August Zone 9 Update
Thank you for being a Zone 9 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!
Enter the AON/USHJA National Championships by Sept. 14!
Riders qualify for the Championships based on Zone points, but only those who enter by Sept. 14 will be considered for qualifying. Click the image above to learn more about the Championships and to enter!

For our Oregon riders, the Oregon Hunter Jumper Association has announced their process for qualifying for the USHJA Affiliate Championships, which will take place at the AON/USHJA National Championships at The Las Vegas National, CSI4*-W, Nov. 13-18. OHJA will make their selections by Sept. 7 using points earned through Sept. 2. Good luck to all those who applied through that process.
Madeleine Nielsen participated in EAP Session in Colorado
Congratulations to our Zone 9's Madeleine Nielsen, 15, La Conner, Washington, who participated in Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund/USHJA Emerging Athletes Program Regional Training Session at the Colorado Horse Park! Click here to read more about the session.
Zone 9 HOTY and Stirrup Cup Championship information
The Zone 9 Horse of the Year and Stirrup Cup championships are happening in August and September in our zone:

Zone 9 Horse of the Year Jumper Championship
Aug. 29-Sept. 2
Northwest Spectacular, Wilsonville, Ore.

Zone 9 Stirrup Cup Championship
Sept. 8-9
Cascade Finals, Cle Elum, Wash.

Zone 9 Horse of the Year Hunter Championship
Sept. 12-16
Northwest Autumn Classic, Monroe, Wash.

Click here to view the qualifying criteria and specifications for these championships.
Zone 9 members compete at USEF Pony Finals!
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.

Gigi Olsen was part of the USHJA Zones 1 & 9 bronze medal team at the USEF Pony Jumper National Championships!

Catch up on everything that happened, and who earned champion titles, during Pony Finals:

Sept. 1 is the deadline to nominate someone for a youth award!
Click here to nominate someone for an annual award!
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
Click here to participate by Sept. 1!
Campf and Petersen win top honors at USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Northwest Championships in Oregon
The USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Northwest Championship was held at Oregon High Desert Classic 2 July 25-29 in Bend, Oregon. Shelley Campf and Sara Petersen prevailed in the 3'/3'3" and 3'6"/3'9" sections, respectively.

"It was a great day. My horses were first, second and fourth; they were all lovely and any one of them could have won. With green horses you never know what can happen, and it just turned out that my youngest one stepped up today," said Campf. "It was really special because his owner Korina can't always be here when I show, and she was today, so I was really happy she got to see him go."

"It was so fun. We've had Chaplin since April, and today was definitely the day he felt the most confident the whole time I have had him. It was really great," said Petersen. "He's just a wonderful horse. I am so happy for Jan and super thankful to be a part of it today." Click here to read more.
And the Zone 9 Stable Challenge winner is....
Congratulations to Morgan Thomas and her team from Parkside Stables, 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.
Last chance to participate in these USHJA championships!
Zones 9 & 10 Ch/AA Hunter Championships, presented by SmartPak

Nov. 6-11
National Sunshine Series II, Thermal, Calif.
Qualifying period: July 24, 2017-Sept. 7, 2018
USHJA Zones 9 & 10 Jumper Team Championships

Nov. 6-11
National Sunshine Series II, Thermal, Calif.
Qualifying period: Nov. 13, 2017-Sept. 24, 2018
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! 

The following horses, owned by members in our zone, placed in the top 12 in Championship:
  • Tradition, owned by Maggie Hill, ridden by Elizabeth Boyd, 3rd place Section A

Check out the headlines from each day of the Championship: 
Catch up on what happened at the Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championships
Congratulations to Zone 9 members who participated in the 2018 Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championships Aug. 14-16 at The Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky.

Check out the headlines from each day of the Championships:

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