It may be vacation time, but there is plenty of action happening at the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association this summer! Scroll down to learn about upcoming deadlines, recent news, and what exciting opportunities you can look forward to this month!
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Last Chance: Upcoming Application and Qualifying Deadlines
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Act Fast! USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Stable Challenge Closes Soon
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Zone 1
: Kristi Smith, Cedar Brook Farm
Zone 2
: Chris Gemmill, Woodberry Farm
Zone 3
: Christine French, Still Waters Farm
Zone 4
: Amy Center, Cavallo Farms
Zone 5
: Mary Roskens, Mary-Go-Round Stables
Zone 6
: Jane Martinson, Cameo Farm
Zone 7
: Sarah Trepagnier, Arcadia Hills Equestrian
Zone 8
: Renae Coates, RCR Farms
Zone 9
: Nancy Free, Brass Ring Farm LLC
Zone 10
: Sandrine Seifert, Hansen Dam Riding School
Zone 11
: Amy Quinlan, Dillingham Ranch
Don't see your zone listed? Be the first by participating with your barn-mates!
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Letter to the Membership Addressing SafeSport
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Amidst the many questions regarding SafeSport, USHJA President Mary Babick, USHJA Executive Director Kevin Price and USHJA’s General Counsel Marianne Kutner met with Michael Henry, acting chief officer for response and resolution from the U.S. Center for SafeSport, to ask Mr. Henry questions regarding the processes that The Center has adopted.
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Hunter Week is Near–Gear Up for the Green Hunter Incentive and International Hunter Derby Championships!
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Who?
Qualified Green Hunter Incentive Program and International Hunter Derby horses.
When?
August 13-15 and August 15-17, 2019!
Entries for both championships close July 24, 2019.
Where?
Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky or live on
EQSportsNet
!
Why?
Watch the country's top hunters compete for over $200,000 in prize money!
Spectators will also have the chance to win at USHJA Barn Night during the International Hunter Derby Championship Handy Hunter round on Saturday, August 17. The barn with the most spectators in attendance will win great prizes!
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YOUR Championships Are HERE!
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You've earned points all year...now YOUR Championships are here! The
AON/USHJA National Championships at The Las Vegas National CSI3*-W, returns to the South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa's unique Arena & Equestrian Center, November 12-17.
Featuring National Hunter Championships, USEF/USHJA National Jumper Championships, National Equitation Championships and the USHJA Affiliate Championships, as well as a variety of FREE educational seminars, the AON/USHJA National Championships will offer something for everyone!
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Entries open soon. Entries close and qualifying ends Sept. 13, 2019.
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Discover the USHJA 3’3” Hunter Seat Medal
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The
USHJA 3’3” Hunter Seat Medal
becomes available at USEF-rated competitions next month, serving as a stepping stone for equitation riders to qualify and compete in a national equitation final at fence heights of 3’3”! Starting August 2, 2019, qualifying for the 2020 inaugural finals begins and is open to Junior Active Members of USEF and USHJA.
Hosts, consider adding the Hunter Seat Medal class to your prize lists–
learn more
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Cool Off! Judges' Perspectives on Waived Show Coats
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Often, show coats will be waived in extreme temperatures with the purpose of keeping riders safe and preventing heat-related illness. But what do the judges think? Of 247 Hunter Judges polled, not a single judge answered that they would penalize a rider for not wearing a coat when waived by management!
Read the full article
to learn more about our judges' thoughts and how to have a safe summer show season.
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Annual Award Nominations Due!
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Don't miss out on this year's free clinics at
2019 USEF Pony Finals
, presented by Collecting Gaits Farm!
Competitors interested in participating in the model clinics must sign up on Monday during the rider bag pick up in the covered arena, where the clinics will be held. Other sessions do not require any sign up but space is limited.
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Tuesday, August 6
- 7:30-8:30 a.m. - Model Clinic
- 9-10 a.m. - Model Clinic
Wednesday, August 7
- 6:30-7:30 a.m. - Model Clinic
- 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. - Tack & Equipment: “Bits, Bits and More Bits”
- 1-2 p.m. - Sports Psychology
- 2-3 p.m. - Horse & Rider Turnout: “Dress to Impress”
Friday, August 9
- 9-11 a.m. - Judge's Perspective
- 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. - Course Walk: “How to Walk a Course”
- 12:30-1:30 p.m. - Longeing Demo: “How to Properly Longe”
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Everyone is invited to join the
USHJA Foundation Horseless Horse Show, presented by Rabanal Equine
!
Each participant is asked to start an online fundraiser for the Foundation or pay an entry fee per class on the day of the event. On August 6, 2019, at 4:30 pm, anyone registered or interested in participating will check in at the registration table at the grassy vendor area next to the Walnut Ring at the Kentucky Horse Park.
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Madeline Schaefer Claims Hunterdon Cup Equitation Classic – East, Presented by Intermont Equestrian at Emory & Henry College
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“I was pretty confident in the first round. Second round went okay, and I got to switch onto Hannah Hoch’s horse in the final round, which was a lot of fun.” said Schaefer. “It’s a great honor [to win].”
Read more
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Sport History Spotlight: Jane Marshall Dillon
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The
Jane Marshall Dillon Award
recognizes equestrians of all professions who have devoted their lives to teaching and mentoring riders beginning their education in the hunter/jumper discipline. The winner’s name is recorded on the Jane Marshall Dillon Perpetual Trophy, donated by Mrs. Dillon’s son, Randy, and 1984 U.S. Olympic show jumping double gold medalist Joe Fargis, who got his riding start with Mrs. Dillon.
Mrs. Dillon began riding at age three; attended George Washington University, where she joined the riding club; and married in 1941. She began teaching her niece, nephew and a few of their friends in 1950, and soon her Junior Equitation School in Vienna, Virginia, hosted as many as 200 students at a time with a long waiting list. Mrs. Dillon emphasized correct equitation, allowing riders to develop a natural feel, and cultivated solid horsemanship in all her pupils, who took care of their own horses. Riding with Mrs. Dillon included navigating the farm’s rolling hills and natural jumps, foxhunting, riding bareback, and learning all about horses and their care. “If you got good enough,” Joe Fargis recalled, “you’d get a horse and go to a horse show." Olympian Kathy Kusner and 2017 Jane Marshall Dillon Award recipient Donna Martin were also students of Mrs. Dillon. She is the author of the classic books
School for Young Riders
(1958) and
Form over Fences
(1961).
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State Line Tack Becomes Newest Supporting Sponsor
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The USHJA welcomes
State Line Tack
as the newest supporting sponsor and member benefit of the USHJA! With the partnership, USHJA members will receive discounts on State Line Tack products. Additionally, State Line Tack will provide product and awards for the Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund/USHJA Emerging Athletes Program National Training Session, the USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Nationals and the USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Stable Challenge.
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Compete in the EMO Insurance/USHJA 3'3" Jumping Seat Medal Finals
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Qualified Jumping Seat Medal competitors have the opportunity to compete in one of two
EMO Insurance/USHJA 3'3" Jumping Seat Medal Finals
. This 3’3” equitation final aims to help riders gain experience in a format similar to that of the Platinum Performance/USEF Show Jumping Talent Search Program.
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WEST
Blenheim International Jumping Festival
Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park
San Juan Capistrano, California
September 18-22, 2019
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EAST
Capital Challenge Equitation Show
Prince George’s Equestrian Center
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
September 27-29, 2019
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Photos: Sportfot, Tricia Booker, Jump Media, Megan Lacy, Anne Gittins Photography, Terisé Cole
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USHJA Sponsors & Partners
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