Leaderboard Point System
All horses must be registered with the USEA at Limited or Full status and riders must be current USEA members at a competition-eligible level (Life, Full, Junior, or Intercollegiate) on or before an event's starting date for the horse and rider to receive award points.
USEA award points are based on point values detailed in the charts below and only apply for the current competition year (December 1 – November 30).
Award point values are applied to the top 25 percent of starters in a division that have achieved the Minimum Eligibility Requirement (MER) at competitions in the U.S. and competitions outside of the U.S recognized by the FEI. Percentile of .5 and higher will be rounded to the next placing.
The top six scores with the highest USEA award point values earned by horse or rider during the current competition year will determine the final leaderboard standings.
In the event of a tie, tie breaks will be determined by taking the average of the top six final scores (not point values). If there is still equality, the tie remains.
MER for National Levels Beginner Novice, Novice, Training, Modified, Preliminary, Intermediate, Advanced
MER for FEI Levels CCI*, CCI2*, CCI3*, CCI4*, CCI5*
USEA award points accumulate during the competition lifetime of each horse, but only the points earned in the current year count toward the year-end awards.
At horse trials offering a dressage test and show jumping test at the higher level, points will be awarded based on the level of cross-country.
Cross-country completions without jump penalties are awarded points at the national three-day event, including P3D, T3D, M3D, N3D, and BN3D and CCI-L levels, regardless of placing within 25 percent of the division.
Chart One Individual Award Categories: Starter, Beginner Novice, Novice, Training, and Modified/CCI1* Levels
Place |
Award Points |
BN3D/N3D |
T3D/M3D |
AEC Championship Points |
|
1st |
7 |
8 |
15 |
14 |
|
2nd |
6 |
7 |
12 |
12 |
|
3rd |
5 |
6 |
10 |
10 |
|
4th |
4 |
5 |
8 |
8 |
|
5th |
3 |
4 |
7 |
6 |
|
6th |
2 |
3 |
6 |
6 |
|
7th |
2 |
2 |
5 |
4 |
|
8th |
2 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
|
9th |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
|
10th |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
And so on to the top 25 percent of Starters with MERs
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Starter
Beginner Novice
Novice
Training
Modified
Chart Two: Overall Leaderboard Point Values for the Beginner Novice, Novice, Training, Modified, and CCI* Levels
Place |
H.T./CCI* |
BN3D/N3D |
T3D/M3D |
AEC Championship Points |
1st |
3 |
8 |
15 |
6 |
2nd |
2.5 |
7 |
12 |
5 |
3rd |
2 |
6 |
10 |
4 |
4th |
1.5 |
5 |
8 |
3 |
5th |
1 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
6th |
1 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
7th |
1 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
8th |
1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
9th |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
10th |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
Cross-country completion points (no jump penalties): |
3 |
3 |
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And so on to the top 25 percent of starters with MERs |
Chart Three: Overall Leaderboard and Individual Point Values for the Preliminary/CCI2* Levels
Place |
H.T. |
CCI2*-S |
CCI2*-L/P3D |
AEC Championship Points |
1st |
6 |
8 |
15 |
12 |
2nd |
5 |
7 |
12 |
10 |
3rd |
4 |
6 |
10 |
8 |
4th |
3 |
5 |
8 |
6 |
5th |
2 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
6th |
1 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
7th |
1 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
8th |
1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
9th |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
10th |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
Cross-country completion points (no jump penalties): |
3 |
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And so on to the top 25 percent of starters with MERs |
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Chart Four: Overall Leaderboard and Individual Point Values for the Intermediate/CCI3* Levels
Place |
H.T. |
CCI3*-S |
CCI3*-L |
AEC Championship Points |
1st |
12 |
16 |
30 |
24 |
2nd |
10 |
14 |
28 |
20 |
3rd |
8 |
12 |
26 |
16 |
4th |
6 |
10 |
24 |
12 |
5th |
4 |
8 |
22 |
8 |
6th |
2 |
6 |
20 |
8 |
7th |
2 |
6 |
16 |
6 |
8th |
2 |
6 |
13 |
4 |
9th |
2 |
6 |
13 |
2 |
10th |
2 |
6 |
13 |
2 |
Cross-country completion points (no jump penalties): |
5 |
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And so on to the top 25 percent of starters with MERs |
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Chart Five: Overall Leaderboard and Individual Point Values for the Advanced/CCI4* & CCI5* Levels
Place |
H.T. |
CCI4*-S |
CCI4*-L |
CCI5*-L |
AEC Championship Points |
1st |
24 |
32 |
60 |
90 |
48 |
2nd |
22 |
29 |
55 |
83 |
44 |
3rd |
20 |
26 |
50 |
76 |
40 |
4th |
18 |
23 |
45 |
69 |
36 |
5th |
16 |
20 |
40 |
62 |
32 |
6th |
14 |
17 |
35 |
55 |
30 |
7th |
12 |
14 |
30 |
48 |
28 |
8th |
10 |
10 |
25 |
41 |
26 |
9th |
8 |
10 |
20 |
34 |
24 |
10th |
8 |
10 |
20 |
27 |
22 |
11th |
8 |
10 |
20 |
27 |
|
Cross-country completion points (no jump penalties): |
10 |
20 |
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And so on to the top 25 percent of starters with MERs |
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