SAHJA is pleased to presesent the 2020 Season Top 10 Awards.
Short StirrupShort Stirrup 2020 Division has been proudly sponsored by A Little Bit Used Tack Consignment Shop
Long StirrupLong Stirrup 2020 Division has been proudly sponsored by Centered Equine Therapies
Beginning Low HuntersBeginning Low Hunters 2020 Division has been proudly sponsored by Anne Alley-Chan
Low Open HuntersLow Open Hunters 2020 Division has been proudly sponsored by Cara Choy Equine Sports Massage Therapy
Low Child HuntersLow Child Hunters 2020 Division has been proudly sponsored by Redwood Tack
Low Adult Hunters
Children's HuntersChildren's Hunters 2020 Division has been proudly sponsored by Sterling Farms
Adult Amateur HuntersAdult Amateur Hunters 2020 Division has been proudly sponsored by Let's Show
Modified HuntersModified Hunters 2020 Division has been proudly sponsored by BTH Equestrians
Pony HuntersPony Hunters 2020 Division has been proudly sponsored by Horsepower Embroidery
Junior PleasureJunior Pleasure 2020 Division has been proudly sponsored by Folly Farms
Senior PleasureSenior Pleasure 2020 Division has been proudly sponsored by Let's Show
Mini-StirrupMini-Stirrup 2020 Division has been proudly sponsored by Stardust Pony Dreams
Future JumpersFuture Jumpers 2020 Division has been proudly sponsored by KT Equestrian
Kindergarten JumpersKindergarten Jumpers 2020 Division has been proudly sponsored by Anzelc Farms
Child/Adult JumpersChild/Adult Jumpers 2020 Division has been proudly sponsored by Equine Unlimited
Training Jumpers
Junior EquitationJunior Equitation 2020 Division has been proudly sponsored by Cedar Hill Farm
Amateur Equitation
Walk Trot 8th & UnderWalk Trot 8th & Under 2020 Division has been proudly sponsored by JMJ Riding Academy
To our members,
The pandemic continues to alter our daily lives in ways that none of us could have predicted a year ago. Despite all the challenges, we have seen the equestrian community come together and support each other as we all work to create a new normal. Even though it has been an extraordinarily challenging year, in keeping with our mission to "educate," SAHJA was able to move forward with handing out a record number of scholarship awards to graduating seniors, thanks to support from generous donors. We hope you enjoyed our scholarship recipient highlights on social media! And although we have had to get used to new procedures to protect each other, we have been able to successfully restart competitions. We are sure we speak for all of you in saying a huge THANK YOU to our show managers! We appreciate you so much and even more so because of all the efforts you put into getting the show season restarted and in all the protocols you implemented to keep us safe. The 2021 season show calendar is being finalized and will be available soon. However, it is inevitable that there are adjustments that we will continue to have to make. We have had to make some very hard decisions regarding our annual clinic and awards banquet and we wanted to make sure we could provide you with as much information as possible about the options we are developing and how you can help. The Clinic First, our yearly clinic grant from US Equestrian Trust was not received as the Trust had more urgent priorities this year. We have been so fortunate that between the grant and our fundraising efforts, we have been able to offer the annual clinic at a very low cost or even free over the last decade. In light of the challenges due to the pandemic as well as the impact to revenue from memberships and shows, the board has decided to defer the clinic to a date sometime in the early spring. This will give us the opportunity to look at creative ideas and formats that will take costs as well as health and safety needs into consideration. With this in mind, we are creating a member volunteer committee headed up by our Vice President and head of education initiatives, Karine Brooks. Click here to sign up to volunteer to join the clinic committee. Points The past 2 months has taken it's toll on our support team and we are working feverishly to get all of the points updated. Please stay tuned for an email in the next week with further information on how to review your points and submit any issues for review. Once the review period is complete, we will announce our official 2020 season top 10. The Banquet It is important to SAHJA to celebrate our members and all your achievements each year. Because of our wonderful divisions sponsors, we will be able to confer year-end awards. However, because of restrictions for indoor events due to pandemic control guidelines, this year's award banquet and fundraiser will not be held in person. Instead, we are excited to announce that we will be hosting an online auction fundraiser as well as recognizing our top 10 award winners in a variety of ways on social media. Please watch your email and check the website for more information on how to access the online auction, recognition and more in the coming days. Auction Items Needed The annual fundraiser is very important as part of helping SAHJA fulfill it's mission and even more so in light of lower than average revenue and the loss of the aforementioned grant. Auction donation items are needed! Please email us at donor@sahja.org if you are interested in donating. More information will be available on our website in the coming week and we are excited to share that our online auction partner provides us with wonderful opportunities to recognize and promote our donors. Barn Baskets We are unable to conduct our annual raffle online, however, we hope all of our amazing barns will continue to put forth their creative efforts for their annual barn baskets! These baskets will join the online auction and be featured in their own category. Barns will also be able to recognize up to 5 donors per basket as well as share their logos and business links. Please email us at donor@sahja.org and let us know you will be contributing a barn basket! Each barn that donates a basket will also be featured on the SAHJA website and on social media. We hope that you and your families are safe and healthy, Sincerely SAHJA Board Dear SAHJA Members,
We realize that the recent show cancellations and postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic have been frustrating and stressful. Many of you likely had your riding goals planned out for the year, assuming that you would be able to compete over the past couple of months. With the SAHJA Medal Finals on the horizon, the SAHJA Board has voted to make a change to the qualifying parameters for all three SAHJA Medals. For the 2020 Medal Finals only, riders will need three (3) points to be qualified to compete in the Medal Finals. Our hope is that in doing this, we have relieved some pressure off those individuals who already had points and were trying to qualify for the Finals in June. In addition, by lowering the qualifying criteria by two points, we hope to allow for more riders to qualify who currently do not have any points. Though the show calendar is ever-changing at the minute, it currently looks like the Brookside Splash will be the remaining opportunity to qualify. The show will feature two separate opportunities to qualify for all three medals. All qualifiers will be pinned in sections separating qualified riders from non-qualified riders in an effort to help everyone try to acquire the points that they need. With so many things constantly changing in the world and our local community, we want our members to rest assured that we are striving for a Medal Finals event that will remind us all what we’ve been missing over the past few months. If you have any questions about the changes we have made, please feel free to reach out to us directly. We hope to see everyone in June at the SAHJA Medal Finals. Sincerely, The SAHJA Board We are heartbroken by recent events as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing impact to those who rely on the equestrian industry for their livelihoods. The health and safety of our SAHJA members is our utmost concern.
In keeping with recommendations from all major sporting organizations, USEF, USHJA, PCHA, NorCal and associations across the country, the Sacramento Area Hunter Jumper Association will suspend the sanctioning of all SAHJA classes for the next 30-days, beginning at midnight, March 16, 2020 and will remain in alignment with USEF timelines. Things remain very fluid and SAHJA will continue to monitor USEF guidelines. We understand that this decision might come as a disappointment to some, however, many of our members are impacted for various reasons, including “Shelter in Place” orders. Because of this, circumstances no longer provide our members fair and equal access to competitions. SAHJA will partner with impacted show managers to evaluate opportunities to recover shows later in the season, if possible. We have seen the SAHJA community band together in miraculous ways and we hope to see the same in the coming weeks. The SAHJA Board New Division - Beginning Low Hunters 2'3"
Open to horse and ponies ridden by a junior or adult amateur rider, over a course of hunter type fences at the 2'3 height Split the Low Child/Adult Division- May be combined if lack of entries, but will be pointed separately for SAHJA year end awards Low Hunter - Child Open to horses and ponies ridden by a junior 17&U rider, over a course of hunter type fences 2'6 in height. Low Hunter - Adult Open to horses and ponies ridden by an adult amateur 18 & Over rider, over a course of hunter type fences 2'6 in height Height Change for Modified/Performance Hunter Division This is an open division with horse or ponies to show over a course of hunter type fences 2’9” to 3’0” in height. Horse and rider may cross enter into any other division for which they are eligible Splitting of Mini Stirrup Flat Class- See Bold for Changes Mini Stirrup - Child/Adult
Change Competitor height LIMITATION for Short & Long Stirrup from 3'0" to 2'6" Short Stirrup – 11 & Under
Long Stirrup – 12 & Over
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