USHJA Amateur Hunter Championships - East

Name: USHJA Amateur Hunter Championships - East
Start: 2026-06-24T07:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-06-28T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Kentucky Horse Park

Schedule

Wed, 24 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 am to Sun, 28 Jun, 2026 at 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Kentucky Horse Park | Lexington, KY

2026 USHJA Amateur Hunter Championships - EAST
📍Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY
📅June 24-28, 2026
📅2026 East Coast qualifying period: August 3, 2025-May 10, 2026
Learn more at ushja.org/amateurchampionships
The USHJA Amateur Hunter Championships is designed to promote and support USHJA’s Amateur membership by offering a year end goal for Amateur Hunter riders competing in the 2’6” Low Adult Amateur, 3’ Adult Amateur, 3’3” Amateur Owner, and 3’6” Amateur Owner Hunter divisions.
What to Expect:
✅Separate Championships for the 2’6” Low Adults, 3’ Adult Amateurs, 3’3” Amateur Owners, and 3’6” Amateur Owners.
✅Nomination Fee: $100 per horse
✅Each division will be conducted in three phases:
Under Saddle
Classic Round
Handy Round
✅Each phase will be scored 0-100.
✅Scores will be weighted for each phase to calculate an overall score:
Under Saddle: 20%
Classic Round: 40%
Handy Round: 40%
Champion results based on the highest overall scores.
✅Qualifying
Qualify through both USEF-licensed Channel I or Channel II competitions.
✅Champion or Reserve Champion at one competition:
Low Adult Amateur Hunter 2’6”
Adult Amateur Hunter 3’
Amateur Owner Hunter 3’3"
Amateur Owner Hunter 3’6"