Dates and Locations Announced for 2023 USHJA Outreach Festivals

Lexington, Ky.—Feb. 24, 2023—The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association is pleased to announce the dates and locations for the second annual USHJA Outreach Festivals. This year, 10 Festivals will be held across multiple zones from July through November, offering the atmosphere of championship-level competition at a more affordable cost to USHJA members. 

Outreach Festival will be held at the following dates and locations:

• Zone 1: July 4-9 at Fieldstone Show Park in Halifax, Massachusetts, during the New Hampshire Hunter Jumper Association Summer Festival
• Zone 2 South: August 3-6 at Princeton Show Jumping in Princeton, New Jersey, during the Princeton Classic Finale
• Zone 2 North: August 10-13 at White Hollow Farm in Stillwater, New York, during the Saratoga Summer Special
• Zone 7: September 8-10 at Texas Rose Horse Park in Tyler, Texas, during the Texas Rose Sport Horse Cup
• Zone 9: Sept 8-10 at Washington State Horse Park in Cle Elum, Washington, during the Cascade Finals
• Zone 5 and 6: Sept 15-18 at Ledges Sporting Horses in Roscoe, Illinois, during the Showplace B Medal Finals
• Zone 8: Oct 19-22 at WestWorld of Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona, during the Arizona Fall I 
• Zone 10 North: Oct 26-29 at Murieta Equestrian Center in Rancho Murieta, California, during the Halloween Championship
• Zone 10 South: Oct 27-29 at Huntington Central Park Equestrian in Huntington Beach, California, during the Huntington Beach Spooktacular
• Zone 4: Nov 4-5 at Fox Lea Farm in Venice, Florida, during the Fox Lea November

To qualify for a USHJA Outreach Festival, members must compete in at least one Outreach Series show and be a USHJA member at the free Outreach level or higher within one week of showing. Horses do not need to be registered or microchipped in order to participate in Outreach Series and Festivals, only those wishing to accrue points toward year-end Outreach awards must be registered with USHJA and microchipped.

"I can’t say enough about the Outreach Festivals. It truly was a wonderful experience for all the riders, trainers and parents. Every detail was thought of and executed flawlessly. The riders at the Festival really had the chance to feel as though they were part of something bigger," commented Liz Westervelt, of Chester, New York, a parent of 2022 Zone 2's 18’’ Crossrail Hunter winner Ryan Westervelt.

The USHJA Outreach Program was established to engage and connect Hunter and Jumper riders, trainers and horse owners with the USHJA by providing the opportunity to earn national recognition in classes from walk trot to 3'0" in Hunter and Equitation sections and .60m-1.20m in Jumper sections at rated and local shows. New in 2023, the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association Zones and Nationals will also count as Outreach Classes, providing additional opportunities for members to qualify for Outreach Festival and the Marshall & Sterling Insurance/USHJA National Championships. At the conclusion of August, the highest pointed Gold level Outreach member in each Zone will earn the Golden Backstage Pass to participate in the USHJA National Championship's Affiliate sections.

For more information about the USHJA Outreach program, visit ushja.org/outreach. Learn more about the USHJA Outreach Festivals and Series at ushja.org/outreachfestival.

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