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2012 CHSA Finals Updated Qualification Rules

chsafinals — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:31:22 +0000

After reviewing the 2011 CHSA Finals survey results and hearing from CHSA members and trainers, the CHSA Finals Committee has unanimously approved a change to the qualification process for the CHSA Finals.

The qualifying period for all CHSA Finals Divisions will now begin August 1, 2011 and end Sunday, July 29, 2012. Points will be retroactive to August 1st, 2011, for all Divisions. This includes all Pleasure, Hunter and Low Training Jumpers Divisions. For more information please visit www.chsafinals.com. Questions? email: chsa@chsaonline.com

UPDATED QUALIFICATION FOR CHSA FINALS

Riders qualify by accumulating points in CHSA Classes held at Recognized CHSA Shows during the qualifying period. The qualifying period for the 2012 CHSA Finals runs from August 1, 2011 to Sunday, July 29, 2012. In determining the date of a competition, the day the show begins is used.

The Top 20 riders/horses in eligible CHSA Divisions qualify and are invited to the CHSA Finals. To be eligible each CHSA Division must have a minimum of 10 riders/horses with each having accumulated more than 25 points during the qualifying period which started August 1, 2011 and ends on Sunday, July 29, 2012.

CHSA English Pleasure riders/horses will only need 12 points to qualify, but still must have a minimum of 10 riders/horses with each having more than 12 points by the qualifying deadline.

The Show Committee may, at its discretion, designate a lower minimum number of qualifying points for any given Year End Division.

For the CHSA Medals – see the rules and regulations at http://www.chsafinals.com/rules-and-regulations/chsa-medals/

Congratulations, You Have Qualified!!

chsafinals — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 18:18:10 +0000

2011 CHSA FINALS Invitations are in the mail!!

The results are Final and below are the 2011 CHSA Finals Class Standings. Invitations are being mailed to all qualified finalists. If you are an alternate – please check this list daily, as we will update your alternate status as we confirm riders have “moved up” or scratched. As Entry Forms and checks are received they will be in the comment section of the Finals Class Standing List below.

2011 CHSA Finals Standing and Entry Forms Received (updated Thursday, August 18th)

[All entries are posted, if you don't see your entry posted please email chsa@chsaonline.com]

Invitation:
If you can’t wait for your invitation in the mail, you can view the invitation package online. You can print out the online forms and follow the directions to send in your entry forms.

Dates to remember:
Entry Forms due with prepaid check by Friday, August 12, 2011 by 6:00pm
Order of Go posted online by Thursday, August 25, 2011

Lead Rein, and Modified Children’s Hunter Demonstration Classes

For the last three years, by popular request, the Finals Committee offered a new section to the show – a Lead Rein Demonstration Class, which is being offered again this year.

Modified Children’s Hunter

In keeping with the goal of our Finals to encourage and promote interest in the beginner and intermediate classes for members, the Finals Committee
has again decided to offer a 2’6” Modified Children’s Hunter class for our Children’s Equitation riders.

The Modified Children’s Hunter Division will only be open to riders who qualify for the 2011 CHSA Finals Children’s Equitation Medal and who show in the CHSA Children’s Equitation Medal at the 2011 CHSA Finals. The Modified Children’s Hunter Division will run on Saturday, August 27th and the Children’s Equitation Medal will run on Sunday, August 28th.

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2011 CHSA Finals Invitation Letter:

The CHSA Board of Directors would like to congratulate you on your 2011 CHSA Finals qualification for the following division(s):

View 2011 CHSA Final Standing and Entry Forms Received (updated Friday, August 5th)

Please join your fellow CHSA members at the 2011 CHSA Finals on Friday, August 26, Saturday, August 27, and Sunday, August 28, 2011 at the High Hopes Therapeutic Riding Inc.

Please review the enclosed 2011 CHSA Finals Prize List and Rules of the Competition.

Next, fill out the following forms included in this mailing:

2011 CHSA Finals Entry Form – Fill out the enclosed Entry Form. Don’t forget your pants size as we have a special gift for you!
Stall Reservation Form – Fill out the enclosed Stall Reservation Form including shavings and hay as needed. All stalls must be paid in advance.
Cookout Reservation Form – Fill out the enclosed Cookout Reservation form to reserve your meal for the cookout to be held Saturday night from 6 – 8 pm. ($10 per person)
Tent Table Reservation Form – Reserve your table under the Nutrena Tent. Each table seats 8 people. Tables under the tents can only be reserved in advance and are $150 each.
Support the 2011 CHSA Finals – Please consider becoming a CHSA Finals Medalist Sponsor or purchase a Congratulatory Message in the Finals program.

To reserve your place in the 2011 CHSA Finals your completed entry form along with a prepaid check must be mailed and received by Friday, August 12, 2011. All forms must be filled out in their entirety including all signatures and membership numbers. If you are under the age of 18, the entry form must be signed by a parent or legal guardian. In order to participate in the CHSA Finals it is necessary that both rider and horse or pony be CHSA members. Please include these membership numbers on the Entry Form.

Please send your check, made payable to CHSA, with your Entry Form, Stalls, Tent Table Reservation, and Support Forms in one payment to:

CHSA Finals
Larry Schwartz
10 Potter Hill Drive
Guilford, CT 06437
Questions? 203-903-2472 or chsa@chsaonline.com

If you are unable to attend or you have moved up a division, for example: from Walk-Trot to Short Stirrup, please send an email to chsa@chsaonline.com letting us know that you are unable to attend and we will offer your place to an alternate. If we do not receive your entry form by the deadline we will offer your place to an alternate.

There are no post entries for this event! No Exceptions!

Subway - Subway has generously donated subs for each rider and trainer. Please go to the Nutrena Tent and claim your sub each day of the CHSA Finals. Only one Subway sub per Exhibitor and Trainer. Your trainer must be listed on your entry form to be eligible.

Nutrena and Ocean State Equine Associates Ice Cream Social – Nutrena will be hosting an old fashion Ice Cream Social under the Nutrena Tent on Saturday at approximately 3:00pm. Ocean State Equine Associates will be hosting the Sunday Ice Cream Social at approximately 3:00 pm. Ice cream will be served with your favorite toppings and whipped cream!

Cookout – Exhibitors Cookout Saturday, August 27, 2011 under the big tent from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. All Exhibitors, Trainers, Friends and Family are invited to attend. The Cookout is $10 per person and you have your choice of hamburger, hotdogs, veggie burgers, boneless grilled chicken each with 2 sides. Lemonade and Ice tea will be available with cookies or brownies and some watermelon for desert. The cookout will be catered by Thom of Request A Chef. We need you to fill out the attached form to reserve your meal at the Cookout.

Modified Children’s Hunter, and Lead Rein Demonstration Class – For the last three years, by popular request, the Finals Committee offered a new section to the show – a Lead Rein Demonstration Class, which is being offered again this year.

In keeping with the goal of our Finals to encourage and promote interest in the beginner and intermediate classes for members, the Finals Committee decided to offer a 2’6” Modified Children’s Hunter class for our Children’s Equitation riders.

The Modified Children’s Hunter Division will only be open to junior riders who qualify for the 2011 CHSA Finals Children’s Equitation Medal and who show in the CHSA Children’s Equitation Medal at the 2011 CHSA Finals. Fence height 2′6”. Riders may show horses or ponies. The Modified Children’s Hunter Division will run on Saturday, August 27th and the Children’s Equitation Medal will run on Sunday, August 28th.

For up to date information on the 2011 CHSA Finals please visit our web site www.chsafinals.com. We will post completed entry forms as they are received and the Order of Go will be posted online no later then Thursday, August 25, 2011.

Special thanks to the CHSA Finals Lead Sponsors; Nutrena, Troiano Chrysler Jeep Dodge and Artioli Dodge, Subway and The Paddock.

We look forward to seeing you at the 2011 CHSA Finals in Old Lyme, CT starting on Friday, August 26, 2011.

Sincerely,
Larry Schwartz
Chairman 2011 CHSA Finals

2011 CHSA Finals – Show Officials

chsafinals — Mon, 09 May 2011 03:12:39 +0000

The following Officials have accepted the 2011 CHSA Finals Show Committee’s invitation to officiate the 2011 CHSA Finals:

Judges:

Friday – Pleasure Classes:
Joyce Przebowski, Medford, NY
Doug Raucher, Easthampton, MA

Saturday/Sunday – Hunters and Medals:
Barbara Filippelli, Pawling, NY
Ken Whelihan, Otis, MA

Course Designer: Norman Bray, Lincolndale, NY

Show Secretary – Larry Schwartz
Announcer – Matthew Brayman
Paddock Master – Ryan Doherty
Trophy Presentation Coordinator – Sherrill Woessner
Scorer – Katie Philbrook
VIP Tent Hostess: Christen Scarpa

Farrier – Chip Rankin
Veterinarian -Salem Valley Veterinary Clinic
Caterer – Request A Chef
Photographer – Flying Horse Photography

2011 CHSA Finals Show Committee

chsafinals — Mon, 09 May 2011 02:49:56 +0000

The Connecticut Horse Show Association (“CHSA”) Finals Show Committee is responsible for putting together the 2011 CHSA Finals and we always looking for more volunteers. Please email lfschwartz@chsaonline.com if your interested in volunteering.

2011 CHSA Finals Show Committee - Larry Schwartz – Chairperson

Sally Allison
Matt Belcourt
Cara Brown
Deb Krawitz
Peter Mann
Christen Scarpa
Renee Scarpantonio
Robin Vinson
Sherrill Woessner
Holly Sundmacker – High Hopes Therapeutic Riding Center Representative
CHSA Board of Directors - Cynthia Jensen – Ex-Officio Member

2010 CHSA Finals – Show Officials

chsafinals — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 21:52:41 +0000

The following Officials have accepted the 2010 CHSA Finals Show Committee’s invitation to officiate the 2010 CHSA Finals:

Judges:
Carol Molony – Brewster, NY
Daniel FitzSimmons – Wallkill, NY

Course Designer: Tom Keogh
Show Secretary – Larry Schwartz
Announcer – Kevin Drew
Paddock Master – Jared Canny
Trophy Presentation Coordinator – Laura Lee
Scorer – Katie Philbrook
VIP Tent Hostess: Christen Scarpa

We recently learned one of our Judges Carol Molony was inducted to the National Show Hunter Hall of Fame -

The National Show Hunter Hall of Fame honors its 2010 horse and human inductees at a dinner near the Devon Horse Show grounds.

Excerpt from EquineSearch EquiWire News by Nancy Jaffer.

Haverford, Pa., June 3, 2010 — If ever there were a perfect place to honor the past, it’s the Merion Cricket Club, where dozens of the show world’s biggest names gathered this week at the National Show Hunter Hall of Fame induction dinner to pay homage to their own.

Set in one of the leafy suburbs along Philadelphia’s Main Line, just a few miles from the Devon Horse Show grounds, this venerable sporting and social establishment offered the right backdrop for the annual dinner. Green lawns and walls lined with oil paintings of past club presidents set the mood for remembrance and a tribute to the horses and riders who are the legends of the hunter world.

Carol Altman Molony, a founder of the Hall of Fame, was rightfully inducted for her many contributions to the sport. I watched her win both the Maclay and the Medal finals at Madison Square Garden in 1962 (they were held on consecutive days at that time). I was only a tot then, of course, but what would have made the performance even more outstanding, had I known it, was the fact that her mount was a borrowed horse that she had competed previously only in a hunter trials the previous weekend.

That tidbit was told to us by her friend Judy Richter, a Hall member who introduced her. Carol rode with Gordon Wright, who also was one of George Morris’ trainers. She earned numerous championships, including at the National Horse Show, and also gave advice to Mary Mairs (Chapot) on how to win the equitation finals on a borrowed horse. After a 1969 accident that ended her riding career, she turned to teaching, working at Bennett College, the Ox Ridge Hunt Club and other stables along the way until settling in at Stony Creek in North Salem, N.Y. All the while, she has been “a real doer…who quietly gets it done.” She has contributed to the industry by being a leader in the U.S. Equestrian Federation (USEF), the Professional Horsemen’s Association and the U.S. Hunter Jumper Association, as well as having involvement in the intercollegiate program and judging national equitation finals.

2010 CHSA Finals – Qualified Divisions

chsafinals — Tue, 11 May 2010 16:14:49 +0000

CHSA is pleased to announce that as of Monday, May 10, 2010, the following CHSA Divisions have qualified for the 2010 CHSA Finals:

2010 Qualified Divisions

Short Stirrup Hunter (16 Horses)
Pre-Children’s Hunter (14 Horses)
Walk-Trot Hunt Seat Equitation (13 Riders)
Hunter Pleasure(13 Horses)
Children’s Pleasure Pony(10 Horses)

2010 Eligible Divisions

Short Stirrup Equitation Medal (8 Riders)
Pre-Children’s Equitation Medal (4 Riders)
Children’s Equitation Medal (8 Riders)
Modified Adult Equitation Medal (0 Riders)
Modified Adult Hunter (6 Horses)
Long Stirrup Equitation(7 Riders
Low Training Jumper (4 Horses)
Walk-Trot Hunt Seat Pleasure (8 Horses)
Quarter Horse Hunter U/S (9 Horses)
Adult English Pleasure (6 Horses)
Junior Exhibitor English Pleasure(9 Horses)
CHSA English Pleasure (12 Points Minimum)(5 Horses)
Color Breed Pleasure (6 Horses)
Beginner 11 & Over Equitation (7 Riders)
Beginner 11+ Pleasure Rider (7 Horses)

Remember the rules for qualifying:

Equitation/Hunter/Pleasure - Top 20 horses who have 25 points or more will qualify except CHSA English Pleasure the Top 20 horses who 12 points or more will qualify.

CHSA Medal Classes - Top 30 riders who have 12 points or more. Once you reach 70 points you automatically qualify for the 2010 CHSA Finals for that Medal Class and you are exempt from showing in that Medal Class for the rest of the showing season.

2010 CHSA Finals Class Sponsorship

For $250 you can sponsor a CHSA Finals Class and receive these benefits:

Your name/barn/company listed in the program
Present the awards and ribbons at the 2010 CHSA Finals for the class you choose to sponsor
Receive a Blue Sponsorship Ribbon for you class to proudly display in your barn or office

2010 CHSA Finals Class Sponsorship Form

CHSA Finals Request For Proposal for 2011/12 Venue

chsafinals — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 03:30:51 +0000

The Connecticut Horse Shows Association, (“CHSA”), is seeking venue proposals for the CHSA Finals annual horse show. CHSA will release the annual horse show venue request for proposal (RFP) on a bi-annual basis; this RFP is for the 2011 and 2012 CHSA Finals Horse Show. (Download PDF)

Any CHSA Member may submit a bid to host the CHSA Finals. Applicants should be aware that running a successful horse show is a great deal of effort and involves considerable organization, forethought and support/help. The CHSA Finals has grown over the past four years to be one of the premier Connecticut state horse shows and serves as the State Finals for Riders jumping 2’6” and under. The show facility must have patience and understanding with novice exhibitors, parents and spectators and be able to take responsibility for insuring that the rules are being followed, etc.

Interested parties need to notify CHSA of their intent to submit a proposal by submitting a letter of interest or intent to bid to the:

CHSA Finals
10 Potter Hill Drive
Guilford, CT 06437

by mail or by email to the following email address: RFP@chsaonline.com within 30 business days of the letting of this RFP (March 31, 2010). Final RFP Proposals must be submitted and postmarked by April 15, 2010.

If you have any questions please email RFP@chsaonline.com

2009 CHSA Finals Photo – Holiday Special Offer

chsafinals — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:42:43 +0000

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2009 CHSA Finals Photos now available online!

chsafinals — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 14:20:54 +0000

2009 CHSA Finals photos are now available for viewing and purchase on www.flyinghorsephotography.com. Enjoy!

2009 CHSA Finals Survey

chsafinals — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:57:47 +0000

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2009 CHSA Finals, we
had a record turnout! The 2009 CHSA Finals results will be posted
shortly.

Your Opinion counts! Please fill out the on-line 2009 CHSA Finals
survey to help us plan for the 2010 CHSA Finals. We need to learn what worked and what we need to do better
next year. All comments, suggestions and criticisms are welcome.

Click Here to take 2009 CHSA Finals on-line survey