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About WCHR
The USHJA
World Championship Hunter Rider Program was
founded in 1995
to recognize and celebrate the hunter rider. Since the inaugural
WCHR Professional Finals in
1995 the WCHR program has expanded to include coveted
year-end awards for Professionals, Emerging Professionals,
Amateur Owners, Adult Amateurs, Juniors, Children and Pony riders.
WCHR Program Members qualify for National and Regional
Awards by earning points at Member Events held
across the country throughout the qualifying year. Points from
a rider’s top four WCHR Member Events will be used to
determine the National and Regional standings.
Each year the top ten nationally ranked riders and top six regionally
ranked riders in each category, come together to compete in the WCHR Finals
at the Capital Challenge Horse Show in Upper Marlboro, MD.
The 2012 Capital Challenge Horse show will be held October 1-7, 2012.
For more information visit
www.capitalchallenge.org.
Competition Selection
WCHR Member Events are determined
on an annual basis by evaluating
applications, membership votes*, selection criteria, geographical balance,
variance of dates, constituency opportunity and USHJA WCHR Committee
recommendations with final review by the USHJA Executive Committee.
*Each WCHR Member is entitled to vote one time for the
six Member Events of their choice in their declared region.
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Member Events
The country will be divided geographically into eight regions
and there will be a maximum number of Member Event Competitions during
the qualifying year with some measure of geographic balance, variance
of dates and constituency opportunity.
Regional Awards & Regional Coordinators
Each of the eight WCHR regions has a volunteer Regional Coordinator who works on behalf of their WCHR constituency to coordinate regional awards and awards presentations. Each Regional Coordinator receives a base awards package from USHJA which is supplemented by their fund-raising efforts. Please contact your Regional Coordinator for regional awards information.
Finals at the Capital Challenge Horse Show
Each year the top 10 nationally ranked riders in each WCHR category, as well as the top six riders from each region are invited to compete in their respective WCHR Challenge at the Capital Challenge Horse Show. Challenge classes are run in either a one or two round hunter classic format. The points earned from the Challenge classes
are then added to points previously earned at WCHR Member Events and the Capital Challenge Horse Show, to crown a WCHR National Champion in each category. The 2012 Capital Challenge Horse show will be held October 1-7, 2012.
For more information visit www.CapitalChallenge.org.
Junior Hunter Challenge
Visit the Affiliate website for more information.
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Who is Eligible to Participate?
All WCHR members are eligible for WCHR
Awards on both a National and a Regional level in the following categories.
For more detailed information click on a category:
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