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In this issue of
USHJA E-Update:
*USHJA
International Hunter Derby
*Renew Your
Membership
*Zone
News
*Practical Horseman/USHJA
Clinics Program Schedule
For past issues of USHJA E-News click here.
Happy
Thanksgiving!
Please note that the USHJA offices will be closed
November 22nd & 23rd and will resume normal business November
26th.
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Upcoming Clinics:
November
23-25
Heather
Campbell
Susan
Hutchinson
George
Morris
November 24-25
Anne
Kursinski
November 30
Thom
Brede
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USHJA MEMBERSHIP UPDATE:
USHJA has 35,744
members.
2007 USHJA Annual Meeting
The 2007 USHJA Annual Meeting
will be held at the Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort in Phoenix, AZ, December
11-14, 2007.
Click here for the Annual Meeting
registration form, schedule and hotel information.
Highlights of
Annual Meeting 2007:
Tuesday,
December 11
A Wine & Cheese Reception will be held in the
Falls Terrace from 7:00 pm -8:00 pm
Wednesday, December
12
Marketing 101
Seminar
The USHJA Marketing and Communications Committee
will be hosting a Marketing 101 Seminar on reaching your marketing
goals.
Year in
Review Luncheon
During lunch, attendees will be presented
with a presentation highlighting the achievements of the USHJA staff and
committee members on the programs and events that have been developed and
implemented over the past year.
The Welcome Reception sponsored by
Arizona Hunter Jumper Association will be in the Hidden
Valley from 6:30 pm-
8:30 pm
Thursday, December 13
Leadership
Seminar with Dr. Andrew Weiner, Ed.D.
Dr. Weiner is an
associate professor in College of
Education at the University of
Kentucky. He will
present ideas and concepts for running an efficient meeting, provide
valuable tools to work through conflict resolution and resources for
having a difficult conversation.
All meeting attendees are welcome to
attend and we ask that all committee chairs and vice chairs to attend the
meeting.
Presidents
Reception will be held in the East Courtyard from 6:00 pm- 7:00
pm
Evening of
Equestrians -Sponsored by Stadium Jumping
The Evening of
Equestrians will feature the presentation of the following awards:
Foundation Awards, USHJA Volunteer of the Year, the Affiliate Awards
Regional Winners, Rider Recognition Awards presented by World Equestrian
Brands, the Owner Recognition Award, Youth Sportsmanship Award and the
Amateur Sportsmanship Award.
Tickets for
the Dinner can be purchased until Wednesday, December 12th. After this
date, we will not be able to sell tickets for the awards dinner. Tickets
can be purchased at the time of Registration or on-site.
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11 more days until the next USHJA Trainers
Symposium.
December 2-3 in Wellington, FL.
Clinicians:
Hunters: Archie
Cox
Jumpers: Candice King
Equitation: Missy
Clark
Registration, schedule, and hotel information is
available on the USHJA website.
For more
information contact Melanie Fransen at
mfransen@ushja.org .
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USHJA SPONSORS
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Sponsor of the USHJA Hunterdon
Cup and Rider Recognition Program
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Practical Horseman
Sponsor of the USHJA Clinics
Program
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Sponsor of the USHJA Trainer's Directory and the 2007
USHJA Affiliate Awards Yearbook
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please contact Whitney Allen at wallen@ushja.org
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859-225-6967.
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USHJA
E-Update
November 21,
2007
Updates on the 2008 USHJA International Hunter
Derby
Schedule
Throughout the year, USHJA will be
promoting the International Hunter Derby Series. The horseman behind this
effort believe that riders and breeders in Europe have an interest in this
sport and would like the opportunity to showcase their horses in
international show hunter competition. The WCHR World Cup Hunter Challenge
proved that there is international interest in show hunters and the USHJA
International Hunter Derby is the catalyst for bringing people from around
the world to our sport.
2008 USHJA INTERNATIONAL HUNTER DERBY SERIES
The following
classes are USHJA High Performance Hunter Member Events that will be
hosting the International Hunter Derby Classes
(classes will continuously be added
in the coming months)
| December 7, 2007 |
Lake St. Louis Holiday Series |
Lake St. Louis, MO |
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Tommy McIntyre tommymcintyre@aol.com |
(630) 842-7650 |
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| February 10, 2008 |
HITS Desert Circuit III |
Thermal, CA |
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Tom
Struzzieri/HITS
www.hitsshows.com |
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| March 16, 2008 |
HITS Ocala Winter Finals |
Ocala, FL |
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Tom
Struzzieri/HITS www.hitsshows.com |
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| April 6, 2008 |
Tournament of Champions |
Naples, FL |
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Kelli MacDonald kelliwren@aol.com |
(239) 633-1949 |
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| June 8, 2008 |
Showplace Spectacular/Canterbury Farm |
Hampshire, IL |
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* For more information, please contact Diane Carney at dtelluride@aol.com |
847.922.6167 |
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| TBA |
HITS on the Hudson |
Saugerties, NY |
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Tom Struzzieri/HITS www.hitsshows.com |
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| TBA |
Estes Park Summer Series |
Estes Park, CO |
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Tommy McIntyre tommymcintyre@aol.com |
(630) 842-7650 |
Click here for more information.
Don't Forget to Renew Your
Membership
2008 Membership
Renewal
The 2008 competition year is right
around the corner! If you have not already renewed your membership and
would like to get it done early, you may do so online at www.ushja.org.
Forms are available to print from the website as well and may be
mailed or faxed, or if you prefer to do your membership over the phone you
may do so by calling (859) 225-2055.
Please note there is a
$15 processing fee when applying for your membership over the phone.
Click here for a complete listing of USHJA Member
Benefits.
ZONE
BANQUETS
Zone 1:
January 26, 2008 at Capital
Plaza in Montpelier, VT
Contact: Cindy Travers at (603) 887-6342.
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 the North Carolina Hunter & Jumper
Association awards dinner on Saturday, January 5th in
Pinehurst, NC.
Contact: Gary Baker at (540) 687-3455.
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 or janestall@bellsouth.net
Zone
6: MHJA Banquet : November 17, 2007 at the
International Market Square inMinneapolis
Contact: Gail Brandt at gbrandt@fredlaw.com
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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 8:
Radisson Hotel, Aurora, CO, January 5 at 7:00 pm.
Contact: Kristina
Matthews at (303) 902-8848 or kjmatthews3@aol.com.
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.
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.
November 23-25
Heather Campbell
will be conducting a clinic at Stonehaven Farms Equestrian in Temperance,
MI. For more information, please contact Donna Rothman at
734-854-5825 or www.stonehavenfarms.net.
November
23-25
Susan Hutchinson
will be conducting a clinic at Back Forte in
Enumclaw,
WA. For more information, please
contact Staci Fronczek at platinum02@gmail.com or 206-948-0283.
November
23-25
George Morris will be conducting a clinic at
Canterbury Farm in Hampshire, IL. For more information, please
contact Diane Carney at dtelluride@aol.com or
847-922-6167.
November
24-25
Anne Kursinski will be conducting a clinic at
Market Street, Inc in Frenchtown, NJ. For more information, please contact
Carol Hoffman at marketstreetinc@aol.com or
908-229-5297
November
30
Thom Brede and Richard Keller will be
conducting a clinic during the Arizona Season Finals Horse Show in
Scottsdale, AZ at the Westworld of Scottsdale.
For more information, please contact Betty Beran at bizberan@aol.com or
602-524-7627.
December 1-2
Jeff Cook will
be conducting a clinic at Wrenwood Farms in Naples, FL. For more information, please
contact Kelli MacDonald at kelliwren@aol.com or
239-633-1949.
*December
2
Diane Carney and Bibby Farmer will be
conducting a clinic at the Lake St. Louis Holiday Horse Show in Lake St. Louis, MO. For more information, please
contact Diane Carney at dtelluride@aol.com or 847-922-6167.
*December
8-9
Jeff Cook will be conducting a clinic at the Top
of the Line in Chestnut
Ridge, NY.
For more information, please contact Leslie Ward at info@topofthelinestables.com or
845.735.5979.
*December
15-16
Geoff Teall will be conducting
a clinic at Smoke Tree Ranch in Scottsdale, AZ. For more information, please
contact Betty Beran at bizberan@aol.com or
480-860-9579.
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.
*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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