The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association has opened entries for the Marshall & Sterling Insurance/USHJA National Championships at The Las Vegas National CSI4*-W, November 15-21, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The USHJA invites members across the country to enter for a chance to qualify for the Championships through points and classes in their zone, through their USHJA Affiliate organization or through the USHJA Outreach program.

Members interested in attending must pre-enter and pay the $50 pre-entry fee by September 27, 2021, in order to be eligible for qualifying. Learn more.

The following changes address combining language for Low Hunter sections effective September 1, 2021, for the remainder of the 2021 competition year. These changes will be incorporated into 2022 Zone Specifications for the 2022 competition year beginning December 1, 2021.

Low Adults: Combining/Dividing Sections: The Low Adult Amateur Hunter and Low Children’s Hunter sections may be combined if there are fewer than three (3) entries in either section.

Low Children’s: Combining/Dividing Sections: The Low Children’s Hunter section and Low Adult Amateur Hunter section may be combined if there are fewer than three (3) entries in either section.

Congratulations to members who competed in the Platinum Performance/USHJA International Hunter Derby Championships at The Kentucky Horse Park!

Hunt Tosh and Cannon Creek, owned by The Wheeler Family, earned the 2021 Champion title. Samantha Schaefer and Caristo, owned by R & R Hunter Horses, finished second, and Liza Boyd and Rebekah Warren’s Cassico took home third.

Topping Section B was Leana Romond with her own Uptown.

Read more about the Handy Round and all of the award winners.

The 2021 USHJA Zone Horse of the Year and Equitation Championships are underway.

The following championships and other special classes are set for Zone 7:

Congratulations to all of our members who competed in the Platinum Performance/USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championships!

Hunt Tosh aboard Twain, owned by Ceil Wheeler, earned the 3'0"/3'3" Championship title, Scott Stewart was Reserve Champion on Dr. Betsee Parker's Ackergill Castle. Victoria Colvin rounded out the top three riding Karen Bruce's Mastermind.

Chris Payne won the 3'6"/3'9" Championship on Reign, owned by Stillwater Farm LLC. Hunt Tosh earned second place aboard Salute, owned by Douglas Wheeler, and Shawn Casady on Cassario 8, owned by Ashland Farms, took third place.

Congratulations to our members who competed at the Gotham North FEI North American Youth Jumping Championships, presented by USHJA in Traverse City, Michigan.

Congratulations to our members who competed in the USEF Pony Finals, presented by Honor Hill Farms in Lexington, Kentucky!

The Zones 1 & 7 team earned silver in the USEF Pony Jumper National Championships. Read more here.

Don't miss these exciting regional championships:

Platinum Performance/USHJA International Hunter Derby South Central Championship and National Hunter Derby South Central Championship

Southwest Showdown

Sept. 22-26, 2021

Katy, Texas

Nov. 3-7, 2021

Harvest, Katy, Texas

Adeline Fowler, of Bentonville, Arkansas, and Helicon Country Rose rode to the top of the USHJA Pony Hunter Derby Championship - East Coast at HITS Horse Shows' Equifest I. The 11-year-old rider piloted the Small pony to a two-round score of 164.5 in Lamplight Equestrian Center's Grand Prix Stadium on Saturday, July 31, to take the win over Reserve Champions Emma Dyson on D'artagnan and third-placed Eamon Snyder with Partly Cloudy.

"The first round I put in was the best round of my life. [Helicon Country Rose] floated around the course beautifully and we ended the first round with the top score. In the handy round, I forgot to be handy over the first jump but rolled back and sliced the oxer. I wasn't expecting to make it over, but I trusted Rose and she made the jump look easy, beautiful and flawless. I came out of the ring and my trainer, Sam [Powell], was speechless," said Fowler. Read more.