12.05.08
Last month, the United States Dressage Federation (USDF) recognized USPRE as the official representative organization of the PRE Horse and has added USPRE to the All Breeds Dressage program. This program recognizes the annual top scoring horses at all levels from Training through Grand Prix within the recognized breed organizations. Year-end awards are presented at the USDF Annual Meeting each December. (For more information, see http://www.usdf.org/awards/all-breeds/). Participation in this program is FREE to all USPRE members, and $50.00 per horse for non-Members.
In order to join the program and have your results count toward the year-end awards, you will need to follow these steps (from the USDF website):
· Horse must have a USDF Lifetime Horse Registration (LHR) when scores are earned.
· Owner must:
o Be a USDF Participating Member (PM) or Business Member (BM) when scores are earned
o Verify eligibility with PO (Participating Organization, in this case USPRE)
o Verify that an all-breeds declaration has been made by accessing the USDF score check or owner’s portfolio
· Rider must be a USDF Participating Member when scores are earned.
· If competing for optional all-breed division awards – adult amateur, vintage cup or junior/young rider awards, rider must verify this status with USDF by September 30 of the award year.
· Memberships and horse registrations begin when all application forms and fees are received by USDF. If joining USDF (including changing membership to participating status) or registering a horse at a competition, membership and registration begins the date of application. This date must be in accordance with USDF/USEF dressage division rules.
· If a horse does not have an existing all-breeds declaration, the owner must make a declaration by September 30 of the award year. If the horse is eligible for multiple registrations and not previously recorded with USDF, the owner must make a choice of registry for the purpose of USDF all-breeds awards only.
For those horses previously registered with the Foundation for the Pure Spanish Horse’s All Breeds Program, USDF now allows you to transfer your horse to the USPRE program. Please notify USDF before 30 September of your desire to transfer your horse to the USPRE program.
For any questions or assistance, please email USPRE directly at uspre@live.com.
Remember, the deadline to register your horse in the USPRE All Breeds Program is 30 September, 2008.