Zone 3 team of Angela Pollex, Sandra Savage and Vicky Autry earned the bronze medal. Photo credit: Megan Lacy/USHJA Archives

Vicki Autry took individual gold. Photo credit: Alison Hartwell Photography

Congratulations to all of the Zone 3 members who participated in the 2017 USHJA Children's and Adult Amateur Hunter Regional Championships, presented by SmartPak, June 21-25 at Atlanta Summer Classic II in Conyers, Georgia! 

In the Adult Amateur Team Championship,  Angela Pollex, Sandra Savage and Vicki Autry earned the bronze medal. Click here to read more about the Team Championships. 

Autry  went on to take the individual gold medal in the Adult Amateur Individual Championship.  Click here to read more about the Individual Championships. 

1. True or false? The Hunter/Jumper industry considers a horse to be at least 14.1 hands tall. 

2. Which of the following body parts is NOT found on the horse's front leg?

a. Knee

b. Stifle

c. Elbow

d. Forearm

3. True or false? A horse's diet should ideally consist primarily of roughage. 

To find out the answers, scroll to the bottom of this eNews! If horsemanship knowledge is important to you, check out 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.  Register here . 

Congratulations to Zone 3 athletes who are participating in late summer Emerging Athletes Program Regional Training Sessions! 

Virginia Horse Center EAP, June 27-July 1 with Jim Wofford and Anne Thornbury Chloe Bellerive, 18, Keedysville, Md.  Ana Bertozzi, 16, Leesburg, Va.  Madison Busey, 17, Ashburn, Va.  Kasey Cadle, 20, Middletown, Va.  Kelsey Campbell, 17, Great Falls, Va.  Alessandra M. D'Amour, 19, Towson, Md. Lauren Evans, 16, Wilmington, Del.  Daisy Fenwick, 16, Glyndon, Md.  Michael Golinowski, 16, Burke, Va.  Samantha Hawrysko, 17, Woodbridge, Va. Mackenzie Krason, 18, Lynchburg, Va.  Madeline McManus, 16, Owings Mills, Md.  Kaitlyn Nicely-Harvey, 15, Woodbine, Md.  Selina Petronelli, 17, Churchville, Md.  L.A. Equestrian Center EAP, July 12-16 with Joe Fargis and Anne Thornbury Jamie Van Doren, 15, Fredericksburg, Va.

Athletes at the EAP Regional Training Session in Virginia with Jim Wofford and Anne Thornbury. Photo credit: Tricia Booker/USHJA Archives Athletes at the L.A. Equestrian Center Session. Photo credit: Kim Miller for EqSol/USHJA Archives

Samantha Hawrysko was awarded an EAP Grant thanks to the USHJA Zone 3 Committee and USHJA Foundation.

Stay tuned to see who gets selected to participate in the EAP National Training Session , which will be November 9-12 at the George M. Humphrey Equestrian Center at Lake Erie College in Ohio. Click here for more information about EAP.

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.

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.