Youth Dressage High Performance Assessment Days 2024, 3rd and 4th November 2023

Horse Sport Ireland

Youth Dressage High Performance Assessment Days

3rd and 4th November 2023

Horse Sport Ireland will host assessment days for the 2024 High Performance Youth Dressage squads at Greenogue Equestrian on Friday 3rd and Saturday 4th November 2023.

For 2023 the HP Youth Dressage Programme will comprise of High Performance Squads and High Performance Development Squads for Ponies, Juniors, Young Riders, U25 and Children on Horses.

Qualifying criteria for assessment for the Horse Sport Ireland HP Youth Dressage Programme is based on the current level that an athlete is training and competing in the current year:

The High-Performance Squads – combinations who have competed at CDIP/J/YR/U25/COH or who have achieved qualification to compete at FEI level and are aiming to do so in 2023.

The High-Performance Development Squads – combinations achieving 66% + at Elementary level and above at affiliated national competitions, working towards their relevant FEI level who, based on assessment/results show potential to progress to International level.

Former High Performance squad members with new horses/ponies which do not yet have qualifying scores but who are training towards their relevant level may apply for assessment.

Athletes currently on the programme who wish to continue at their current or subsequent level must reapply.

Athletes must be members of and ponies/horses registered with Dressage Ireland.

Athletes fitting the selection criteria and wishing to take part in the assessment days please fill out the expression-of-interest-form and send it back to Susann Tschoerner in Horse Sport Ireland via email: stschoerner@horsesportireland.ie by Tuesday 24th October 2023 (close of applications).

Parents/guardians are requested to bring a current measuring cert for ponies. There will be a charge for these assessment/training days. The charge will be decided once final number of athletes are known.

Stabling to be booked directly in advance with Greenogue Equestrian via email greenogueequestrian@gmail.com

2024 Over 18 High Performance Programme – Expression of Interest Form can be found HERE

2024 Under 18 High Performance Programme – Expression of Interest Form can be found HERE