New Affiliate Programming and Education Day

Monday December 5th, don't miss out on a new segment of the Annual Meeting, Affiliate Programming and Education Day. USHJA will have presentations ranging from Equine Land Conservation to USHJA Programs. Just in time for a break we will have the Stirrup Cup and Affiliates Awards Lunch sponsored by Goetz Insurance, be sure to pre-purchase your tickets as ticket sales close on Saturday December 3rd. After the Affiliate Programming winds down we are honored to be joined by esteemed horsemen Michael Matz and Rodney Jenkins as well as Nancy Kochs, Executive Director of CANTER to talk about Thoroughbreds today. This will be a day full of meetings you won’t want to miss!

• Equine Land Conservation Resource – The Sprawling Threat Against Sport Horse Interests: Tools & Strategies to Protect Horse Farms, Hay Fields & Competition Sites
• Key Strategies for Successful Equine Businesses – Doug Emerson of, Profitable Horseman
• ANRC Horsemanship – Patte Zumbrun, ANRC Chair
• Riding in College – What are your choices:
        Mary Drueding – St. Lawerence University
        Lori Cramer – Miami University of Ohio
        Tara Clausen – Centenary College
        Andrea Welles – Savannah College of Art and Design
• Understanding USHJA programs – Becoming a Certified Trainer; USHJA Foundation Scholarships; EAP 2012 getting involved as a rider – Diane Popp and Shelby French
• Stirrup Cup and Affiliates Awards Lunch sponsored by Goetz Insurance
• Open Forum on Jumping – Building the sport at home and Integrating High Performance and National Programs – Facilitated by David O'Connor
• Outreach Medals, Outreach Hunter Challenge and Junior Hunter Challenge – Street Moore and Diane Popp
• Financial Planning for the Equestrian Professional – Joe Quattro
• Record Keeping, Course Designing and Judging at the Outreach show Level – Jonathan Rabon, Patrick Rodes, Alan Lohman, Rick Cram and Andrea Welles
• Putting on an Outreach show – USHJA support, marketing and sponsors, controlling costs – Streett Moore, Rick Hodges, Whitney Allen
• Thoroughbreds in the Show Ring – Key Note Speaker Nancy Kochs, Executive Director of The Communication Alliance to Network Thoroughbred Ex-Racehorses (CANTER) providing retiring thoroughbred racehorses with opportunities for new careers. Following Nancy's presentation, Susie Schoelkopf will facilitate questions to Michael Matz, Rodney Jenkins and Nancy Kochs.

Online Annual Meeting Registration

USHJA is making it EASY to register for the 2011 USHJA Annual meeting presented by the Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau, in the BIG EASY. Click Here for online registration.

Online Registration will be open until 4pm on December 3rd. Tickets to the Stirrup Cup & Affiliate Awards Lunch on Monday, December 5th, can only be purchased prior to 4pm on December 3rd, and will not be available onsite.

SAVE by registering early, all registrations received prior to November 1st will be $150.00

Special Affiliate Programming & Luncheon Discount

USHJA would like to encourage everyone to attend Monday's Affiliate Programming and Education Day. If you can only make it to Annual Meeting for Monday you can purchase our special package deal of a one day Annual Meeting registration with an Affiliate Awards Luncheon ticket for $75. All special discount tickets & Affiliate Luncheon ticket sales close at 4pm EST on December 3rd and will NOT be sold on site. To register please visit Annual Meeting Registration.

USHJA Foundation Silent Auction

Get all your holiday shopping done during the 2011 Annual Meeting at the USHJA Foundation Silent Auction. In 2010 the USHJA Foundation raised more than $6,000 for the Foundation and the Horseman's Assistance Fund with auction items such as a Tailored Sportsman shopping spree, a custom Roger Hoff portrait, jewelry, tack and so much more. The items will be on display from Monday morning until 10 am on Wednesday.

For mor information on donating to the wonderful cause, Click Here for the USHJA Foundation Silent Auction donation form

For more information contact Jill Insko.

New Videos on Annual Meeting Website

For a preview of what's to come this year at annual meeting check out the videos posted on our Annual Meeting video page from last year in San Antonio.

Click Here to view some of last year's videos.

Thank you to our Sponsors

Thank you to all our 2011 Annual Meeting Sponsors. Click Here for a complete list of sponsors and displays at this year's meeting.

Reserve your Hotel Today

A block of rooms with special rates have been reserved for December 4-8, 2011. To make your reservation please visit the USHJA rates section of the hotel's website at USHJA special rates. For more information click the buttons to the right. The USHJA Annual Meeting Group/Convention code is USH.