This year, the Spalding Labs/United States Eventing Association (USEA) Young Event Horse (YEH) Championships will be held Thursday, October 15, in conjunction with the Fair Hill International CCI and are gearing up to provide an exciting competition. Young horses are coming from all over the Eastern half of the U.S. to participate. FEI judge Joachim Dimmek of Germany is returning this year to head the judges' panel, and he will be joined by Cathy Tucker-Slaterbeck and Sport Horse conformation specialist Suzanne Quarles.

To showcase event horse breeding and these young stars of the future, the championships have added a special presentation this year. The YEH competition will take place on Thursday with the judges making their final decision following the jumping phase. To give spectators an opportunity to learn more about the Young Event Horse program and to get a closer look at the brightest and best four- and five-year-old horses on the East Coast, a parade of Young Event Horse Champions will take place in the main arena at noon on Friday, October 16. The top eight horses in each division will show their paces individually at the walk, trot and canter, and riders may choose to jump a display fence if they wish, as each horse's owner, breeder, bloodlines, and accomplishments are broadcast to the audience. The commentator will also take this opportunity to explain the details of the Young Event Horse competition and what the judges look for in a potential four-star horse. This part of the program will NOT be judged and is intended to educate and entertain the audience, and to showcase championship breeding and young horses. The parade will be immediately followed by the awards presentation.

Make sure that you are a part of this wonderful series as it grows in popularity. The list below is an updated list of all qualified horses along with the horses that only need one more qualifier for the championships. Be sure to check the YEH calendar at www.useventing.com/competitions.php?section=yeh&id=1321 for upcoming events so that participants can get that one last qualifying event. The closing date is fast approaching so be sure to get your entries in soon.
For more information on the Young Event Horse Series, contact Wendy Weinstein at (703) 669-9996 or [email protected].

Tentative Schedule (depends upon number of horses at each level) for Spalding Labs/USEA Young Event Horse Championships:

Thursday
Four-Year-Olds
9:00 a.m. — Section I: Conformation
10:00 a.m. — Section II: Dressage
1:00 p.m. — Sections III/IV: Jumping Test/Gallop/General Impression

Five-Year-Olds
10:00 a.m. (approx) — Section I: Conformation
11:00 a.m. (approx) — Section II:Dressage
2:00 p.m. (approx) — Sections III/IV: Jumping Test/Gallop/General Impression

Friday
Main Arena
Noon — Lunch Break: Parade of Young Event Horses and Prize Giving (Top 8 horses to return)

List of Qualified Horses
Four-Year-Olds
1. Artesian
2. Bally's Cracker
3. Balmoral FIS Archie
4. Bedazzled
5. Double Rivers Really Cool
6. Double Take
7. Dresden Hit
8. Feuertanzer
9. Kalamata
10. Landmark's Cinco de Mayo
11. Landmark's Sunday Storm
12. No More Rocks
13. Paprika
14. Riley
15. Rincon G
16. Victor
17. Vivachi
18. William Street
19. Zauberruf

Five-Year-Olds
1. Amarna
2. Artistic Epiphany
3. Athens IV
4. Balmoral
5. BreakThrough
6. Boomerang
7. Bruce
8. Clair De Lune
9. C'czar
10. Diatom
11. Edmonton Avenue
12. Florenz
13. Flying Circus
14. Gelinas
15. High Times
16. Hydrangia
17. Icicle Storm
18. Jazz Blues
19. Joint Venture
20. Juneau
21. Master Frisky
22. Mighty Himself
23. Miss Carlisle
24. Muggle
25. Must Be GS
26. Piper SE
27. Project Runway
28. Rhythm & Blues
29. Satin Art
30. Silver Select
31. Smarty Pants
32. Star Dazzler
33. Take Two
34. Zack
35. Zalig
36. Zara

Horses That Have One Qualifying Score
Four-Year-Olds
Amari
Apple Jax
Beaujeste
Celtic Heritage
Flagmount's Crackerjack
Fuerst Harrisburg
Parisima's Angelina
Smiling Sailor
Vis-A-Vie
Vivachi

Five-Year-Olds
Bamboosero
Figaro
Forbidden
Gosh Almighty
Idle Hour
Jaunty Star
Lady Laptop
Leopold
Southern Raised
Southern Vintage
Taboo
True Spectra
Vanity's Revenge
Zabeardourn Zepher D
Zynnia