August Zone 1 Update
Thank you for being a Zone 1 member! August was packed with championships and events, and we want to congratulate our members for their accomplishments this month. Don't forget to get your entries in for the AON/USHJA National Championships!
Zone 1 members bring home medals from USHJA Zones 1 & 2 Jumper Team Championships!
Congratulations to our Zone 1 members who participated in the USHJA Zones 1 & 2 Jumper Team Championship in Princeton, New Jersey, Aug. 22-26! Special congratulations to the following Zone 1 medalists:
1.10/1.15m Children's Team Championship
  • Bronze: Jessie Goodwin and Cecilia van Paasschen were part of the combined Zones 1 & 2 team

1.10/1.15m Adult Amateur Team Championship
  • Gold: Hayley Anderson, Leigh Gallagher, and Anna Lerch

1.20/1.25m and 1.30/1.35m Junior/Amateur Team Championship
  • Silver: Haley Cassidy and Sydney Smith were part of the combined Zones 1 & 2 team
1.10/1.15m Children's Individual Championship
  • Bronze: Cecilia van Paasschen

1.10/1.15m Adult Amateur Individual Championship
  • Bronze: Hayley Anderson

Special thanks to the Zone 1 Chef d'Equipe Kristi Smith for leading riders at the Championships!
Good luck to our Zone 1 Children's and Adult Amateur Hunter Championships riders
The Zones 1 & 2 Children's and Adult Amateur Hunter Championships, presented by SmartPak, is coming up this weekend at HITS on the Hudson VII! Good luck to our riders participating:
Zone 1 Adult Amateurs

  • Nancy Ballou, Harrisville, R.I.
  • Kathleen Malmborg, Chepachet, R.I.
Zone 1 Children

Emma Fraser, Sudbury, Mass.
Campbell L. Hudkins, Farmington, Conn.
Zoe Santilli, West Hartford, Conn.
Caroline Saunders, Greenwich, Conn.
Last chance to participate in the Horsemanship Quiz Challenge!
Quick Quiz:
A correctly fitted saddle creates uniform sweat marks under the saddle with no dry patches.
True
False
September 1 is the last chance to participate! You could earn a spot at HQC Nationals this year! Register here.
Congratulations to our Zone 1 Stable Challenge winner!
Congratulations to Kristi Smith and her team from Cedar Brook Farm, winners of the 2018 HQC Stable Challenge, presented by The Plaid Horse!

The highest scoring trainer from each zone receives an award package for their barn including a helmet from  Charles Owen, a one-year membership to  Equestriancoach.com, a $200 Parlanti gift certificate, a pair of Pro Performance horse boots from  Professional's Choice, a gift from  Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, a grooming bucket with supplies from  Shapley's, gifts from The Plaid Horse, a gift from Stable Secretary and a USHJA branded backpack, brush, hoof pick, tumbler and TCP manual.
Zone 1 riders compete at FEI North American Youth Show Jumping Championships!
Congratulations to our Zone 1 members Isabella Russekoff, Coco Fath, Mckayla Langmeier and Claire Schreder, who competed in the FEI North American Youth Show Jumping Championships presented by USHJA Aug. 1-5 at Old Salem Farm in North Salem, New York! Langmeier earned the bronze medal in the Young Rider Individual Championship. Special thanks to Chef d'Equipe Chris Cawley for leading riders during the Championships.


Click here for complete results.
Congratulations to members who participated in the Platinum Performance/USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship
Congratulations to our members who participated in the Platinum Performance/USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky., August 16-18!

Check out the headlines from each day of the Championship:
Zone 1 horses shine at Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championships
Congratulations to all of our Zone 1 horses, owners and riders who participated in the 2018 Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championships Aug. 14-16 at The Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky.

The following horses, owned by members in our zone, placed in the top 12 at the Championships:

3'/3'3"
  • 1st: Endeavor, owned by Callie Seaman, ridden by Patricia Griffith
3'6"/3'9"
  • 2nd: Shameless, owned by Aizlynn Radwanski, ridden by Kelley Farmer

Check out the headlines from each day of the Championships:
Deadline to nominate someone for a youth award is Sept. 1!
Click here to nominate someone for an annual award!
Congratulations to our USEF Pony Finals competitors
Congratulations to all of our members who participated in USEF Pony Finals, presented by Collecting Gaits Farm, Aug. 7-12 at The Kentucky Horse Park.

Zone 1 members Lydia Philbrick, Katharine Dade and Kiley Ahn were part of the USHJA Zones 1 & 9 team that earned bronze in the USEF National Pony Jumper Championships. Special thanks to the team Chef d'Equipe Gretchen Anderson for leading riders.

Catch up on everything that happened, and who earned champion titles, during Pony Finals:
Enter for the AON/USHJA National Championships by Sept. 14!
Qualifying is based on Zone points but only for those who enter by Sept. 14. Click here for more information about the Championships and to enter by Sept. 14.
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