July Zone 2 News 

📅Don't Miss Deadlines

August 1 - J.T. Tallon Memorial Equitation Grant closes

August 1 - USHJA Zone 2 Horse of the Year Championship entries close

🔊Tune in Tonight

🏆Upcoming Championships, Festival and Challenge

USHJA Hunter Team Challenge - Northeast

August 2-6

New York Horse & Pony
HITS-on-the-Hudson
Saugerties, New York

Standlee/USHJA National Hunter Derby Regional Championship - North

August 23-27

Princeton Summer Encore
Princeton, New Jersey 

Sallie B. Wheeler/USEF/USHJA Hunter Breeding National Championships - East

August 26

Virginia Young Horse Festival 
Virginia Horse Center
Lexington, Virginia

Kym K Smith/USHJA Young Hunter Pony Championships - East

August 27

Virginia Young Horse Festival

Virginia Horse Center
Lexington, Virginia

Click to learn about Hunters

Click to see 2022 Hunter Week highlights

Click to see more 2022 Hunter Week highlights

🏆USHJA Annual Nomination-Based Awards

July 31 - Nominations due for:

• USHJA Amateur Sportsmanship Award
• Jane Marshall Dillon Award
• USHJA Lifetime Achievement Award
• Mrs. A.C. Randolph Owners Legacy Award
• William J. Moroney Visionary Award
• Licensed Official Emeritus Honorary Designation
• J. Arthur “Bucky” Reynolds, II Award of Merit

August 15 - Nominations due for:

• USHJA Vital Horse Show Staff Award
• USHJA Youth Leadership Award
• USHJA Nominee for the USEF National Youth Sportsman Award

Add Your Input to the American Horse Council's 2023 National Economic Impact Study!

The purpose of the census is to demonstrate the value of the equine industry in the national and state economies by analyzing the direct, indirect, and induced economic impacts of horse ownership, recreation, and equine-related services.

Mini EAP Clinic hosted by Metropolitan Equestrian at the USET Foundation’s Hamilton Farm – Levels 2, 3 & 4

📍Gladstone, New Jersey 

📅August 14

⭐Riding Clinician: Anne Kursinski

✅Metropolitan Equestrian will be hosting three levels of the USHJA Mini Emerging Athletes Program. This will be followed by a two day USEF Show at this venue to benefit the Metropolitan Equestrian Scholarship Fund.

✅USHJA Outreach Hunter, Jumper and Equitation classes will be offered!  
👉For more information on this clinic and competition, contact Lana Ciaramella at 📞929-732-7784 or 📧lana@meteqteam.org.

For more information on Mini EAP, click here.    

*Hotel room group code will be provided along with stall assignments once final show entries are made with the Blenheim show office. 

🎉Recent Results

Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championship - North

Lake Placid Horse Show

Lake Placid, New York

🥇Amanda Steege and Valencio 

USHJA 1.00/1.05m Child/Adult Zone Jumper Championships

HITS-on-the-Hudson V
Saugerties, New York

1.00/1.05m Children's/Adult Zone Jumper Team

🥇Milton

Winter Tietjen - Jett B

Marcellina Vitale - Remirevo 

Tatiana Basch - In Style

🥈Abdullah

Adina Gesthalter - MTM Fiona 621

Abigail Davis - Out of Sight

Cierra Simmons - Meet Virginia

Kayden Marsh - Bijoux Vincenza

1.00/1.05m Children's/Adult Zone Jumper Individual 

🥇Abigail Davis - Out of Sight
🥈Kayden Marsh - Bijoux Vincenza
🥉Marilyn Sommerville - Gizmo

Check Your Points

⭐USHJA Recognized Riding Academy Spotlight

Metropolitan Equestrian

📍Old Brookville, New York

📞Contact Jane DaCosta at (929) 732-7784

✅IEA Team onsite 

✅Metropolitan Equestrian is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 2010 to instill horsemanship, leadership skills and the value of teamwork through an accessible equine program. They offer a multitude of programs and services not limited to show teams, 4-H, equine therapy, youth enrichment programs, college education resources, lessons and more. 

Become a USHJA Affiliate Member

✅Join a local USHJA Affiliate Organization 

✅Compete in USHJA Outreach Series and Festivals 

✅Opportunity to be nominated for the USHJA Affiliate Championships in Las Vegas

Support Equestrian Safety Vest Research!

The USHJA has launched the Equestrian Safety Vest Research Campaign, pledging $100,000 towards a $450,000 fundraising goal to begin the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab’s research to improve air vests used by the equestrian community.

Give Back and Support Your Local Zone

Other USHJA News

• Medals Awarded in USHJA 1.00/1.05m Child/Adult Zone 7 and 8 Jumper Championship
• Medals Awarded in USHJA 1.00/1.05m Child/Adult Jumper Championships for Zones 5 and 6
• 2023 USHJA 1.00/1.05m Child/Adult Zone 3 and 4 Jumper Championship Crown Winners at Tryon
• Dates and Locations Announced for 2023 USHJA Instructor Credential Live Sessions
• Avery Glynn Wins 2023 USHJA Gladstone Cup Equitation Classic - West, Presented by Intermont Equestrian at Emory & Henry College
• South Region for Markel/USHJA Zone Jumper Team Championships and Markel/USHJA Platinum Jumper Championships Crown Winners for Zones 3, 4 and 7
• Nicole McMillion Notches Inaugural Win in USHJA Gladstone Cup Equitation Classic for Amateurs – West

Have questions? Please email membership@ushja.org.