January Zone 7 Update

Thank you for being a Zone 7 member! Save the date for Zone Championships, see who attended Gold Star Clinics, enroll your horse for USHJA programs and more.

Zone 7's Emma Scott Attends USHJA Gold Star Clinic

Congratulations to Zone 7's Emma Scott of Conroe, Texas, who participated in the USHJA Gold Star Clinic East Coast! Read more about the Gold Star Clinics. Subscribe to EQ SportsNet and watch on demand coverage of the clinics here.

Save the Date for Zone 7 Championships

Dates and locations for Zone HOTY Championships and other special classes have been announced. Equitation Championship, Sept. 2-6, Lake St. Louis Indoor Preview, Lake St. Louis, Mo.  Horse of the Year Championship North, Nov. 4-8, Lake St. Louis Hunter Jumper Show, Lake St. Louis, Mo.  Horse of the Year Championship South, Nov. 4-8, Great Southwest Autumn Classic, Katy, Texas Handy Hunter Challenges, held throughout the year, see the full schedule

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Applications Open for USHJA Platinum and Zone Jumper Team Championships

Applications are open for the USHJA Zone Jumper Team Championships, open to juniors and amateurs at the 1.10/1.15m, 1.20/1.25m and 1.30/1.35m levels, and the USHJA Platinum Jumper Championships, open to juniors, amateurs and professionals at the 1.40/1.45m level. Both Zone Jumper Team Championships and Platinum Jumper Championships are part of the USHJA Emerging Jumper Rider Program.  The Championships for USHJA Zones 7 & 8 at Hipico Santa Fe Summer Series - Sonrisa Week in Santa Fe, NM, July 22-26, 2020 (Qualifying Period: August 27, 2019 - June 7, 2020).

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Apply for Zone Jumper Team Championships

It's Time to Enroll Your Green Hunter or Derby Horse

It's time to enroll for two great USHJA programs; the Green Hunter Incentive Program and the International Hunter Derby program. Enrollment for both programs is $350 until February 1 then the price jumps to $550. Enroll your Green Hunter Enroll your Derby horse

Grant and Scholarship Opportunities from USHJA Foundation

Applications are now open for the USHJA Foundation $25,000 Hamel Family Scholarship for Further Education and the Gochman Grant, which helps riders attend USEF Pony Finals each year. Apply for Gochman Grant by March 13 Apply for Hamel Scholarship by May 15

Know Before You Show 2020

The USHJA is helping members Know Before You Show with a simple guide of rule changes taking effect for the new competition year. Click here to read more. Click here for a comprehensive list of rule changes that were approved in 2019 for the 2020 competition year. View the entire 2020 USEF Rulebook here.

USHJA Affiliate Member Organization News

Renew Your Membership! Don't forget to renew your Affiliate Membership! Affiliate Member Organization memberships cost $100 and are valid through November 30 of the current competition year (December 1-November 30). Added benefits for 2020: 50 percent off USHJA Associate Memberships for your members, USHJA Affiliate Logo and Banner, return of the USHJA Affiliate Council and Regional Groups and Affiliate Year-End High Point Award! Find an Affiliate Check out local USHJA Affiliates near you here. Can't find your affiliate? Encourage them to join here.

Tell Us What You Think If you have participated in the Children's and Adult Amateur Hunter Championships in the past, or would consider participating in the future, please consider taking our short survey about the program!

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Sport History: Fun Facts from the USHJA Wheeler Museum

It’s All about the Basics The Gold Star Clinics this month focus on the foundations of hunter/jumper riding: the rider’s position, flatwork, and gymnastics to build the skills you and your horse need for riding courses.  USET Show Jumping Coach Bertalan de Némethy was a strong proponent of gymnastics, including cavalletti work, in the USET training sessions at Gladstone. USET Captain and Olympian Bill Steinkraus stresses the value of cavalletti (or simple poles on the ground) in his 1987 book Reflections on Riding and Jumping: Trotting a single rail, adding a second, then a third, then a double space to a rail (where later you can build a small fence) “enables you to practice the same move over and over until you groove it, and to work on pure technique. It also enables you to work on particular problems, and can be adapted to isolate almost any weakness.”   Caption: Bill Steinkraus practicing over a basic cavalletti grid. Photo by Alix Coleman.

Know Your Zone 7 Committee Members

Nancy Jones, Chair Carl Hansen, Vice Chair Joey Brumbaugh, Treasurer Janis Collette Laura Connaway Matt Cyphert Valerie Garza

Genie Harper Kalea Maxwell Kelly McCabe-Cyphert John McQueen Frank Owens Sandra Tabio Bill Whisenant

Special thanks to these members who serve our zone! For more information about the committee and contact information, click here.

Recent News

US Equestrian Launches New Online Safe Sport Resource Center for Members USHJA Green Hunter Incentive and International Hunter Derby Programs Near $18 Million in Prize Money Paid Out U.S. Hunter Jumper Association Named a Best Place to Work in Kentucky

Upcoming Events and Deadlines February Feb. 15: $100,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Spectacular Hunt Gala, Palm Beach International Equestrian Center International Club, Fla. March March 13: Deadline to apply for the USHJA Foundation Gochman Grant for USEF Pony Finals

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Photos by: Terisé Cole, Tricia Booker, Tori Bilas, Jump Media, Kaitlyn Karssen Photography, Rachel Sowinski and Louise Taylor.

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