| First Organizational Meeting: |
Held on December 3, 1968 at Meadowbrook Farm in Canton, CT |
| First Chairman: |
Eric Hatch |
| First President: |
Carey Williams |
| First Vice President: |
Jack Rockwell |
| First Treasurer: |
D. D. Lyne |
| First Secretary: |
Elizabeth Buckley |
| First Horse Show: |
October 12, 1969 in Lakeville, CT |
| First Annual Meeting: |
November 15, 1969 at the Holiday Inn in Meriden, CT |
| First Annual Awards Banquet: |
November 15, 1969 at the Holiday Inn in Meriden, CT |
| First Edition of the CHJA Newsletter: |
January 1970 |
| First Medal Finals: |
September 10, 1983 at the FAVARH Horse Show in Farmington, CT |
| First Scholarship Award: |
January 1989 |
