2008 MARKEL/USEF YOUNG HORSE DRESSAGE PROGRAM
The Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Program (for 4-, 5-, and 6-year-old horses) promotes
the importance of selective breeding and correct training of horses in the United States,
and encourages participation of breeders, riders, and trainers of young horses in dressage
competition. The purposes of this program are to encourage the properly structured
development of young dressage prospects through the training scale; to identify and
recognize outstanding talent and the training of international-caliber horses; and to
prepare these horses for future careers at the FEI level and participation on U.S. High
Performance teams. "With the continued support of Markel Insurance and now the presenting
sponsorship of Collecting Gaits Farms for our National Championships, 2007 was another
outstanding year for this program with a record number of participants," explains Ms.
Keeler.
The qualification period for the 2008 Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Program and for the
2008 USEF National Developing Horse Dressage Championship (sponsored by the Dutta
Corporation and Performance Sales International) begins for the 2008 season on January
1st, 2008. In a new qualification format for these programs, only designated "qualifying
competitions" held during the qualification period of January 1 - August 15, 2008 may be
used to obtain scores towards Selection Trials and National Championships.
USEF/USDF-Licensed Dressage Competitions which were previously announced as 2008
USEF/NAJYRC qualifiers have now also been invited to be official qualifying competitions
for the Young Horse and Developing Horse Programs. "Offering the complete spectrum of
USEF National Championship qualifying opportunities at these designated competitions
should provide a very attractive incentive package for both exhibitors and officials,"
notes Jennifer Keeler, USEF National Director of Dressage. Also new for 2008, these
programs will implement score tracking and ongoing ranking lists for each division.
"Mirroring our High Performance divisions, USEF will now automatically track horses’
qualifying scores and maintain national ranking lists for the Young and Developing Horse
divisions," says Ms. Keeler. "This eliminates the need for manual score submissions and
streamlines the entire qualification process for competitors."
2008 Championship season begins January 1, 2008!!!
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2008 Information for Markel/USEF Young Horse Selection Trials and FEI World Breeding Championships
- click HERE
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2008 Information for Markel/USEF National Young Horse Dressage Championships
- click
HERE
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Official 2008 Designated Qualifying Competitions - click
HERE - Updated list 4/16/08 - Summer Qualifiers Now Added
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USEF Young Horse Training Session information - click Here
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Ranking List - Now Available - updated 6/17/08.
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Young HorseJudging Guidelines
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Young Horse Tests: