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In this issue of
USHJA E-Update:
*New
classes added to the ASG Software Solutions/USHJA International Hunter
Derby Presented by Dietrich Insurance Featuring Walsh Harness &
Saddlery Schedule
*USHJA Expands Affiliate Sportsmanship Program to include
Riding Instructors
*Open Zone Meetings for Zone Committee Elections
*USHJA Affiliate Equitation Program
*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
March 7th
Gulf Coast
Winter, Gulfport, MS.
March 14th
HITS Desert Circuit
Championship, Thermal, CA.
March 16th
HITS Ocala Winter Finals, Ocala,
FL.
March
21st
Scottsdale Spring Festival in
Scottsdale, AZ.
March
28th
Pin Oak Charity in Katy, TX.
March
28th
Oaks Blenheim Spring I in
San Juan Capistrano,
CA.
CLINICS
March 15-16th
Juliana Zunde will be conducting a clinic at Signature
West Farm in Spanaway, WA.
March 29-30th
Kris Killam will be conducting a clinic at William
Woods University in Fulton, MO.
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USHJA
E-Update
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March 5,
2008
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2008/2009
ASG Software
Solutions/USHJA International Hunter Derby
Presented by Dietrich
Insurance
Featuring Walsh Harness & Saddlery
N E W C L A S S E S A D D E D T
O S C H E D U L E
*March 21, 2008
$50,000
Class
Winter Equestrian
Festival in Wellington, FL. For more
information, please contact Ken Braddick at kbraddick@equestriansport.com
or 561-793-3684.
*April 3,
2008
Spring Gathering Horse Show in
Katy, TX. For more information, please contact Pauline Cook at
cookie143@hughes.net or
281-579-1272.
*May 25,
2008
Devon Horse Show in Devon,
PA. For more information, please contact
David Distler at DavidDistler@msn.com
or 203-803-0844.
*June 25,
2008
Colorado Summer Classic
I in Colorado Springs, CO. For more
information, please contact Carole O’Brien at osmhorse@msn.com or
303-638-9337.
*July 19,
2008
Chagrin Valley Hunter
Jumper Classic Horse Show in Moreland Hills, OH. For
more information, please contact info@clevelandhorseshow.com
or 330-903-9915.
*August 7,
2008
HITS on the Hudson in Saugerties,
NY. For more information, please contact
Kristen Vale at kristen@hitsshows.com
or 845-246-8833.
*August 9,
2008
Evergreen Classic in Carnation, WA. For more information, please contact Caroline Jones at
caroline@rmshowjumping.com or
403-333-9338.
*November 7,
2008
Dallas
Harvest in Tyler, TX. For more
information, please contact Patrick Rodes at pdrntx@aol.com or 940-240-1207.
Click here for more information on
the USHJA International Hunter Derby. Classes are being added frequently,
so 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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USHJA Expands Affiliate
Sportsmanship Awards Program to Include Riding
Instructors
In our continuing effort to embrace the
foundation level of the horse show industry, the USHJA is proud to
announce the addition of a Riding Instructor Award category to the
Affiliate Sportsmanship Awards Program. This Program currently
recognizes a Junior, Amateur and Professional from each of our Affiliate
Associations.
The goal of the
Affiliate Riding Instructor Award is to recognize those individuals who
are dedicated to teaching and provide riders with their initiation to the
sport. By mentoring riders and instructing them in good
horsemanship, riding basics and the love and respect of the horse, they
are building the strong foundation of our future horsemen. This
award is designed to recognize those dedicated teachers who have spent
their time “in the ring” encouraging love and growth of our sport to entry
level riders, primarily at unrecognized competition level.
Recipients of
this award must be at minimum an Outreach member of the USHJA, at least 18
years of age and in good standing with USHJA. Additionally, the
nominating Affiliate Association must be a current Affiliate member of
USHJA.
For questions or
additional information regarding the Affiliate Sportsmanship Award
Program, please contact Christine Kennedy at 859-825-6009 or via e-mail at
ckennedy@ushja.org.
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OPEN ZONE MEETINGS FOR ZONE COMMITTEE
ELECTIONS
Upcoming Open Zone
Meetings:
Zone 1 Hunter and Jumper
An open forum for Zone 1 members was held on
Friday, January 25
at 3:00
PM Eastern Time at the Westbrook Hunt Club Horse Show in Westbrook,
Connecticut. Nominations were taken from the floor for the Zone 1
Hunter and Jumper Committees. Please refer to the December issue of
In Stride magazine for criteria. Additionally, written nominations may be
sent to Pam Hunt at huntpm@aol.com and David Distler at DavidDistler@msn.com.
Zone
2 Hunter
Two open forums for both Hunter and Jumper members
have been scheduled for Zone 2. The first has been scheduled for Monday,
March 10th at 6:00 PM Eastern Time. This forum will take place at Willie's
Tavern, 285 Main Street, Bedminster, NJ (very close to the USET
Headquarters in Gladstone). Please RSVP to Katie Benson at jackkate@aol.com if you are planning to
attend the forum.
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 has been scheduled for March 11th at 4:30 PM. Location: Tavern on
the Green Patio at the Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Cub, Wellington, FL.
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
USHJA Zone 6 Open Meeting
A
special evening hosted by the Minnesota Hunter and Jumper
Association.
On Monday, March
10th, the MHJA will be holding its regularly scheduled
Board meeting at the University of Minnesota Leatherdale Equine Center. Join us for a private
tour of the Center. The MHJA will also host a USHJA Zone VI Open
Forum. This is your chance to nominate members to the 2008 USHJA Zone
VI ballot for the zone hunter and jumper committees.
6:30 –
Tour the Center
7:20
approx. – Zone Forum
7:45 approx – MHJA Board meeting – please stay if you
are interested.
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 2 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 24; 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 8 Hunter
An open meeting was
held Friday, February 15
at the Kachina
Classic horse show in Tucson, Arizona, for the purpose of accepting
nominations from individuals for the Zone 8 Hunter Committee.
Additionally, written nominations may be sent to Wilson Dennehy, Zone 8
Hunter Committee Chair at sandydennehy@msm.com.
Zone 9 Hunter and
Jumper
An "Open" forum for Zone 9 members
will be held Friday, April 11 at the Spring National
Hunter and Thursday, April 17
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)
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 10 Hunter and
Jumper
Zone 10 will hold their open forum
for both Hunter and Jumper at the HITS Thermal Horse Show, March 8th after the last class on the Grand
Prix field. Please contact Nick Karazissis for more information at
farwest1@aol.com.
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.
Zone 12 Hunter and Jumper
An open meeting for Zone 12 members
has been scheduled for Saturday, February 23rd at 6:30 p.m. in conjunction
with the Zone 12 Winter Forum and Zone Awards Banquet. The Winter
Forum (no charge and open to everyone including non-members) begins at 4
p.m. and the Banquet (tickets $35) at 7 p.m. The venue is
O'Malley's on the Green, 3651 O'Malley
Road, Anchorage.
Questions may be
directed to Mary Kaye Hession at hession@gci.net.
For questions concerning Zone elections please
contact your Zone Chairman
or Christine Kennedy at ckennedy@ushja.org.
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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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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. Click here for more information on this program.
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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 15-16
Juliana Zunde will be conducting a clinic at
Signature West Farm in Spanaway, WA. For more information, please
contact Shannon Hendrickson at signwest@aol.com or 253-297-6469.
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
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
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
17-18
Tonya Johnson 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
14-15
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
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 at dtelluride@aol.com or
847-922-6167.
S E P T E M B E
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*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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