June Zone 9 Update
Thank you for being a Zone 9 member! Participate in the HQC Stable Challenge, nominate someone for an award and see what events are coming up in our zone.
Horsemanship Quiz Stable Challenge Open Until July 15
USHJA invites equestrians of all ages to put their horsemanship knowledge to the test in the 2019 USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Stable Challenge!

The 30-day online quiz challenge is open to juniors and amateurs and brings barns together as teams to test their horsemanship knowledge for a chance to win great prizes.

The Stable Challenge requires at least three students per trainer to complete the online USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Practice Quiz between June 15 and July 15 for their barn to be eligible to win.
Quick Quiz: The diet of a horse should consist of primarily roughage.
True
False
The USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Northwest Championship is Coming up Next Month in Zone 9!
The USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Northwest Championship is coming up July 24-28 at Oregon High Desert Classic 2!

Want to learn more about the regional championships and the incentive to participate? Click here!
Mark your calendar for the Ask the Judges Clinic
Mark your calendar! An Ask the Judges Clinic is coming up July 25 at Oregon High Desert Classic 2 in Bend, Oregon.
Do You Know Someone Who Deserves to be Recognized?
Nominations are open for 2019 annual awards, which recognize significant accomplishments of members.

The following awards have a nomination deadline of July 31:

The USHJA Youth Leadership Award and the USEF Youth Sportsman's Award have a deadline of September 1.

The Vital Horse Show Staff Award nominations are due October 5.
Sport History: Fun Facts from the USHJA Wheeler Museum
As the USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Stable Challenge gets underway as a chance to put your horsemanship knowledge to the test, here’s a look back to  The American Horse Show,  a 1958 manual by Margaret Self with a description of jumps typical of the time. 

How many jumps like these have you seen lately? 

The more we recall the practices of the past, the more we can see how the hunter/jumper sport has changed . . . and how many traditions carry on.
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Photos: Diana DeRosa, Tricia Booker, Rachel Sowinski, Tricia Booker, Louise Taylor, Jump Media
HQC Quick Quiz answer: True
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