June Zone 4 News 

📅Upcoming Dates and Deadlines

July 15 - USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Stable Challenge Closes

July 23 - USHJA Gladstone Cup Equitation Classic for Amateurs East Qualifying Closes

🎉 Recent Results

Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive North Central Regional Championship

Split Rock Hunter Jumper Classic I 

Lexington, Kentucky

🥇3'/3'3" Havens Schatt and Verity

🥇3'6"/3'9" Havens Schatt and Chance 

🥈3'6"/3'9" Augusta Iwasaki and Small Story

$100,000 USHJA World Champion Hunter Rider Central Spectacular

Traverse City Spring Horse Show

Traverse City, Michigan

🥇Geoffrey Hesslink and Drumroll 

🥈Kate Conover and Queen Celeste

1.40/1.45m Platinum Jumper

🥇TJ O'Mara - Ona Van De Helle - Zone 4

🏆Upcoming Championships

USHJA Gladstone Cup Equitation Classic, presented by Intermont Equestrian at Emory & Henry College - East

June 28
Traverse City Horse Shows
Williamsburg, Michigan

USHJA 1.00/1.05m Child/Adult Zone 3 and 4 Jumper Championship

July 11-16

Tryon Summer 5
Mill Spring, North Carolina

Standlee/USHJA National Hunter Derby Regional Championship - South

July 11-16

Tryon Summer 5

Mill Spring, North Carolina

Markel/USHJA Zone Jumper Team Championship - South

July 18-23

Tryon Summer 6
Mill Spring, North Carolina

Markel/USHJA Zone Platinum Team Championship - South

July 18-23

Tryon Summer 6
Mill Spring, North Carolina

🔊Tune into Town Halls

Click the photos below to register to attend upcoming town halls!

Fun for the Whole Barn From June 15-July 15

The USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Stable Challenge kicked off earlier this month! When at least three junior and/or amateur students per trainer take the online Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Practice Quiz, the trainer’s barn will be in the running for an award package. Plus, get bonus points by taking the official Horsemanship Quiz Challenge quizzes. On July 15, at the end of the 30-day challenge, the highest-scoring trainer per zone wins a prize!

The prize money is amazing, the hospitality is great and [The Marshall & Sterling Insurance/USHJA National Championships] is a really fun show!

- Emma Townsend

2023 Marshall & Sterling Insurance/USHJA National Championships 

📅November 13-19

📍The Las Vegas National in Las Vegas, Nevada

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⭐USHJA RRA Lesson Horse Honor Roll Spotlight - Magic

📍 MSF Sporthorses in Madison, Georgia

⭐27-year-old Quarter horse cross, 16 years giving lessons

🍪Favorite Treat: Stud Muffins

✅Magic makes learning such a wonderful experience for the children. He is kind, stands quietly to be groomed, trots at the speed of 0, and lopes around slowly and quietly for kids to learn.

Become a USHJA Affiliate Member

Join a local USHJA Affiliate Organization to compete in USHJA Outreach Series and Festivals and for the opportunity to be nominated for the USHJA Affiliate Championships in Las Vegas. It is not required to be a USHJA member to participate in Affiliate or Outreach classes. 

Affiliate Organization Spotlight

The Georgia Hunter Jumper Association held their annual GHJA Education Festival on June 9-11. The festival was a huge success spotlighting sold-out clinics with riding instructors Archie Cox, Jeff Cook and Edward Doyle, Jr. Emerging Athletes Chair, Amy Center, taught a series of exciting and informative Horsemanship seminars. There was also a college fair with several riding programs represented, veterinary presentations, saddle fitting experts and incredible hospitality.  GHJA would like to thank the USHJA Zone 4 Committee for its generous sponsorship.  Please join us again next year for an even more exciting Education Festival!

Equine Safety Vest Research

A joint project with the USHJA and the Virginia Tech Helmet Lab

The use of chest protection in equestrian sports has become common but there is little equestrian-specific research and testing available for equestrian air vests. Advancing your safety is critical and that's why we are doing the research.

The purpose of the Equestrian Safety Vest Research campaign is to review current equestrian vest protection standards, investigate the most common types of torso impacts and injuries, evaluate current testing methodologies, develop a biofidelic impact protocol for evaluating air and standard protective vests, and finally, test and rate the performance of current chest protection systems for the equestrian community.

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