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IHSA ZONE 8 - REGION 3

Starting in 2024 there is a dinner provided for the IHSA following day two of IHSA Nationals. This dinner is held on the top floor of the International Pavilion at Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, North Carolina which overlooks Tryon Stadium Ring #5 which in turn is where the IHSA Parade of Teams takes place prior to a grand prix event. Mia Polozola of Rocky Mountain College is seen here after having dinner at the Pavilion on May 3rd, 2025. Earlier that day the then-sophomore from Burleson, Texas was third in individual level I western horsemanship. Polozola was the only Zone 8, Region 3 rider to compete at 2025 IHSA Nationals, and in fact was listed in the show program as a Zone 7 Rider. With no rider from this region competing at 2026 Nationals, Polozola is currently the most recent rider from a school in this area to have shown at an IHSA Nationals event. In 2025-26 Utah State University won this region for the sixth consecutive season. As of June of 2026 on the new official IHSA website (rideihsa.org) Utah State is the only school officially listed as a member of Zone 8 that falls into this geographic area, though it is not clear if several schools located in the state of Montana still show western with Utah State or travel to the Dakotas, Minnesota and Wisconsin to show western with schools in area 7.3.

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Schools competing in Zone 8, Region 3 during the 2024-2025 school year: University of Montana - Western and Utah State University.

Winter/Spring 2025 Show Schedule for Zone 8, Region 3 (Zone 8, Region 3 is currently Western Only):

Saturday, January 25 Rocky Mountain College (Host) at White Aspen Ranch, Billings, MT 9:00AM 2 WESTERN ONLY

Sunday, January 26 Rocky Mountain College (Host) at White Aspen Ranch, Billings, MT 9:00AM WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, February 15 Rocky Mountain College (Host) at White Aspen Ranch, Billings, MT 9:00AM 2 WESTERN ONLY

Sunday, February 16 Rocky Mountain College (Host) at White Aspen Ranch, Billings, MT 9:00AM WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, March 1 Rocky Mountain College (Host) at White Aspen Ranch, Billings, MT 8:30AM WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, March 1 Zone 8, Region 3 Western Regionals Hosted by Rocky Mountain College at White Aspen Ranch, Billings, MT HELD FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE FINAL REGULAR SEASON SHOW - WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, March 15 WESTERN SEMIFINALS - DAY 1 Hosted by West Texas A & M University on campus at the West Texas A & M Horse Center, Canyon, TX 9:00AM WESTERN ONLY

Sunday, March 16 WESTERN SEMIFINALS - DAY 2 Hosted by West Texas A & M University on campus at the West Texas A & M Horse Center, Canyon, TX 9:00AM WESTERN ONLY

Friday through Sunday, May 2 - 4 IHSA NATIONALS at Tryon International Equestrian Center, Mill Spring, NC Time each day TBA ENGLISH AND WESTERN

Additional shows may be added. While now officially members of Zone 7, Region 3 for hunter seat, Montana State University and Rocky Mountain College may have competed in Zone 8, Region 3 Western shows during the 2024-25 season. Show Schedule subject to change.

Recent Region 3 Team Champions (Region 3 officially recognized by the IHSA prior to the 1999- 2000 season; After not being legal for hunter seat during the 2017-18 season Region 3 schools have sent their hunter seat teams to compete in other regions.)

Hunter Seat:

2000 - University of Oregon
2001 - Oregon State University
2002 - College of Southern Idaho
2003 - University of Montana
2004 - University of Montana
2005 - University of Montana
2006 - Rocky Mountain College
2007 - College of Southern Idaho
2008 - University of Montana Western
2009 - University of Montana
2010 - University of Montana Western
2011 - University of Montana
2012 - University of Montana Western
2013 - University of Montana Western
2014 - University of Montana
2015 - Utah State University
2016 - Montana State University at Bozeman
2017 - Montana State University at Bozeman

Western:

2000 - College of Southern Idaho
2001 - College of Southern Idaho
2002 - College of Southern Idaho
2003 - College of Southern Idaho
2004 - College of Southern Idaho
2004 - College of Southern Idaho
2006 - Utah State University
2007 - Utah State University
2008 - Utah State University
2009 - Utah State University
2010 - University of Montana Western
2011 - Utah State University
2012 - Utah State University
2013 - Utah State University
2014 - Utah State University
2015 - Rocky Mountain College
2016 - Rocky Mountain College
2017 - Rocky Mountain College
2018 - Rocky Mountain College
2019 - Rocky Mountain College
2020 - Utah State University
2022 - Utah State University
2023 - Utah State University
2024 - Utah State University
2025 - Utah State University
2026 - Utah State University

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Open Level Rider Standings

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