February Zone 3 News

Thank you for being a Zone 3 Member! Congrats to Zone HOTY Champions, enroll/apply for USHJA programs, and mark your calendars for upcoming events. 

Congratulations to our Zone Horse of the Year Champions

Congratulations to our 2021 Horse of the Year Champions!

Click here to view the 2021 HOTY Roster, which lists members who earned ribbons through the year-end award program in their zone.

The USHJA Zone Horse of Year Program is a point-based awards program to recognize the accomplishments of USHJA members. This awards program is a separate program from the USEF Horse of the Year Program. Learn more.

Enrollment and Applications Open for Several USHJA Programs

Enrollment is open for several USHJA Programs. Click the programs below to learn more and enroll!

• Green Hunter Incentive Program
• International Hunter Derby Program
• World Championship Hunter Rider Program
• Young Jumper Championships

Applications are open for the following programs. Click below to learn more and apply! 

• Markel/USHJA Zone Jumper Team Championships
• Markel/USHJA Platinum Jumper Championships

Apply for a Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund/USHJA Emerging Athletes Program Regional Training Session

Apply to participate in a Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund/USHJA Emerging Athletes Program Regional Training Session this year!

The session in our zone:
August 3-7

Tryon International Equestrian Center

Clinicians: Candice King and Nanci Snyder

View the full calendar.

Applications close April 1. Don't forget our Zone offers EAP Grants to assist with the cost of attending a session.

Mark Your Calendar for Zone Championships

L.M. Sandy Gerald USHJA Zone 3 Equitation Championship
July 28-31, 2022
Rose Mount Summer
Spotsylvania, Virginia

Zone 3 Horse of the Year Championship
October 20-23, 2022
WIHS Regional Horse Show
Leesburg, Virginia

Recognized Riding Academy Lesson Horse Honor Roll Announced

The USHJA Recognized Riding Academy Committee would like to announce the creation of the RRA Lesson Horse Honor Roll! The Honor Roll seeks to acknowledge the very special lesson horses and ponies who unwaveringly devote their lives to teaching equestrians the art of riding. Nominations open March 1! 

Specifications Changes for the USHJA Hunter Team Challenge

The USHJA Hunter Team Challenge will return in 2022 with a few changes. Save the date for the Challenge near you: 

Hunter Team Challenge - East

August 3-7
New York Horse & Pony
HITS-on-the-Hudson
Saugerties, N.Y.

Upcoming USHJA Webinar

USHJA Affiliate Organization News

Virginia Pony Breeders Association

VPBA Members and Stallions Well Positioned on National Year-End Lists

Registered Virginia-bred ponies earned their VPBA member/breeders impressive standings on the USEF Leading Breeders list, with five in the top 20 in Pony Hunter Breeding, and six in Pony Hunter performance.

Pony Hunter Breeding (top 20)
7. Cheryl Maye
8. Sue Shotwell
9. Alicia Kline
12T. Janice Mumford
12T. Suzanne Miller
19. Allyson Coluccio

Pony Hunter Performance (top 20)
3. Woodlands Ponies
4. Karen Williams
6. Patti Foster
13. Hetty Abeles
14. Picturesque Farm

On the Leading Sires list, VPBA member-owned stallions also placed well in the top 20.
Pony Hunter Breeding Sires (top 20)
6T. Wellen Gold Point

Pony Hunter Sires (top 20)
5. Meadowbrooks Special Edition
8. *Telynau Royal Anthem
9. *Empire’s Power
14. Farnley Triton

The VPBA would also like to remind everyone that the deadline for nominating this year’s foals for the 2023 VPBA Yearling Futurity is March 31, 2022. Please visit our website and click on the page labeled “Futurity” for the nomination forms and eligibility requirements.

Upcoming Events and Deadlines

March

• March 1: Nominations open for Recognized Riding Academy Lesson Horse Honor Roll
• March 4-6: Bernie Traurig Clinic at Alanwood Farm, Gainesville, Va.
• March 14: USHJA Webinar, Equitation: An Overview of 2022 Tests
• March 15: Application deadline for the USHJA Gochman Grant for U.S. Pony Finals presented by Honor Hill Farms
• March 21: USHJA Town Hall with President Mary Knowlton, Combining and Dividing of Sections for Juniors and Amateur Owner Hunters

April

• April 1: Applications close for the Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund/USHJA Emerging Athletes Program Regional Training Sessions

May

• May 15: Deadline to apply for the $10,000 Hamel Family Scholarship for Further Education
• May 31: Nomination deadline for RRA Lesson Horse Honor Roll

June

• June 1: Qualifying begins for the USHJA Gladstone Cup Equitation Classic for Amateurs, to be held in 2023

Have questions? Please email membership@ushja.org.