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.

Congratulations to Zone 3 riders and horse owners whose horses participated in the International Hunter Derby Championship August 17-19 at The Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. 

The following were in the top 12 in their section at the Championship: 

Overall: 

Place	Horse	Owner	Rider
4	Charisma	Heritage Farm, Inc.	Taylor St Jacques
8	Celtic Fire	CF Partners	Erica Quinn
10	Cassanto	Stella Styslinger	Elizabeth Boyd

Section B:

Place	Horse	Owner	Rider
2	Charisma	Heritage Farm	Taylor St Jacques
4	Carento	Sherri Crawford	Sara Taylor
9	Little Manhatten	Fairy Tale Farms	Megan Rosenthal

Charisma, ridden by Taylor St. Jacques, owned by Heritage Farm and groomed by Primitivo Barraza, also received the Shapley's Best Turned Out Award. 

To view full results from the Championship click here. To read more about the Championship click here.

Congratulations to Zone 3's Grace Boston, riding Don Stewart's Startin' Monday, on winning the L.M. "Sandy" Gerald Zone 3 Equitation Championship Aug. 16-20 at Winston National. Fallyn Belcastro and her Chapter Three Z were Reserve Champion.  Click here for full results from the Championship.

We had riders from across our zone compete at this year's USEF Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gaits Farm. Congratulations to everyone! Click here to see who was Champion or Reserve Champion or received special awards at Pony Finals. Click here for full results. Read about what happened throughout the week:

• Day 1: Campbell and Brighton Lead in Large Regular Hunter Pony Championship presented by Triple Crown, Walker and Captain Crunch on Top in Small Green Hunter Pony Championship...Read more
• Day 2: Childs Play Hot Topic Earns Win in the Large Regular Hunter Pony Championship; Captain Crunch Claims Small Green Hunter Pony Championship Title...Read more
• Day 3: Ten Clear in Individual Phase I of USEF Pony Jumper National Championships...Read more
• Day 4: 
• Ashley Lamers and In A Dream Take Top Honors in Small Regular Hunter Pony Championship...Read more
• Small Wonder Takes Large Green Hunter Pony Championship and Overall Grand Champion Green Hunter Pony Title; Butterscotch Named Overall Grand Reserve Champion Green Hunter Pony...Read more 
• Day 5: 
• Zone 10 Claims Gold in USEF Pony Jumper National Championships...Read more 
• News Flash Named Grand Champion at 2017 USEF Hunter Pony Championship...Read more
• Tabitha Okitsu and Spoot De La Jourlais Sweep Three Phases to Earn Individual Gold in USEF National Pony Jumper Championship...Read more
• Day 6: Hays Claims Gold in Marshall & Sterling/USEF Pony Medal Final to Complete 2017 USEF Pony Finals...Read more

"I am honored to have been chosen as the recipient of the Zone 3 College Scholarship," Bellerive said. "I really can not thank USHJA Zone 3 enough for offering this opportunity and selecting me as the recipient! It has truly helped me tremendously this year and has given me the ability to focus more on classes and interning as it has offered me some financial relief. Receiving this scholarship from USHJA Zone 3 brings me one step closer to achieving my goal of becoming an Equine Surgeon and I am so very grateful. Their support helps drive me to achieve all that I want to accomplish on my journey."

Zone 3 HOTY Championship

October 20-22

WIHS Regional Horse Show ,  Upper Marlboro, Md.

Qualifying Criteria:  Letters of invitation to compete in USHJA Zone 3 Championships will be emailed or mailed in mid-September. Approximately the top 20 horses in each section, based on total USEF zone points, will be invited. The qualifying period includes shows starting on or after December 1, 2016, through shows starting on or before August 31, 2016. Exhibitors will be given one week to accept the invitation. Additional horses will be invited, if invitations are not accepted.  Horses, ponies and riders participating in the USHJA Zone 3 Championships on Sunday also may compete in the WIHS Regional Horse Show.

Stable Challenge winners receive an exciting prize pack from USHJA Sponsors!

Congratulations to Zone 3's Susan Deal and Grovespring Farm, 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! 

Congratulations to Zone 3 riders and horse owners on participating in the Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championship August 15-17 at The Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington.

The following placed in the Championship Round: 

Place	Horse	Owner	Rider
7	Calistro	Sherri Crawford	Sara Taylor
12	Craftsman	Reynolds Martin	Chris Wynne
18	Bastogne	Douglas Wheeler	Hunt Tosh
22	Refined	Riley King	Elizabeth Boyd

Zone 3's Bastogne, owned by Douglas Wheeler and ridden by Hunt Tosh, also received the  $2,500 High Score 4 & 5 Year Old Bonus Award, presented by Mr. and Mrs. Clay Struve.

To view results from the Championship click here. 

Bernie Traurig Clinic

Sept. 30-Oct. 1

Big Dog Stables

Aberdeen, N.C.

Click here to view the USHJA Directory of Clinics. Click here for more information on getting a clinic featured in the directory.