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Eligibility Criteria

All eligible attendees must be a Participating Member of USDF

  • Current trainers of prominence
    • Those who are teaching students at the FEI Level and who have trained several successful FEI Level horses 
  • Current USDF Instructor Certification Examiners
  • Current USDF Certified Instructors-Training-Second Level
  • Current USDF Certified Instructors-Training-Fourth Level
  • Current FEI Judges and Current USEF Judges-“r”, “R”, “S”
  • Current IMO Coaches
  • Current USDF ”L” Program Faculty members
  • USDF “L” Program Graduates
  • Current USDF Instructor/Trainer Council Regional Coordinators
  • Past Olympic, World Cup, World Equestrian Games and Pan Am Games Riders
  • Members of the USEF HP Dressage Long List
  • Riders of all past USDF Horse of the Year top 10 winners at the FEI Levels
  • All past USDF Year End Award top 10 winners in the Adult Amateur and JR/YR  Divisions at the FEI Level
  • All Great American Insurance Group/ USDF Regional Championships FEI Champions and Reserve Champions of Open and Adult Amateur Divisions      
  • All USDF Gold Medal Rider Award Recipients
  • Current USDF Executive Board Members
  • Qualified FEI Young Riders, current and previous year
    • Must have met minimum score requirements to compete at the NAYRC
  • Qualified FEI Junior Riders, current and previous year
    • Must have met minimum score requirements to compete at the NAJC
  • 2006/2007 Brentina Cup qualified riders, current and previous year
  • Current and past participants in Young Rider Graduate Program
  • 2006/2007 USEF Junior Team Championship Riders
  • Eligible attendees may also bring up to three guests who are actively riding, training or competing at the FEI-Level.*

Eligible attendees may also bring up to three guests who are actively riding, training or competing at the FEI Level.*

Foreign applicants who meet at least one of the above criteria are welcome.*

*GUESTS AND FOREIGN APPLICANTS MUST BE USDF PARTICIPATING MEMBERS