The new show year is off and running! 2020 has gotten off to a great start with the first week of the Desert Circuit as well as the USHJA Gold Star Clinic – West at the Desert International Horse Park. As the show year begins, we invite you to visit the
USHJA website and learn about USHJA’s updated and new competitive championships and incentives, special classes and sections, and educational programs. The Zone 10 eNews will be featuring these programs, including descriptions, program deadlines, and website links throughout the year so be sure to keep an eye out.
We also want to congratulate Zone 10’s Nick Haness, who received the USEF National Equestrian of the Year Award, and Julia Stone, who received the USEF Junior Equestrian of the Year Award. Congratulations to Nick and Julia and we are looking forward to what our other talented Zone 10 members will accomplish throughout the year!
Kathy Hobstetter and Ned Glynn.
Co-Chairs of the Zone 10 Committee
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Zone 10 Members Attend USHJA Gold Star Clinic
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Congratulations to our Zone 10 members who attended the USHJA Gold Star Clinic West Coast this month in Thermal, California:
- Emmeline Adamick, San Francisco, Calif.
- Alyce Bittar, Los Angeles, Calif.
- Elisa Broz, Watsonville, Calif.
- Hannah Cowdry, Camarillo, Calif.
- Amanda Gomez, Norco, Calif.
- Erin Nichols, Yorba Linda, Calif.
- Sydney Shelby, Santa Cruz, Calif.
- Skyler Wireman, Bonsall, Calif.
Read more about the Gold Star Clinics. Subscribe to EQ SportsNet and watch on demand coverage of the clinics
here.
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Mark Your Calendar for Zone 10 Championships
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- Horse of the Year Hunter Championship, Aug. 4-9, Menlo Charity Horse Show, Atherton, Calif.
- Stirrup Cup Championship, Aug. 28-30, Gold Coast Labor Day, Burbank, Calif.
- Zone 10 Medal Challenge-South, Oct. 15-18, Gold Coast Series October Horse Show, Burbank, Calif.
- Horse of the Year Jumper and Equitation Championship, Nov. 19-22, Autumn Jubilee, Burbank, Calif.
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It's Time to Enroll Your Green Hunter or Derby Horse
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Enrollment for both programs is $350 until February 1 then the price jumps to $550.
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Applications Open for USHJA Platinum and Zone Jumper Team Championships
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Both Zone Jumper Team Championships and Platinum Jumper Championships are part of the USHJA Emerging Jumper Rider Program.
The Championships for USHJA Zones 9 & 10 at National Sunshine Series II in Thermal, Calif., November 4-8, 2020 (Qualifying Period: December 10, 2019 - September 20, 2020).
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Zone 10 Photo Highlight: Elisa Broz
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For Elisa, the year is off to a fantastic start with her new horse Volstrups Cody.
“We imported Cody last September from Germany, so he is still a relatively new horse to me,” Elisa shared. “He has a really big heart and I’m very excited to show him this season.”
Cody showed his big heart by jumping beautifully for Elisa during the USHJA Gold Star Clinic – West. The Gold Star Clinic gives riders an opportunity to learn riding and horsemanship from some of the best in the business. This year Kirsten Coe led the mounted sessions which included a flat day, gymnastics day, and Nation’s Cup competition.
“The Gold Star Clinic was such an amazing experience. I really loved it and I recommend it to anyone,” Elisa commented. “There were so many topics that we learned about that I loved – from barn management, young horses, and of course all of the amazing training from Kirsten Coe. One of my biggest takeaways from the clinic was the importance of having a strong team because if you do, then you have a winning team.”
Elisa hopes to take these lessons and apply them to the rest of the show year.
“My goals this year are to move up into the 1.40s and to try and qualify for the FEI Jumping North American Youth Championship and the Platinum Jumper Championships. I also hope to do some big medals back east with my equitation horse Clooney 62.”
Pictured: Elisa (Belmont Training, trainer) and her horse Volstrups Cody in the USHJA Gold Star Clinic – West. Photo by Tori Bilas/USHJA.
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Grant and Scholarship Opportunities from USHJA Foundation
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USHJA Affiliate Member Organization News
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Renew Your Membership!
Don't forget to
renew your Affiliate Membership! Affiliate Member Organization memberships cost $100 and are valid through November 30 of the current competition year (December 1-November 30).
Added benefits for 2020: 50 percent off USHJA Associate Memberships for your members, USHJA Affiliate Logo and Banner, return of the USHJA Affiliate Council and Regional Groups and Affiliate Year-End High Point Award!
Find an Affiliate
Check out local USHJA Affiliates near you
here. Can't find your affiliate? Encourage them to join
here.
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Know Before You Show 2020
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The USHJA is helping members Know Before You Show with a simple guide of rule changes taking effect for the new competition year.
Click here to read more.
Click here for a comprehensive list of rule changes that were approved in 2019 for the 2020 competition year.
View the entire 2020 USEF Rulebook
here.
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If you have participated in the Children's and Adult Amateur Hunter Championships in the past, or would consider participating in the future, please consider taking our short survey about the program!
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Sport History: Fun Facts from the USHJA Wheeler Museum
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It’s All about the Basics
The Gold Star Clinics this month focus on the foundations of hunter/jumper riding: the rider’s position, flatwork, and gymnastics to build the skills you and your horse need for riding courses.
USET Show Jumping Coach Bertalan de Némethy was a strong proponent of gymnastics, including cavalletti work, in the USET training sessions at Gladstone. USET Captain and Olympian Bill Steinkraus stresses the value of cavalletti (or simple poles on the ground) in his 1987 book Reflections on Riding and Jumping: Trotting a single rail, adding a second, then a third, then a double space to a rail (where later you can build a small fence) “enables you to practice the same move over and over until you groove it, and to work on pure technique. It also enables you to work on particular problems, and can be adapted to isolate almost any weakness.”
Caption: Bill Steinkraus practicing over a basic cavalletti grid. Photo by Alix Coleman.
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Know Your Zone 10 Committee Members
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- Kathy Hobstetter, Co-Chair
- Ned Glynn, Co-Chair
- Denise Finch
- Kay Altheuser
- Michael Curtis
- Sally Hudson
- Melissa Kalember
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- Robert Leckie
- Stephanie Lightner
- Gry McFarlane
- Kelly McKnight
- Lynn Mullins
- James Waldman
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Special thanks to these members who serve our zone! For more information about the committee and contact information,
click here.
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Upcoming Events and Deadlines
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Check the Calendar for Upcoming Outreach Competitions
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USHJA Sponsors & Partners
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Photos by: Alden Corrigan Media, Tricia Booker, Tori Bilas, Terisé Cole, Kaitlyn Karssen, Jump Media, Rachel Sowinski, and Louise Taylor.
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United States Hunter Jumper Association | (859) 225-6700 | ushja.org
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