USHJA Announces Participants for Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Nationals and Adult Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Nationals
Lexington, Ky.—Oct. 7, 2022—The U.S. Hunter Jumper Association is pleased to announce the 40 participants for this year’s USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Nationals, which will be held at the University of Findlay in Findlay, Ohio, November 11-13, and USHJA Adult Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Nationals, which will be held virtually November 28-December 9.
Congratulations to the following members who will be competing:
Horsemanship Quiz Challenge
- Devyn Borden, Richardsville, Virginia
- Evalina Caruccio, Charlottesville, Virginia
- Kylie Cohen, Bloomfield Township, Michigan
- Karlie Dennis, Cochranton, Pennsylvania
- Hannah Dodson, Pegram, Tennessee
- Liliana Franzese, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Emma Friedman, Chiloquin, Oregon
- Alpine Griffin, Fort Collins, Colorado
- Avery Hicks, Bullard, Texas
- Rebecca Hopkins, Northville, Michigan
- Ellie Kennedy, Anchorage, Alaska
- Lauren Masica, Independence, Minnesota
- Kate Mills, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Madeleine Nielsen, La Conner, Washington
- Leonie Richardson, Niwot, Colorado
- Ruthie Ruhl, Ocala, Florida
- Claire Salter, El Dorado Hills, California
- Summerlyn Schlanger, Texas
- Ariana Schneider, Clarksville, Tennessee
- Taya Wykert, Thousand Oaks, California
Adult Horsemanship Quiz Challenge
- Shannon Bower, Weyers Cave, Virginia
- Stephanie Brennan, Buffalo, New York
- Anna Corfey, Plymouth, Massachusetts
- Cristy Drake, Omaha, Nebraska
- Karen Eisenhauer, North Grafton, Massachusetts
- Lindsey Gibbons, Lexington, Kentucky
- Kos Gilbert, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Jennifer Hoge, Orlando, Florida
- Rachel Hutchings, Vacaville, California
- Stephanie Leddy, Findlay, Ohio
- Johannah Lindsay, Kent, Washington
- Meghan McIver, Henderson, Colorado
- Susan Moreno, Wahiawa, Hawaii
- Lisa Munro, Longmont, Colorado
- Lauren Obermeyer, Oregonia, Ohio
- Allison Pelzel, Fort Lupton, Colorado
- Lauren Perhala Gramlich, Forest, Virginia
- Jamie Prashaw, Arvada, Colorado
- Amanda Siegner, Rock Island, Illinois
- Katie Van Horne, Woodland, California
The USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Nationals is an in-person, multi-phase event that tests the top-scoring participants who advanced through Levels One and Two of the HQC online test. The competition consists of a written exam, horsemanship/identification exam and a practicum exam. Scores from the written exam and the horsemanship/identification exam will be combined, and the 10 individuals with the highest combined scores will compete in Practicum A on the second day of Nationals. Finalists ranked 11th-20th based on their combined scores will compete in Practicum B on the second day of Nationals but will not be eligible for prizes. Prizes will be awarded to the highest-scoring participants in each phase, as well as to the overall top finishers, and the top three overall finishers at HQC Nationals will also receive training grants to continue their equine education, supported by the USHJA Foundation.
Offered virtually, the USHJA Adult Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Nationals is a multi-phase event that consists of a written exam, an interview and a final practicum that will require participants to demonstrate their mastery of horsemanship knowledge across a variety of topics. Prizes will be awarded to the highest-scoring participants in each phase, as well as to the overall top finishers.
The USHJA extends special thanks to USHJA Official Sponsors CWD, Exhibitor's, Nutrena, Parlanti and Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital; Educational Supporting Sponsor Spy Coast Farm and SmartPak; and Awards Sponsors Charles Owen and Boy O Boy Bridleworks.
The Horsemanship Quiz Challenge is supported in part by grants from US Equestrian and the USHJA Foundation. To help support the HQC program, click here to make a charitable donation today.
Learn more about the USHJA Horsemanship Quiz Challenge and USHJA Adult Horsemanship Quiz Challenge at ushja.org/HQC and ushja.org/AdultHQC.
Photo: Rachel Milewski/USHJA
