Please join us at the USHJA Zone 12 Awards Banquet to recognize our 2021 champions:

When: Saturday, January 15, 2022 from 5-9 p.m. (dinner at 6 p.m., awards at 7 p.m.)

Where: Crowne Plaza Anchorage Midtown Hotel, 109 W. International Airport Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99518

Ticket Price: $40 per person

Attire: Cocktail/Dressy Casual optional

Hotel Rooms available (please contact hotel directly for room reservations)

Please contact Jill Cornforth via email to confirm your banquet reservations. Please specify any desired group seating, but understand we cannot promise to accommodate all requests. Checks should be made payable to USHJA Zone 12, and mailed with this form to:

Jill Cornforth

PO Box 71133

Fairbanks, Alaska 99707

The USHJA Zone 12 Committee has put together a short survey to gather feedback from members in the zone. Click the link below to take the survey.

The 2021 USHJA Annual Meeting, presented by Equicore, was held virtually December 4-10 and featured board and committee meetings, a State of the Association presentation from President Mary Knowlton, the Evening of Equestrians Awards, educational sessions and more. Click the links below to read more:

The 2021 USHJA Annual Meeting, presented by Equicore, featured the Evening of Equestrians on Saturday, December 4.

Jill Cornforth, of Fairbanks, Alaska, and the newly seated Chair of the Zone 12 Committee, was awarded this year's Volunteer of the Year award, the highest USHJA honor awarded to a volunteer. Volunteers are reviewed on new programs, continuing programs, the direction of our sport, and volunteers behind the scenes who work the long hours with a passion for bringing our sport forward and providing a safe, fair and understandable sport for our fellow equestrians.

"There is saying, 'when the going gets tough, the tough get going,' and tonight's Volunteer of the Year is definitely the epitome of that statement," said Knowlton. "Jill Cornforth sprung into action when I realized that we were not going to have a nominating committee for Zone 12—Alaska—because there weren't enough people to serve on a nominating committee. Jill took matters into her own hands—she worked diligently, she got names, she interviewed people, she had the whole can-do spirit of Alaska and singlehandedly made sure that our governance committee had the right people to look at."

Nine President's Distinguished Service Awards were presented by Knowlton this year, acknowledging the outgoing Chairs of the Zone Committees and thanking them for their service, including Zone 12's Dana Eaton.

The USHJA is helping members Know Before You Show with a simple guide of rule changes taking effect for the new competition year. Click here for a comprehensive list of rule changes that were approved in 2021 for the 2022 competition year and here for the complete 2022 USEF Rulebook.

Click here to view important rule changes effective December 1, 2021, for the 2022 competition year that affect Hunter/Jumper competition.