June Zone 3 Update
Thank you for being a Zone 3 member! See who participated in early summer EAP Regional Training Sessions, compete in the HQC Stable Challenge, nominate someone for an award and more.
Congratulations to Members who Participated in Early Summer EAP Regional Training Sessions!
Congratulations to our Zone 3 members who participated in the Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund/USHJA Emerging Athletes Program early summer Regional Training Sessions!

EAP Participants: Maya Aryal, Laura Bishop, Devyn Borden, Isabella Cheers, Madison Obermeyer, Selina Petronelli, Peyton Preblick, Madelyn Van Tiem and Caroline Waters

3' Section: Katie Balding, Sarah Harper, Paige Kennedy, Lily Peterson and Lindsay Shaw
Last Chance to Apply for the Zone 3 College Scholarship
Members Competed at the USHJA Zone 3 Children's and Adult Amateur Hunter Championships, Presented by SmartPak!
Congratulations to our Zone 3 members who competed in the USHJA Zone 3 Children's and Adult Amateur Hunter Championships, presented by SmartPak, at Tryon International Equestrian Center June 5-9. Click here to see who participated!

Team Championships results:
Gold: Langston Hopkins, Madeline Rubin, Charlotte Harvey and Susan Reynolds
Silver: Gigi Phillips, Emma Gurley, Olivia McClellan, Courtney Canizares
Bronze: Sophie Blondel, Claire Steffens, Sophia Strahan earned bronze.

Special thanks to Deloise Noble-Strong, Chef d'Equipe for Zone 3.

"This is my favorite program," Noble-Strong said. "Team spirit was very high. I was happy to see people using some flair in their braid jobs. The courses were excellent. We didn't have a clear leader until the end, as it should be with a Championship."

Adult Amateur individual medalists:
Gold: Sara Steady
Silver: Courtney Canizares
Bronze: Susan Reynolds
Children's individual medalists:
Gold: Madeline Rubin
Silver: Sophia Strahan
Bronze: Kendall Cashion 
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.
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The L.M. "Sandy" Gerald Zone 3 Equitation Championship is Next Month
The L.M. "Sandy" Gerald USHJA Zone 3 Equitation Championship is coming up July 25-28 at Rose Mount Summer in Spotsylvania, Virginia!
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 members put their horsemanship knowledge to the test in the USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Stable Challenge, 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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