Designed to recognize juniors and young riders as defined by USEF (status determined on September 30 of the award year), these awards recognize horses and riders as a pair for each level, Training through Grand Prix.

• Horse and rider are considered a pair for each level.

Training, First, Second, Third, or Fourth Levels

• Must have a minimum of eight scores:

• From four different judges

• From four different USDF-recognized/USEF-licensed competitions

• Including two at 60 percent or higher from highest test of level

• Median score of 60 percent or higher to qualify

Prix St. Georges, Intermediate I, Intermediate II, or Grand Prix

• Must have a minimum of four scores:

• From four different judges

• From four different USDF-recognized/USEF-licensed competitions

• Median score of 60 percent or higher to qualify

• Rider Must:

• Must have a USDF Participating Membership (PM) when scores are earned.

• Meet the USEF dressage definition of junior or young rider when scores are earned. A rider’s status is determined on September 30 or the award year. (If a rider is a junior/young rider on September 30, all scores earned during the competition year will count towards junior/young rider awards.)

• Owner must have a USDF PM or Business Membership (BM) when scores are earned.

• Horse must have a USDF Lifetime Horse Registration (LHR) when scores are earned.

• Membership and horse registrations begin when all application forms and fees are received by USDF. If joining USDF (including changing membership to participating status) or registering a horse at a competition, membership and registration begin the date of the application. This date must be in accordance with USDF/USEF dressage division rules.

• Owner must have a USDF PM or Business Membership (BM) and be a member in good standing of USDF when scores are earned.

• Horse must have a USDF Lifetime Horse Registration (LHR) when scores are earned.

• Memberships and horse registrations begin when all application forms and fees are received by USDF. If joining USDF (including changing membership to PM status) or registering a horse at a competition, membership and registration begin the date of application.  This date must be in accordance with USEF dressage division rules.

• Freestyle scores are not eligible.

• Scores from restricted classes (with the exception of breed-restricted) will count towards year-end awards median score calculations.

• Freestyle scores are not eligible.

• Score Equivalents:

• FEI Junior Preliminary Test = Third Level, Test 2

• FEI Junior Team and Individual Tests, FEI Young Rider Preliminary and Consolation Tests = Fourth Level, Test 1

• FEI Young Rider Team Test = Fourth Level, Test 3

• FEI Pony Team and Individual Tests = Second Level Test 4

• Certificates and prizes are awarded to the rider.

• All award winners will receive personalized certificates sponsored by Adequan®:

• Six at each level for Training, First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Prix St. Georges

• Three at each level for Intermediate I, Intermediate II, and Grand Prix

• Champion and reserve champion at each level will receive a commemorative plaque sponsored by Adequan®.

• No more than the top five awards at each level are presented at the Adequan®/USDF Annual Convention.

**Adequan/USDF Dressage Sport Horse Breeding Horse of the Year**

Designed to recognize horses that have exemplary scores throughout a competition year in dressage sport horse breeding classes, these awards are presented in the following categories: fillies of current calendar year, colts/geldings of current calendar year, yearling fillies, yearling colts/geldings, two-year-old fillies, two-year-old colts/geldings, three-year-old fillies, three-year-old colts/geldings, four-year-old and older maiden and yeld mares, four-year-old and older broodmares, and four-year-old or older stallions.

• Minimum of three scores:

• From at least two different judges

• From three different USDF-recognized/USEF-licensed competitions

• Median score of 65 percent or higher to qualify

• Horses must have a USDF Lifetime Horse Registration (LHR) when scores are earned.

• Owner must be a USDF Participating (PM) or Business Member (BM) and be a member in good standing of USDF when scores are earned.

• No membership requirement for the handler.

• Memberships and horse registrations begin when all application forms and fees are received by USDF. If joining USDF (including changing membership to participating status) or registering a horse at a competition, membership and registration begins the date of application. This date must be in accordance with USDF/USEF dressage division rules.

• For competition purposes, the age of a horse is considered to be one year old on the first day of January following the actual date of foaling.

• A “young horse” is one that is three years of age or younger.

• A “mature horse” is one that is four years of age or older.

• Age/sex eligibility is determined as follows:

• Fillies, colts, and geldings three years of age and under may show ONLY as sport horse prospects.

• Mares and stallions age four and over may show in breeding stock classes.

• Geldings of any age may NOT show in breeding stock classes/categories. Geldings age three and under may show ONLY in sport horse classes/categories.

• Horse must be eligible to compete in the class to be eligible for an award in that division, per USEF DR 203.

• Scores must be from the same age/sex category.

• Scores must be from USDF DSHB scoresheets (which are appropriate to each judging category) current at the time of competition.

• Scores must be from classes where horses are judged individually in-hand including Great American Insurance Group/USDF Breeders’ Championship (USDFBC) Series Final in-hand classes.

• Scores from restricted classes that are otherwise eligible will count towards year-end awards median score calculations, with the exception of individual breed classes. Some individual breed classes may count towards all-breeds awards if the participating registry/organization (PO) chooses. Scores from amateur or junior/young rider handler, group and under saddle classes are not eligible for DSHB year-end awards.

• Only the final adjusted percentage score (after callbacks) for each class will be counted.

• Certificates and prizes are awarded to the owner and will be awarded at the Adequan®/USDF Annual Convention.

• All awards winners will received personalized certificates sponsored by Adequan®:

• Five in each age/sex category

• Categories to be awarded:

• Fillies of current calendar year

• Colts/geldings of current calendar year

• Yearling fillies

• Yearling colts/geldings

• Two-year-old fillies

• Two-year-old colts/geldings

• Three-year-old fillies

• Three-year-old colts/geldings

• Four-year-old and older maiden mares (never been bred) and yeld mares (not currently bred or nursing) (mares without foals)

• Four-year-old and older broodmares with or in foal as of January 1 of competition year (mare only to be judged)

• Four-year-old and older stallions

• Champion and reserve champion in each category will receive a commemorative plaque sponsored by Adequan®.

• Champions will also receive a wool cooler.

• The highest scoring champion’s name will be engraved on a trophy that is on permanent display in the Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame. This bronze sculpture titled “Traveling Trot” is by artist, Barbara Noble.

**Adequan/USDF Dressage Horse of the Year**

USDF’s most prestigious honor, the dressage horse of the year awards recognize horses that achieved high scores throughout the competition year at each level, Training through Grand Prix.

• Must have a minimum of eight scores:

• From four different judges

• From four different USDF-recognized/USEF-licensed competitions

• Including two at 60 percent or higher from highest test of level

• Median score of 60 percent or higher to qualify

• Must have a minimum of four scores:

• From four different judges

• From four different USDF-recognized/USEF-licensed competitions

• Including two at 60 percent or higher from highest test of level

• Horse must have a USDF Lifetime Horse Registration (LHR) when scores are earned.

• Owner must have a USDF Participating Membership (PM) or Business Membership (BM) and be a member in good standing of USDF when scores are earned.

• Rider must have a USDF PM and be a member in good standing of USDF when scores are earned.

• Freestyle scores are not eligible.

• Scores from restricted classes (with the exception of breed-restricted) will count towards year-end awards median score calculations.

• Score equivalents:

• FEI Junior Preliminary Tests = Third Level Test 2

• FEI Junior Team and Individual Tests, FEI Young Rider Preliminary and Consolation Tests = Fourth Level Test 1

• FEI young Rider Team Test = Fourth Level Test 3

• FEI Pony Team and Individual Tests = Second Level Test 4

• Certificates and prizes are awarded to the owner.

• All award winners will receive personalized certificates sponsored by Adequan®:

• Twenty at each level for Training, First, Second, Third, Fourth, and Prix St. Georges

• Fifteen at each level for Intermediate I, Intermediate II, and Grand Prix

• Champion and reserve champion at each level will receive a commemorative plaque sponsored by Adequan®.

• Champions will also receive a wool cooler.

• The Adequan®/USDF Grand Prix Horse of the Year is also the recipient of the Colonel Thackeray Award and will have its name engraved on a silver trophy, which is on permanent display in the Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame.

• No more than the top five awards at each level are presented at the Adequan®/USDF Annual Convention.

**Adequan®/USDF Materiale Horse of the Year**

These awards were implemented to recognize horses’ outstanding achievement in materiale classes throughout the year. Awards are presented in the following categories: three-year-old fillies, three-year-old colts and geldings, four- and five-year-old mares, and four- and five-year-old stallions and geldings.

• Minimum of three scores

• From three different USDF-recognized/USEF-licensed competitions

• Median score of 65 percent or higher to qualify

• Horse must have a USDF Lifetime Horse Registration (LHR) when scores are earned.

• Rider must be a USDF Participating Member (PM) and be a member in good standing of USDF when scores are earned.

• Owner must be a USDF PM or Business Member (BM) and be a member in good standing of USDF when scores are earned.

• For competition purposes, the age of a horse is considered to be one year old on the first day of January following the actual date of foaling.

• Horses must be at least 36 months of age to participate in materiale classes.

• Each score will be recorded only once.

• Scores must be from the same age/sex category.

• Scores must be from USDF Materiale Class Scoresheets that are current at the time of competition.

• If two or more judges are scoring one class, the average of their scores will count as one score, regardless of whether judges evaluate on the same or with separate scoresheets.

• Scores from restricted classes (with the exception of breed-restricted) will count towards year-end awards median score calculations.

• Must be listed as a “materiale” class, not an “under-saddle” class, in prize list/results to count for this award.

• Only the final adjusted percentage score for each class will be counted.

• Certificates and prizes are awarded to the owner and will be awarded at the Adequan®/USDF Annual Convention.

• All awards winners will receive personalized certificates sponsored by Adequan®:

• Five in each age/sex category

• Categories to be awarded:

• Three-year-old fillies

• Three-year-old colts and geldings

• Four- and five-year-old mares

• Four- and five-year-old stallions and geldings

• Champion and reserve champion at each level will receive a commemorative plaque sponsored by Adequan®.

• Champions will also receive a wool cooler.

• The highest scoring champion’s name will be engraved on the Sunshine Sport Horse Association perpetual trophy. This trophy is on permanent display in the Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame.

**Adequan/USDF Musical Freestyle Awards**

Awarded to horses who have achieved the required scores at each of the musical freestyle levels.

• Must have a minimum of three freestyle scores:

• From three different judges

• From three different USDF-recognized/USEF-licensed competitions

• Must have two non-freestyle scores of 60 percent or higher at highest test of the level OR at any test at the next highest level.

• Must have a freestyle median score of 60 percent or higher to qualify.

• Must have a minimum of three freestyle scores:

• From three different judges

• From three different USDF-recognized/USEF-licensed competitions

• Must have two non-freestyle scores of 60 percent or higher at standard FEI test of the level OR of the next highest level.

• Must have a freestyle median score of 60 percent or higher to qualify.

• Horse must have a USDF Lifetime Horse Registration (LHR) when scores are earned.

• Owner must have a USDF Participating Membership (PM) or Business Membership (BM) and be a member in good standing when scores are earned.

• Rider must have a USDF PM and be a member in good standing when scores are earned.

• Required non-freestyle scores listed above are not used to calculate the freestyle median score, but rather to serve as a qualifying tool to demonstrate the horse’s ability to perform movements required at that level. Score equivalents:

• FEI Young Rider Freestyle is equivalent to Fourth Level Freestyle.

• FEI Junior Freestyle is equivalent to Third Level Freestyle.

• Scores from restricted classes (with the exception of breed-restricted) will count towards year-end awards median score calculations.

• Certificate and prizes are awarded to the owner.

• Six at each level for First, Second, Third, Fourth, Intermediate I, and Grand Prix.

• All award winners will receive personalized certificates sponsored by Adequan®.

• Champions and reserve champions at each level will receive a commemorative plaque sponsored by Adequan®.

• No more than the top fie awards at each level are presented at the Adequan®/USDF annual Convention.

**Adequan®/USDF Musical Freestyle Challenge**

These awards, like the Adequan®/USDF Musical Freestyle Awards, are designed to recognize horses that have achieved the required scores at the necessary levels in a competition year.

• Must have a minimum of eight non-freestyle scores:

• From four different judges

• From four different USDF-recognized/USEF-licensed competitions

• Must have two at 60 percent or higher from the highest test of the level

• Must have a median score of 60 percent or higher to qualify.

• Must have a minimum of three freestyle scores:

• From three different judges

• From three different USDF-recognized/USEF-licensed competitions

• Median score of 60 percent or higher to qualify

• Minimum of four non-freestyle scores:

• From four different judges

• From four different USDF-recognized/USEF-licensed competitions

• Median score of 60 percent of higher to qualify

• Minimum of three freestyle scores:

• From three different judges

• From three different USDF-recognized/USEF-licensed competitions

• Median score of 60 percent of higher to qualify

• Horse must have a USDF Lifetime Horse Registration (LHR) when scores are earned.

• Owner must have a USDF Participating Membership (PM) or Business Membership (BM) and be a member in good standing of USDF when scores are earned.

• Rider must have a USDF PM and be a member in good standing of USDF when scores are earned.

• Memberships and horse registrations begin when all application forms and fees are received by USDF. If joining USDF (including changing membership to participating status) or registering a horse at a competition, membership and registration begin the date of application. This date must be in accordance with USEF dressage division rules.

• Overall score is calculated by combining the non-freestyle median (60 percent of total) and the freestyle median (40 percent of total). Score equivalents:

• FEI Junior Freestyle is equivalent to Third Level Freestyle.

• FEI Young Rider Freestyle is equivalent to Fourth Level Freestyle.

• Ties will be broken by the highest freestyle score.

• Scores from restricted classes (with the exception of breed-restricted) will count towards year-end awards median score calculations.

• Certificate and prizes are awarded to the owner and will be presented at the Adequan®/USDF Annual Convention.

• One award will be presented at each level for First, Second, Third, Fourth, Intermediate I, and Grand Prix.

• Champions at each level will receive a commemorative plaque and a personalized certificate sponsored by Adequan®.

 **Adequan®/USDF Pas de Deux Awards**

Awarded at both the national and FEI levels, these awards recognize teams competing in dressage.

Includes Training, First, Second, Third, and Fourth Levels.

• Minimum of two pas de deux scores at the same level.

• From two different judges

• From two different USDF-recognized/USEF-licensed competitions

• Average score of 60 percent in the pas de deux to qualify for the year-end award.

Includes FEI Prix St. Georges for Young Riders, Intermediate I, and Grand Prix Levels.

• Minimum of two pas de deux scores at the same level.

• From two different judges

• From two different USDF-recognized/USEF-licensed competitions

• Average score of 60 percent in the pas de deux to qualify for the year-end award.

• Both riders must have a USDF Group Membership (GM), Participating Membership (PM), or Intercollegiate/Interscholastic Membership (IM) and be members in good standing of USDF at the time scores are earned.

• Horse owners must have a USDF GM, PM, IM, or Business Membership (BM) and be members in good standing of USDF at the time scores are earned.

• Horses must have a USDF Lifetime Horse Registration (LHR) when scores are earned.

• No horse/rider substitutions are allowed.

• All scores must be earned at the same level to be eligible.

• If only two scores are recorded, they are both used to calculate the average.

• If more than two scores are recorded, the top 80 percent are used to calculate the average.

• Scores from restricted classes (with the exception of breed-restricted) will count towards year-end awards median score calculations.

• Awards are presented at Adequan®/USDF Annual Convention.

• The top three teams from all national levels combined, (Training, First, Second, Third, and Fourth Level) will receive personalized certificates from USDF for the national level pas de deux award.

• The top three teams from all FEI levels combined, (FEI Prix St. Georges for Young Riders, Intermediate I, and Grand Prix Level) will receive personalized certificates from USDF for the FEI level pas de deux award.

Pas de Deux

Pas de Deux combines the elegance and impact of dressage musical freestyle with the added element of two horses and riders performing together. Competitive Pas de Deux must include movements and figures are choreographed to meet the technical requirements of the particular level with music chosen to highlight the pair. Pas de Deux has great spectator and audience appeal due to the increased dynamic of two horses and riders dancing in the arena.

But Pas de Deux is not only for competition. There are occasions where it becomes a feature attraction at a luncheon, special event, charity function, or demonstration at a show. In these cases, the rules may be put aside and more festive attitude taken. Music may reflect the season, event, or may be chosen to echo the particular team. At these affairs, costuming may even be used to express the music and ride, as well as added to the entertainment value.

Pas de Deux has great spectator and audience. Making it a tremendous benefit to the promotion of the sport of dressage.

Who Can Do It?

Starting the Journey

The Score Sheet

The technical requirements of each level reflect the training and balance expected in the compulsory tests at that level. Technical Execution affects fifty percent of the total score, revealing the need for competence and ease in the execution of the movements. In Pas de Deux, the compulsory elements are judged as: Performance as a Pair (spacing, alignment, synchrony), Accuracy and Quality of Execution, and Impulsion and Submission. Compulsory movements are not scored individually, but are taken as a whole, thus emphasizing the need for solid technical execution.

Artistic Impression is the remaining fifty percent of the score and is comprised of Harmony Between Horses and Riders, Choreography, and Musicality.

Choreography

The choreography must incorporate all the technical requirements listed on the score sheet for the level the team has declared. All requires elements must be done by both horses and performed on both reins.

Choreography includes: balance, creativity, difficulty, and construction (design). Pas de Deux offers the opportunity for horses and riders to dance side by side, and or as mirror images, and or in-line as in follow the leader. These variations can all be incorporated into the choreography, adding dimension and visual appeal to both judges and spectators. Good choreography flows from one movement to the next with the music; utilizing the whole arena, and demonstrating the ease of the side-by-side, mirror images, and in-line variations.

Music

Designed to recognize five-year-olds competing in dressage, these awards are given annually.

• Must have a minimum of four different scores:

• From four different USDF-recognized/USEF-licensed competitions

• From four different judges

• Minimum median score of 6.5 or higher to qualify

• Horse must have a USDF Lifetime Horse Registration (LHR) when scores are earned.

• Rider must have a USDF Participating Membership (PM) and be a member in good standing of USDF when scores are earned.

• Owner must have a USDF PM or Business Membership (BM) and be a member in good standing of USDF when scores are earned.

• For competition purposes, the age of a horse is considered to be one year on the first day of January following the actual date of foaling.

• Scores must be from the FEI 5-year-old score sheets that are current at the time of competition.

• Scores from restricted classes (with the exception of breed-restricted) will count towards year-end awards median score calculations.

• Certificates and prizes are awarded to the owner and will be presented at the Adequan®/USDF Annual Convention

• The top three placings will be awarded.

• All award winners will receive certificates sponsored by Adequan®.

• Champion and reserve champion will receive a commemorative plaque sponsored by Adequan®.

**Adequan/USDF FEI Six-Year-Old Awards**

Designed to recognize six-year-olds competing in dressage, these awards are given annually.

• Must have a minimum of four different scores:

• From four different USDF-recognized/USEF-licensed competitions

• From four different judges

• Minimum median score of 6.5 or higher to qualify

• Horse must have a USDF Lifetime Horse Registration (LHR) when scores are earned.

• Rider must have a USDF Participating Membership (PM) and be a member in good standing of USDF when scores are earned.

• Owner must have a USDF PM or Business Membership (BM) and be a member in good standing of USDF when scores are earned.

• For competition purposes, the age of a horse is considered to be one year on the first day of January following the actual date of foaling.

• Scores must be from the FEI 6-year-old score sheets that are current at the time of competition.

• Scores from restricted classes (with the exception of breed-restricted) will count towards year-end awards median score calculations.

• Certificates and prizes are awarded to the owner and will be presented at the Adequan®/USDF Annual Convention.

• The top three placings will be awarded.

• All award winners will receive certificates sponsored by Adequan®.

• Champion and reserve champion will receive a commemorative plaque sponsored by Adequan®.

**Adequan®/USDF Breeder of the Year Awards**

Designed to recognize USDF breeders, these awards are presented to breeders of horses ranked in the Adequan®/USDF Dressage Horse of the Year.

• Points will be assigned to all horses that are ranked in the USDF Horse of the Year Award (HOY) list at any dressage level.

• Horse rankings within each level will be determined using the current USDF HOY criteria. If a horse has met all eligibility criteria to be ranked for HOY awards in the current competition year, it will receive breeder award points. (This means that the horse has earned a minimum number of scores from a minimum number of shows and judges. The ranked score is the median score).

• For dressage, points will be assigned to all horses ranked in the “open” category, at each of the nine USEF/FEI HOY award levels. Points will also be assigned to FEI and USEF young horse year-end award categories.

• If a horse earns points in more than one dressage level, all points will be counted.

• A breeder must have at least two and a maximum of five horses to qualify for a breeder award.

• If a breeder has more than five horses ranked in the HOY awards (any levels), only the points from the top five will be counted.

• The horses will be ranked in each level and points will be assigned based on a point system to be determined by the Sport Horse Committee (see point chart published at www.usdf.org. The total ranking for each breeder will be determined by adding the points earned by the horses with the most points (up to five horses maximum per breeder).

• Minimum of eight scores (dressage training-fourth), four scores (dressage FEI levels)

• From at least four different judges

• From at least four different USDF-recognized/USEF-licensed competitions

• Median score same as Adequan®/USDF year-end awards for each category (HOY “Open”; USEF 4-year-old, FEI 5-year-old, and FEI 6-year-old)

• Horse must have a USDF Lifetime Horse Registration (LHR) when scores are earned.

• Owner must be a USDF Participating (PM) or Business Member (BM) when scores are earned.

• Breeder must be a USDF PM or BM and be a member in good standing of USDF by the end of the competition year (September 30 of the award year).

• Rider must be a USDF PM when scores are earned.

• “Breeder” is the person or entity listed on a horse’s registration papers. A change in the name or recorded breeder can only be authorized or performed as an official entry on the registration paper by the registry that issued the paper.

Points will count from USDF dressage HOY, USEF 4-year-old USDF year-end award, FEI 5-year-old USDF year-end award, and FEI 6-year-old USDF year-end award, excluding freestyles.

• Five awards will be presented to breeders of dressage performance horses.

• Commemorative plaques for the top two breeders are presented at the Adequan®/USDF Annual Convention.

• The Adequan®/USDF Breeder of the Year will also have his/her name engraved on the Hilltop Farm perpetual trophy, presented at the Adequan®/USDF Annual Convention. This trophy will be on permanent display in the Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame.

• A complete breeder ranking list for both dressage and DSHB will be published on the USDF Web site.

**Adequan®/USDF Breeder of the Year Dressage Sport Horse Breeding Awards**

Designed to recognize USDF breeders, these awards are presented to breeders of horses ranked in the Adequan®/USDF Dressage Sport Horse Breeding Horse of the Year.

• Points will be assigned to all horses that are ranked in the USDF DSHB HOY list in any DSHB category.

• Horse rankings within each level will be determined using the current USDF DSHB HOY criteria. If a horse has met all eligibility criteria to be ranked for DSHB HOY awards in the current competition year, it will receive breeder award points. (This means that the horse has earned a minimum number of scores from a minimum number of shows and judges. The ranked score is the median score).

• Points will be assigned to each DSHB and materiale HOY award category.

• If a horse earns points in both DSHB and materiale, all points will be counted.

• A breeder must have at least two and a maximum of five horses to qualify for a breeder award.

• If a breeder has more than five horses ranked in the DSHB HOY awards (any category), only the points from the top five will be counted.

• The horses will be ranked in each category and points will be assigned based on a point system to be determined by the Sport Horse Committee (see point chart published with this program description at www.usdf.org). The total ranking for each breeder will be determined by adding the points earned by the horses with the most points (up to five horses maximum per breeder).

• Minimum of three scores (in the same DSHB category)

• From at least two different judges.

• From at least three different USDF-recognized/USEF-licensed competitions.

• Median score same as DSHB HOY for each category (three-year-old filly, stallion, etc.)

• Horse must have a USDF Lifetime Horse Registration (LHR) when scores are earned.

• Owner must be a USDF Participating (PM) or Business Member (BM) when scores are earned.

• Breeder must be a USDF PM or BM and be a member in good standing of USDF (September 30 of the award year).

• Rider (materiale) must be a USDF PM when scores are earned.

• Handlers in DSHB classes are not required to be USDF members.

• “Breeder” is the person or entity listed on a horse’s registration papers. A change in the name or recorded breeder can only be authorized or performed as an official entry on the registration paper by the registry that issued the paper.

Points will count from USDF DSHB HOY and materiale HOY categories.

• Five awards will be presented to breeders of DSHB horses.

• Commemorative plaques are presented to the top two breeders at the Adequan®/USDF Annual Convention.

• The Adequan®/USDF DSHB Breeder of the Year’s name will be engraved on a perpetual trophy donated by StallionExpo.com, a stallion directory. This will be presented at the Adequan®/USDF Annual Convention and will be on permanent display in the Roemer Foundation/USDF Hall of Fame.

• A complete breeder ranking list for both dressage and DSHB will be published on the USDF Web site.

**Adequan®/USDF All-Breeds Awards**

Designed to recognize the accomplishments of specific breeds in dressage, these awards are presented to horses declared for a participating registry/organization (PO) with USDF. While “open” is the standard division and “Training through Grand Prix” are the standard levels for all-breeds recognition, optional division awards can be presented in the following categories: freestyle, adult amateur, junior/young rider, vintage cup, FEI young horse, dressage sport horse breeding or materiale.

Specific All-Breeds Award Rules

• A horse must be declared with USDF for a participating organization (PO) by September 30 of the award year in order to participate in the all-breeds award program. Horses previously declared will remain declared for that organization

• Declarations can be made by submitting breed papers to USDF, along with your horse’s USDF number.

• Owners should access the list of all-breeds awards participating organizations on the USDF Web site.

• Once an all-breeds declaration has been made, it cannot be changed. Exception: The owner may change the declaration of their horse to another organization with which the horse has registry papers, upon written request to USDF, for the following reasons: (1) A participating organization joins the all-breeds program after the horse has already been declared with another all-breeds participating organization, (2) A participating organization discontinues its participation in the all-breeds program after the horse has already been declared with that organization. If the horse is eligible for multiple registrations and not previously recorded with USDF, the owner must make a choice of organization for the purpose of USDF all-breeds awards only. If there is no all-breeds PO for a horse’s breed, the owner may declare for one that is participating, before September 30 of the award year.

• Horse and owner must meet all requirements of the PO.

• “Open” is the standard category and “Training Level through Grand Prix” are the standard levels for all-breeds recognition.

• Other categories may be recognized however, it is the PO’s choice as to which additional categories they would like to recognize. These optional categories may include freestyle, adult amateur, junior/young rider, vintage cup, FEI six-year-old, FEI five-year-old, USEF four-year old, materiale, or dressage sport horse breeding. This information can be found on the USDF Web site. Specific eligibility criteria pertaining to these categories must be met, and rider must also verify adult amateur, vintage cup, or junior/young rider status by September 30 of the award year.

Training, First, Second, Third, and Fourth Levels

• Minimum of eight scores:

• From four different judges

• From four different USDF-recognized/USEF-licensed competitions

• Including two at 60 percent or higher from highest test of the level

• Median score of 60 percent or higher to qualify

Prix St. Georges, Intermediate I, Intermediate II, and Grand Prix

• Minimum of four scores:

• From four different judges

• From four different USDF-recognized/USEF-licensed competitions

• Median score of 60 percent or higher to qualify

• Horse must have a USDF Lifetime Horse Registration (LHR) when scores are earned.

• Owner must:

• Be a USDF Participating (PM) or Business Member (BM) and be a member in good standing of USDF when scores are earned.

• Verify eligibility with PO

• Verify that an all-breeds declaration has been made by accessing the USDF score check or owner’s portfolio.

• Rider must be a USDF PM and be a member in good standing of USDF when scores are earned.

• If interested in competing for awards in an “optional” division, it is the owner’s responsibility to determine which of the optional divisions will be awarded by their all-breeds PO.

• Freestyle scores are only recorded for freestyle division.

• Scores must be from open, junior/young rider, adult amateur, Great American Insurance Group/USDF qualifying and championship classes, other classes specified in the general rules, or from the same classes restricted to horses of the particular breed.

• If scores are earned in open and breed-restricted classes, the combination of the scores is used to calculate the median score.

• Classes restricted to horses of a particular breed must be judged by a USEF-licensed dressage judge.

• Scores earned in classes restricted to horses of a particular breed or restricted by height will be recorded for only all-breeds awards.

• Given that there are enough horses that have met the minimum award criteria as detailed above, in the standard “open” category, PO’s must award first and second place in each level (Training – Grand Prix). They have the option of awarding up to five places per level. These winners (those placed by their association) will receive an award certificate.

• Given that there are enough horses that have met the minimum award criteria as detailed above, POs must award at least first place in each level of the optional categories that they have chosen to recognize.

• First and second place winners at each level in the “open” category will receive a custom cast USDF medal.

• For optional categories that the PO has chosen to recognize first place winners will also receive a custom cast USDF medal as will second place winners if recognized by the PO.

• Other prizes may be given by the PO at their discretion.

• Only up to second place in any “open” or “optional” recognized category will be awarded on stage at the Adequan®/USDF Annual Convention.

**Adequan/USDF All-Breeds Dressage Sport Horse Breeding (DSHB) Awards**

Designed to recognize outstanding breeds competing in dressage sport horse breeding, these awards are awarded to the top performing horses in all levels of DSHB based on breed.

• A horse must be declared with USDF for a participating organization (PO) by September 30 of the award year in order to participate in the all-breeds award program. Horses previously declared will remain declared for that organization.

• Declarations can be made by submitting breed papers to USDF, along with your horse’s USDF number.

• All rules pertaining to the DSHB HOY division must be fulfilled.

• Owners of foals who have not yet received pedigree papers from their organization may submit, prior to September 30 of the award year, a letter from the organization stating that the foal is eligible for the Adequan®/USDF All-Breeds Awards from that organization.

• Owners should access the list of all-breeds awards participating organizations on the USDF Web site. Some USDF All-Breeds Participating Organizations (POs) do not give awards in the DSHB category. It is the responsibility of the owner to verify if their PO has chosen to recognize the DSHB category. This information can be found on the USDF Web site.

• Once an all-breeds declaration has been made, it cannot be changed. Exception: The owner may change the declaration of their horse to another organization with which the horse has registry papers, upon written request to USDF, for the following reasons: (1) A participating organization joins the all-breeds program after the horse has already been declared with another all-breeds participating organization, (2) A participating organization discontinues its participation in the all-breeds program after the horse has already been declared with that organization. If the horse is eligible for multiple registrations and not previously recorded with USDF, the owner must make a choice of organization for the purpose of USDF all-breeds awards only. If there is no all-breeds PO for a horse’s breed, the owner may declare for one that is participating, before September 30 of the award year.

• Horse and owner must meet all requirements of the PO.

• Specific eligibility criteria for DSHB HOY must be met.

• For competition purposes, the age of a horse is considered to be one year old on January 1 following the actual date of foaling.

• Age/sex eligibility is determined as follows:

• Fillies and colts three years of age and under may show only in dressage sport horse prospects classes/categories.

• Mares and stallions age four and over may show only in breeding stock classes/categories. 

• Geldings of any age may not show in breeding stock classes/categories.  Geldings age three and under may show only in sport horse classes/categories.

• Minimum of three scores:

• From at least two different judges

• From three different USDF-recognized/USEF-licensed competitions

• Median score of 65 percent or higher to qualify

• Horse must have a USDF Lifetime Horse Registration (LHR) when scores are earned.

• Owner must:

• Be a USDF Participating (PM) or Business Member (BM) and be a member in good standing with USDF when scores are earned.

• Verify eligibility with PO

• Verify that an all-breeds declaration has been made by accessing the USDF score check or owner’s portfolio

• There is no membership requirement for the handler.

• Scores must be from the same age/sex category.

• Scores must be from USDF DSHB score sheets (which are appropriate to each judging category) and that are current at the time of competition.

• The median score is the score exactly between the highest and lowest scores.

• Scores must be from classes where horses are judged individually in-hand including Great American Insurance Group/USDF Breeders’ Championship (USDFBC) Series Final in-hand classes. Scores from restricted classes that are otherwise eligible will count towards median score calculations including individual breed classes. Scores from amateur or junior/young rider handler, group and under saddle classes are not eligible for DSHB all-breeds awards.

• Only the final adjusted percentage score (after callbacks) for each class will be counted.

• Given that there are enough horses that have met the minimum award criteria as detailed above, POs must award first place in each of the age/sex levels (colt/gelding, mare, and stallion). They have the option of awarding up to five places per age/sex level. These winners (those placed by their PO) will receive an award certificate.

• Optional categories which may be awarded:

• Fillies of current calendar year

• Colts/geldings of current calendar year

• Yearling fillies

• Yearling colts/geldings

• Two-year-old fillies

• Two-year-old colts/geldings

• Three-year-old fillies

• Three-year-old colts/geldings

• Four-year-old and older maiden mares and yeld mares (mares without foals)

• Four-year-old and older broodmares with or in foal as of January 1 of competition year (mare only to be judged)

• Four-year-old and older stallions

• All materiale categories

• Participating pony organizations and organizations with pony divisions may offer pony awards in the above categories.

• Given that there are enough horses that have met the minimum award criteria as detailed above, POs must award at least first place in each level of the optional categories that they have chosen to recognize.

• First place winners in each of the age/sex levels will receive a custom cast USDF medal. If the PO chooses to award additional placings below first, second place winners will also receive a custom cast USDF medal.

• For optional categories that the PO has chosen to recognize first place winners will also receive a custom cast USDF medal as will second place winners if recognized by the PO.

• Other prizes may be given by the PO at their discretion.