The USHJA invites members to comment on Rule Change Proposals being considered this year for the 2023 competition year. Members may provide input on the proposals until November 15. Member comments are an important part of the rule change proposal process, and we look forward to your feedback.

Registration is now open for the 2021 U.S. Hunter Jumper Association Annual Meeting, presented by Equicore, which will be held virtually December 4-10.

Open to all equine enthusiasts, the seven-day virtual meeting will give participants front-row access to Hunter and Jumper sport governance, an update on the state of the association from USHJA President Mary Knowlton, and the prestigious Evening of Equestrians Awards celebration.

The Zone 4 Committee Meeting will be at 10 a.m. Eastern Time on Saturday, December 4. View the schedule.

The USHJA Zone 4 Committee has organized a Zone 4 Team Hunter Challenge, which will be held at the SFHJA 71st Annual Charity Horse Show in Wellington, Florida, November 24-28.

The event is for 2'6" and 3' Children's and Adult Hunter riders.

Click the flyer or contact Kat Demas Mulkey with any questions at (706) 474-8490.

Congratulations to the Zone 4 team made up of Reid Arani; Ansgar Holtgers, Jr.; Zayna Rizvi; and Hailey Royce, who earned gold in the 2021 $15,000 Neue Schule/USEF Prix Des States Team Championship!

Eight teams competed in the modified Nations Cup competition, with four teams finishing the first round on zero faults. Led by Chef d’Equipe Kim Land, Zone 4 earned the team gold medal on a final score of zero faults.

The same Zone 4 junior team also earned junior team gold medal at the FEI North American Youth Championships back in August.

Learn everything you need to know about your new and improved USHJA Member Experience and Online Member Account with Member Experience webinars. Previous webinars are also available on demand here.

Congratulations to our zone members who competed in WCHR Finals at the Capital Challenge Horse Show in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

Scott Stewart of Wellington, Florida, scored a record seventh win against the five other best hunter riders in the country. Stewart rode Catch Me, owned by Gochman Sport Horses LLC, for his first score in Wednesday’s WCHR Professional Challenge, then returned in the opening Playoff Round on Friday evening. Riding four other unfamiliar horses to scores above 90, Stewart captured the victory by more than five points.

Held throughout the week are nine WCHR Challenge classes in the following sections: Professional, Developing Professional, Amateur-Owner 3'6", Amateur-Owner 3'3", Adult Amateur, Junior 3'6", Junior 3'3", Children’s and Pony. These classes are open to the top-ranked riders nationally and regionally, as well as from the corresponding section at the Capital Challenge Horse Show. Congratulations to the following winners:

USHJA collaborates with USEF to provide these clinics to help individuals seeking to become USEF Licensed Officials complete the education requirement. Registration opens December 1.

USEF handles licensing of all equestrian officials; you may find more information about the licensing requirements and process here.

They may have been equitation final rookies, but Ella Witt and Stakkair looked like seasoned veterans as they climbed to the top of the 2021 USHJA 3’3” Hunter Seat Medal Final - East. Held at the New England Equitation Championships at Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, Massachusetts, on Saturday, October 23, Witt, of Califon, New Jersey, rose from sixth to claim the win ahead of Haley Edwardson, of Ridgefield, Connecticut, in second and Carolyn Carpenter, of Darien, Connecticut, in third.

Results:

1 - Ella Witt - Stakkair

2 - Haley Edwardson - Deo Volente

3 - Carolyn Carpenter - Dominant De Muze

4 - Blake Rowan - Vidarco

5 - Cassidy Exner - Opportunity Knocks

6 - Eleanor Pieters - Tibri's Rain King

7 - Grace Sappington - Daloma

8 - Nicholas Lopes - Casino 71

9 - Casey Van Nostrand - Bordeaux

10 - Yujean Kim - Pick Pocket

11 - Clara Stauffer - Claudio Z

12 - Daniela Carvajal - KTS Chrystal Lake

The 2021 USHJA Zone Horse of the Year and Equitation Championships are underway.

The following championships and other special classes are set for Zone 4: