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In this issue of
USHJA E-Update:
*Zone
Elections/News
*International
Hunter Derby Schedule
*USHJA Affiliate Equitation
Program
*Practical Horseman/USHJA
Clinics Program Schedule
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For past issues of USHJA E-News click here.
Upcoming Events:
DERBY CLASSES
February 10th
USHJA
International Hunter Derby Class at HITS Desert Circuit III, Thermal,
CA.
March 7th
USHJA International Hunter Derby Class at Gulf Coast Winter,
Gulfport, MS
March
16th
USHJA International Hunter Derby Class at HITS
Desert Circuit Championship, Thermal, CA.
USHJA International Hunter
Derby Class at HITS Ocala Winter Finals, Ocala, FL.
CLINICS
February 8th
Scott Hofstetter will be conducting a clinic at theClay County Agriculture Center in Green Cove Springs, FL.
February
16th
Dr. Tim Lynch Clinic at
Post Time Farm in Ocala , FL.
February 18th
Kevin Babington Clinic at Post Time Farm in Ocala, FL.
Dr. Don Teig, Margie Sugarman,
Dr. Kit Miller and Tanya Boyd Clinic at the Wellington Country Club
in Wellington, FL
February
23-24th
Rita Timpanaro Clinic at Sweet Briar College in Sweet
Briar, VA.
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USHJA
E-Update
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February 6,
2008
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OPEN ZONE MEETINGS FOR ZONE
COMMITTEE
ELECTIONS
Dear
USHJA Members,
Please
be aware that on or before April 25, 2008, each Zone Committee must hold
an “open” Zone meeting for the purpose of receiving suggestions and
nominations from Individual Active or Associate Senior Hunter or
Jumper members in the Zone for the upcoming Zone Committee
elections. The date, place and time for an “open” nominating meeting
must be determined by the Zone Committee and published on the
USHJA website, in USHJA E-News and/or in USHJA In Stride Magazine a
minimum of 30 days in advance of the meeting.
At
this meeting, the Zone Chairman or a representative of the
Zone Nominating Committee will read the nominations from the Zone
Nominating Committee into the record. Additional nominations may be
made under the following conditions, providing the person being nominated
meets eligibility requirements and consents to being nominated.
- Nominations may
be made from the floor by one Senior Active or Associate member eligible
to vote in the Zone and seconded by one Senior Active or Associate
member eligible to vote in the Zone and must be accompanied by a short
biographical statement from the candidate (no more than 200
words).
- Nominations may be made in writing to the Zone
Chairman with a copy sent to the USHJA office prior to this meeting, at
which the Zone Chairman or a representative of the Zone Nominating
Committee will read the names of the nominees. Written nominations
are due to the Zone Chairman and in the USHJA no later than five days in
advance of this meeting. A petition signed by no fewer than 5 Senior
Active or Associate members must accompany written nominations.
Only one nominee may be included on a petition and the individual must
have agreed to be nominated and must have a short biographical
statement. Incomplete or late nominations will not be eligible for
inclusion on the ballot. The names of all nominees
meeting eligibility requirements must be included on the
ballot.
Within five days following this meeting, the entire
list of candidates' and the candidate's bios will be sent to the USHJA
office which will then verify the candidate’s eligibility. Zone
Chairman should collect “bios” from all candidates. It is preferable that
the Zone Chairman collects all of the forms for their zone and then sends
them as a package to Christine Kennedy. No nomination will be
accepted without a bio.
Upcoming Open Zone Meetings:
Zone 2 Hunter
An open forum for Zone 2 Hunter Members has been
scheduled for Monday, March 10, 2008 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). Nominations will be taken from the floor for the
Zone 2
Hunter
Committee. Additionally, written nominations may be sent
to Katie Benson at jackkate@aol.com. Please RSVP Katie, if you
are planning to attend the forum. Thank you.
Zone 4 Hunter
An open forum for Zone 4
members has been scheduled for Saturday, April 12, 2008, 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.
Zone 6 Hunter and
Jumper
USHJA Zone 6 Open
Meeting
A special evening hosted by the Minnesota
Hunter and Jumper Association.
On Monday, March 10,
2008, 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. For more info on the
elections and nomination procedures, look under the USHJA button.
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
Two 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 during April 2-6; see the show office for more
information. The second is to take place during the Tulsa
Exposition Center in Tulsa, OK between April 23-27; 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 Mike Christian
at cstar@cowtown.net by
April 25th, 2008.
Zone 8 Hunter
An open meeting for
Zone 8 members has been scheduled for Friday, February 15,
2008 at the Kachina Classic horse show in Tucson, Arizona, for the
purpose of accepting nominations from individuals for the Zone 8 Hunter
Committee. This
meeting will be held in conjunction with a Zone Forum following the show,
in "The Cantina". Additionally, written nominations
may be sent to Wilson Dennehy, Zone 8 Hunter Committee Chair at sandydennehy@msm.com.
Zone 12 Hunter and Jumper
An
open meeting for Zone 12 members
has been scheduled for Saturday, February 23, 2008 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.
OTHER ZONE NEWS
Upcoming Zone
Banquets
Zone
7
Oklahoma
Hunter Jumper Association:
Date: February 23,
2008 Location: Oklahoma City, OK POC: Bill
Whisenant
Address: 7203 SE Bishop Rd., Lawton, OK 73501Phone:
580-248-7297
Fax:
580-351-1500 Cell: 580-695-5986
Email:
billwhiz@lawtonnet.net or whisenantequestrian@onlineok.com.
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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New Classes Added to the 2008 USHJA
International Hunter Derby Schedule
F
E B R U A R Y
February 10
HITS
Desert
Circuit III in Thermal, CA.
For more information, please contact
Tom Struzzieri/HITS at www.hitsshows.com or
845-246-8833.
M A R C H
*March 7
Gulf Coast Winter in
Gulfport
, MS.
For more information, please contact Bob
Bell at info@classiccompany.com
or 843-768-5503.
March
16
HITS Ocala
Winter Finals in
Ocala, FL.For
more information, please contact Tom Struzzieri/HITS at
www.hitsshows.com or 845-246-8833.
March 16
HITS Desert Circuit Championship in
Thermal, CA. For more information,
please contact Tom Struzzieri/HITS at
www.hitsshows.com or
845-246-8833.
March 21
Scottsdale Spring Festival in Scottsdale, AZ.For more
information, please contact Chris Collman at ccollman@aol.com or
602-992-2706
March 28
Pin Oak Charity Horse Show in Katy, TX. For more information, please contact Glenn Petty at
trifarms@aol.com
or 919-556-7321.
March
28
Oaks Blenheim Spring I in
San Juan Capistrano,
CA.
For more
information, please contact Stephanie Wheeler at
showpark@aol.com
or 949-443-1841.
A P R I
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April 6
Tournament of
Champions in
Naples ,
FL.
For more information, please
contact Kelli MacDonald at
kelliwren@aol.com or
239-633-1949.
*April 20
Gala Spring in Folsom, LA.
For more information, please contact Tommy McIntyre at
tommymcintyre@aol.com or 630-842-7650.
April 27
Aiken Spring Classic
in Aiken, SC.
For more information,
please contact Rick Cram at Psjshows@aol.com or
803-649-3505.
M A Y
May
24
Memorial Day Classic
in Los Angeles, CA.
For more information,
please contact Brenda Outwater at
brenout@aol.com or
818-567-7317.
J U N
E
June 8
Showplace
Spectacular/Canterbury Farm in Hampshire, IL. For more
information, please contact
Diane Carney at 847-922-6167
or
dtelluride@aol.com.
J U L Y
*July
19
Chagrin
Valley
Hunter
Jumper Classic Horse Show in Moreland Hills, OH. For more information,
please contact Gail Tobin of the Chagrin Valley PHA at
tobinyon@lycos.com or 330-656-1287.
July 20
Atlanta Summer Classic in Conyers, GA. For
more information, please contact Bob Bell at
info@classiccompany.com or 843-768-5503.
July 26
Horse Shows by the Bay Series
II in Traverse City, MI. For more information please
contact
Alexandra Rheinheimer at ALEXRHEINHEIMER@AOL.COM or
561-723-6287.
July 25
Colorado Summer Classic in Parker, CO. For more information,
please contact Charlotte Skinner at
ceskinner@earthlink.net or 818-563-3250 x 2
A
U G U S T
*August 3
Estes Park Summer Series in Estes Park, CO. For more
information, please contact Tommy McIntyre at
tommymcintyre@aol.com or 630-842-7650.
S E P T E M B E
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September
14
Evergreen Invitational in Bristol, WI.
For more information, please contact Kate Giraldi at
847-224-3854.
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 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.
F E B R U A R
Y
*February
8
Scott Hofstetter will be conducting a clinic at
the Clay County Agriculture Center in Green Cove Springs, FL. For additional information,
please contact Katie Young at KatieSYoung@aol.com or
904-254-6584.
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 18
Dr. Don Teig, Margie Sugarman, Dr. Kit Miller and
Tanya Boyd will be conducting a clinic at the Wellington Country Club in
Wellington, FL. For more information, please contact
Marjorie Sugarman at mbsugie@optonline.net or 631-361-7127.
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.
*February
29
Ellen Shevella will be conducting a clinic at the
HITS Post Time Farm in Ocala, FL. For more information, please
contact Allstar Horse and Pony at allstarpro112@yahoo.com or
434-242-8937.
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 5-6-Updated contact
information
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.
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.
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
17-20
Nick Karazissis will be
conducting a clinic at
Bergen
Equestrian
Center in
Leonia,
NJ. For more information, please
contact Penny Kinnally atpkinnally@aol.com or
201-233-7410.
*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.
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
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.
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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