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 3's Emily Grace Swinson, of Pinehurst, North Carolina, who is participating in the Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund / USHJA Emerging Athletes Program National Training Session!

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.

July 29-August 1, 2021

Rose Mount Summer

Spotsylvania, Va.

October 22-24, 2021

WIHS Regional Horse Show

Leesburg, Va.

Congratulations to Zone 3 members competing in USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Nationals and Adult HQC Nationals:

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 this year's Zone 3 College Scholarship recipient Troy Medina!

Medina attends school at St. Andrews University in Laurinburg, North Carolina. He is majoring in business in equine management.

"I am beyond blessed to have received such an amazing scholarship, with this I will be able to continue my education and grow my knowledge and love for horses."

Medina is using the scholarship for purchasing books this year and toward tuition. He encourages others to apply for USHJA scholarships as well.

"School can be very expensive which causes a lot of people to not to go. A degree is always important to have in life especially if things don’t go as we may anticipated. Applying for a scholarship can help ease your transition into a successful college career."

Winning the Sallie B. Wheeler/USEF/USHJA Hunter Breeding National Championships, presented by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Oare, became a reality for Reality Star NHF as the filly earned the 2021 Overall Best Young Horse title. Only The Best claimed the bicoastal championship's reserve title.

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 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 3: Kristen Watkins

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.

A record number of entries competed in the fourth annual Kym K. Smith/USHJA Young Hunter Pony Championships as more than 250 ponies taking to the ring at the Virginia Young Horse Festival on August 29. With $23,500 of prize money up for grabs, competition was big for such a crowd under 14.2.

Ridden by owner Grace Dupree, of Warrenton, Virginia, Wynnbrook Polar Vortex had success in the 6- and 7-Year-Olds 2’3” and 2’6” divisions to earn reserve champion in each, as well as the Overall Grand Champion title. The 2014 Welsh Cross gelding is a USHJA Young Hunter Pony Championship veteran, having won the 4- and 5-Year-Olds 2'3" division in 2019 and the 6- and 7-Year-Olds 2’6” with Amy Krebs. Now, the Large pony has added another championship title to his record.

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.

For more information about the committee and contact information, click here.