Requirements for all:

1. All Area Championship competitors MUST be current USEA members both at the time of qualifying AND the championship.
2. All horses must be registered with USEA at the time of qualifying.
3. All qualifying competitions must be USEA registered horse trials, two-day or three-day events.
4. Divisions must have five or more starters to count as qualifying competitions.
5. No horse may compete in more than one Area 1 Championship division in a calendar year.
6. List all qualifying competitions on your entry form.
7. Open to members of other Areas, but must qualify within Area I.
8. To qualify, you and the horse must have placed 1st thru 3rd at one event during the qualifying period at the level, including “Amateur Placings”* as determined by the USEA qualifications for the AEC.
9. The qualifying period for each championship will be: from the closing date of the previous year’s championship to the closing date of the current year’s championship. (At the organizer’s discretion the closing date may be extended.).
10. Horse and rider must qualify together.

1. Beginner Novice Championships: Rider may never have competed above novice level within the (2) previous years (including year of the championship). Horse may be of any grade or experience. In a Rider Championship division, horses may have prior experience at higher levels. If sufficient entries, the division may be split between Junior and Senior. If entries warrant, organizers may also offer a horse division, open to all riders. To qualify, horses may never have competed at training level or above.
2. Novice Championships: Rider may never have competed above training level within the (2) previous years (including year of the championship). Horse may be of any grade or experience. In a Rider Championship division, horses may have prior experience at higher levels. If sufficient entries, the division may be split between Junior and Senior. If entries warrant, organizers may also offer a horse division, open to all riders. To qualify, horses must never have competed at preliminary level or above.
3. Training Championships: Rider may never have competed above preliminary level within the (2) previous years (including year of the championship). Horse may be of any grade or experience. In a Rider Championship division, horses may have prior experience at higher levels If sufficient entries, the division may be split between Junior and Senior. If entries warrant, organizers may also offer a horse division, open to all riders. To qualify, horses must never have competed at intermediate level or above.
4. Preliminary Championships: Any qualified rider and horse may compete.