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Scroll Down to See What's Happening in Zone 2
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| Thank you for being a USHJA Zone 2 member! This month: Comment on rule change proposals, read about exciting EAP news, see who will be attending HQC Nationals and more. Scroll down to read more, and don't forget to share your experiences with us! |
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Let Your Voice be Heard by Nov. 3
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Click here to view proposed rules and submit your feedback.
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EAP Program Age Limit Increased to 25 for 2018
Regional Training Sessions Locations Set
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Photo credit: Tricia Booker/USHJA Archives
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The USHJA is pleased to raise the maximum age of athletes eligible for the USHJA Emerging Athletes Program from 21 to 25 years old in 2018!
Riders 25 and under who meet the
eligibility requirements will be able to apply to participate in a Regional Training Sessions next year.
Ten locations have been set to host Regional Training Sessions including
Centenary College Equestrian Center in Long Valley, New Jersey and
Mount Holyoke College Equestrian Center
in South Hadley, Massachusetts.
Click here for the full list.
Stay tuned for a list of dates and clinicians. Applications for the program will open early next year! For more information about EAP,
click here.
And don't forget to check out the
USHJA Directory of Clinics
if you're looking for other educational opportunities open to all ages!
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Congratulations to Matt Tracy!
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 Congratulations to
Matt Tracy
, 12, of Pennington, New Jersey, who will be representing Zone 2 at Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Nationals, presented by The Plaid Horse, November 10-12 at the George M Humphrey Equestrian Center at Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio.
Click here to read all about who else was selected for Nationals! For more information about Horsemanship Quiz Challenge, click here.
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Kendra Duggleby Receives
Jim Rice
Memorial Award
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Kendra at the EAP Session at Cazenovia College. Photo credit: Alina Brazzil/USHJA Archives
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Congratulations to
Kendra Duggleby, 17, of Cleveland, New York, on receiving the Zone 2 Jim Rice Memorial Award, which is given each year to recognize the accomplishments of a Zone 2 member who was selected for the EAP National Training Session.
The Zone 2 Hunter Committee developed the Jim Rice Memorial Award in 2013 to honor Rice, of Huntington, N.Y. Rice was a professional rider, trainer and show manager and coached numerous students to top honors in zone and national equitation finals. His farm also began a therapeutic riding school, the Red Barn Riding Partners program.
"I am blown away and feel so blessed to receive this honor of an award," Duggleby said.
Duggleby, who attended the EAP Regional Training Session at Cazenovia College in New York, will attend the National Training Session Nov. 9-12 at Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio.
Click here for more information about the Jim Rice Memorial Award.
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Have You Renewed Your Membership?
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The 2018 competition year is right around the corner and USHJA membership applications are open!
Exciting changes this year include:
- Memberships running for an entire year, regardless of when members renew
- An opportunity to sign up for auto-renewal so members don't have to worry about remembering to renew each year
- New exclusive member benefits
Read more about the changes
here. To view information about benefits,
click here.
Renewing is quick and easy:
Thank you to our Life and Three-Year members as well as those who have already renewed for 2018; we look forward to serving you again and encourage you to check out the great new benefits!
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USHJA Emerging Gold Star Clinics Set for This Winter in California and Florida
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Emerging Jumper Riders were recognized after the USHJA Zones 1 & 2 Jumper Team Championships. Photo credit: Jump Media LLC/USHJA Archives
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The USHJA is pleased to announce the dates and locations for the first two USHJA Gold Star Clinics for Gold Star Emerging Jumper Riders and Coaches, which will be held on the East Coast with lead clinicians Richard Spooner and Anne Kursinski and on the West Coast with Richard Spooner and Rich Fellers.
- East Coast Clinic: Dec. 27-30 at Jim Brandon Equestrian Center in West Palm Beach, Fla.
- West Coast Clinic: Jan. 18-21 at HITS Desert Horse Park in Thermal, Calif.
The clinics will offer horsemanship, stable management, mounted instruction and more from top clinicians such as such as Richard Spooner, Anne Kursinski, Rich Fellers, Diane Carney, Kirsten Coe, Tonya Johnston, DiAnn Langer, Bill Leggett, Colleen Reed, Steve Stephens, Hardin Towell and Dr. Geoff Vernon
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In addition to Gold Star Jumper Riders, any member who competed in the USHJA Zone Jumper Team Championships, the FEI Children's Rider Nations Cup™ at Langley, or the Children's section of the FEI North American Children, Junior, and Young Rider Championships for Jumping may
apply for a wildcard spot
to attend one of these clinics!
Read more about the clinics, and stay tuned for dates and locations for the 2018 USHJA Zone Jumper Team Championships!
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Help Us Shape New Horsemanship Clinics
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The USHJA is exploring the development of unmounted, educational clinics that focus on horsemanship for members and non-members around the country.
To help us in the development of such clinics, we are asking for your input into the types of topics that should be covered, the best areas of the country in which to host, times of year that are most convenient for members and other aspects.
Take a short survey to help us understand what would be most important to you as we develop unmounted, educational horsemanship clinics. Thank you for your time! |
Click the graphics below to see where you stand in year-end Zone 2 Horse of the Year and Zone 2 Stirrup Cup awards programs.
If you have any points corrections, they must be received by
[email protected]
by 11:59 p.m. EST December 15.
To view national USEF Horse of the Year standings,
click here.
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2018 Zone 2 Specifications Available
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Take a minute to review the
2018 Zone 2 Specifications! Zone specifications can change from year to year and are unique to each zone, so be sure you are up to date on the most recent specifications for our zone.
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Upcoming Clinics in Zone 2
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Available for TCP Credit
Nov. 10-12
The Buffalo Therapeutic Riding Center
Buffalo, N.Y.
Dec. 1-3
Ketcham Farm at Cream Ridge
Allentown, N.J.
Click here to view other upcoming clinics in the Directory of Clinics. If you have a clinic you'd like to be included in the directory,
click here for more information.
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Last Chance to Apply for a TCP Grant!
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Important Dates and Deadlines
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Don't miss out on exciting upcoming USHJA programs, events and opportunities:
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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!
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STAY CONNECTED WITH USHJA
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