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San Jacinto Horse Show Association

Updated 1/7/2012

Happy New Year!

Welcome back to all our members. We are looking forward to another wonderful year, in 2012. Here is some important information that I know you have all been waiting for.

2012 Tentative Show Dates
February 26: Whipple Tree Farm
March 10 & 11: North Fork Farm
April 21 & 22: Magnolia Acres Farm
May 20: Whipple Tree Farm
June 3: Serenity Farms
August 12: Grandview (Directors Show)
September 8 & 9: Magnolia Acres
October 6 & 7: North Fork Farm
October 14: Serenity Farms
December 1 SJHSA Banquet


2011 Final Points

Here are the final, years end points for 2011. Congratulations to all of our winners!

2012 Membership

Our directors are currently working on the deadline for 2012 Memberships to be submitted. Once that is finalized, you can find the form here.

New Feature: Digital Newsletter

In the spirit of SJHSA Going Green, San Jac is bringing you newsletters in digital format. Here is where you can find the most recent mailings in PDF form.

January 2012 Newsletter
July 2011 Newsletter
January 2011 Newsletter

Changes for Pony Eq, Limit Eq, and Jr/Adult Eq OF Classes - est 2011

Pony Eq over fences, Limit Eq over fences,& Jr/Adult Eq over fences will be medal classes. There will be no individual tests, as the tests will be those that involve jumping and will be seemless to the class. Need to learn more about what a medal class is? Please visit the USEF judges manual for Hunt Seat to learn a bit about what the judges are looking for.

Here are the tests, 1-19, that may be used in a medal class.
1. Halt (4 to 6 seconds) or halt and back.
2. Hand gallop.
3. Figure eight at trot, demonstrating change of diagonals. At left diagonal, rider should be sitting the saddle when left front leg is on the ground; at right diagonal, rider should be sitting the saddle when right front leg is on the ground; when circling clockwise at a trot, rider should be on left diagonal; when circling counterclockwise, rider should be on the right diagonal.
4. Figure eight at canter on correct lead, demonstrating simple change of lead. This is a change whereby the horse is brought back into a walk or trot (either is acceptable unless the judge specifies) and restarted into a canter on the opposite lead. Figures to be commenced in center of two circles so that one change of lead is shown.
5. Work collectively or individually at a walk, trot and/or canter.
6. Jump low obstacles at a trot as well as at a canter. The maximum height and spread for a trot jump is 3' for horses, 2' for ponies.
7. Jump obstacles on figure eight course.
8. Question(s) regarding basic horsemanship, tack and equipment and conformation.
9. Ride without stirrups, riders must be allowed option to cross stirrups.
10. Jump low obstacles at a walk as well as at a canter. The maximum height and spread for a walk jump is 2'.
11. Dismount and mount. Individually.
12. Turn on the forehand through the walk or the halt. EC 10/20/08 Effective immediately
13. Figure eight at canter on correct lead demonstrating flying change of lead.
14. Execute serpentine at a trot and/or canter on correct lead demonstrating simple or flying changes of lead. (See EQ113.4 for simple change.)
15. Change leads on a line demonstrating a simple or flying change of lead. (See EQ113.4 for simple change.)
16. Change horses. (Note: this test is the equivalent of two tests.)
17. Canter on counter lead. (Note: no more than twelve horses may counter canter at one time.)
18. Turn on the haunches from the walk.
19. Demonstration ride of approximately one minute. Rider must advise judge beforehand what ride he plans to demonstrate.

Got Rules?

The directors are busy finalizing the rules for 2012. Stay tuned!

San Jac Farm Information

After a couple requests and some searching on the internet, I have updated the Contacts Page to include links to websites of our hosting farms. I don't have all of them at this time as some farms just don't have websites yet. I'll be updating the website to contain a page of information for those farms that do not host their own site.

Candids getting popular! Yes, I have FINALLY updated them.

In order to make my updates faster, here are some guidelines when submitting photos.
  • All files need to be in a JPG format
  • Clearly identify who is in the photo
  • Vertical oriented images should be around 206x282 pixels
  • Horizontal oriented images should be around 304x228 pixels

I have received many updates to the candids page. As always, keep them coming! I may have to start making pages for each of our barns, as I am getting a long scroll of photos on the candids page! For posting on the SJHSA.ORG site, send the photos to me (Natalie). If you don't have them scanned, you can always post mail them:
Natalie Angstadt
32331 Summer Park Lane
Conroe, TX 77385

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Links

San Jac 2012 Show Schedule

Attire Guidelines for the SJHSA

2011 Final Points

Director and Contact Information

Candid Photos

Other Useful Information

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