The Dutta Corp. USEA Young Event Horse Championships Information

New in 2024: Horses born in the Southern Hemisphere will compete in the age category in which they qualified. Horses born in the Southern Hemisphere are considered to be one year older on August 1 regardless of their birth month.

YEH Championship Judges

Sally Ike (USA) and Christian Schacht (GER)

Additional judges for the YEH-4 Championship on the East Coast: Linda Zang (dressage), Anne Moss (conformation), Marilyn Payne (jumping/galloping), and Phyllis Dawson (jumping/galloping)

YEH Championships will be composed of three sections:

  • Conformation and Type: 10%
  • Dressage Test: 20%
  • Jumping Test/Gallop: 70%

Qualifications

Qualified horses will be allowed to participate in one championship only.

Horses must earn one score of 75% or higher at one qualifier for the East Coast Championships.

Horses must earn one score of 70% or higher at one qualifier for the West Coast Championships.

2024 Entry Process

WEST: All entries must be received before the event’s closing date. Event management reserves the right to deny entries sent after closing date.

EAST: Provided they are complete, event management will accept entries for the USEA YEH East Championships in the order in which they are received, including a qualifying score, by no later than the closing date (September 17, 2024). 30 horses will be accepted in the 4-year-old division; 50 horses will be accepted in the 5-year-old division. For each age group, the remaining entries that have been accepted will be placed on a wait list and pulled off the wait list in order of highest qualifying scores. Changes this year include fully complete entries in order to be accepted, with a qualifying score at time of entering/acceptance. *This will be followed as a strongly encouraged guideline in 2024, and the USEA Board of Governors has approved this as a rule in 2025.

Age Verification Requirements for Both Championships:

Age verification must be submitted with entries. The following are suitable forms of age verification that must be received: Registration Papers, (or) Certificate of Pedigree, (or) passport issued by a breed or sport horse registry approved by the Federation, (or) horse identification documents issued by a breed or sport registry, approved by the Federation that states the registered name of the horse, the registry number of the horse and age. There will be no exceptions.

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