PCHA Presents the Youth Show Jumping Foundation U25 Challenge, An American Jumping Style of Riding Competition

The Youth Show Jumping Foundation (YSJF) seeks to identify, highlight, and reward youth jumping riders 25 and under who show both interest and promise to become serious show jumping athletes
on a national and international stage.

The YSJF’s U25 Challenge invites athletes competing at 1.10, 1.20, and 1.30 meters to compete in an American Jumping Style of Riding competition. Athletes will compete in two initial phases. The de Nemethy Prep Phase incorporates dressage and gymnastics elements designed to show an athlete’s skills in preparing for a jumping competition. The Show Jumping Phase is conducted under Table II, Sec. 2d and includes a water option.

The highest-scoring athlete from each of the height sections will move forward to the third phase, the Ride Off Challenge. The three athletes will each jump a 1.10-1.15 meter course on their own horse. Each athlete will draw a Selected Ride-Off horse, and each athlete will ride this second, unfamiliar horse over the same course. The athlete with the highest combined scores from all phases will be declared the overall champion.

Each of the three Ride Off Challenge athletes will receive a YSJF Training Grant to use toward furthering their horsemanship knowledge, specialized coaching or a select competition. The trainer of the overall champion will receive $3,000.