USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Challenge and Adult Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Registration Opens

Lexington, Ky.—Feb. 3, 2023—The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association is pleased to open registration for the 2023 USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Challenge and Adult Horsemanship Quiz Challenge. With the aim of encouraging education and recognizing equestrians who have exceptional horsemanship knowledge, both Challenges allow equestrians of all ages to put their horsemanship expertise to the test. 

Emma Friedman, 2022 USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Nationals winner, encourages anyone interested in horses to participate, whether they ride or not. 

"No matter where you are from in the country, how good of a rider you are or if you have a horse, anyone can participate in HQC to further their horsemanship skills and knowledge," said Friedman. "I recommend that anyone involved in horses should also get involved with the Horsemanship Quiz Challenge!" 

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The USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Challenge is open to USHJA members above the Outreach level who are younger than 21 on December 1 of the current competition year, while the Adult Horsemanship Quiz Challenge is open to amateurs who are 21 years of age or older.

All participants, regardless of age, must register online for the Challenge and advance through two levels of online horsemanship quizzes by September 1. Participants must score an 80 percent or higher on the Level One Quiz to take the Level Two Quiz, on which they then must score a 90 percent or higher to be eligible for selection to the USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Nationals and Adult Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Nationals.

Program participants may use the online resources available through the program—the Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Study Guide and Practice Quiz—to prepare. These resources are also available on the USHJA website to anyone interested in improving their horsemanship knowledge.

Twenty-four individuals comprised of the top individual scorers on the Level Two Quiz from each of the 12 USHJA Zones and the next 12 highest-ranked Level Two finishers nationally will be invited to participate in each Nationals event. The 2023 USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Nationals is set to be held in conjunction with the MZ Farms/USHJA Emerging Athletes Program National Training Session at The University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio. This year's Adult Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Nationals will be hosted virtually. Dates for both events will be announced at a later date.

For more information about the USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Challenge and Adult and Horsemanship Quiz Challenge, visit ushja.org/HQC and ushja.org/AdultHQC.

Photos: Rachel Milewski/USHJA