The USHJA invites members to comment on Rule Change Proposals being considered this year for the 2023 competition year. Members may provide input on the proposals until November 15. Member comments are an important part of the rule change proposal process, and we look forward to your feedback.

Registration is now open for the 2021 U.S. Hunter Jumper Association Annual Meeting, presented by Equicore, which will be held virtually December 4-10.

Open to all equine enthusiasts, the seven-day virtual meeting will give participants front-row access to Hunter and Jumper sport governance, an update on the state of the association from USHJA President Mary Knowlton, and the prestigious Evening of Equestrians Awards celebration.

The Zone 2 Committee Meeting will be at 9 a.m. Eastern Time on Saturday, December 4. View the schedule.

Congratulations to our members who participated in the following zone championships:

October 23-24

Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

September 22-26, 2021

Princeton Show Jumping

Princeton, N.J.

They may have been equitation final rookies, but Ella Witt and Stakkair looked like seasoned veterans as they climbed to the top of the 2021 USHJA 3’3” Hunter Seat Medal Final - East. Held at the New England Equitation Championships at Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Massachusetts, on Saturday, October 23, Witt, of Califon, New Jersey, rose from sixth to claim the win ahead of Haley Edwardson, of Ridgefield, Connecticut, in second and Carolyn Carpenter, of Darien, Connecticut, in third.

"We have a saying right before I go in the ring—'cool as a cucumber, eye of a tiger'—and I think that really showed today," Witt said. "I just tried to be consistent since it is his first time at a big final like this and mine as well. I just wanted to try and make everything match and we've been working on trying to keep the same rhythm around. I was definitely a little nervous, but I tried to take that and apply it to my courses."

Congratulations to the Zone 2 team of Madison Rauschenbach, Audrey Schulze, Alexa Elle Lignelli and Mimi Gochman, who earned bronze in the 2021 $15,000 Neue Schule/USEF Prix Des States Team Championship!

Learn everything you need to know about your new and improved USHJA Member Experience and Online Member Account with Member Experience webinars. Previous webinars are also available on demand here.

Congratulations to our zone members who competed in WCHR Finals at the Capital Challenge Horse Show in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

Scott Stewart of Wellington, Florida, scored a record seventh win against the five other best hunter riders in the country. Stewart rode Catch Me, owned by Gochman Sport Horses LLC, for his first score in Wednesday’s WCHR Professional Challenge, then returned in the opening Playoff Round on Friday evening. Riding four other unfamiliar horses to scores above 90, Stewart captured the victory by more than five points.

Held throughout the week are nine WCHR Challenge classes in the following sections: Professional, Developing Professional, Amateur-Owner 3'6", Amateur-Owner 3'3", Adult Amateur, Junior 3'6", Junior 3'3", Children’s and Pony. These classes are open to the top-ranked riders nationally and regionally, as well as from the corresponding section at the Capital Challenge Horse Show. Congratulations to the following winners:

Riley Hogan entered the Capital Challenge Horse Show’s Show Place Arena for the third and final Jumping Phase of the EMO Insurance/USHJA 3'3" Jumping Seat Medal Final - East sitting in second place overall. As she made her entrance, a crowd of people high in the stands stood watching, some hanging over the rail and others videoing with their cell phones. As it turned out, E. Sue Bopp, of title sponsor EMO Insurance, had talked Hogan’s family and friends into joining her at the show to watch their hometown Warrenton, Virginia, rider vie for the title.

USHJA collaborates with USEF to provide these clinics to help individuals seeking to become USEF Licensed Officials complete the education requirement. Registration opens December 1.

USEF handles licensing of all equestrian officials; you may find more information about the licensing requirements and process here.