Colorado Hunter Jumper Association

Name

Colorado Hunter Jumper Association

Legal name

Colorado Hunter Jumper Association, Inc.

Website

https://chja.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Equestrian Sports Association

NAICS

Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), Professional Organizations (81392)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAKABAG

Equestrian Teams & Stables (Racing/Show Jumping/Eventing)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Sports (Leagues, Teams, Events, Venues)/Professional Sports Teams & Clubs

Keywords

• Equestrian competition organization
• Hunter jumper sports
• Horse show sanctioning
• Membership associations
• Youth equestrian programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Boulder

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees ranging from $45/year for Outreach to $75/year for Amateur/Junior, with lifetime options available ($500 for Amateur, $200 for Equine). Dues are payable by December 1st of each year.
2. Horse Recording Fees: Fees for recording horses and ponies to enable point accumulation for year-end awards. Horses must be recorded with CHJA for points to count.
3. Show Approval Fees: Fees charged to horse shows for CHJA approval. Group I and Group II shows require approval and pay associated fees. Approval fees are affixed yearly by the CHJA Board of Directors.
4. CHJA Medal Orders: Sale of CHJA medals to members at $8.50 per medal for award purposes at shows.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Colorado Hunter Jumper Association (CHJA) is a Colorado-based non-profit membership organization that sanctions and sponsors hunter and jumper horse shows and competitions. It offers tiered individual and equine memberships, administers a year-end awards program based on accumulated competition points, hosts annual championship events (Medal Finals and Hunter Jumper Finals), runs educational clinics and a professional mentorship program, and operates the affiliated Colorado Hunter Jumper Foundation which awards educational scholarships.

Product overview

The Colorado Hunter Jumper Association operates as a competition-based sport organization serving the hunter/jumper equestrian community in Colorado. The organization functions as an official affiliate of US Equestrian Federation and US Hunter Jumper Association. Its core offerings include a tiered membership program (Amateur, Junior, Outreach, Equine), a structured year-end awards program with point accumulation across three competition group levels (Group I rated shows, Group II CHJA shows, Group III entry-level shows), and annual championship events including Medal Finals (October) and Hunter Jumper Finals (November). Supporting services include the Professionals Mentor Program providing $1,000 grants for professional development, free Member Benefits Riding & Horsemanship Clinics, and CHJF educational scholarships ($24,000 awarded in 2026). The organization also provides comprehensive show manager resources including rule books, USEF test protocols, and administrative forms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• $24,000 in educational scholarships awarded in 2026

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• United States Equestrian Federation (USEF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHJA is an official Alliance Partner of US Equestrian Federation. USEF recognizes the important role each equestrian organization plays in representing, shaping, and fostering growth within its respective breed or discipline. USEF Alliance Partners help the Federation fulfill its mission to celebrate, protect, and grow equestrian sport in the United States. CHJA also serves as official hunter/jumper Affiliate of USEF.
• United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHJA serves as the official hunter/jumper Affiliate of USHJA in Colorado. This affiliation provides regulatory framework and supports compliance with USHJA specifications and standards.
• Colorado Hunter Jumper Foundation (CHJF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHJF was established to provide educational scholarships, support equine charities, provide achievement opportunities, and provide emergency financial support to individuals and families in the Hunter-Jumper Sport. Awarded $24,000 in 2026 Educational Scholarships. Through CHJF, CHJA supports charitable and benevolent services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• United States Equestrian Federation (USEF): USEF is the national governing body for equestrian sport in the U.S. and the parent federation with which CHJA holds Alliance Partner status. Comparable because it sanctions rated horse shows, maintains competition rules, and operates points systems across all equestrian disciplines including hunter/jumper.
• United States Hunter Jumper Association (USHJA): USHJA is the national hunter/jumper affiliate organization that CHJA is itself a regional affiliate of. Comparable because it offers overlapping hunter/jumper competition structure, awards, and member programs at the national level, but with broader geographic scope and a wider portfolio of programs and championships.
• American Morgan Horse Association: A national breed/discipline association offering membership programs, sanctioned shows, and awards within a specific equestrian niche. Comparable as a USEF Alliance Partner with a similar membership and competition governance model, but focused on a different equestrian segment.
• National Reining Horse Association: A national affiliate association for the reining discipline of equestrian sport. Comparable as another USEF Alliance Partner operating the same model of tiered membership, sanctioned competitions, year-end awards, and discipline-specific affiliate structure, but for a different equestrian discipline.

Regional players

• Pacific Northwest Hunter Jumper Association: A regional hunter/jumper association serving Washington and Oregon. Comparable as a state/regional affiliate of USHJA offering similar membership tiers, sanctioned shows, and year-end awards, but operating in a different geographic market from CHJA's Colorado focus.

Others

• Colorado Horse Shows LLC: Private show management and event production companies operating Colorado equestrian competitions. Comparable as adjacent ecosystem participants that depend on and support CHJA sanctioning, but operate as for-profit events businesses rather than membership associations.

Direct peers

• California Hunter Jumper Association: A state-level hunter/jumper association in California operating the same core model as CHJA: tiered memberships, sanctioned shows, year-end awards, and USEF affiliate status. Directly comparable as the largest state-level peer with similar membership tiers, point-tracking, and medal finals structure.
• American Hunter Jumper Foundation: A national hunter/jumper charitable foundation offering scholarships and grants to riders, trainers, and equestrian programs. Comparable to CHJA's affiliated Colorado Hunter Jumper Foundation (CHJF), operating the same charitable scholarship and emergency support model at a national scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/COHuntJump
• Instagraminstagram.com/cohunterjumper
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/colorado-hunter-jumper-association

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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