Thank you for being a Zone 3 member! Educational opportunities abound as the show season gets underway. Catch up on the latest sport news, and see what is coming up in our zone!
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NEW 1.40/1.45m Platinum Jumper Championships; Apply by May 26
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Applications are now open for the inaugural USHJA Platinum Jumper Championships. The championships offer individual and team competitions for professional, junior, and amateur riders competing at the 1.40/1.45m level. In addition to the individual and team competitions, riders can qualify for the 2020 USHJA Platinum Masters Training Session with top national and international industry experts.
“The Platinum Jumper Championships are the culmination of the USHJA's Jumper footprint on our sport, and we're absolutely overjoyed to be able to start this program this year,” said Larry Langer, chair of the USHJA Emerging Jumper Rider Task Force.
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USHJA Zones 3 & 4 Platinum Jumper Championships
Tryon Summer
Mill Spring, N.C.
July 10-14, 2019
Qualifying: July 9, 2018-May 26, 2019
Apply by: May 26, 2019
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Apply for team Hunter championships by April 6
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Applications are now open for the USHJA Children's and Adult Amateur Hunter Championships, presented by
SmartPak!
The Championships for Zone 3 will be
June 5-9 at Tryon Spring 6 in Mill Spring, North Carolina.
The qualifying period is
April 22, 2018 - April 6, 2019.
Apply by April 6 to have your points count toward qualifying this year!
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Get on the Pathway at the
USHJA Zone Jumper Team Championships!
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Applications are now open for the USHJA Zones 3 & 4 Jumper Team Championships!
The Championships will be held at
Tryon Summer, Mill Spring, N.C., July 10-14, 2019
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The
qualifying period is July 9, 2018-May 26, 2019
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Apply by May 26
to have your points count toward qualifying this year!
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Are you up for the challenge? Over $22,000 in grants and prizes!
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Registration for the 2019 USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Challenge is open! The HQC is an online quiz that tests participants' knowledge about horse anatomy, horse care and health, riding theory, stable management, and more horsemanship topics. Open to USHJA members (at any paid membership level) 21 and younger as of Dec. 1, 2018, the quiz offers participants a chance to qualify for the in-person HQC Nationals, which offers $6,000 in grants and prizes, and is held alongside the USHJA Emerging Athletes Program National Training Session.
The program is free and runs from February 1 to September 1.
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The USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Challenge awards over $6,000 in grants and prizes with another $16,000 in prizes available through the 30-day HQC Stable Challenge! Don't miss your chance to put your horsemanship knowledge to the test!
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Get hands-on, in-hand training for Hunter Breeding or Pony Model classes!
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Do you want to compete in Hunter Breeding classes or develop new skills for the pony model? Don't miss this exciting, hands-on, in-hand Hunter Breeding Clinic with
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R’ Hunter Breeding Judge Oliver Brown!
Details:
Virginia Horse Center
Friday, April 26, 2019
2 p.m.
Participant: $60 per person
Auditing: $20 per person
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Don't miss
grant and scholarship deadlines
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Applications are open for the USHJA Foundation Gochman Grant for USEF Pony Finals presented by Collecting Gates Farm and the $25,000 Hamel Family Scholarship for Further Education.
Read more.
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USHJA Zone 3 will be opening more grant and scholarship opportunities soon. As they open, you can
find them here
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Bernie Traurig Clinic in North Carolina
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Don't miss the upcoming
Bernie Traurig Clinic in Vass, N.C., March 15-17, 2019. The clinic will feature 2 days of sections from 2'6"-3'6" with privates available on Friday. Stalls are available and a dinner Saturday night for $385.
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Apply today for the Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund/USHJA Emerging Athletes Program
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- Virginia Horse Center with Candice King/Colleen Reed (Lexington, Va.), June 17-21
- Tryon International Equestrian Center with Jeff Cook/Anne Thornbury (Mill Spring, N.C.), July 29 - August 2
Both will offer 3-foot sections that are open to all ages!
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Enroll in the Green Hunter Incentive and enjoy a Championship Experience Near Home!
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Last year, USHJA launched a new benefit to the USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Program: regional championships!
For our competitors, there is one in our Zone again this year!
The South Championship will be offered at the NCHJA Annual Horse Show, June 26–30, 2019, in Raleigh, North Carolina.
In addition to the regional championship opportunity, horses enrolled in the USHJA Green Hunter Incentive can participate all year long in USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Stake Classes, and they can earn a spot at the
Platinum Performance
/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championships in Lexington, Kentucky, in August.
Horses must be enrolled to participate and recorded with the USEF and registered with the USHJA. Enrollment fee is $550 through June 1 and increases to $750 on June 2.
For more information visit
ushja.org/greenincentive
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Upcoming Dates and Deadlines
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Other important USHJA news
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Interested in being featured on USHJA Social Media?
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Are you passionate about our zone and love social media? Tell us about a typical day in your life for a chance to be featured on our social media.
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USHJA Sponsors & Partners
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Photos: Kaitlyn Karssen, Sportfot, Rachel Sowinski, Megan Lacy, EqSol, Louise Taylor, Tricia Booker, USHJA Archives, Jump Media
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United States Hunter Jumper Association | (859) 225-6700 | ushja.org
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