Thank you for being a Zone 2 member! Check out coverage from IEA and IHSA Nationals, see upcoming program deadlines, learn about our Affiliate Member Organizations and more!
May Zone 2 Update
Thank you for being a Zone 2 member! Check out coverage from IEA and IHSA Nationals, see upcoming program deadlines, learn about our Affiliate Member Organizations and more!
Deadline extended to apply for USHJA Zones 1 & 2 Platinum Jumper Championships
The USHJA Platinum Jumper Championships application deadline for Zones 1 and 2 has been extended to June 4.
The championships will be June 5-9 at
HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, New York.
To be eligible to qualify, horse and rider combinations need to have earned a minimum of $250 at the 1.40/1.45m height and to have not competed in an Open High Performance Standard Grand Prix in the current competition year.
Want to learn more about becoming an affiliate?
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Hoping to compete at the Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championships?
Has your Green Hunter Incentive horse qualified for the championships in Kentucky? Be sure to compete in two GHI Stake classes before July 24 to qualify!
Click here to see what shows are offering classes in our zone!
And don't forget to
enroll in the Green Hunter Incentive Program by June 1 before enrollment prices increase!
Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Quick Quiz!
Try Your Horsemanship Knowledge! Scroll to the bottom of eNews to find the answer!
Bernie Traurig will be teaching a clinic
July 13-15 at Coker Farm in Bedford, New York. All jumping disciplines from novice to advance and all heights. Riders will be charged $400 per session and $200 for private lessons. Audit fee is $25. Contact Judy Richter for more information at
judy@cokerfarmny.com.
Sport History: Fun facts from the USHJA Wheeler Museum!
Before going on to national grand prix and 1984 Olympic Team Gold fame, Melanie Smith (Taylor) won 1970 Horse of the Year honors in the Amateur Owner Jumper Division with The Irishman.
Here they are at Melanie’s hometown Germantown Horse Show clearing a jump typical of the 1960s and 1970s: A long and wide slanted panel that served as the “Joker” bonus jump in a Gambler’s Choice class.
Upcoming events and deadlines
June:
June 1 - Deadline for competition managers to apply to host 2020 USHJA championships and special classes
