Thank you for being a Zone 8 member! See upcoming events and deadlines, learn about our Affiliate Member Organizations, check out coverage from IEA and IHSA Nationals and more.
May Zone 8 Update
Thank you for being a Zone 8 member! See upcoming events and deadlines, learn about our Affiliate Member Organizations, check out coverage from IEA and IHSA Nationals and more.
Deadline coming up to apply to have your points count toward qualifying for these championships!
Want to see a USHJA championship or special class in our zone? Encourage your favorite competition managers to apply to host an event in 2020!
The deadline for Host Applications to be turned in is coming up
June 1.
USHJA Zone 8 is eligible to host it's own USHJA Children's and Adult Amateur Hunter Championships next year...be sure to participate in these classes so our zone will have the chance to host its own championships!
Hoping to compete in 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!
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.
