The AHJF is introducing new programs and new divisions for the 2010 season:    • WCHR Handy Hunter National and      Regional Awards    • WCHR Emerging Professional Division    • WCHR Amateur Owner 3'3 Division    • Changes to the specs for the      Professional Finals    • Changes to the increment system    • WCHR Regional Owners Awards    • WCHR National Trainer Awards

In 1991, Louise Serio, Geoff Teall, Kavar Kerr, and James Anderson created an organization to benefit the riders in show hunter competition and care for them in other ways. The American Hunter-Jumper Foundation, Inc. (AHJF) was founded in 1992 with a broad purpose: to focus on spectator education, provide emergency support within the hunter/jumper community, develop a retirement plan for the industry, offer scholarships and encourage grass-roots organizations to become more educated.

Today, the AHJF is a fully operating member and sponsor supported, non-profit organization, which is tax exempt under the IRS 501(c)(3) charitable law. It is the parent organization, which has developed the World Championship Hunter Rider Program (WCHR), a nationally sought after awards program for world-class hunter rider competition, the AHJF Emergency Relief Fund, The Legacy Cup and the AHJF Junior Hunter Challenge. The mission of the AHJF is to promote the equestrian sport of hunter-jumper competition and address the needs of the sport's participants. The organization emphasizes integrity, compassion and sportsmanship through its business programs, human services, ethics leadership and education. The American Hunter-Jumper Foundation can be contacted at: 335 Lancaster Street, PO Box 369, West Boylston, MA 01583-0369, Phone: 508-835-8813, Fax: 508-835-6125, E-mail: ahjf@earthlink.net.