OE Dressage Development Qualifier – Westar Farms

The Ontario Equestrian Dressage Development Series intends to promote young dressage horses on their competitive pathway through qualifying classes and a season-end championship.

Declare your interest to begin accumulating scores toward the series championship here: Declaration Form

Goals:

1. To develop Canadian horses to be able to compete at an appropriate level for their age
2. To accustom riders and coaches to develop young horses with a steady and well-laid-out schedule over the summer series
3. To offer a final championship goal

Divisions:

• 4 & 5-year-olds / Open / 1st Level Test 1
• 5 & 6-year-olds / Open / 2nd Level Test 1
• 6 & 7-year-olds / Open / 3rd Level Test 1
• 7-10 year-olds / FEI PSG Test

The classes will have enhanced conditions based on the level (see below for details) and will offer a warm-up training ring.

Details:

• All classes will be ridden at the Gold level
• 1st, 2nd, and 3rd levels must be ridden in front of a minimum of 1 EC senior judge
• PSG will be ridden in front of 2 judges (1 must be a minimum of EC senior)
• Horses and Riders wishing to qualify for the Championship must have ridden in at least two of the listed competitions – the highest score from each competition will be used for qualifying for the Championship
• Horses can do 2 consecutive levels (assuming they meet the age requirements for each class) as outlined above
• Class options may be offered on each competition day of multi-day shows (at the discretion of the show organization
• The championship class will be held on the Saturday of the designated show (September 9)
• Qualifying scores to compete in the Championship is 65% from each of the 2 shows
• All qualified horses must compete in the final championship barring unforeseen circumstances

Qualifying Competitions:

Ottawa Dressage Festival | May 18-21

Saddlewood Equestrian Centre | Centreline Dressage | June 2-4

Westar Farms | June 3-4

Caledon Equestrian Park | Caledon Dressage | June 16-18

Location TBD | Centreline Dressage | June 24-25

Westar Farms | July 15-16

Angelstone Tournaments | Caledon Dressage | July 21-23

Location TBD | Centreline Dressage | July 29-30

Caledon Equestrian Park | Caledon Dressage | August 11-13

Saddlewood Equestrian Centre | Centreline Dressage | September 1-3

Championships @ Caledon Equestrian Park | Caledon Dressage | September 8-9

The Ontario Equestrian Dressage Development Series will culminate with Championship classes held at the Caledon Equestrian Park on September 9.