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USHJA
E-Update
Katherine
Newman navigated 3 rounds to beat out a record breaking field of 45
in the 2008 Essex Classics/USHJA Hunterdon Cup Equitation Class on
Tuesday, August 5th. Katherine finished the first round aboard
Double Dimamond, an 8 year old Warmblood owned by SBS Farms, with
an impressive score of 87 securing her place in the top 10 for the
second round. Judged by Geoff Teall and Ralph Caristo, the second
round produced 6 riders any of which the judges said, "could have
taken it". Historically the judges have called back the top 4 riders
for the 3rd round, but this years class was too close to call
after the second round so the judges decided to call back the
top 6.
For additional information, please contact Whitney Allen, Director of Marketing and Communications at wallen@ushja.org or 859.225.6967. _____________________ Top Hunter, Jumper and Equitation Trainers Headed to Colorado for the USHJA Trainers Symposium
The three day event kicks off with a jumper session led by Alison Firestone Robitalle. Alison began competing on the international show jumping circuit in 1994 and had successful seasons in Europe in 1995 and 1996, winning classes at well-known venues such as Hickstead and Hamburg. In 1997, Alison was named the leading rider in the Samsung Nations Cup World Series and her horse Gustl P was named the leading horse. That same year, Alison was honored by the U.S. Olympic Committee as their Female Equestrian Athlete of the Year, by the Virginia Horse Shows Association as their Horseperson of the Year and The Chronicle of the Horse named her mount, Gustl P, their Horse of the Year. Robitaille has represented the USET on numerous occasions including the 2004 Athens Olympic Games (1st alternate), the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg (Team Silver Medal), the 1998 World Equestrian Games in Rome (top-placed U.S. rider) and five World Cup Finals (Geneva – 1996, Göteborg - 1997, Helsinki - 1998, Las Vegas - 2000 and Kuala Lumpur – 2006); winning the Grand Prix at the Finals in 1997, 1998 and 2000. Alison was also the recipient of the USET’s Lionel Guerrand-Hermes Trophy in 1996. As a junior rider, she rode in the North American Young Rider Championships and the USEF Prix des States Championship at Harrisburg. Alison rides and trains out of Newstead Farm in Upperville, VA. The
second day the attendees will be treated to a session of equitation
from one of the country’s top riders and trainers, Val Renihan. Val
has ridden and trained hunter champions at the major shows throughout
the Midwest and East Coast. These include such shows as The Pennsylvania
National, Washington International, Capital Challenge, Winter Equestrian
Festival, Lake Placid, Upperville, Bluegrass Festival, Old Salem Spring,
Kentucky National and the USEF East Coast Pony Finals. She has trained
USEF National Hunter and Grand Hunter, Horse of the year Champions
as well as numerous Zone and State Champions. Her students have both
won and been in the top four “Best Child Rider” awards at The Pennsylvania
National, Washington International, Old Salem Spring 1 & 2, and
HITS, to name a few. Wrapping up the Symposium will be champion hunter rider and trainer Kitty Barker. Kitty Barker and her husband Johnny train all levels of hunter, jumper and equitation horses and riders from their home base Eight Oaks in Middleburg Virginia and in Wellington Florida during the Winter Equestrian Festival. Kitty has ridden horses and trained riders to countless wins over her 30 plus years of participation. Such horses as Warhol, Straightman, Rendezvous, Carita and Hush and riders D.D. Matz, Elizabeth Solter and Sloane Coles to name a few. Kitty has judged the National Horse Show (twice) Devon, Syracuse, Tampa Bay Classic and this year’s Washington International. Registration and host hotel information for the Parker, CO Symposium is available on the USHJA website http://www.ushja.org/programs/symposium.shtml. If you have any questions, please contact Melanie Fransen at mfransen@ushja.org.
Practical
Horseman/USHJA Clinics Program Schedule The USHJA Clinics program is dedicated to providing clinics throughout the country to the members of USHJA. Please remember to check the USHJA Clinics Calendar for updates. *Indicates clinics new to the calendar. 9-10 Linda Allen will be conducting a clinic at Spirit Equestrian in Somis, CA. For more information, please contact Liz Denny at liz@lizdennyshowstable.com or 818-426-5128. 15 USHJA will be hosting the annual clinics during the USEF Pony Finals at the Kentucky Horse Park. The clinic schedule will be: 9:30-11:00 “A Judges Perspective of Pony Finals with Bill Moroney,” 11:30-12:30 Information on Microchipping Horses and 1:00pm-2:30pm” A Judges Perspective of Pony Finals- You be the Judge.” For more information please contact Melanie Fransen at mfransen@ushja.org. The
clinics are free of charge and there is no pre-registration required.
For more information, please contact Melanie Fransen, Director of
Programs & Education at mfransen@ushja.org
or 859-225-6960. 12-13 13-14 Andrea Wells will be conducting a clinic at the Cottonwood Riding Club in Littleton, CO. For more information, please contact Tara Hieb at tara@cottonwoodridingclub.com or 303-791-7656. 15 Barbara Filippelli will be conducting a clinic at the Beaverhead County Fairgrounds in Dillon, MT. For more information, please contact Dr. John Xanthopoulos at 406-660-0558. 21 Linda
Allen and Julie Winkel will be conducting a clinic at Stone Bridge
Farm in Natural Bridge, VA. For more information, please contact
Katrina Weinig at Katrina@stonebridgefarm.net
or 540-291-1000. 27-28
Linda
Allen will be conducting a riding clinic at Foxton Farm in Romney,
IN. For more information, please contact Ingrid Schoenlein at schoenle@purdue.edu
or 765-586-1952. 11-13
George Morris will be conducting a clinic at Blackjack Farms
in Birmingham, AL. For more information, please contact J. Michael
Halbleib at jmichaelh1@aol.com
or 205-283-3082. 8-9 Sandy Ferrell and Neil Shapiro will be conducting a clinic at Swan Lake Stables in Littlestown, PA. For more information, please contact Lynn Garland at slstables@earthlink.net or 717-359-5357.15-16 Frank
Madden will be conducting a clinic at Outlaw Stable in New Bloomfield,
PA. For more information, please contact Tara Dawn Hazen at
outlawstable@pa.net or 717-582-8221.
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