Kathy Hobstetter Co-Chair, Zone 10 Committee

Ned Glynn Co-Chair, Zone 10 Committee

Zone 10 Medal Challenge North 

Oct. 5-8 

Let's Show Fall Festival

Elk Grove, Calif

Zone 10 Medal Challenge South

Oct. 19-22

Gold Coast October

Burbank, Calif. 

Zone 10 HOTY and Age Group Equitation Championship South

Nov. 1-5

National Sunshine Series I

Thermal, Claif. 

	Payton Potter and Pacord. Photo credit: McCool Photography

Congratulations to our Payton Potter, 14, of Modesto, California, who took home top honors at the inaugural USHJA 3'3" Jumping Seat Medal Finals-West at the International Jumping Festival (Sept 20-24). 

Breanna Bunevacz, 13, of Valencia, California was second place, and Juliette Joseph, 14, of Del Mar, California, came in third.  Click here to read more. 

This special medal class provides Junior riders with the opportunity to develop their equitation skills over a jumper style course. The Jumping Seat Medal Finals were similar to the Talent Search Finals and gave Junior riders the chance to experience that style of competition at a lower height.

 

The International Jumping Festival also hosted the USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals, which is a hallmark competition for young riders with the Finals testing all aspects of their riding ability over flat, gymnastics, and jumping phases. 

 

In addition, riders had the opportunity to compete in the USEF Zones 8, 9, and 10 Adult Equitation Regional Finals and the USHJA Zones 8, 9, and 10 Hunter Seat Medal Regional Finals. Check out next month's newsletter for more coverage of these fantastic classes!

Congratulations to the World Championship Hunter Rider members who pre-qualified for WCHR Challenge classes at the 2017 Capital Challenge Horse Show in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, which runs through October 8!  Good luck to all the riders!

Click here to view the list of pre-qualified WCHR members. Watch the live stream of Capital Challenge here.

Congratulations and good luck to the members representing Zone 10 at the 2017 Neue Schule/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships (Prix des States) October 12-14 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania!

Do you know a horse show staff member who deserves to be recognized for his/her dedication and hard work? 

The award recognizes two committed horse show staff members (one from each coast) who often work behind the scenes but are essential to the success of horse shows.

Congratulations to Zone 10 riders Jenny Karazissis and Augusta Iwasaki who made headlines at HITS Saugerties! Jenny and Undeniable (Hope Town Farms, owner) had a flawless final round in the $500,000 Diamond Mills Hotel & Tavern Hunter Prix Finals, earning the highest individual score of the evening, a 92, and taking home the blue ribbon and the lion's share of the substantial prize money. The week was a memorable one for Jenny as she and Big Shot (Dulcie Lou Morris, owner) won the Stal Hendrix Green Hunter Futurity earlier in the week.

 

Thirteen-year-old Augusta proved she could handle the pressure in the hunter ring, competing in the prestigious $100,000 Platinum Performance Hunter Prix for the first time. She and Small Adventure (Iwasaki & Reilley, owner) impressed the judges and extended their lead by a wide margin in the third and final rounds.  Augusta was thrilled to come home with the win.

Click the graphics below to see where you stand in year-end Zone 10 Horse of the Year and Zone 10 Stirrup Cup awards programs.

To view national USEF Horse of the Year standings, click here. 

Dylan Laiken (Georges Bittar, trainer) and her Callao. Photo by Anwar Esquivel

Thirteen-year-old Dylan Laiken has had a tremendous season, earning gold medals in both the team and individual competitions of the inaugural Children's division at the Adequan/FEI North American Junior Young Rider Championships.  She and Callao were the only pair to have zero faults throughout the entire competition.  

"It felt amazing to bring home the gold medals.  It's still hard to believe it really happened. I couldn't ask for a better horse for this competition. Callao is wonderful," Dylan shared. "I tried not to overthink it and just focused on riding. My trainer told me to 'Go in and dance,' and that's what we tried to do!"  

Dylan has continued to impress, participating in the Emerging Athletes Program (EAP) Regional Session and winning the $15,000 Seahorse Open Jumper Classic at the Portuguese Bend National Horse Show (Sept 8-10). 

"Next season, I'm looking forward to hopefully moving up to the Juniors and also jumping in some grands prix."

Don't miss out on exciting upcoming USHJA programs, events and opportunities: 

Date	Event	Additional Information
Oct. 5	Deadline to nominate someone for the Vital Horse Show Staff Award	Click for the application
Oct. 5-8	Zone 10 Medal Challenge North, Elk Grove, Calif.	Click for more info
Oct. 12-14	Neue Schule/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships (Prix des States), Harrisburg, Pa.	Click for more info
Oct. 19-22	Zone 10 Medal Challenge South, Burbank, Calif.	Click for more info
Oct. 31	Deadline to apply for the Trainer Certification Program Grant	Click for more info
Nov. 1-5	Zone 10 HOTY and Age Group Equitation Championship South, Thermal, Calif.	Click for more info
Nov. 9-12	EAP National Training Session, Painesville, Ohio	Click for more info
Nov. 10-12	Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Nationals, Painesville, Ohio	Click for more info
Nov. 10-12	USHJA Zones 9 & 10 Jumper Team Championships, Thermal, Calif.	Click for more info
Nov. 18-19	Julie Winkel Clinic, Del Mar, Calif.	Click for more info
Nov. 21	Zone 10 Volker Schmidt Course Designing Clinic, Burbank, Calif.	Click for more info
Nov. 30-Dec. 3	Geoff Teall Clinic, Sacramento, Calif.	Click for more info
Dec. 10-14	USHJA Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas	Click for more info

Click here  for the Zone 10 calendar of events.