2024 USAWE Western Zones Championship

Name: 2024 USAWE Western Zones Championship
Start: 2024-09-18T13:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-09-22T20:00:00-07:00
Location: Oregon Horse Center

Schedule

Wed Sep 18 2024 at 01:00 pm to Sun Sep 22 2024 at 08:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Oregon Horse Center | Eugene, OR

Judges:
Nicole Chastain, USAWE "S" judge, California, and WAWE International Judge TBA
Online entry form:
https://forms.gle/ejvrNXat2oWSQUXL9
Entries received prior to July 15th will receive the full array of 2024 Western Zone Swag (including a Western Zone Competitor shirt & commemorative mug). Entries received after this date may miss out on these special commemorative gifts due to the time required to create them.
SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18 - Early Arrival
THURSDAY, Sept. 19 - Official Move-In Day, Veterinary Inspection (2-4 pm), 5:30 Welcome Dinner & Rider Briefing
FRIDAY, Sept. 20 - Dressage trial, EOH Course Walk
SATURDAY, September 21 - EOH trial; WE Jubilee (barn crawl) in the evening
SUNDAY, September 22 - Speed Trial, Cattle Trial, Awards Ceremony (estimated 4:30 - 5:30), group dinner in a local restaurant for all who want to join.
MONDAY, September 23 - Move out (you may leave earlier if you would like)
Stalls will be available at 10 AM on Wednesday, September 18, 2024.
ALL HORSES MUST PASS VETERINARY INSPECTION TO BE CLEARED TO COMPETE
The veterinary inspection is intended to ensure that all horses are suitably sound and healthy to compete. For the veterinary inspection, please bring your horse as well as its valid health certificate and Coggin's paperwork. You will present the horse in hand for the vet to inspect, and will then walk away from the judge for approximately 150 feet, then walk back to the judge, then trot away from the judge and back to the judge. The veterinarian reserves the right to take temperatures and might request that you lunge the horse on a circle to confirm soundness. The horse may be presented either by the person who will be competing on them, or by someone else that person designates.
AWARDS CEREMONY - in show tack and attire, with horses displaying with their awards for photos, please. Zone Championships are a BIG DEAL!
Entering - Please enter as soon as you can to hold your spot and secure the best price. If you do not end up qualifying by the time the Championships start, your entry fee will be refunded in full (minus $70 to cover the cost of the Zone Championship Competitor shirt and mug, if we've already purchased yours).
Entry Fees
EARLY ENTRY: $525 - Includes your stall (available from Wednesday - Monday, same cost), entry fee, first bag of shavings, and two free digital photos from the official photographer, with the option to purchase additional high-quality images. (this price is valid until June 1, 2024).
ENTRY: $625 - Includes your stall (available from Wednesday - Monday, same cost), entry fee, first bag of shavings, and two free digital photos from the official photographer, with the option to purchase additional high-quality images. (this price is valid until August 1, 2024).
LATE ENTRY: $725 - Includes your stall (available from Wednesday - Monday, same cost), entry fee, first bag of shavings, and two free digital photos from the official photographer, with the option to purchase additional high-quality images. (this price is valid until September 1, 2024).
Sharing a horse? If you are sharing a horse with another rider, you can deduct $100 from one of the horse's entry fees (because the stall doesn't need to be paid twice)
Extra Stall(s): Available for $150 - can be used for tack, feed, a horse you're bringing for the experience, etc.
Cattle Trial: $150 (our cost to rent the cattle and pay for the facility to set up the cattle pens will come to around $3500, so we do need to charge extra for cattle trial participants).
Discount of $75 for those driving 500 or more miles one way to attend. If you qualify for this discount, please add info about where you're driving from in the "special requests" box at the end of the entry.)
The facility has lots of nice RV spots available. Please make your RV reservations directly with the facility at www.oregonhorsecenter.com .
To compete in a Zone Championship, Horse/Rider pair must have earned an average of 58% or higher combined Dressage and EOH score, without disqualifying in Speed (Novice A and above) at at least two USAWE licensed competitions, at least one of which must have been earned in the 2024 competition season. Qualifying scores must have been earned at the level being entered.
Cancellation and Refund Policy
Cancellation: If the entire event is canceled, a full refund minus $70 will be issued within 14 days of cancellation.
Refund: If a competitor withdraws prior to September 1, 2024, they must notify the show secretary in writing through an email sent to [email protected]. A full refund minus $70 will be sent within 14 days of notification.
Entries are non-refundable after September 1, 2024. Show management, however, may be able to provide a refund minus $70 on a case-by-case basis under one of the following conditions:
a. Withdrawal of a rider or horse is due to an injury, illness, or death. The withdrawal must be accompanied by a veterinarian’s or doctor’s certificate.
b. There is a waitlist, and the show manager is able to replace your entry.
Substitutions of Horse or Rider
May be made at any time prior to the veterinary inspection at no additional charge.
Changing Level Entered
May be made at any time prior to September 1 by contacting the show secretary at [email protected].
If you do not end up qualifying by the time the Championships start, your entry fee will be refunded in full (minus $70 to cover the cost of the Zone Championship Competitor shirt and mug, if we've already purchased yours).