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About the Hunterdon Cup
The USHJA Hunterdon Equitation Cup Classic ("Hunterdon Cup") is open to any rider that is an active
USHJA junior member and has won a USEF Medal, ASPCA Maclay, USEF Show
Jumping Talent Search or WIHS Equitation Classic
at a competition starting between July 2 and July 1 of the qualifying year.
Once a rider has won the USHJA Hunterdon Cup he or she will not be allowed to
compete again and will be invited to present awards for the following year.
The 2012 USHJA/Essex Classics Hunterdon Equitation Cup Classic will be held July 25, 2012,
during the USEF Junior Hunter Championships East Coast, which take place July
24 to 25, 2012, at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, KY.
The Classic consists of:
- 10 hunter-type fences, including at least two jumps with no ground lines
- Fences to be set at 3'6"
- Judging to be on style and smoothness with an emphasis on hunter style of riding
- Split into three rounds:
- 1st round: hunter round (Scores will be announced.)
- 2nd round: The top 15 are called back for a handy hunter round;
handiness will be emphasized. (Scores will be announced.)
- 3rd round: The final work off will consist of at least the top four riders switching
horses and repeating all or part of the previous courses. The course will be
announced with final competitors in the ring, and all fences will be judged. The
two judges will sit together, and the final scores will not be announced.
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Sarah Milliren Wins 2011 Hunterdon Cup
August 3, 2011
In her first USHJA/Essex Classics Hunterdon Cup appearance, 16-year-old Sarah Milliren, of Sapulpa, OK, bested 51 of the nation’s
top junior equitation riders to claim the victory. Her first reaction: "I was surprised!"
Now in its sixth year, the USHJA/Essex Classics Hunterdon Cup is a unique equitation event that encompasses
both the meticulousness of equitation and the handy skills of the hunters. Held at the East Coast Junior Hunter Finals,
the event is open to active USHJA junior members who have won a USEF Medal, ASPCA Maclay, USEF Show Jumping Talent Search
or WIHS Equitation Classic during the qualifying period. The competition consists of three rounds over fences: the Hunter phase, the Handy ride
and the Work-Off round, in which returning riders change horses and repeat all or part of previous courses. Designer Jerry
Dougherty of Bokeelia, FL, had the task of creating distinctive 3’6" layouts that tested the competitor’s horsemanship skills.
By the end of the second round, judges Russell Frey and Hap Hansen had chosen six riders for the Work Off round; Sarah Milliren,
Samantha Schaefer, Lillie Keenan, Victoria Colvin, Meg O’Mara and Allison Toffolon.
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