This month, catch the action at the
$100,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular, learn about application deadlines, and find important dates for your show schedule.
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Don't Miss the Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular Action!
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Dine ringside
at
The Spectacular Hunt Gala
for the best seats in the house! Table sales for the special evening in the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center International Club are now on sale with limited seats. Table sales support the USHJA World Championship Hunter Rider Program.
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Can't be in Florida? Watch the
$100,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular livestream on
Saturday, February 15 at
pbiec.coth.com
or stream it on demand after the event
. Opening ceremonies will begin at approximately 6 p.m. with the first horse on course at 6:35 p.m.
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Starting February 11 at 12 p.m., bid on great items in the online auction, where all proceeds directly benefit the WCHR program. The auction closes February 15 at 11 p.m.
Shop designers like Zadeh NY, La Enovese Designs and more at the Palm Beach Polo and Country Club on Wednesday, February 12 from 3-8 p.m. and Sunday, February 16 from 1-8 p.m.
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Lafitte de Muze Named 2019 WCHR Hunter of the Year
As the 2020 World Championship Hunter Rider Week at the Winter Equestrian Festival kicks off, the USHJA is pleased to announce Lafitte de Muze as the 2019 WCHR Hunter of the Year, which will be presented to owner Cheryl Olsten during the $100,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular. With rider Amanda Steege in the irons, the Belgian Warmblood gelding won the $50,000 National Horse Show Hunter Classic, placed second in the $100,000 WCHR Peter Wetherill Palm Beach Hunter Spectacular, and was third in the 3'6"/3'9" Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championship in 2019.
Read more!
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Important Date Change:
Green Hunter Incentive Southwest Championship
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Please note the date change for the 2020
Green Hunter Incentive
Regional Championship for those in the Southwest. The event will now be held at the Blenheim June Classic II in San Juan Capistrano, California on June 10-14.
Find the dates for all the
Green Hunter Incentive Regional Championships
here
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New to the
Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund/USHJA Emerging Athletes Program
this year, EAP Regional Training Sessions are open to members age 12 and above with each session offering a section at 0.90m and 1.0m fence heights, and members ages 12 to 25 participating at either fence height will be eligible for selection to the 2020 EAP National Training Session.
Riders must apply, as well as complete application requirements, by April 1.
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Regional Training Sessions will be held at the following locations:
- June 1-5 - Ned. R. McWherter Agricultural Pavilion on The University of Tennessee at Martin's Campus, Martin, Tenn., led by Candice King and stable manager Nanci Snyder
- June 8-12 - Great Southwest Equestrian Center, Katy, Texas, led by Julie Winkel and stable manager Nanci Snyder
- June 13-17 - Fox Lea Farm, Venice, Fla., led by Candice King and stable manager Anne Thornbury
- June 15-19 - Centenary University, Long Valley, N.J., led by Cynthia Hankins and stable manager Colleen Reed
- July 6-10 - Ledges Sporting Horses and Show Grounds, Roscoe, Ill., led by Cynthia Hankins and stable manager Julia Hogan
- July 8-12 - Los Angeles Equestrian Center, Burbank, Calif., led by Joe Fargis and stable manager Colleen Reed
- July 22-26 - Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, N.Y., led by Jim Wofford and stable manager Nanci Snyder
- July 27-31 - Tryon International Equestrian Center, Mill Spring, N.C., led by Julie Winkel and stable manager Tracy Forman
- July 27-31 - University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio, led by Jim Wofford and stable manager Anne Thornbury
The 2020 Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund/USHJA EAP National Training Session will be held November 5-8 at
Lake Erie College
in Painesville, Ohio.
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Members must
register online
for the quiz, study and then advance through two levels of online horsemanship quizzes to be eligible for selection to attend the HQC Nationals, held in conjunction with the EAP National Training Session.
Additionally, the program will open to adult amateurs ages 21 and above later in 2020. More information about the expansion of the HQC program to adult amateurs over the age of 21 will be announced in the coming months.
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Education Spotlight: Don’t Let Cold Weather Freeze Your Riding Progress
Check out the
January issue of In Stride
where four riders share their tips on staying warm in the saddle while training during the winter months!
"Going around and around in an indoor can be mentally tiresome and result in a sour horse and an unmotivated rider. Using the winter to focus on different aspects of your riding can be a great way to combat boredom.
[Ohio native Annie] Irwin focuses on flatwork and technical adjustments that will help her two horses in the show ring. 'Instead, we practice adding strides, leaving strides out, lengthening and shortening. We do little exercises with ground poles.'"
Read more!
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Get on the USHJA Show Jumping Rider Ranking List
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Congratulations to our
USHJA Show Jumping Rider Ranking List
January leaders! On the National Ranking List, Mattias Ekeroth is leading Level 1 and Nicole Simpson-Shahinian is leading Level 2.
The
Show Jumping Rider Ranking List
is a master ranking list organized nationally as well as regionally, where jumper riders earn points by earning money in specific grand prix or special classes at competitions. Classes are organized into two levels, Level 1 and Level 2, based on fence height, prize money and other specifications.
Encourage your favorite competition to
learn more
and recognize their featured classes as Level 1 or Level 2 designated classes to allow those competitors to advance up the Ranking List. Shows may only have one class of each category recognized.
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Don't Forget to Apply for the USHJA Foundation Gochman Family Grant for USEF Pony Finals!
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Be one of three lucky riders to
attend and compete at 2020 USEF Pony Finals via the
Gochman Family Grant
by applying by
March
13
!
In addition to the opportunity to compete, each grant recipient is provided access to professionals for training; entered into available clinics; and exposed to other educational experiences throughout the week.
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Save the Date!
USEF Pony Finals,
presented by Collecting Gaits Farm
August 3-9, 2020
Kentucky Horse Park
Lexington, Kentucky
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IEA Coaches, apply to become a USHJA Recognized Riding Academy for just $75!
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If you are the coach of an IEA Team, now is your chance to apply to become an official
USHJA Recognized Riding Academy
for a discounted rate of only $75–valid this month only! If your IEA program emphasizes horsemanship and sportsmanship, promotes safety, and offers introductory hunter/jumper lessons, you are the perfect fit for this growing USHJA program.
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Applications submitted now provide recognition through the 2020 competition year, so act soon to take full advantage of the
benefits
! Along with acceptance to the program, you will receive a personalized plaque, certificate, and official logos to display for becoming a USHJA Recognized Riding Academy.
New in 2020, approved academies will benefit from a Marketing Tool Kit to help promote their program and an invitation to the USHJA Recognized Riding Academy Facebook group offering education, communication and networking opportunities.
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Sport History Spotlight: Developing Young Riders
For young riders in the 1960s and 1970s, national equitation finals and US Equestrian Team training sessions were pathways to high performance jumper divisions. Regional training trials were held across the country each year where riders would be selected to attend two-week training sessions at USET headquarters in Gladstone, New Jersey, with USET Coach Bert de Nemethy.
Here’s a look back to Buddy Brown working through one of de Nemethy’s gymnastics at Gladstone in 1973, the year he won the AHSA (USEF) Medal. Buddy went on the make the USET and to win the 1974 Dublin Grand Prix, Team Gold at the 1975 and 1979 Pan Ams, Individual Silver at the 1975 Pan Ams, and to compete in 1976 Montreal Olympics. Today’s Lindsay Maxwell Charitable Fund/USHJA Emerging Athletes Program, as well as a wide range of equitation championships, give riders at even younger ages an opportunity to start on the developing rider pathway.
Photo: USET
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In Case You Missed It: Recent USHJA News
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Photos: Jump Media, Tricia Booker, McCool Photography, Louise Taylor,
Rachel Sowinski, Terisé Cole
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USHJA Sponsors & Partners
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