Young Event Horse Championships Return to Fair Hill and Galway Downs
The United States Eventing Association (USEA) is pleased to announce the dates, locations and judges for the 2015 Young Event Horse (YEH) Championships on the east and west coast.
The 2015 YEH East Coast Championship will be held on October 15-16 at Fair Hill International in Elkton, Maryland. The YEH West Coast Championship will be held at Galway Downs (Temecula, Calif.) on October 28-29, 2015.
The impressive lineup of judges on both coasts consists of internationally-renowned Event rider and judge, and past Burghley winner who is now known for producing top quality young horses, Judy Bradwell; world-class rider and judge Bea di Grazia; and highly-respected sporthorse breed inspector and USEF dressage and eventing judge, Cathy Tucker-Slaterbeck. Tucker-Slaterbeck and di Grazia are both returning judges from the 2014 YEH Championships, with Judy Bradwell being this year’s international addition.
To qualify for the YEH Championships, horses must earn a score of 70 percent or higher at two qualifiers, or a score of 75 percent or higher at one qualifier. Qualified horses will be allowed to participate in one Championship only. To view the full calendar of YEH qualifiers, go here.
To learn about the jumping criteria and what is expected of young horses in the Championships, please visit the YEH Jumping Standards Document.
Fabulous prizes are returning for the YEH Championships, including the Holekamp/Turner YEH Lion d’Angers Grant, which will award the highest scorer of the 5-year-old Championship with a cash prize that enables them to travel to the FEI World Young Horse Championships at Le Lion d’Angers in France for the 7-year old two-star Championships. To learn more about the Le Lion d’Angers grant, go here.
For information on the Young Event Horse program, go here. For further questions on the program or the Championships, please contact Kate Lokey, 703-779-9897.
The USEA would like to thank all the sponsors of the Young Event Horse Series: Standlee Hay Company, Fleeceworks, Weatherbeeta, SmartPak, Professional’s Choice, Merck Animal Health, Pyranha Fly and Insect Control, and YEH Presenting Sponsor, Ride Alert.
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