United States Hunter Jumper Associa

“6/3/2024: updated article 502: consecutive term limits extended for national vp & secretary/treasurer; updated article 601 section 3 re: additional presidential vacancy language 6/10/2024: clarification edit to article 502 section 2a to remove national vp and secretary/treasurer from the 2 terms requiring a 1 year reset so it only applies to president.”

“In order to compete in any hunter, jumper, equitation or hunter breeding classes at recognized competitions as an exhibitor, rider, trainer, or his/her agent(s), a person must be an active member of the united states hunter jumper association, inc., or pay a non-member fee of 30 to the ushja. Exception: local competitions breed restricted hunter seat equitation classes and exceptions listed in gr901.9. The ushja membership is in addition to the united states equestrian federation (usef) membership requirements.”

“A copy of the form 990 is provided to the entire board of the organization before filing.”

“Electronic disclosure of conflicts of interest or potential conflicts of interest is required annually. All volunteers, including officers, directors and committee members as well as ushja employees are provided with compliance forms for completion and submission to their respective ushja liaisons via their ushja membership portal. The forms, which are electronically signed prior to submission, require the signer to also immediately notify ushja of any conflict which may arise after annual disclosure is signed and submitted. Newly elected or appointed committee members must submit the standard disclosure forms referenced above along with their letters of seat acceptance and are not considered to be participating committee members until such forms are filed.”

“Ushja consults with a member of the american society of association executives to evaluate all salaries and benefits paid by the organization. Compensation guidelines and reference materials were used during the process and all findings and decisions were documented by ushja.”

“Ushja consults with third party to collect national benchmarking salary data for similar roles, industry type and organization size. Compensation guidelines and reference materials were used during the process and all findings and decisions were documented by ushja.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are made available to the public upon request.”

“In april 2024, whitney allen became the executive director for the united states hunter jumper association. In april 2024, united states hunter jumper association board president, mary knowlton, resigned her position. Britt mccormick became president and principal officer immediately following mary knowlton's resignation.”

“Competitive programs and awards - the ushja offers a variety of competitive programs to promote the hunter / jumper discipline, recognize excellence and achievement, and encourage further growth of ushja athletes. With approximately 5,300 awards from the various programs, a few of ushja's competitive programs include, but are not limited to, outreach competitions, national hunter derby, world championship hunter rider program, emerging jumper rider program, ushja national championships, international hunter derby, green hunter incentive program, green hunter challenge, gladstone equitation cup, pony hunter derby, sallie b wheeler hunter breeding championships, young hunter pony championships, young jumper championships, junior jumper, jumper classic series, hunter seat medal, jumping seat medal, and hunter team challenge.”

“Other programs: educational programs & resources, zones, and sport administration. The ushja offers a variety of educational programs and resources, covering a range of subjects from riding & horsemanship to providing various resources for owners, trainers, managers, and parents. Just a few of the many programs offered include the emerging athletes program which provides opportunities for young riders to advance their education in their pursuit to become knowledgeable horsemen within the hunter/jumper community, the horsemanship quiz challenge and adult horsemanship quiz challenge which encourages education and recognizes young and adult equestrians who have exceptional horsemanship knowledge, the instructor credential program developed to offer a comprehensive educational program for riding instructors through online coursework, live workshops and examinations, various clinics including the emerging jumper rider gold star clinics that offer horsemanship, stable management, mounted instruction and additional education from top clinicians, and the licensed officals program which collaborates with usef to provide clinics to meet the educational requirements to become or maintain the usef licensed officials status. The ushja zone structure organizes the country into 12 zones, whose interests are represented at a national level by a committee of their peers. The zone structure also provides an opportunity for localized educational, awards and competitive programs. The ushja also provides administrative services to 55,000 plus members including zone specific classes and programs, zone horse of the year awards, points tracking, horse registration and membership management.”