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SPECIFIC ALL-BREEDS AWARD RULES

These rules are in addition to the General Rules for Adequan®/USDF Year-End Awards found on pages 28 & 29 of the USDF Directory.

  • • A horse must be declared with USDF for a participating organization (PO) by August 1 of the award year in order to participate in the all-breeds award program.
  • Declarations can be made by submitting a copy of the horse's breed papers and the All-Breeds Awards Declaration Form to USDF.
  • Owners should access the list of All-Breeds Awards participating organizations on the USDF Web site.
  • Once an all-breeds declaration has been made, it can only be changed by submitting the All-Breeds Awards Declaration Form and the $50 declaration change fee by August 1 of the award year.
  • Horse and owner must meet all requirements of the PO.
  • “Open” is the standard category and “Training Level through Grand Prix” are the standard levels for all-breeds recognition.
  • Other categories may be recognized however, it is the PO’s choice as to which additional categories they would like to recognize. These optional categories may include freestyle, adult amateur, junior/young rider, vintage cup, FEI six-year-old, FEI five-year-old, USEF four-year old, materiale, or dressage sport horse breeding. This information can be found on the USDF Web site. Specific eligibility criteria pertaining to these categories must be met, and rider must also verify adult amateur, vintage cup, or junior/young rider status by September 30 of the award year.