The USDF Region 9 Youth Regional Team Championships North is held inside the Wild West I and II. All USEF/USDF rules are followed. Saturday competitors have an option to enter exihibition classes. All recognized levels and classes are offered. Also in addition exhibition freestyle and pair and quadrille classes are available just for fun and diversity. These classes are avaliable in addition to all the recognized classes on Saturday. Sunday the exhibition classes are dropped and all competitors in the Championships will show in recognized classes.

The Championships is for competitors 21 and under. You are 22 in the year that you turn 22 for that whole year. The Championships is held as a recognized show so some of the Saturday classes will be held as exhibition classes.  During exhibition classes riders may wear their team colors and the horses may have Twinkle Glitter on. In regular classes on Saturday and all classes on Sunday the Championships are held as recognized classes and you will have to wear "proper attire." There are specific rules in the prize list on this site. Arrival day for the 2 day show is Friday afternoon. An Adult should come with the team and if a child's parent or guardian is not with them please carry a medical release. Each team will bring one non competitor Volunteer to work each day to help keep the show running  The teams consist of 3 or 4 riders and a Horse Manager.   Exception : Fourth Level and up teams may have 2 riders on their team and a Horse Manager.
What is a Horse Manager:
We will ask each team at the Championships to have a Horse Manager.  This team member is Optional. This person (21 or under) will be unmounted and will assist the team with care of the horses, keeping to schedule, decorating for the contests, basically keeping the team running smoothly.  He/she should have stamina, patience, courtesy, and horse and show knowledge. The horse manager helps the team to excel and is a valuable team member.  Horse Managers will be treated as part of the team, even though they do not enter the arena, and will receive the same team awards the whole team receives.
 
Sign up on showsecretary and be sure to let the sectrtary know you wish to be stabled with your team. Tell her your team name too:-)

• The USDF Regional Team Championships requires no memberships of any kind. ( USEF FEES apply to some youth) Any young person who rides dressage may enter the USEF/USDF show.  A team may be from any barn, club, family, instructor, etc.  A team is four individuals and a horse manager (helper).  An individual may enter and ask to be placed on a team.
  Teams may be mixed levels, mixed ponies and horses, or all one level.  Each rider rides two tests per day at the Championships except FEI.  More info in the show bill.
  Horse Managers are not mandatory
  U S Pony Club Rally rules do not apply to the USDF Championships
  Horses and Ponies may be ridden only by the entered rider while on the grounds.  The Horse or Pony is  entered in the Wild West USEF/USDF Shows and must follow those rules. Do not worry, the Prize list guides you through. Read on here to get  "the picture."
  Wild West I and II will be held concurrently.   In order to fulfill the national standards for the Recognized shows you will follow all rules and pay the drug fees and the non member fee to USEF on the Team entry form if it applies to your situation.  Exhibition, Gymkhana, Walk Trot, Pas de Deux and Quadrilles are exempt from the non-member fee but no one is exempt from the horse fees. We must follow Wild West I and II (USDF/USEF) rules and standards because we are actually entered in that show.  For USDF and USEF Junior/Young Riders who wish USDF/USEF Recognized scores on Saturday and Sunday please do so using the Wild West I and II forms as you normally would. Read carefully this message for you concerning the tests. The teams are expected to: Walk /Trot and not to Canter OR to enter contiguous tests such as T3 and T4, F1 and F2 etc. they do not cross levelsand they get to choose the highest test score for their team score. I f you do not follow this formula your highest level test will be the one used for the team score.
  Our classes will be judged and awarded in the usual way.  Coats will be optional ( it will be announced as such from the beginning of Wild West I and II ) so that teams may dress Formally but with out a coat on Sunday. Dress will be formal on Sunday and Jackets and stocks will be waived because of the heat however most kids owned or borrowed jackets and really enjoyed fully dressing Formal. Long boots are worn with tan or gray  breeches and short boots are worn with tan or gray jodphurs, no half chaps allowed for formal. Safety Helmets have a secure chin strap and are black or have black covers. White Polo shirts are worn when jackets are waived. Color coordinated polo shirts with matching saddle blankets, brow bands, and leg bandages may be used on Saturday in the Team Exhibition classes.
  
• The 2008 Wild West I and II Prize List and Single Entry Forms are up on showsecretary.com
• FUN Happenings at the Champs

Tulsa, Oklahoma

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