ZONE CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Zone Championships represent the final step for IHSA hunter seat teams and individuals on their quest to compete at Nationals. Each region will send two individual riders, one team and their Regional High–Point Rider to their respective Zone Championships. At Zones, the top two individuals per class and top two teams qualify to move on to Nationals. The Regional High–Point Riders compete in a Zone–qualifying class for the chance to participate in the USHJA Hunter Seat High-Point Rider, Presenting the Cacchione Cup, at Nationals. The top-three riders from the class move on to Nationals.

2026 ZONE CHAMPIONSHIPS
March 28-April 4

Zone 1: April 4 at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts - Contact - Zone 1 Chair CJ Law
Zone 2: April 4 at Lehman Farms, Pittsford, New York - Contact - Zone 2 Region 1 President Gail Miller
Zone 3: April 4 at Centenary University, Long Valley, New Jersey - Contact: Zone 3 Chair - Michael Dowling
Zone 4: April 4 at Goucher College, Towson, Maryland - Contact: Zone 4 Chair Jennifer Smith
Zone 5: March 28 at SCAD, Hardeeville, South Carolina - Contact: Zone 5 Chair Eleanor Ellis
Zone 6: March 28 at Albion College, Albion, Michigan - Contact: Zone 6 Chair Heather Pinnick
Zone 7: March 28 at Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas - Contact: Tabatha Taylor
Zone 8: TBD at Stanford University, Stanford, California - Contact: Vanessa Bartsch