Members can submit comments to zones@ushja.org. Please include your zone. To learn more about specifications, and view the current 2021 specs, click here.

There are several USHJA Town Halls with USHJA President Mary Knowlton, formerly Babick, coming up that you can participate in!

The USHJA is pleased to announce USHJA Equitation Championships for 2021. The following will be happening on the East Coast:

October 1-3

Capital Challenge Horse Show, Upper Marlboro, Md.

October 23

New England Equitation Championships, Eastern States Exposition Center in West Springfield, Mass.

July 12

Devon Showgrounds in Devon, Pa.

Isabella Marchese, 12, of Colts Neck, New Jersey, was Reserve Champion of the USHJA Outreach Jumpers .7M.

What I enjoyed most about participating in the Outreach program in 2020 was my ability to get more experience through showing while being able to make mistakes to learn from them. I thought that each show was all fun and exciting!

I started riding horses as far back as I can remember. I always knew that I wanted to professionally ride and compete since I was a young girl. My trainer, Hugo Huesca, truly inspired me to begin that journey.

Riding and competing with my first leased pony, Maserati.

I love jumpers and my goal is to compete in the meters.

Mark your calendars for these upcoming USHJA Webinars:

May 25, 7 p.m. ET

Stand out in the Hunter Breeding ring, Equitation ring and everywhere in between with bridle fit tips from Hunter/Equitation Judge and Hunter Breeding Official Sue Lightner.

June 22, 7 p.m. ET

With the ever-increasing use of safety vests throughout the Hunter/Jumper industry, the USHJA Safety Committee would like to open a discussion with members like you to determine the interest in further researching and promoting this potentially life-saving equipment.

The USHJA invites trainers, riding facilities, clubs, or other associations to host a Mini EAP clinic for your students.

Mini EAP provides an introduction to the Emerging Athletes Program's goal of “opening eyes and opening doors” for developing riders, ensuring that all levels of equestrian athletes have access to a strong educational foundation both in the saddle and in the barn.

We heard from Lindsay Lindke of Hunters Ridge, a Recognized Riding Academy in Lockport, New York.

Hunters Ridge is a lesson barn in Lockport, New York, with a concentration in teaching good horsemanship and correct riding.

We wanted to become an RRA to be able to tell the prospective students that we were being held to a safety standard by the USHJA and incorporate the programs into our program.

Nala is 36 years old this year! She's been in my program for 20 years. She used to go to all the shows and has been a therapeutic horse and now does longeline lessons.

June 23-27

Blenheim June Classic III at Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park

San Juan Capistrano, Calif.

July 28- August 1

Equifest I at Lamplight Equestrian Center

Wayne, Ill.

August 29

Virginia Young Horse Festival at the Virginia Horse Center

Lexington, Va.

Also for pony riders, free educational horsemanship clinics will return during the 2021 USEF Pony Finals, presented by Honor Hill Farms, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky.

Though not exclusively for ponies, those under 14.2 can also participate in the new USHJA Hunter Team Challenge, a unique team experience for riders competing in the 2’-2’6” Children’s Pony Hunters, 2’6” Low Child/Adult Hunters and 3’ Children’s/Adult Amateur Hunter divisions.

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