Regional U25/YR Year-End Finale 2023

The OEA is organizing a U25 Regional Year-End Finale under the auspices of the Eastern Canadian Eventing Championships at Wesley Clover Parks in Ottawa on October 14-15, 2023.

All U25 riders from Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes entered in the Championships (or Regular divisions) are invited to participate as individuals and as part of a team.

How to enter:

• – Enter the division that you have qualified for from EV60 to EV110 on Event Entries.

• – Please indicate on your entry that you are interested in being part of the U25 Year-End Finale (there are no dedicated U25 classes).
• – Riders must be under 25 as of Jan 1, 2023, but do not have to be a member of a Provincial Horse Trial Association U25 Program in 2023.
• – Your score will be pulled out, along with other U25 entries in the same division, to determine U25 placings in each division.
• – Riders may participate both as individuals only or as individuals and part of a team.

How to make up a team:

• – Put together a group of 3 or 4 horses and riders (teams of 3 may have a 4th added to their team). 
• – Teams can include riders from all divisions (EV60 to EV110).
• – You don’t have a team but want to participate? No problem. We’ll create a team or add you to an existing team.
• – Teams, or individuals who would like to be added to a team, must fill out and submit the attached entry form by Weds, Oct. 11 at 3pm: https://forms.gle/QbmGYpVvzxyeQHUM7.
• – If you submit a team, don’t forget to give it a fun name!

How it works:

• – Teams will be posted on Thursday, October 12.
• – If a team member is eliminated, they will incur a score of 1000.
• – Teams of 4 will have the highest final score dropped. 
• – The top six teams (lowest total scores) will receive fancy neck ribbons and fabulous prizes (including cash prizes) in addition to their individual U25 division ribbons/prizes AND any ribbons/prizes that the individual riders win in the Champs or Regular divisions.
• – Best of all, participation is FREE!

Highlights:

• – An educational ‘practice’ jog. Prizes for best dressed.
• – The opportunity to compete with horses and riders from other provinces.
• – A team challenge. Teams of 3 or 4 riders will be assembled across divisions so that competitors get the experience of what it’s like to be part of a team (make your own team or we add you to a team).
• – A BBQ on site on Saturday evening hosted by the OEA.
• – Fancy sponsored ribbons and prizes.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Wednesday, October 11

• Submit U25 teams, or individuals seeking to join a team, by 3 pm.

Thursday, October 12

• – Teams announced.

Friday, October 13

• – Practice jog (4:30 pm/tentative). Registered U25 riders are invited to take part in an educational, practice ‘jog’ with their horse. They will receive instruction on the purpose of the jog, how it would function in an FEI competition, how to prepare, how to turn out their horse and lots more. Whether or not you are participating in a team or as an individual, sign up for the practice jog at: https://forms.gle/QbmGYpVvzxyeQHUM7.

Saturday, October 14

• – Dressage
• – Cross-country
• – OEA on-site Barbeque (suppertime, TBD)

Sunday, October 15

• – Show jumping
• – Ribbon ceremony (time TBD).

Thank you to our U25 prize sponsors: Ariat, Bruno Delgrange, Horseware Ireland, Struck Apparel and more!