2026 Markel/USHJA Platinum Jumper Championships Calendar

Qualifying begins 30 days after the original completion date of the 2024 championship and ends 45 days prior to the start of the 2025 Championship.

Northeast (Zones 1 & 2)
Princeton Show Jumping Summer II,
Princeton, NJ

Qualifying Begins (Monday after 2025 championships): June 23, 2025 
Qualifying Ends (45 Days prior to 2026 championships): May 17, 2026

July 1-5, 2026

South (Zones 3, 4 & 7)
Tryon Summer VI
Mill Spring, NC

Qualifying Begins (Monday after 2025 championships): July 21, 2025
Qualifying Ends (45 Days prior to 2026 championships): May 30, 2026

July 14-19, 2026

North Central (Zone 5 & 6)
Split Rock Fall 1,
Lexington, KY 


Qualifying Begins (Monday after 2025 championships)July 23, 2025
Qualifying Ends (45 Days prior to 2026 championships): August 9, 2026

September 23-27, 2026

West (Zones 8, 9, 10)
National Sunshine I 
Thermal, CA

Qualifying Begins (Monday after 2025 championships): November 3, 2025Qualifying Ends (45 Days prior to 2026 championships): September 13, 2026

October 28 – November 1, 2026

Zones 11 & 12 can attend a championship of their choosing.