October Zone 10 Update
Year-end championships are in full swing and we are proud of our riders representing Zone 10 all over the United States. From home in California and Nevada to Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Kentucky, Zone 10 riders have been getting great ribbons in all levels of competition. Check out some of our members' tremendous accomplishments around the country in this month's newsletter. As November approaches, we look forward to more exciting year-end finals, as well as EAP and HQC Nationals in Ohio. Best of luck to all of our riders!

Kathy Hobstetter and Ned Glynn
Co-Chairs of the Zone 10 Committee
Let your voice be heard! Comment on Proposed Rule Changes
Let your voice be heard by reviewing and submitting your comments on USEF Rule Change Proposals. To review and comment on proposed rule changes click here and be sure to log in to your member account. The deadline to submit comments is November 5.
The AON/USHJA National Championships are around the corner!
The inaugural AON/USHJA National Championships are coming up next month at The Las Vegas National, CSI4*-W, November 13-18.

The Championships offer Hunter, Jumper and Age Group Equitation divisions with $96,000 in prize money for the USEF/USHJA National Jumper Championships, and each Hunter section section offers $4,000 in prize money. The Championships also feature Affiliate Championships at fence heights of 2' and 2'6", which have received a wonderful response from Affiliate Organizations.

Good luck to our members who are competing in the National Championships!
Zone 10 members headed to USHJA Zones 9 & 10 Jumper Team Championships!
Congratulations and good luck to our Zone 10 members headed to the USHJA Zones 9 & 10 Jumper Team Championships Nov. 6-11 at HITS Sunshine Series II in Thermal, California!
1.10/1.15m Children
  • Lisel Anderson, Mill Valley, Calif. 
  • Alexa Appelbaum, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. 
  • Emilie Bell, Lodi, Calif. 
  • Grace Belmont, Watsonville, Calif. 
  • Elisa Broz, Freedom, Calif. 
  • Taylor Coker, Silverado, Calif. 
  • Nell Cunningham, San Francisco, Calif. 
  • Lauren Flather, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 
  • Tiffany Geere, Henderson, Nev. 
  • Taylor Gilmore, La Mesa, Calif. 
  • Zacko Hardin, New Cuyama, Calif. 
  • Angela Herring, San Diego, Calif. 
  • Charlotte Jones, Mill Valley, Calif. 
  • Gabby Kamins, Pacific Palisades, Calif. 
  • Ella Kaplan, Los Angeles, Calif. 
  • Jordan Matrisian, Discovery Bay, Calif. 
  • Allyson Meister, Seal Beach, Calif. 
  • Erin Nichols, Yorba Linda, Calif. 
  • Bella Primavera, Aptos, Calif. 
  • Olivia Williams, San Francisco, Calif. 
  • Claire Williamson, Pasadena, Calif. 

1.10/1.15m Adult Amateurs
  • Stacey Bacheller, Thousand Oaks, Calif. 
  • Missy Barbera, Carlsbad, Calif. 
  • Laura Brady, Berkeley, Calif. 
  • Tara Brown-Stocks, Coto De Caza, Calif. 
  • Nori Burby, Las Vegas, Nev. 
  • Chelsea Cain, Petaluma, Calif. 
  • Evette Delong, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. 
  • Diane Doolittle, Los Altos Hills, Calif. 
  • Linda Fotsch, Sausalito, Calif. 
  • Healy Henderson, Coronado, Calif. 
  • Dagney Hollander, Los Angeles, Calif. 
  • Jennifer Lampton, Oakland, Calif. 
  • Kathleen Lord, San Jose, Calif. 
  • Monica Peck, Bakersfield, Calif. 
  • Michael Weaver, Las Vegas, Nev. 
  • Lauren Wilson, Long Beach, Calif. 
  • Bryce Wood, San Francisco, Calif.

1.20/1.25m Juniors
  • Nicole Beales, Oakland, Calif. 
  • Amelie Louise Bittar, Los Angeles, Calif. 
  • Lauren Breach, Lafayette, Calif. 
  • Stella Buckingham, Los Angeles, Calif. 
  • Breanna Bunevacz, Calabasas, Calif. 
  • Lexi Burdon, Los Altos Hills, Calif. 
  • Maud Christal, Santa Barbara, Calif. 
  • Natalie Gerst, Los Altos, Calif. 
1.20/1.25m Juniors continued
  • Zabel Kerivan, Huntington Beach, Calif. 
  • Laila Klinsmann, Newport Beach, Calif. 
  • Brooke Levy, Coronado, Calif. 
  • Caroline Mawhinney, Woodside, Calif. 
  • Trent Mcgee, Granada Hills, Calif. 
  • Catherine Nolan, San Diego, Calif. 
  • Naomi Rubin, Portola Valley, Calif. 
  • Sophia Silveira, Carmel, Calif. 
  • Alexis Sokolov, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 
  • Ava Spinale, Kentfield, Calif. 
  • Hallie Williams, San Francisco, Calif. 

1.20/1.25m Amateurs
  • Cortney Colvig, Toluca Lake, Calif. 
  • Hannah Ellerbrock, Escondido, Calif. 
  • Anna Ericson, Hillsborough, Calif. 
  • Karen Gamble, Atascadero, Calif. 
  • Emma Mann-Meginniss, Oakland, Calif. 
  • Jerra Mays, Hemet, Calif. 
  • Krista Merassa, Irvine, Calif. 
  • Jayme Omand, Sacramento, Calif. 
  • Jasmin Reed, Simi Valley, Calif. 
  • Helena Rockwell, Culver City, Calif. 
  • Karoline Sauls, Agoura Hills, Calif. 
  • Jasmine Talley, Orange, Calif. 
  • Carrie Wicks, Petaluma, Calif. 
  • Shelly Wilson, Ventura, Calif.

1.30/1.35m Juniors 
  • Kate Abajian, Ladera Ranch, Calif. 
  • Claire Archer, Atherton, Calif. 
  • Violet Barnett, San Francisco, Calif. 
  • Alyce Bittar, Los Angeles, Calif. 
  • Rachel Freer, Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. 
  • Maggie Kehring, Woodside, Calif. 
  • Dylan Laiken, Pasadena, Calif. 
  • Alexa Leong, Sacramento, Calif. 
  • Maeve Phelan, Los Altos Hills, Calif. 
  • Cate Tomlinson, Atherton, Calif. 
  • Alessandra Volpi, Woodside, Calif. 
  • Sydnie Young, Loomis, Calif.

1.30/1.35m Amateurs
  • Serena Anand, Coto De Caza, Calif. 
  • Sloan Elmassian, La Canada, Calif. 
  • Sara Jorgensen, Woodside, Calif. 
  • Alexandra Murray, Los Angeles, Calif. 
  • Julia Otter, Pasadena, Calif. 
  • Lindsay Sceats, Menlo Park, Calif. 
  • Sarah Witten, Santa Ynez, Calif. 
Good luck to our HQC Nationals participants!
Congratulations and good luck to our members headed to HQC Nationals, presented by The Plaid Horse, November 9-11 at The University of Findlay:

  • Toni Anderson, Alameda, Calif. 
  • Cordelia Jane Edwards, Sherman Oaks, Calif. 
  • Diana Rudenky, Encino, Calif. 

HQC Nationals is a multi-phase event that puts the top scoring participants, who advanced through HQC Levels One and Two, to the ultimate test. Participants will take a written exam, a horsemastership/identification exam, and a final practicum to demonstrate their mastery of practical horsemanship knowledge.

Click here for more information about HQC!
Sophie Simpson Dazzles in 2018 Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals West
Congratulations to Zone 10 rider Sophie Simpson on her win in the USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Finals West! Sophie rode Henri HX (Sloan Lindemann-Barnett, owner) through the first phases of the competition which include a flat phase, gymnastic phase, and jumping phase. 

Sophie earned top marks and had the lead going into the final phase, where the top four competitors each start with a score of 0 and ride each other’s horses over a shortened course. Joined by Austin Krawitt from Canada and Zone 10 riders Kaitlyn Lovingfoss and Jake Wasson, Sophie had to prove herself amidst stiff competition. She rose to the challenge and earned the win with her excellent riding aboard the other rider’s horses. 

Great job, Sophie, and congratulations to all of our Zone 10 riders who participated in the Talent Search Finals West! Read more.
Congratulations to our WCHR members!
Congratulations to our World Championship Hunter Rider members who competed at Capital Challenge Horse Show in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, September 28-October 7. And congratulations to members who earned year-end Champion titles. 
National Champions:
  • Children’s Champion: Abby Parker, of San Diego, Calif.
  • Developing Pro Champion: Karli Postel, of N. Hollywood, Calif.
  • Developing Pro Owner Champion: Laura Wasserman, of Los Angeles, Calif.
  • Pro Owner Champion: Laura Wasserman, of Los Angeles, Calif., owner of Boss, Skyhawk, and Bocelli 

Regional Champions
Southwest Region:
  • Pro: Jenny Karazissis, Calabasas, Calif. 
  • Developing Pro: Karli Postel, North Hollywood, Calif. 
  • A/O 3’6”: Laura Wasserman, Los Angeles, Calif. 
  • A/O 3’3”: Chelsea Samuels, La Canada, Calif. 
  • Handy: Jenny Karazissis, Calabasas, Calif. 
  • Junior 3’6”: Stella Wasserman, Beverly Hills, Calif. 
  • Junior 3’3”: Gabrielle Sokolow, Westlake Village, Calif. 
  • Pony: Shiloh Roseboom, Corona, Calif. 
  • Children’s: Zoe Wolf, Santa Barbara, Calif. 
WCHR Challenge class winners:
  • Karli Postel, of North Hollywood, Calif., rode Grace Russo’s Banksy to the Developing Pro Challenge title
  • Virginia Fout, of Los Angeles, Calif., and Cristiano won the WCHR Amateur Owner 3’6” Challenge
  • Gabrielle Sokolow, of Westlake Village, Calif., and Benetton, owned by Pretty Penny Farm, won the WCHR Pony Challenge

WCHR headlines:



Good luck to our Children's and Adult Amateur Hunter Championships competitors!
Congratulations and good luck to our Zone 10 members competing at the USHJA Zones 9 & 10 Children's and Adult Amateur Hunter Championships, presented by SmartPak, November 6-11 at HITS Sunshine Series II in Thermal, California!
Adult Amateurs
  • Amy Concha, Carlsbad, Calif. 
  • Melissa Frost, Los Angeles, Calif. 
  • Catherine Goedken, Carlsbad, Calif. 
  • Stephanie Goodson, Los Angeles, Calif. 
  • Julia Greenspan, Encino, Calif. 
  • Kristyn Hill, Dana Point, Calif. 
  • Alice Marks, Larkspur, Calif. 
  • Molly Mrowka, San Francisco, Calif. 
  • Sonja Petri, San Mateo, Calif.
  • Harriet Posner, Beverly Hills, Calif. 
  • Jennifer Rawlings, Woodland Hills, Calif. 
  • Cheryl Wertheimer, Moorpark, Calif. 
Children
  • Georgia Botham, Los Angeles, Calif. 
  • Mika Clear, Piedmont, Calif. 
  • Whitney Hejmanowski, San Diego, Calif. 
  • Ayanna Kimbro, Northridge, Calif. 
  • Makena Reeves, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. 
  • Anusha Sarkar, Palo Alto, Calif. 
  • Avery Schoen, Tiburon, Calif. 
  • Lola Stern, Malibu, Calif. 
  • Savannah Strome, Pacific Palisades, Calif. 
  • Georgia Yewell, Diablo, Calif. 
Zone 10 Year-End Championships
Zone 10 Year End Championships have begun and will continue through fall.

Congratulations to members who participated in the following championships:

Zone 10 Stirrup Cup Championship at Gold Coast Labor Day, Aug 31-Sept 2. 
Click here for results.

Zone 10 HOTY Hunter Championship at Menlo Charity Horse Show, Aug. 7-12.
Click here for results.

Zone 10 HOTY Jumper and Equitation Championships – North at the Sonoma Horse Park Season Finale, Sept 19-23.
Click here for results.

Zone 8, 9 and 10 Regional Medal Finals at the International Jumping Festival from September 19-23.
Click here for results.

Good luck to members participating in:

  • The Zone 10 HOTY Jumper and Equitation Championships – South will be held at the National Sunshine Series I Oct 31-Nov 4. Click here for qualifying criteria and specifications.
Zone 10 Member Highlight: Brooke Mostman
Brooke Mostman (Stephanie Haney, trainer) and her Skywalker compete at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show. 
Photo credit: Al Cook Photography.
Brooke Mostman of Calabasas, California, has had a great year in the show ring and continued to impress at her first indoor show in Pennsylvania. 

“It was such an incredible achievement to qualify for the 3’3” Junior Hunters in Harrisburg,” Brooke shared. “My trainer wanted me to get some experience indoors so we thought it was a great time to go back east.” 

The Pennsylvania National Horse Show features stiff competition and Brooke was thrilled to earn a blue ribbon in the 3’3” Junior Hunters Under Saddle class with her horse Skywalker. 

“Winning the class came as a huge surprise to me! I was hoping to come back from indoors with a ribbon, so to come home with a blue ribbon was really exciting,” Brooke recounted. “For me, it was such a cool experience meeting all these new people from around the world. It was a lot of fun and I hope to go back next year!” 

Skywalker has been a great partner for Brooke, and she is proud of the progress they have made together. 

“I got him a year ago when he was 6. He could barely steer and I was just entering the 3’3” divisions,” Brooke explained. “He’s very sweet and I love him a lot.” 

Brooke is looking forward to competing again with Skywalker at the National Horse Show in Kentucky at the end of October.
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