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October Zone 8 Update
Thank you for being a Zone 8 member! Review and comment on Rule Change Proposals, catch up on the latest results, mark your calendar for the USHJA Annual Meeting and more!
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.
Zone 8 HOTY and Stirrup Cup Championships
Congratulations to members who competed at the Zone 8 Stirrup Cup Championship Sept. 28-30 at NMHJA Fall Festival in Albuquerque, N.M. Click here for results

The Zone 8 Horse of the Year Championship is coming up Nov. 14-18 at Arizona Season Finale, Scottsdale, Ariz. Click here to view qualifying criteria and more information.
Good luck to Tori Weed at HQC Nationals!
Congratulations and good luck to Tori Weed of Arvada, Colo., who is headed to HQC Nationals, presented by The Plaid Horse, November 9-11 at The University of Findlay.

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!
The AON/USHJA National Championships are coming up!
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!
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. 

Regional Champions:
  • Central Mountain Region Pro: Ashley Stannard, Tucson, Ariz. 
  • Central Mountain Region Developing Pro: Tarah Wolf, Glenwood Springs, Colo. 
  • Central Mountain Region A/A: Amy Brubaker, Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Central Mountain Region A/O 3’3: Becky Newmon, Corrales, N.M.
  • Central Mountain Region Handy: Lucy Butler, Castle Rock, Colo. 
  • Central Mountain Region Junior 3’6”: Lanie Walkenbach, Paradise Valley, Ariz. 
  • Central Mountain Region Pony: Lucy Bulter, Castle Rock, Colo.
  • Central Mountain Region Children’s: Taylor McLelland, Carbondale, Colo.
  • Southwest Region A/A: Cathy Morris-Schmitt, Greenwood Village, Colo. 
Join us at the USHJA Annual Meeting Dec. 9-13
The USHJA Annual Meeting, presented by World Equestrian Center, is coming up December 9-13 in Tampa, Florida!

Registration is open! Don't miss the opportunity to be engaged in the sport, hear from association leaders and other presenters, get to know other members and much more. Zone day will be Sunday, December 9, with Zone 8 meeting at 3:10 p.m.

Click here for more information. Click here to register. Sponsorships are available. Contact Jill Insko for more information.
Harmony Sporthorses' Monarch Bay earns Championship title at USHJA Young Hunter Pony Championships
Monarch Bay, owned by Harmony Sporthorses, Kiowa, Colo., bred by Markus/Perfect Choice, and ridden by Courtney Mort, took home the championship title in the $1,000 Farnley Farm/Marsh Run USHJA 5 Year Old and Younger Under Saddle at the inaugural USHJA Young Hunter Pony Championships at World Equestrian Center last month! Congratulations!
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