2026 USEA Young Event Horse Calendar
* The YEH Committee voted to allow YEH qualifier competitions to take place up until the closing date of each Championship in 2025.
West Coast: Closing date will be the day before the Championships, when the last chance qualifier takes place.
East Coast: Closing date will be September 29.
Event |
Dates |
Judge(s) |
| Naked Horse Farm YEH/OEH Qualifier (Area III) | March 31, 2026 | Heather Gillette, Lori Hoos |
| Middle TN Pony Club YEH Qualifier (Area VIII) | April 4, 2026 | Jayne Lloyd |
| Naked Horse Farm YEH/OEH Qualifier (Area III) | April 12, 2026 | Heather Gillette, Lori Hoos |
| Texas Rose Horse Park YEH Qualifier (Area V) | May 3, 2026 | - |
The Vista Spring YEH/OEH Qualifier (Area III) |
May 6, 2026 |
Nancy Guyotte |
Spokane Sport Horse Spring H.T. and YEH (Area VII) |
May 14, 2026 |
Eileen Pritchard Bryan |
| Ocala Summer H.T. I and YEH (Area III) | May 29, 2026 | Natalie Hollis |
| Snowdonia Sport Horse Complex YEH/OEH (Area V) | May 31, 2026 | Jayne Lloyd |
| Shepherd Ranch Pony Club HT and YEH/OEH (Area VI) | June 12, 2026 | Lori Hoos |
| Bucks County Horse Park HT and YEH (Area II) | June 20, 2026 | Pam Weidemann |
Twin Rivers Summer HT and YEH/OEH (Area VI) |
June 25, 2026 |
Wendy Wergeles |
| Snowdonia Sport Horse Complex YEH/OEH (Area V) | June 28, 2026 | Jayne Lloyd |
| Full Moon Farm HT and YEH Qualifier (Area II) | June 30, 2026 | Natalie Hollis and Cathy Tucker-Slaterbeck |
| *Rescheduled New Date* Flora Lea Spring H.T. and YEH (Area II) | July 5, 2026 | Anne Marie Cochrane |
The Maryland Horse Trials at Loch Moy Farm YEH (Area II) |
July 10, 2026 |
Debbie Rodriguez |
| Applewood Farm YEH/OEH & Mini Event (Area II) | July 15, 2026 | Heather Gillette |
| Naked Horse Farm YEH/OEH Qualifier (Area III) | July 15, 2026 | Megan McGee |
| The Vista Fall YEH Qualifier (Area III) | August 5, 2026 | Lori Hoos |
Masterson Equestrian Trust (MET) YEH/OEH Qualifier (Area VIII) |
August 8, 2026 |
Karen Winn |
| Applewood Farm YEH/OEH & Mini Event (Area II) | August 12, 2026 | Sally Ike |
Waredaca Farm H.T. and YEH (Area II) |
August 15, 2026 |
Natalie Hollis |
| Ocala Summer H.T. II and YEH (Area III) | August 15, 2026 | Megan McGee |
| True Blue Farm YEH Qualifier (Area VIII) | August 20, 2026 | Lori Hoos |
| Shepherd Ranch Pony Club HT and YEH/OEH (Area VI) - cancelled | August 21, 2026 | Renee Johnson |
| Bucks County Horse Park HT and YEH (Area II) | August 29, 2026 | Joan Fleser |
Flora Lea Fall HT and YEH (Area II) |
September 5, 2026 |
Judge TBD |
| Win Green Farm YEH Qualifier (Area II) | September 9, 2026 | Natalie Hollis |
| Middle TN Pony Club YEH Qualifier (Area VIII) | September 13, 2026 | Lori Hoos |
Twin Rivers Fall International and YEH/OEH (Area VI) |
September 17, 2026 |
Wendy Wergeles |
| YEH at Redtail Ridge (Area III) | September 22, 2026 | Megan McGee |
Spokane Sport Horse 10th Annual Fall HT and YEH (Area VII) |
September 24, 2026 |
Wendy Wergeles |
The USEA YEH East Coast Championships |
October 16-17, 2026 |
5-Year-Olds: Marilyn Payne (dressage and jumping), Chris Ryan (conformation and jumping) 4-Year-Olds: Debbie Rodriguez (dressage), Peter Gray (jumping), Phyllis Dawson (jumping), and Cathy Tucker-Slaterbeck (conformation) |
The USEA YEH West Coast Championships and Last Chance Qualifier at Twin Rivers Ranch |
October 22-24, 2026 |
Marilyn Payne (dressage and jumping), Chris Ryan (conformation and jumping) |
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