2024 Dates and Locations Announced for USHJA Outreach Festivals

Lexington, Ky.—Jan. 12, 2024—The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association is pleased to announce the dates and locations for the second annual USHJA Outreach Festivals. This year, 13 Festivals will be held across multiple zones from June through November, offering the atmosphere of championship-level competition at a more affordable cost to USHJA members. 

Outreach Festival will be held at the following dates and locations:

• Zone 1: July 2-7 at Fieldstone Show Park in Halifax, Massachusetts, during the NHHJA Summer Festival 
• Zone 2 North: August 8-10 at Southbound Saratoga in Stillwater, New York, during Saratoga Summer Special
• Zone 2 South: August 14-18 at Princeton Show Jumping in Princeton, New Jersey, during Princeton August Classic
• Zone 2 West: September 28-29 at Swan Lake Stables in Littlestown, Pennsylvania, during Swan Lake November 
• Zone 4: November 2-3 at Fox Lea Farm in Venice, Florida, during November USHJA Outreach Open H/J
• Zone 5 East: October 3-6 at Brave Horse Equestrian Center in Johnstown, Ohio, during Brave Horse Fall
• Zones 5 and 6: September 12-15 at Ledges Sporting Horses in Roscoe, Illinois, during IHJA "B" Medal Finals
• Zone 7: June 7-9 at Extraco Events Center in Waco, Texas, during the DHJSC Summer Festival
• Zone 8: October 16-20 at Westworld of Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona, during Arizona Fall I 
• Zone 9: September 5-8 at Washington State Horse Park in Cle Elum, Washington, during Cascade Finals 
• Zone 10 North: October 11-13 at Brookside Show Park in Elk Grove, California, during Brookside Fall Finale & Outreach Festival 
• Zone 10 South: October 25-27 at Huntington Central Park Equestrian in Huntington Beach, California, during Huntington Beach Spooktacular 
• Zone 12: Will be announced at a later date. 

To qualify for a USHJA Outreach Festival, members must compete in at least one Outreach Series show and be a USHJA member at the free Outreach level or higher within one week of showing. Horses do not need to be registered or microchipped in order to participate in Outreach Series and Festivals, only those wishing to accrue points toward year-end Outreach awards must be registered with USHJA and microchipped.

The USHJA Outreach Program was established to engage and connect Hunter and Jumper riders, trainers and horse owners with the USHJA by providing the opportunity to earn national recognition in classes from walk trot to 3'0" in Hunter and Equitation sections and .60m-1.20m in Jumper sections at rated and local shows.

The Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association Zones and Nationals will also count as Outreach Classes, providing additional opportunities for members to qualify for Outreach Festival and the Marshall & Sterling Insurance/USHJA National Championships. At the conclusion of August, the highest pointed Gold level Outreach member in each Zone will earn the Golden Backstage Pass to participate in the USHJA National Championship's Affiliate sections.

For more information about the USHJA Outreach program, visit ushja.org/outreach. Learn more about the USHJA Outreach Festivals and Series at ushja.org/outreachfestival.

Photos: Lindsey Long Equine Photography, MaryJo Peters/USHJA