The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association has opened entries for the Marshall & Sterling Insurance/USHJA National Championships at The Las Vegas National CSI4*-W, November 15-21, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The USHJA invites members across the country to enter for a chance to qualify for the Championships through points and classes in their zone, through their USHJA Affiliate organization or through the USHJA Outreach program.

Members interested in attending must pre-enter and pay the $50 pre-entry fee by September 27, 2021, in order to be eligible for qualifying. Learn more.

The following changes address combining language for Low Hunter sections effective September 1, 2021, for the remainder of the 2021 competition year. These changes will be incorporated into 2022 Zone Specifications for the 2022 competition year beginning December 1, 2021.

Low Adults: Combining/Dividing Sections: The Low Adult Amateur Hunter and Low Children’s Hunter sections may be combined if there are fewer than three (3) entries in either section.

The Zone 1 Educational Forums are returning this year! Don't miss the opportunity to expand your knowledge during these free, Zone 1 events.

Stay tuned for any updates to these events.

Congratulations to members who competed in the Platinum Performance/USHJA International Hunter Derby Championships at The Kentucky Horse Park!

Hunt Tosh and Cannon Creek, owned by The Wheeler Family, earned the 2021 Champion title. Samantha Schaefer and Caristo, owned by R & R Hunter Horses, finished second, and Liza Boyd and Rebekah Warren’s Cassico took home third.

Topping Section B was Leana Romond (Brookefield, Connecticut) with her own Uptown.

Read more about the Handy Round and all of the award winners.

The USHJA Hunter Team Challenge - East was held August 4-8 at New York Horse and Pony Show at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, New York.

Team Green came out on top earning gold with riders Sophie Cohen (Pittsfield, Massachusetts), Evelyn Hanley (Water Mill, New York), Maren McLaughlin (Farmington, Connecticut) and Hayley Wyman (Cambridge, Massachusetts).

Silver: Team Lavender Sarah Flaherty (Andover, Massachusetts), Megan Major (Fort Salonga, New York), Kailey Paul (West Sand Lake, New York) and Kenzie Smith (Shoreham, New York).

Bronze: Laurie Barna (Dallas, Pennsylvania), Maryanne Low-Haviland (Schenectady, New York), Madison Pageau (Plaistow, New Hampshire) and Jaiden Palazzo (Simsbury, Connecticut) made up Team Hot Pink.

Congratulations to all of our members who competed in the Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championships!

Hunt Tosh aboard Twain, owned by Ceil Wheeler, earned the 3'0"/3'3" Championship title, Scott Stewart was Reserve Champion on Dr. Betsee Parker's Ackergill Castle. Victoria Colvin rounded out the top three riding Karen Bruce's Mastermind.

Chris Payne won the 3'6"/3'9" Championship on Reign, owned by Stillwater Farm LLC. Hunt Tosh earned second place aboard Salute, owned by Douglas Wheeler, and Shawn Casady on Cassario 8, owned by Ashland Farms, took third place.

The 2021 USHJA Zone Horse of the Year and Equitation Championships are underway.

The following championships and other special classes are set for Zone 1:

Riders from Zones 1 and 2 walked away with medals after three days of competition in HITS-on-the-Hudson's Grand Prix ring for the Markel/USHJA Zone Jumper Team Championships. Team and individual competition was guided by Chefs d’Equipe Meredith O'Connell from Zone 1 and James Benedetto and Diane Little from Zone 2.

Congratulations to members who participated in the Kym K. Smith/USHJA Young Hunter Pony Championships.

Overall Grand Champion – Wynnbrook Polar Vortex (Clovercroft Polarized x Splash of Hope) a 2014 Welsh Cross gelding owned/ridden by Grace Dupree, trained by Colleen Kelly, bred by Kristina Morris.

Division Champions

Congratulations to members who competed in the Sallie B. Wheeler/USEF/USHJA Hunter Breeding National Championships - East Coast, presented by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Oare in memory of Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Wheeler.

Champions

Stay tuned for additional coverage after the West Coast Championships. Photo: SAS Equine Photography

Congratulations to our members who competed at the Gotham North FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships, presented by USHJA in Traverse City, Michigan.

Congratulations to our members who competed in the USEF Pony Finals, presented by Honor Hill Farms in Lexington, Kentucky!

The Zones 1/7 Team earned silver in the USEF Pony Jumper Team National Championship.