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 members who competed in the Zone 6 Horse of the Year Championship, September 15-19 at Mid States Fall in Iowa.

Congratulations to our Zone 6 members Vera Hannapel, of Ankeny, Iowa, competing in USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Nationals, and Lisa Barnett, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, competing in 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 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.

Congratulations to Zone 6 College Scholarship recipient Talia Slovut.

"I was really excited when I got the email saying I would be receiving the Zone 6 scholarship! It was fun to tell my parents I would be contributing money thanks to horses instead of spending it," she said.

"I was also happy to be able to tell the people that wrote letters of recommendation for me that I got the scholarship, because I was very thankful that they took the time to write the letters and help me get this scholarship."

Slovut attends Drake University majoring in Pre-Occupational Therapy.

"I love the idea of combining my love of horses with my career and helping people through Therapeutic Riding."

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 6: Emily Anderson

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.

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

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.