Region 9 Jr/YR

The North American Youth Championships – Overview

The NAYC is the premier equestrian competition in North America for junior and young riders, age 14-21. Young equestrians come from the United States, Bermuda, Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the Caribbean Islands to vie for team and individual FEI medals in the three Olympic equestrian disciplines of show jumping, dressage, eventing and the FEI World Equestrian Games disciplines of reining and endurance. The competition is run under rules of the FEI (Federation Equestre Internationale), the international governing body for equestrian sport, and is the only FEI championship held annually on this continent. For complete information on the competition and its qualifying criteria, please visit the USDF website.

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Helpful documents for Region 9 riders

2024 FEI North American Youth Championships (NAYC)
Qualifying scores for the Event may only be earned at designated USEF/NAYC Qualifying Competitions within the qualifying period. Please be sure to thoroughly review the Selection Procedures. For more information on NAYC, details can be found here.

USEF/USDF Dressage Seat Medal (DSM) Program
The qualifying period runs from January 1 through the end of the qualifying period of the respective regional championship competition the athlete will be attending. More information can be found on the USDF website.

For more information on the Jr/YR program

FEI Youth Committee & Region 9 Jr/YR Coordinator Marsha Lewis  majademers@yahoo.com