November Zone 4 News

Upcoming Dates and Deadlines

December 6 - Zone 4 Annual Meeting via Zoom at 4 p.m. ET

December 6 - Affiliate Round Table Meeting via Zoom at 5 p.m. ET

December 10-11 - From Rider to Horseman: A Clinic with Purpose at River Run Farm

December 12-13 - Mark Jungherr and Michael Tokaruk Clinic at Castle Hill

December 12-15 - USHJA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, at Hyatt Regency Bellevue

December 15 - Bidding ends for the 2022 USHJA Foundation Annual Auction 

December 31 - Deadline to submit 2023 Gold Star Clinic Medalist Declaration and Wildcard Application

For a more detailed overview of the new Hunter/Jumper Channel System and how it works, click here.

The USHJA Annual Meeting returns to an in-person event this year at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue, December 12-15. Not able to join in person? No problem! Select meetings will be available to join virtually! The Zone Council will meet during Annual Meeting. 

Zone 4 Committee Annual Meeting 

Tuesday, December 6

4 p.m. ET via Zoom

Join via Zoom

Passcode: 605825 

Affiliate Round Table Meeting

Tuesday, December 6

5 p.m. ET via Zoom

(Link to come soon)

⭐ Upcoming Gold Star Clinics ⭐

Make sure to get your declarations and applications in for a 2023 USHJA Gold Star Clinic, there are limited spots available on each coast! Find additional details here!

Wildcard applications are open through December 31! Wildcard applications and the application fee may be submitted by Juniors, Amateurs or Professionals who have earned minimum qualifying points for the Markel/USHJA Zone Jumper Team Championships and Markel/USHJA Platinum Jumper Championships.

Mark Jungherr and Micheal Tokaruk Clinic

📍Wellington, Florida

💲650

✅Two days of equitation studies in Wellington, Florida
✅Four groups ranging from 2'6"-3'6"
✅Space limited, stalls subject to availability

✅Auditors free of charge

👉Click here for clinic details and to register

📧Contact Brittany Coleman at drbrittany@mschiropractic.com for more information

Congratulations to Zone 4 national finalist, Ruthie Ruhl, on placing second in the 2022 USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Nationals! 

Ruthie Ruhl, 19, from Ocala, Florida, earned silver after placing individually in the top four in all testing phases. She received a pair of Parlanti paddock boots, a SmartPak gift card, and a $1,500 training and education grant from the USHJA Foundation. 

Check Your HOTY and Outreach Points

The 2022 competition season is almost over! Click the button below to see where you stand in the Zone Horse of the Year Program. All point corrections must be received by customercare@usef.org by 11:59 p.m. ET on December 15.

The USHJA Outreach point deadline is December 15! Make sure to check your point standing!

Recent Results

North Zone 4 Horse of the Year Championship
WTHJA Memphis Charity
Eads, Tennessee

Zone 4 Performance Working 3'3''

🥇Evermore and Naomi Gillen

🥈Capisce and Jason Schnelle

Zone 4 Green Hunter 3'0''/3'3'' Combined

🥇Warbucks and Matthew Piccolo 

🥈Cosmos and Naomi Gillen

Zone 4 Junior/AO Hunter 3'6''

🥇Indian Summer and Ava Swords

🥈Solo Con Te 2 and Rachel Sutton

Zone 4 Junior/AP 3'3'' Combined

🥇Candor and Eleanor Grace Flynn 

🥈On My Honor and Lara Eason

Zone 4 Pony Hunter Combined

🥇Orchard Hills Dressed in Black and Sara Cloud

🥈Fairywood Tomboy and Mia Duke

Zone 4 Adult Amateur Hunter Combined

🥇Le Diplomate and Nicole Harris

🥈Black Light and Sarah Morris

Zone 4 Children's Hunter Horse

🥇Nicodemus and Abbey Vincent 

🥈Normandie and Bowers Cone

Zone 4 2'6'' Low Adult Hunter

🥇Captivate and Mary Grayson Fauser

🥈Sans Souci and Rejina Fahhoum

Zone 4 2'6'' Low Childs Hunter

🥇Zirconium and Blair Anderson

🥈L Cruising Forlani Z and Morgan Knight

Zone 4 USHJA Hunters 3'0''

🥇Denver S and Matthew Piccolo

🥈Sea Glass and Clay Alder

Zone 4 USHJA Hunters 2'9''

🥇Shipshape and Clay Alder

🥈Seaside and Clay Alder

Zone 4 USHJA Hunters 2'6'' 

🥇Rhapsody and Bowers Cone

🥈L Cruising Forlani Z and Morgan Knight

Zone 4 USHJA Hunters 2'/2'3'' Combined 

🥇The Red Baron and Mckenna Barnes

🥈Roosevelt and Ella Straub

Zone 4 Hunter Equitation 11 and Under

🥇Zirconium and Sara Cloud

🥈L Cruising Forlani Z and Morgan Knight

Zone 4 Hunter Equitation 12-17 Combined

🥇Esperanto and Samantha Hulbert

🥈Timeless and Danica Ramberg

Zone 4 Low Children's/Adult Jumper

🥇Dapper Don and Piper Tushek

🥇Invictus and Shanna Mielenz 

🥈KTS Diregina and Hanna Hudson

Zone 4 Children/Adult Jumper

🥇VDL Glitter Van De Kalevalei and Elizabeth Craddock

🥈Finn Mcloud and Sarah Morris

That's My Boy aka Blue

RRA: Jaid Stables of Canton, Georgia

Age: 12-year-old Paint cross, over six years giving lessons

Favorite Treat: Carrots

Blue is a kind teacher. He has been a great pony for those just learning to trot on the longe line all the way up to those wanting to show in the jumper ring. Blue is definitely a favorite draw at IEA shows and lessons. 

Georgia Hunter Jumper Association Affiliate Spotlight

The Georgia Hunter Jumper Association is proud to congratulate our 2022 Medal Finals winners and the GHJA Equitation Challenge winner from Saturday, November 19 at GHJA Finals in Alpharetta, Georgia. Veronica Feeley won the JD Pounds Junior Medal Finals (pictured), Rowan Bomar won the Pony Medal Finals (pictured), and Ryan Kenny won the Laura Tison Adult Medal Finals.  Camryn Kraski won the GHJA Equitation Challenge. GHJA wishes to thank USHJA for the wonderful Affiliate Equitation Awards that were given to all four of these winners. The top 6 placed riders in each Medal Final also received pins and hats. Thank you to USHJA and congratulations to our winning riders!

Other USHJA News

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