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Zone 8 Championships Coming Up!
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Oct. 6-8
Albuquerque, N.M.
Qualifying Criteria:
Stirrup Cup Championship classes are open to all competitors who meet the minimum eligibility requirements outlined here.
Nov. 15-19
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Qualifying criteria:
HOTY Championship classes are open to all competitors who meet the minimum eligibility requirements outlined here.
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Last Chance to Participate in the 2017 Horsemanship Quiz Challenge!
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Don't miss the chance to participate in the Horsemanship Quiz Challenge, presented by
The Plaid Horse!
HQC is a fun online quiz members 21 and younger can take for a chance to attend HQC Nationals and win prizes and scholarships to Lake Erie College. Participants must take the Level One and Level Two quizzes no later than
September 1 to be eligible to attend
HQC Nationals!
Can you answer these practice questions?
1. What substance is applied to shoes in the winter to provide added traction?
a. Pam
b. Borium
c. Hoof oil
d. Furazone
2. How many beats are in a canter?
3. True or false? Good quality hay can meet all of a horse's nutritional needs?
To find out the answers, scroll to the bottom of this eNews!
Click here to register for HQC.
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Time Is Running Out: Nominate Someone Deserving Today!
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Click here to nominate someone for one of these awards!
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Zone 8's Kelli Cruciotti Takes Fifth in USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship!
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Kelli Cruciotti and Monterrey. Photo credit: Louise Taylor/USHJA Archives
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Congratulations to Zone 8's
Kelli Cruciotti, of Elizabeth, Colorado, and her horse Monterrey on their fifth place overall performance at the 2017 International Hunter Derby Championship. Click here to read more. Click here for results from the Championship.
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Congratulations to our Stable Challenge Winner!
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Stable Challenge winners receive an exciting prize pack from USHJA Sponsors!
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Congratulations to Zone 8's
Kristin Jacob and Blue Star Farms, winners of the 2017 HQC Stable Challenge, presented by
The Plaid Horse!
Members in all 12 USHJA Zones put their horsemanship knowledge to the test during the 30-day HQC Stable Challenge and the top scoring trainer from each zone, will be receiving prize packages for their barns!
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Spotlight: USHJA Certified Trainers
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Congratulations to Rachel Sargent and Paige Perla who recently received their certifications as part of the USHJA Trainer Certification Program, Presented by
Markel
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For more information about the Trainer Certification Program visit
www.ushja.org/tcp. For the complete list of Certified Trainers,
click here.
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Zone 8 Members Compete at Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championship
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Davidson, owned by Dana Vollbracht and ridden by Amberlee Wentz receive the $2,500 Texas Super Series Bonus Award. Photo credit: Tricia Booker/USHJA Archives
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Congratulations to Zone 8 members who competed at the 2017
Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championship in Lexington, Kentucky, August 15-17!
Of more than 145 competitors,
Amberlee Wentz and
Davidson, owned by
Dana Vollbracht, were in the top 30 after the second round of the Championships and finished 23rd in the Championship round. They also earned the
$2,500 Texas Super Series Bonus Award and the $5,000 High Score American-Bred Award In Remembrance of Candie Owens, presented by Oakwell Farms. In the $15,000 Tier II Rider Bonus, Amberlee Wentz took third and a check for $2,025
. Congratulations!
Click here for complete results.
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Upcoming Clinics in Zone 8
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Oct. 13-15
Fountain Valley School
Colorado Springs, Colo.
Click here for the USHJA Directory of Clinics. For information about how to get a clinic listed on the directory,
click here.
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Important Dates and Deadlines
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Don't miss out on exciting upcoming USHJA programs, events and opportunities:
| Date |
Event |
Additional Information |
| Sept. 1 |
Deadline to nominate someone for the USHJA Youth Leadership Award and the USEF Youth Sportsman's Award |
Click for more info |
| Oct. 5 |
Deadline to nominate someone for the Vital Horse Show Staff Award |
Click here for the application |
| Oct. 6-8 |
Zone 8 Stirrup Cup Championship,
Albuquerque, N.M.
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Click for more info |
| Oct. 13-15 |
Bernie Traurig Clinic, Colorado Springs, Colo. |
Click for more info |
| Oct. 31 |
Deadline to apply for the Trainer Certification Program Grant |
Click to apply |
| Nov. 9-12 |
EAP National Training Session, Painesville, Ohio |
Click for more info |
| Nov. 10-12 |
Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Nationals, presented by The Plaid Horse, Painesville, Ohio |
Click for more info |
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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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1. b. Borium
2. Three
3. True
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