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In this issue of
USHJA E-Update:
*Keeping Up With the ASG Software Solutions/USHJA International
Hunter Derby Presented by Dietrich Insurance Featuring Walsh Harness
& Saddlery
*Open Zone Meetings for Zone Committee Elections
*USHJA Competitions Directory
*Practical Horseman/USHJA
Clinics Program Schedule
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Upcoming Events:
ASG Software
Solutions/USHJA International Hunter Derby Presented by Dietrich Insurance
Featuring Walsh Harness & Saddlery
Classes
(Unless
listed otherwise all classes are $10,000 in prize money)
$50,000
Class
March 21st
Winter Equestrian Festival
in Wellington, FL.
March
21st
Scottsdale Spring Festival in
Scottsdale, AZ.
$20,000
Class
March
28th
Pin Oak Charity in Katy, TX.
March
28th
Oaks Blenheim Spring I in
San Juan Capistrano, CA.
April 3rd
Spring Gathering Horse Show in
Katy, TX.
April 6th
Tournament of
Champions in
Naples, FL.
April 20th
Gala Spring in
Folsom, LA.
April 27th
Aiken Spring Classic
in Aiken, SC.
CLINICS
March 29-30th
Kris Killam will be conducting a clinic at William
Woods University in Fulton, MO.
April 4th
USHJA will be hosting
a Stewards Forum at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy, TX.
April
4-6th
Linda Allen will be conducting a clinic at the 2008
Hoosier Horse Fair in Indianapolis, IN.
April 4-6th
Scott
Hofstetter will be conducting a clinic at Alpine Farms in
Forest Lake,
MN.
April 4-6th
Robert Robold and Anne Thal
will be conducting a clinic at the Plantation Equestrian Center in
Plantation, FL.
April
5-6th
Michael Page will be conducting a clinic at The
Cutter Farm in
Dracut, MA.
April 8-10th
Nick Karazissis will be
conducting a clinic at Spring Down Equestrian Centerin
Portola Valley, CA.
April 12-13th
Diane Carney
will be conducting a clinic at Wrenwood Farm in
Naples, FL.
April 12-13th
Scott
Hofstetter will be conducting a clinic at the Columbine Equestrian Center in Littleton, CO.
April
19th
Shaina Humphrey will be conducting a Horse Care
clinic at Windy Hill Stables in Granby, MA.
April
26-27th
Val Renihan will be conducting a clinic at Windsong
Stable in
Battle Creek,
MI.
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USHJA
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March 19,
2008
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Keeping Up
With the 2008/2009
ASG Software
Solutions/USHJA International Hunter Derby
Presented by Dietrich
Insurance
Featuring Walsh Harness & Saddlery
John
French and Tache Rouge reunite to score a victory in the $10,000 ASG
Software Solutions/USHJA International Hunter Derby Presented by
Dietrich Insurance Featuring Walsh Harness & Saddlery at
HITS
THERMAL, CA (March 15, 2008)—John French rode Tache Rouge to victory in front of an energetic crowd on Friday evening in the
$10,000 ASG Software Solutions/USHJA International Hunter Derby Presented by Dietrich Insurance
Featuring Walsh Harness & Saddlery to kickoff an exciting
season-finale weekend at HITS Thermal.
French, from Gilroy, California, had the ride for owner
Alison Baileys and collected $3,000 in first-place prize money. "I knew
that horse would be super," said French. "Despite all of the obstacles on
the course, there was no way that he would be spooked. I hadn't been on
him in over a year and, thankfully, the owner was nice enough to let me
ride him."
A field of 35 combinations in the first round were trimmed
into a final round of 12 exhibitors who were asked to come back and
compete for a final test. The first round was a regular classic course and
the second round was a handy hunter course that included a trot jump,
roll-backs and option jumps, all under the lights in HITS' Grand Prix
ring. During the second round, judges were able to award bonus points for
brilliance and handiness.
French and his mount achieved the top score in both the
first and second rounds to secure the victory. He also was seventh aboard
Type Cast and 10th aboard Obelix. Rounding out the top-three finishers
were Lucy Davis aboard Clockwork in second and Natalie Rae Medlock aboard
Y2K took third.
"The class featured some great jumps like the post and rail
fences and wonderful rock walls," said French. "It was all stuff from
where hunters originated from and it was so much fun to ride
on."
The $10,000 ASG Software Solutions/USHJA International
Hunter Derby Presented by Dietrich Insurance Featuring
Walsh Harness & Saddlery was the second installment of the class during the
2008 HITS Desert Circuit. During DC III, Jenny Karazissis took the blue
aboard El Campeon's Swoon. On Friday evening, she was very competitive
finishing fourth aboard Aragon.
"We are delighted with the turnout of both horses and
spectators," said HITS' Vice President of West Coast Operations Fred
Bauer. "The people really came out in full force to support the hunters
and helped to make it a great event."
"The crowd made the class really special," added
French. "When I walked into the ring I felt the crowed
buzzing."
Click here for complete
release from HITS.
Rock on! Jennifer Alfano and Rock Star roar in the $10,000 ASG
Software Solutions/USHJA International Hunter Derby Presented By Dietrich
Insurance Featuring Walsh Harness & Saddlery Classic at HITS Ocala
OCALA, FL (March 16,
2008)—Jennifer Alfano rode Rock Star to victory in front of a boisterous
crowd on Saturday evening in the $10,000 ASG Software Solutions/USHJA
International Hunter Derby Presented by Dietrich Insurance Featuring
Walsh Harness & Saddlery at HITS Ocala.
Alfano, from Buffalo, New York, had the
ride for owner Bright Star 158, LLC and collected $3,000 in first-place
prize money. Alfano had a fabulous night, finishing the evening with three
horses in the money. She was fifth aboard Violets are Blue and eighth
aboard Sting. "All of my horses went really well," said Alfano. "I knew
Rock Star wouldn't be spooked by any of the jumps and not pay attention to
the lights."
"The crowd was excellent," added Alfano.
"A lot of people surrounded the ring. It was nice for the hunters to get
some attention."
The field of
48 combinations in the first round was trimmed to a final round of 12
exhibitors who were asked to come back and compete for a final test. The
first round was a regular classic course and the second round was a handy
hunter course that included a trot jump, roll-backs and option jumps, all
under the lights in HITS' fabulous Main Hunter ring. During the second
round, judges were able to award bonus points for brilliance and
handiness.
Alfano and her
mount achieved the top score in both the first and second rounds to secure
the victory. "The hunter ring in Ocala is always a lot of fun to show in,"
said Alfano. "That ring is beautiful. But it's even better under the
lights. Course Designer Rian Beals did a great job with it and had a lot
of fun building the course. It was great to have options built into the
course."
Also
excelling in the $10,000 ASG Software Solutions/USHJA International Hunter
Derby Presented by Dietrich Insurance Featuring Walsh Harness &
Saddlery were Mary Lisa Leffler and her mount Sam Adams, who finished
in second place and Mickie Sage and her ride Prestige who ended the
evening in third place.
Click here for complete release from HITS.
Click here
for more information on the USHJA International
Hunter Derby. Please refer to the USHJA website for the most up to date schedule.
For information on hosting a class, please contact Melanie Fransen at
mfransen@ushja.org.
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OPEN
ZONE MEETINGS FOR ZONE COMMITTEE
ELECTIONS
Zone
2 Hunter
Two open forums for both Hunter and Jumper members
have been scheduled for Zone 2. The first was held on Monday, March 10th
at 6:00 PM Eastern Time.
The second is scheduled
at the Four Seasons Competition in Titusville, NJ on Saturday, April 19 at
3:00 PM; see the show office for more information.
Nominations will be
taken from the floor at the forums for the Zone 2 Hunter Committee and
Zone 2 Jumper Committee. Additionally, written nominations may be sent to
Erin True at USHJA at etrue@ushja.org
or faxed 859-258-9033.
Zone 3 Hunter
Zone 3 Hunter Members will have their open
meeting on April 4th at the Maryland
National Horse Show held at the Prince George Equestrian Center. The
meeting will be held after the show on the second floor of the show
office. Contact Gary Baker at wgbrosecroft@aol.com for more
information.
Zone 4 Hunter
An
open forum for Zone 4 members has been scheduled for
Saturday, April 12th, at 5:00
PM. This forum will take place at the
Tri-State
Exhibition
Center in
Cleveland,
Tennessee.
Nominations will be
taken from the floor for the Zone 4 Hunter Committee. Questions
may be directed to John Rush, Zone 4 Hunter Committee Chair, at
904-396-4106 or via e-mail at rushshows@aol.com.
There will be a second Zone
4 Hunter open forum held on Thursday March 27th,
at 6:00 PM at the Atlanta
Spring Classic Horse Show in Conyers, GA in the Covered Arena. Questions
may be directed to Bob Bell at clearseas@earthlink.net.
Zone 4 Jumper
An open forum for Zone 4 Jumper members was held on March 11th
at 4:30 PM.
Please contact Danielle Torano at dtorano@aol.com for more
information.
Zone 5 Hunter
Zone 5 Hunter members will have their open forum on
April 7th at 11:00:00 AM.
Location: United States Equestrian Federation
Building in the Vanderbilt Room.
Please contact Mindy Darst at mindy@lochmoorstables.com for more
information.
Zone 6 Hunter and Jumper
On Monday, March
10th, the MHJA held a regularly scheduled Board meeting at
the University of Minnesota Leatherdale Equine Center. The MHJA
hosted a USHJA Zone VI Open Forum at this time.
Zone 7 Hunter and Jumper
Three open forums for Zone 7
Hunter and Jumper Members have been scheduled. The first is to take place
at the Spring Gathering 2008 competition located at the Great Southwest
Equestrian Center Wednesday, April 2nd from 4-6:30 PM in conjunction with
the exhibitor party; see the show office for more information.
The
second is to take place during the Lake St. Louis, MO Winter Series on
Saturday, April 5th at approximately 2:30 PM (or when the jumps are
changed from Hunter to Jumper) in the bleachers; see the show office for
more information.
The
third is to take place during the Tulsa Exposition Center in Tulsa, OK on
April 24th; tentatively the forum will take place 30 min after the last
class of the day; see the show office for more information.
Nominations will be taken from
the floor for the both Zone 7 Hunter and Zone 7 Jumper Committees.
Additionally, written nominations with accompanying biographies must be
sent to USHJA, Erin True at
etrue@ushja.org or faxed to 859-258-9033 by May 1,
2008.
Zone 9 Hunter and
Jumper
An "Open" forum for Zone 9 members
will be held Friday, April 11th at the Spring National
Hunter and Thursday, April 17th
at the Spring National Jumper after the show. Nominations will be taken
from the floor for the Zone 9 Hunter and Jumper Committees. For further
information please contact Dianne Johnson - 425-823-2802 or
425-894-3136(Cell)
Additional Zone 9 News
At the Zone 9 Forum held at the USHJA
Convention a discussion took place about California being a contiguous
state for Zone 9. It will be reviewed through out the year for zone
specification for 2009. Also it was discussed about having a Zone High
Score Award for Amateur Hunters, Fences 3'3". A correction to the 2008
Zone 9 specifications for Special Jumper was made. All monies won in
classes Level 5 and above and $25,000 and higher will count.
Zone 11 Hunter
and Jumper
An open meeting for Zone
11 Hunter and Jumper members will be held on Monday, April
21st
at 6:30 PM at the Anderson
Residence in Kailua, HI. Location: 736 B Maluniu Avenue. For more
information please contact Zone Chairman, Olga Anderson at
808-864-1761.
For questions concerning Zone elections please
contact your Zone Chairman
or Christine Kennedy at ckennedy@ushja.org. _____________________
USHJA Competitions Directory
Attention Hunter
Jumper Horse Show Managers:
The USHJA Competition and
Facilities Directory, created by the USHJA Show Standards Committee, is
now live on the USHJA website. This Directory will allow show managers to
advertise their USEF licensed, as well as their unrecognized, Hunter
Jumper Competitions.
As USHJA receives this competition data
from the show managers, a search function will be added to the Directory,
so that competitors can search the competitions based on specific
criteria. In 2009, this Directory will also be linked with the
Members Choice Awards; a program awarding competitions in several
different categories for excellence.
This service is
completely free for Show Managers and will provide advertising for your
competition all year long. So don't delay, please include your
competition(s) in the USHJA Competition's and Facilities Directory today.
Click here to view the directory or to add your competition.
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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.
M A R C H
March 29-30
Kris Killam will be conducting a clinic at
William Woods University in Fulton, MO. For more information, please
contact Dr. Linda McClaren at 573-590-3661 or lmcclare@williamwoods.edu.
A P R I L
April 4
USHJA will be hosting a
Stewards Forum at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy, TX. For more
information, please contact Melanie Fransen at mfransen@ushja.org or
859-225-6960.
April
4-6
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 4-6
Scott Hofstetter will
be conducting a clinic at Alpine Farms in Forest Lake, MN. For more
information, please contact Gail Brandt at gbrandt@fredlaw.com or
651-464-8631.
April 4-6
Robert Robold and Anne Thal will be conducting a clinic at
the Plantation Equestrian Center in Plantation, FL. For more
information, please contact Butch Medlin at HeritageHorseSho@aol.com or 954-347-1799.
April 5-6
Michael Page
will be conducting a clinic at The Cutter Farm in
Dracut ,
MA.
For more information, please
contact Marina Burliss at info@cutterfarm.com or 978-957-4161.
April 8-10
Nick
Karazissis will be conducting a clinic at
Spring
Down
Equestrian
Center in
Portola Valley, CA For more information, please
contact Michelle Christian at www.springdown.com.
April 12-13
Diane Carney
will be conducting a clinic at Wrenwood Farm in
Naples ,
FL. For more information, please contact Kelli MacDonald at
239-633-1949 or kelliwren@aol.com.
April 12-13
Scott Hofstetter will be conducting a clinic at the
Columbine
Equestrian
Center in
Littleton, CO. For more information, please
contact Debbie Landy at deblandy@comcast.net or 303-435-2000.
*April
19
Shaina Humphrey will be
conducting a Horse Care clinic at Windy Hill Stables in Granby, MA. For
more information, please contact Shaina Humphrey at shainah@comcast.net or
413-467-7500.
April
26-27
Val Renihan will be
conducting a clinic at Windsong Stable in Battle Creek, MI. For more
information, please contact Sandi Carlton at windripple@aol.com or 269-317-1529.
M A Y
*May
3-4
Holly Hugo-Vidal will be conducting a clinic at
MacNairs Country Acres in Raleigh, NC. For more information, please
contact Melanie Rock at melanierock@bellsouth.net or
919-609-1045.
May 3-4
Frank Madden will be conducting a clinic at the
Island Hills Stable in Middle Island, NY. For more
information, please contact Maskao Niwa at masakoniwa@optonline.net or 631-682-4079.
May 11
Gardner Powell will be conducting a clinic at the
Missoula Equestrian Park in Missoula, MT. For more information,
please contact Susan Bonar Mayer at smayer@litigationabstract.com or
406-728-3830.
May 13-15
John Manning, Mark Jungherr and
Todd Karn will be conducting a clinic at Green Mountain Horse Association in
S. Woodstock, VT. For more information, please contact Karey Manner at
kmanner@gmhainc.org or
802-457-1509.
*May
17
Shaina Humphrey will be conducting a “What the Horse
and Rider Should Be Wearing This Year” clinic at the Sackett Ridge
Saddlery in Westfield, MA. For more information, please contact Shaina
Humphrey at shainah@comcast.net or
413-467-7500.
May 17-18
Tonya Johnston will be conducting a
Sports Psychology Clinic at Sonoma Valley Stables in Petaluma, CA. For more
information, please contact Hope Glynn at hopeglynn@yahoo.com or 707-769-0180.
J U N E
June
7
Diane Carney and Canterbury Farm will be hosting a
Natural Obstacle and HPH Schooling Clinic in Hampshire, IL. For more
information, please contact Diane Carney at dtelluride@aol.com or
847-922-6167.
*June 14
Shaina Humphrey will be
conducting a Course and Jump Building clinic at Lucky Horse Farm in
Granby, MA. For more information, please contact Shaina Humphrey at shainah@comcast.net or 413-467-7500.
June
14-15
Holly Hugo Vidal will be conducting a clinic at Sonoma Valley Stables
in Petaluma, CA. For more information, please contact Hope Glynn at hopeglynn@yahoo.com or
707-769-0180.
June
16
Diane Carney will be hosting a clinic at the
Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, IL. For more information, please
contact Diane Carney at dtelluride@aol.com or
847-922-6167.
June 28-29
Meg Schulman
will be conducting a clinic at J& S Sport horses in Dillon, MT.
For more information, please contact Dr. John Xanthopoulos at J.Xant@umwestern.edu or 406-660-0558.
J U L Y
July 1-3
Nick
Karazissis will be conducting a clinic at
Spring
Down
Equestrian
Center in
Portola Valley,
CA. For more information, please
contact Michelle Christian at www.springdown.com.
July 17
Chrystine Tauber and Timmy Kees will be conducting a
clinic at J Bar J Boys Ranch in Bend,
OR. For more information, please
contact Dianne Johnson at dianjnsn@aol.com or 425-823-2802.
July 17-20
Nick
Karazissis will be conducting a clinic at
Bergen
Equestrian
Center in
Leonia,
NJ. For more information, please contact Penny
Kinnally at pkinnally@aol.com
or
201-233-7410.
*July
19
Shaina Humphrey will be conducting a Longing and
Long Lineing clinic at Windy Hill Stables in Granby, MA. For more
information, please contact Shaina Humphrey at shainah@comcast.net or 413-467-7500.
July 19
USHJA will be hosting a Stewards Forum at the
Centennial Olympic Park in Conyers, GA. For more information, please
contact Melanie Fransen at mfransen@ushja.org or
859-225-6960.
July 21-22
Archie Cox will be conducting
a clinic at the Colorado Horse Park in Parker, CO during the High Prairie
Farms Horse Show. For more information, please contact Page
Tredennick at ptredennick@woodrunfarm.com
or 303-808-8413.
July
22
Bibby Hill
will be conducting a clinic at Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers, GA. For more information, please contact Bob Bell at info@classiccompany.com or 843-768-5503.
July 24
Otis Brown and Scott
Williamson will be conducting an “Ask the Judges” Clinic at the J Bar J
Boys Ranch in
Bend,
OR.
For
more information, please contact Dianne Johnson at dianjnsn@aol.com or
425-823-2802.
A U G U S T
August 1
The Zone 5 Opportunity to Judge Clinic will be held
during the Equifest I Horse Show in Wayne, IL. For more information,
please contact Diane Carney atdtelluride@aol.com or
847-922-6167.
*August
16
Shaina Humphrey will be conducting a Flatwork and
Gymnastics Skills clinic at Dufresne Park Arena in Granby, MA. For more
information, please contact Shaina Humphrey at shainah@comcast.net or 413-467-7500.
S E P T E M B E
R
September 13-14
Andrea Wells will be conducting a clinic at the
Cottonwood Riding Club in Littleton, CO. For more information,
please contact Tara Hieb at tara@cottonwoodridingclub.com
or 303-791-7656.
N O V E M B E R
November 15-16
Frank Madden will be
conducting a clinic at Outlaw Stable in New Bloomfield, PA. For more
information, please contact Tara Dawn Hazen at outlawstable@pa.net or
717-582-8221.
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
grows throughout the year.
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