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Five riders from Zone 8, Region 4 qualified through to 2025 IHSA Nationals including Emma Robins of the University of Washington (on right). Seen here with Huskies head coach Mara Surelle, Robins was the first of three hunter seat riders to compete. From Seattle, Washington, Robins had previously placed second in individual intermediate over fences at Zone 8 Zones on April 5th. In the second English class of the day on May 2nd Robins closed out her junior year with a ninth place ribbon over the intermediate jumps.

Only one Canadian school could claim one of their riders competed at 2025 IHSA Nationals in Mill Spring, North Carolina. That school is the University of British Columbia and their rider is Clare Carmichael (pictured). At the time a third year student from Vancouver, British Columbia, Carmichael represented Region 4 in the Cacchione Cup competition. Previously Carmichael was second in the Cacchione class at Zones on April 5th to qualify. In recent seasons only Zone 8, Region 4 and Zone 2, Region 2 can claim Canadian schools are in their regions, though in the past both Zone 1, Region 2 and Zone 6, Region 4 each had at least one Canadian school in their respective IHSA regions.

By a matter of minutes Sophia Cheslock of Oregon State University (on left) was the first Region 4 rider to compete in the Tryon International Equestrian Center indoor arena, riding in the Western ring on one end of the building while Robins of the University of Washington went shortly afterward on the other end (Robins was twelfth in the order of go over the intermediate fences). A junior at the time from Kelso, Washington, Cheslock was tenth in individual ranch riding which was the first Western class of the three day event. Head coach Dawn Ross (on right) is the only individual to date who has coached a Zone 8 Team to an IHSA National Championship. In May of 2012 Oregon State was the National Champion Western Team. So far this is the only time a Zone 8 school either Western or English had the IHSA Champion team.

And Ross also coaches the Oregon State English riders. Later in the day on May 2nd Emily Glascock of Oregon State (on left with Ross) placed fifth in individual novice equitation. By the time Nationals had ended on May 4th the then-junior from Lake Oswego, Oregon had tied University of Oregon Western rider London Gall (not pictured, who competed in Level I Western Horsemanship) for the best ribbon awarded to any Zone 8 rider at 2025 IHSA Nationals. Both headed back west with Pink ribbons from their visit to Tryon.

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Schools competing in Zone 8, Region 4 during the 2025-2026 school year: Central Washington University, Oregon State University, University of British Columbia, University of Idaho, University of Oregon, University of Washington, Washington State University, Western Oregon University and Western Washington University.

Winter/Spring 2026 Show Schedule for Zone 8, Region 4:

Sunday, January 31 University of British Columbia (Host) at Burkwood Farms, Bellingham, WA 9:00AM ENGLISH ONLY

Sunday, February 1 University of British Columbia (Host) at Burkwood Farms, Bellingham, WA 9:00AM ENGLISH ONLY

Saturday, February 14 Western Washington University (Host) at Lang's Horse and Pony Farm, Mount Vernon, WA 9:00AM 2 WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, February 21 University of Washington (Host) at Stanwood Equestrian Center, Stanwood, WA 9:00AM 2 WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, February 22 Zone 8, Region 4 Western Regionals at Stanwood Equestrian Center, Stanwood, WA Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

Saturday, March 14 University of Oregon (Host) at Lake Oswego Equestrian Center, Lake Oswego, OR Time TBA ONLY

Sunday, March 15 Zone 8, Region 4 Hunter Seat Regionals Lake Oswego Equestrian Center, Lake Oswego, OR Time TBA ONLY

Saturday, March 21 WESTERN SEMIFINALS - DAY 1 Hosted by New Mexico State University at the New Mexico State Equestrian Center, Las Cruces, NM Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

Sunday, March 22 WESTERN SEMIFINALS - DAY 2 Hosted by New Mexico State University at the New Mexico State Equestrian Center, Las Cruces, NM Time TBA WESTERN ONLY

Sunday, March 29 ZONE 8 ZONES Hosted by Stanford University at the Stanford Red Barn Equestrian Center, Stanford, CA Time TBA ENGLISH ONLY

Friday through Sunday, May 1 - 3 IHSA NATIONALS at Tryon International Equestrian Center, Mill Spring, NC Time each day TBA ENGLISH AND WESTERN

Show Schedule subject to change.

Recent Region 4 Team Champions (Region 4 created from a portion of region 3 prior to the 2001-02 season)

Hunter Seat:

2002 - University of Washington
2003 - Oregon State University
2004 - Oregon State University
2005 - Oregon State University
2006 - Oregon State University
2007 - Oregon State University
2008 - Oregon State University
2009 - Oregon State University
2010 - Oregon State University
2011 - Oregon State University
2012 - Oregon State University
2013 - Western Washington University
2014 - Oregon State University
2015 - Oregon State University
2016 - Oregon State University
2017 - Oregon State University
2018 - Central Washington University
2019 - University of Oregon
2020 - Washington State University
2024 - University of Washington
2025 - University of Oregon

Western:

2002 - Oregon State University
2003 - Oregon State University
2004 - Oregon State University
2005 - Oregon State University
2006 - Oregon State University
2007 - Oregon State University
2008 - Oregon State University
2009 - Oregon State University
2010 - Oregon State University
2011 - Oregon State University
2012 - Oregon State University (2011-12
IHSA Western National Champions)
2013 - Oregon State University
2014 - Oregon State University
2015 - Oregon State University
2016 - Oregon State University
2017 - Oregon State University
2018 - Oregon State University
2019 - Oregon State University
2020 - Oregon State University
2023 - Oregon State University
2024 - Oregon State University
2025 - Oregon State University

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