful, Utah

Zone 8 Juniors
  • Sydney Luzicka, Albuquerque, N.M.
  • Spencer McKee, Phoenix, Ariz.
  • Diana Russell, Chandler, Ariz.
CHJA and Zone 8 Member Clinic with Robert Gage is coming up!
The Colorado Hunter Jumper Association and USHJA Zone 8 Member Clinic with Robert Gage is coming up July 23!

The clinic will be at Estes Park Event Complex in Colorado.

There is a $50 registration fee, and stabling is $50 per night. There is no auditing fee for CHJA and USHJA members.

Click the flier for more information or contact Jen Duffy.
USHJA Board election nominations are open until August 15
The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association is pleased to open nominations for six Board of Directors positions—Secretary, Treasurer and four at-large directors. USHJA Senior Active and Associate members may nominate candidates for these open positions through their USHJA member account until August 15.
 
Members are allowed to nominate a single individual for multiple positions, and they may nominate themselves for any available position.
 
View comprehensive information about the 2018 election here.
Click here for more information about the Championships.
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Congratulations to Ryder Richardson, a Gochman Family Grant Recipient
The USHJA Foundation is pleased to award the 2018 Gochman Family Grant to Olivia Elmore of McDonough, Georgia; Ryder Richardson of Parker, Colorado; and Sydney Spevak of Henrico, Virginia. The grant will provide these three young equestrians with the experience of a lifetime at the 2018 USEF Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm, which will be held Aug. 7-12, 2018.

"Dreams DO come true!" said Ryder Richardson after learning he was selected as a grant recipient. "I can't believe I was chosen to attend USEF Pony Finals as a Gochman Grant recipient; it is the biggest honor of my life. I have dreamed about riding in the Walnut Ring for years. I am so incredibly grateful to the USHJA Foundation, the Gochman Family, and all of the amazing people that have made this incredible opportunity available for me. This experience is going to change my life. Thank you, thank you, thank you."
Do you know someone who deserves to be recognized?
Click here to nominate someone for an annual award!
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