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In this issue of
USHJA E-Update:
*Provost
Wins Inaugural USHJA
International
Hunter Derby Class
*Shelby French Wins 2007 USHJA Volunteer of the
Year
USHJA
Affiliate Equitation Awards
*Zone
News
*Practical Horseman/USHJA
Clinics Program Schedule
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USHJA
E-Update
December 19, 2007
Happy Holiday's from USHJA
Tammy
Provost Wins Inaugural USHJA International Hunter Derby Class
Tammy
Provost of
Zionsville ,
IN won the inaugural 2008 USHJA International
Hunter Derby Class on Friday, December 7th, at the Lake St. Louis Holiday
Series, in
Lake St. Louis ,
MO
managed
by Tommy McIntyre. Aboard Daquiri, owned by Penny Cooper,
Provost soared to the top against a field of 27. The two
round format consisted of a handy hunter and classic round, which
asked competitors to navigate through the challenging courses of bending
lines, banks, and natural obstacles.
"USHJA
commends Tommy McIntyre for setting the bar in his creative efforts
and support of this inaugural class. It is through the support of the
competition managers that we are able to institute this ground breaking
program" stated Chrystine Tauber, Vice President of USHJA and Co-Chair of
the USHJA High Performance Committee.
The top 12
riders were provided with ribbons and prizes as well as an array of halters
and lead ropes provided by Walsh Harness and Saddlery.
Rounding out
the top 12 placings were:
2nd-Brenda
Mueller aboard That'll Do owned by Diane Carney and Don
Stewart
3rd-Catherine Rinehart aboard Winston owned
by Richard Rinehart
4th-Christina Jason
aboard Contender owned by Micaela Kennedy
4th-Kirstie
Dobbs aboard Accord owned by Treesdale Farms
6th-Brenda
Mueller aboard Cactus owned by Diane Carney
7th-Tammy
Provost aboard Almost Majic owned by Ally Moyer
8th-Whitney
Kent
aboard Arto owned by
Whitney Kent
9th-Katherine Frame
aboard Double Delight owned by Katherine Frame
10th-Amanda
Thomas aboard Kapalua owned by Hadley Graham
11th-Caroline Weeden
aboard Argento owned by Rose Traubert
The
USHJA
International Hunter Derby was developed throughout
2007. The goal of this program is to create a venue to
showcase the hunters and bring back the tradition and showmanship which
the hunters were founded on. The 2008 series will consist of approximately
30 classes across the country.
Upcoming Classes
February 10, 2008
HITS Desert Circuit III Thermal, CA
Tom
Struzzieri/HITS www.hitsshows.com
March 16, 2008
HITS Ocala Winter Finals Ocala, FL
Tom
Struzzieri/HITS www.hitsshows.com
March 16,
2008
HITS Desert Circuit Championship, Thermal, CA
Tom
Struzzieri www.hitsshows.com
April
6, 2008
Tournament of Champions Naples, FL
Kelli MacDonald kelliwren@aol.com
(239)
633-1949
June 8,
2008
Showplace Spectacular/Canterbury Farm Hampshire,
IL
Diane Carney at dtelluride@aol.com (847)
922-6167
July 26, 2008
Horse Shows By The Bay
Series II Traverse City, MI
Alexandra
Rheinheimer at ALEXRHEINHEIMER@AOL.COM or (561)
723-6287
For
more information click here or contact Melanie Fransen at mfransen@ushja.org.
Shelby French Wins USHJA Volunteer of
the Year Award
Of all the awards
USHJA offers, it is the Volunteer of the Year Award, that we deem the most
prestigious. The 2007 Volunteer of the Year Award was presented to Shelby
French of Sweet Briar, VA on December 13th at the USHJA Evening of
Equestrians Dinner. Shelby has been instrumental in developing grass roots
outreach programs, has traveled to theLexington office for
program meetings, has been a member of the Board of Directors, Co-Chaired
the Affiliates Council and Chairs the Community Horse Show Committee. She made it her mission to develop
the Affiliate Equitation Awards program and to see it implemented for
2008. Shelby is the Director of Riding at Sweet Briar College and
encourages her students and everyone around her to get involved to make
our sport better. Through the dedication of members like Shelby USHJA and
the sport of hunters and jumpers continues to excel into the future.
USHJA congratulates Shelby on this well deserved honor.
A
complete listing of the awards presented at this years USHJA Evening of
Equestrians Awards Dinner will be featured in the February issue of
USHJA In
Stride.
USHJA Affiliate Equitation Awards
Program
USHJA has implemented an
Equitation Awards program through its Affiliate Organizations Medal
Classes primarily offered at local and unrecognized horse
shows.
The goal of this program is to increase the USHJA membership
and outreach in the equestrian community, by further informing and
educating individuals who partake in equestrian sports at the unrecognized
and local horse show level and demonstrating that USHJA has something to
offer them through its many programs, and shared involvement with the
horse.
NEW MEMBERSHIP
LEVEL
In order to meet the needs
of this program and the members participating, USHJA has created the
Outreach Membership level - $15.00 which will include:
~A USHJA membership
card
~Access to USHJA information through a full subscription to In
Stride
~Eligibility for participation in the Affiliates Award
Program
~Eligibility for national recognition through participation in
USHJA sponsored Equitation Awards Program offered by USHJA Affiliate
Organizations
~Notification of USHJA sponsored clinics in their
area
PARTICIPATION
AND SPECIFICATIONS
This Equitation Award program is offered to
organizations that are Affiliate Members of USHJA. Affiliate Organizations
may choose to participate through offering Medal Finals Classes at a
designated horse show or by using cumulative points through the
competition year to determine their year-end award winners. For
specifications and requirements for either method of participation please
click here.
For more information please
contact Christine
Kennedy at ckennedy@ushja.org.
ZONE
BANQUETS
Zone 1:
January 26, 2008 at Capital Plaza in Montpelier, VT
Contact: Cindy Travers at (603) 887-6342.
Zone 2:
Sunday Brunch, January 20, 2008,
Hanover Marriott, Whippany, NJ,
11:30 a.m.
Contact:
Katie Benson at Jackkate@aol.com
Zone 3:
12:00 pm on January 6, 2008 at the
Fairfax Marriott at Fair Oaks.
Members who live in North
Carolina will have the option of picking up their
ribbons
at North Carolina Hunter & Jumper Association awards dinner on
Saturday,
January 5th in Pinehurst, NC.
Zone 4:
Zone awards presented in
conjunction with the GHJA Banquet Sunday, January 20, 2008. The
banquet starts at 5:30 pm with the awards being presented at 7:00
pm.
Location: Crown Plaza Ravinia, 4355 Ashford Dunwoody, Atlanta, GA, 30346
Reservations should be made with
Jane Stallman 404-580-2571 orjanestall@bellsouth.net
Zone 6:
MHJA Banquet: November 17, 2007 at the International Market Square
in Minneapolis Contact: Gail Brandt at gbrandt@fredlaw.com.
WHJA Banquet: November 24, 2007 at
the Country Springs Hotel, Waukesha, WI.
Banquet will again include a silent
auction that last year had over 100 raffle items. Special rates are
given to those guests that would like to stay for the night and there is a
water park for all to enjoy. For more information, please go to www.whja.org.
INHJA Banquet – Jan 26th at the Stoney Creek Lodge in West Des Moines, Iowa
Contact: Mandy Killam at mandy318@hotmail.com.
Zone
7
Texas Hunter Jumper
Association:
Date: January 12,
2008
Location: Westin Riverwalk Hotel, San Antonio, Texas
POC: Gayle O’Rear, chair, Paula Sparks,
co-chair
Address: 9490 Victoria Lane, Boerne, Texas
78006
Phone: 830-775-6005 (Gayle), 210-698-3086
(Paula)
Cell Phone: 210-326-5949
(Gayle) Fax: 210-698-3124
(Paula)
Email: nrsgdbdy@gvtc.com (Gayle), ilomaysparks@earthlink.net (Paula)
Louisiana Hunter Jumper
Association:
Date: January 5, 2008
Location: Mandeville, LA
POC: Genie Harper
Address: 78172 Church Rd, Folsom, LA
70437
Phone: 985-796-3864
Fax: 985-796-0337 Cell: 985-630-5489
Email: ohf@bellsouth.net
Missouri Horse Show
Association:
Date: January 5, 2008
Location: National Equestrian Center, Lake St. Louis, MO
POC: Janis Collette
Address: 785 Schaper Road, Foristell, MO
63348
Phone: 636-463-1353 Email: jscmohjo@juno.com
Oklahoma Hunter Jumper
Association:
Date: February 23, 2008 Location: Oklahoma City, OK
POC: Bill
Whisenant
Address: 7203 SE Bishop Rd., Lawton, OK
73501
Phone: 580-248-7297
Fax: 580-351-1500 Cell: 580-695-5986
Email: billwhiz@lawtonnet.net or whisenantequestrian@onlineok.com
Zone
8:
Radisson Hotel, Aurora, CO, January 5 at 7:00 pm.
Contact: Kristina Matthews at (303) 902-8848 orkjmathews3@aol.com
Arizona Hunter/Jumper
Assn Banquet, January 5, Doubletree Paradise
Valley
Resort, Scottsdale, AZ Contact: Wendy Johnson at RanchoDecano@aol.com
Zone 9:
Washington Banquet:
Bellevue
Westin, 5:00 pm – 12:00 am,
January 5, 2008.
Contact: Heidi Snider, (206) 795-5900,
16128 N.E. 145th
ST, Woodinville,
WA, 98072.
Oregon Banquet: Jim
Dahlquist’s home in Portland, OR, 5:00 pm – 8:00
pm,
December
8, 2007.
Contact: Jim Dahlquist, (971) 506-2245, 1231 S.W.
Cardinell Dr., Portland, OR,
97201.
Zone 10:
PCHA Convention: January 4-5, Las Vegas, NV
USHJA Zone 10 Awards Friday evening, January
4
CPHA Awards luncheon Saturday afternoon, January
5
PCHA Annual Awards Banquet, Saturday evening, January
5
Contact: Call toll free 866-791-7626 and mention
Pacific Coast Horse
Shows Association Annual Meeting to obtain a special
group rate.
Please make reservations prior to December 14,
2007.
Zone 12:
Held in conjunction with the Winter Forum. Saturday February 23,
2008
at
O’Malley’s on the Green in
Anchorage. The forum starts at 3:00
pm and the
banquet starts at 7:00 pm. Tickets are
$35.
Contact: Mary Kaye Hession at Hession@gci.net
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Practical Horseman/USHJA Clinics
Program Schedule
The USHJA Clinics program is
dedicated to providing clinics throughout the country to the members of
USHJA. Please
remember to check the USHJA
Clinics Calendar for
updates.
*Indicates clinics new to the
calendar.
December
29-30
George Morris
will be conducting a clinic at the
Camden
Equestrian
Center in
Camden,
SC.
For more information, please
contact Sherry Pace at camdenequestrian@aol.com or 803.713.3933.
January 5-6
Patrick Rodes and Mindy Darst
will be conducting a clinic at the
Great
Southwest
Equestrian
Center in
Katy ,
TX
. For more information, please
contact Pin Oak Charity Horse Show at pinoakwendy@aol.com or 713-621-6290.
*January
5-6
Christina Schlusemeyer will be conducting a clinic at
thePlantation Equestrian Center in Plantation, FL. For more information, please
contact Butch Medlin at heritagehorseshow@aol.com or
954-347-1799.
February
16
Dr. Tim Lynch will be
conducting a clinic at Post Time Farm in
Ocala ,
FL.
For more information, please contact
Dana Noga at lonepalm1701@hotmail.com or
352-598-4552.
February 18
Kevin Babington will be
conducting a clinic at Post Time Farm in
Ocala ,
FL.
For more information, please contact
Dana Noga at lonepalm1701@hotmail.com or
352-598-4552.
February
23-24
Rita Timpanaro will be
conducting a clinic at
Sweet
Briar
College
in Sweet Briar, VA.
For more information please contact Shelby French at sfrench@sbc.edu or
434-381-6347.
April 4-6,
2008
Linda Allen will be conducting
a clinic at the 2008 Hoosier Horse Fair in
Indianapolis,
IN.
For more information, please contact Ingrid Schoenlein
at schoenle@purdue.edu or
765-494-8777.
April 5-6
Michael Page will be conducting a clinic at The Cutter Farm
in
Dracut ,
MA
. For more information, please
contact Marina Burliss or Joy Clark at cutterfarm@verizon.net or
978-957-4161.
For more information on holding a clinic in your
area, please contact Melanie Fransen at mfransen@ushja.org or 859-225-6960. Be sure to check the USHJA website daily as the clinic schedule
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