Congratulations to Zone 3 athletes who were selected for the 2017 Emerging Athletes Program National Training Session. Kelsey Campbell , 17, of Great Falls, Va., was selected to ride in the session.   Michael Golinowski , 16, of Burke, Va., who was selected to attend as a stable manager, and Sydney Eller, 18, of Ferguson, N.C., was selected as an alternate stable manager. Click here  to read more about who was selected to participate this year.  The EAP National Training Session will be November 9-12 at the George M. Humphrey Equestrian Center at Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio.  Athletes will learn from clinicians Peter Wylde and Anne Thornbury at the session. Click here for more information about the EAP National Training Session.  Click here for more information about the Emerging Athletes Program.

Kelsey Campbell. Photo credit: Tricia Booker/USHJA Archives Michael Golinowski. Photo credit: Tricia Booker/USHJA Archives Sydney Eller. Photo credit: Alina Brazzil/USHJA Archives

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.

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 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 to Zone 3 members who participated in the Zone 3 Stirrup Cup Championship June 25 at June One Day Horse Show in Owings Mills, Maryland! 

Click here to view results.

Mark your calendars!  The 2017 USHJA Annual Meeting is coming up December 10-14 at the Hyatt Regency San Antonio Riverwalk in Texas! The hotel block is available on the website, and USHJA has secured discount airfare and rental car opportunities in conjunction with this year's event. We look forward to seeing you there! 

Congratulations and good luck to Zone 3's Taylor St. Jacques, 17, of Glen Allen, Virginia, representing our zone at the 2017 Neue Schule/USEF National Junior Jumper Championships (Prix des States) October 12-14 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania! St. Jacques is riding Qantor des Estisses. Sandra Ruiz will be leading St. Jacques as chef d'Equipe.

Click the graphics below to see where you stand in year-end Zone 3 Horse of the Year and Zone 3 Stirrup Cup awards programs.

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

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 here for the nomination form
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
Dec. 10-14	USHJA Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas	Click for more info

Click here  for the Zone 3 calendar of events.