Lexington, KY- The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) has revamped the selection criteria for the 2014 FEI World Breeding Championships for Dressage Young Horses. Seven Markel/USEF Selection Events will be held at CDI competitions throughout the United States. Combinations wishing to compete at the FEI World Breeding Championships for Dressage Young Horses need to compete in at least one Markel/USEF Selection Event and one Markel/USEF Qualifying Competition.

Markel/USEF Selection Events for the FEI World Breeding Championships for Dressage Young Horses include;

Palm Beach Dressage Derby CDI-W/Y/J/P/U25/YH, February 27-March 2, 2014, Loxahatchee, FL

GDF 5*/CDI5*/3*/1*/Y/J/P/YH, March 26-30, Wellington, FL

Houston Dressage Society CDI3*/1*/Y/J/P/U25/YH, April 24-26, 2014, Katy, TX

Del Mar National CDI3*/1*/Y/J/U25/YH, April 24-27, 2014, Del Mar, CA

ESDCTA Memorial Weekend Dressage CDI3*/Y/J/YH, May 22-24, Allentown, NJ

Paragon Dressage CDI3*/Y/J/P/U25/YH, May 22-25, 2014, Estes Park, CO

KDA Annual Dressage CDI3*/Y/J/P/U5/YH, May 22-25, 2014, Lexington, KY

Dressage at Flintridge CDI1*/Y/J/YH, May 22-15, 2014, La Canada-Flintridge, CA

The list of the Markel/USEF Selection Events for the FEI World Breeding Championships can be found here:
http://usef.org/documents/disciplines/dressage/2014MarkelUSEFSelectionEvents.pdf

For a complete list of Qualifying Competitions for the Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage National Championships presented by HorseShow.com visit; http://usef.org/documents/disciplines/dressage/2014QualifyingCompetition.pdf

For more information about the Markel/USEF Young Horse Dressage Program visit; http://www.usef.org/_IFrames/breedsdisciplines/discipline/alldressage/NatlYHProgram.aspx