February Zone 8 News

Thank you for being a Zone 8 Member! Congrats to our Zone HOTY Champions, enroll/apply for USHJA programs, mark your calendar for upcoming events and more. 

Congratulations to our Zone Horse of the Year Champions! 

Congratulations to our 2021 Zone 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 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

Mark Your Calendar for the Zone HOTY Championship

Zone 8 Horse of the Year Championship

October 26-30

Arizona Fall Classic 2

Scottsdale, Arizona

Learn more and view specifications

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 near our zone:
July 6-10 

Elvenstar Farm

Clinicians: Cynthia Hankins and Julia Hogan

View the complete calendar.

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

Recognized Riding Academy Lesson Horse Honor Roll

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 young and new 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 - West

November 8-13
National Sunshine Series II
Desert International Horse Park
Thermal, California

Upcoming USHJA Webinar

Upcoming Events and Deadlines

March

• March 1: Nominations open for Recognized Riding Academy Lesson Horse Honor Roll
• 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.