June Zone 6 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

1.20/1.25m Junior/Amateur Zone Jumper

🥇 Albatrosses

Reese Merna - Kickstart II - Zone 2
Andrea Klinefelter - Jumper - Zone 6

Addison Parins - Roc of Cashel - Zone 6

🏆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 5 and 6 Jumper Championship

July 11-16

HITS Summertime II
Wayne, Illinois

USHJA Hunter Team Challenge - Central

July 19-23

Summertime III
Lamplight Equestrian Center
Wayne, Illinois 

🔊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

⭐Become a USHJA Recognized Riding Academy 

The USHJA Recognized Riding Academy Program acknowledges lesson programs, riding facilities, equestrian schools, and other types of educational equestrian programs that emphasize horsemanship and sportsmanship, promote safety and offer introductory Hunter/Jumper lessons. 

• Listing on the USHJA Recognized Riding Academy directory
• NEW for 2023! Celebrate exceptional students by awarding them with an RRA Honor!
• An opportunity to recognize a very special lesson horse by nomination into the RRA Honor Roll!
• Access to the RRA Marketing Toolkit to assist with marketing your program

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. 

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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