The USHJA has developed a powerful personalization engine that gives our members the ability to customize their member experience specifically to their individual membership needs.

This new digital experience and online member account allows our members to create a tailored and individual profile starting with the new membership renewal process.

Starting December 1, 2021, you will be able to easily apply, renew, upgrade or edit your USHJA Membership directly through USHJA.org.

Congratulations to Zone 5's Grace O'Connell, of Long Grove, Illinois, who is participating in the Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund/USHJA Emerging Athletes Program National Training Session, and Rebecca Hopkins, Northville, Michigan, who is attending as a Stable Manager!

This year's session will be held at the George M. Humphrey Equestrian Center at Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio, November 11-14, and led by Olympic show jumper Peter Wylde and stable management expert Colleen Reed.

Congratulations to our members who competed in the Zone 5 Horsemanship Class September 24 at The Kentucky National Horse Show, in Lexington! Special thank you to the Zone 5 Horsemanship Class sponsors for making the class possible.

Congratulations to members who competed in the Horse of the Year Championship, September 15-19, Showplace Fall Classic I, Wayne, Illinois!

Congratulations to our Zone 5 USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Nationals and Adult HQC Nationals participants:

HQC Nationals

Adult HQC Nationals

HQC Nationals will be held at Lake Erie College in Painesville, Ohio, November 12-14, and Adult HQC Nationals will be held virtually October 18-30.

The Horsemanship Quiz Challenge is supported in part by grants from US Equestrian and the USHJA Foundation.

Congratulations to Zone 5 College Scholarship recipient Micah Bronkema, of Grand Rapids, Michigan!

Bronkema attends Grand Valley State University but is hoping to transfer to University of Michigan this winter to continue her studies. She is majoring in business with hopes of minoring in Spanish.

"I was honestly so shocked at first, but also incredibly grateful and honored," Bronkema said about receiving the scholarship. "I plan on going to college to get my Masters In Business, which is six years, so receiving this scholarship will help me pay for part of those six years."

Bronkema encouraged others to apply for scholarships as well.

"I would encourage others to apply for scholarships because college is expensive, and can add up over the years. Applying to and receiving as many scholarships as you can will ultimately help you in the end with graduating with as little or no debt at all. I would also encourage others to apply to this scholarship as it gives you a chance to share with the judges your passion for riding, which was an easier topic for me to share with than some of the other more broad scholarships."

The 2021 USHJA Young Jumper Championships concluded on a high note for 4-, 5-, 6-, 7- and 8-Year-Old age groups. In its first year, the Championships were held in Traverse City and saw unprecedented success.

Horses from 5 to 8 years old competed over a three-round format that featured First and Second Qualifiers, culminating in a Final set from 1.15-1.40m based on each age section, as well as a Consolation Classic for horses not competing in the Final. In addition to prize money through fifteenth place, incentives and bonus prize money were offered for United States breeders and American-bred horses.

The Equine Network is thrilled to present Horse Week brought to you by Boehringer Ingelheim.

During the week-long, equine-centric digital festival, you’ll see profiles of incredible equine athletes, equine storytelling that celebrates the horse-human bond, and heartwarming tales of horse heroics. Riders will get valuable takeaways and advice from world-class trainers.

Stream for free from any smart device, wherever you want October 3-9, 2021. #horseweektv

Stay tuned for more and visit: www.horseweek.tv

Congratulations to this year's winners of the new Outreach Golden Backstage Pass, awarded to the high point gold level Outreach rider in each zone!

USHJA Zone 5: Samuelle Leerkamp and Ashley Vaught

These riders earned an exclusive invite to compete in the USHJA Affiliate Championships sections at the Marshall & Sterling Insurance/USHJA National Championships, November 15-21 in Las Vegas.

ANRC Educational Grants

The Forward Riding Program offers riders a pathway to cash grant opportunities to assist them in their pursuit of a higher level of horsemanship. A rider who earns an ANRC Forward Riding Proficiency Certificate at any level may apply for a Captain Vladimir S. Littauer Continuing Education Grant. Grant Awards range from $500-$1,500.

More information can be found at anrc.org.