WDAA Year-End High-Point Awards Program
Objective: To reward Western Dressage horses for their performance across various classes throughout the competition year, encouraging broader and more competitive participation in WDAA-recognized shows.
Effective Period: 2025 competition year (January 1st) through December 31st of each year, resetting annually.
Point Allocation:
Eligibility:
Points can only be accrued at WDAA-recognized shows.
Horses must be associated with an active WDAA membership and possess a registered WDAA Horse Number (or WHLPAP Number). Point accumulation begins the active date of your WDAA Membership and WDAA Horse Registration. Results prior to WDAA membership active date and horse registration are not eligible for YEHP or IYEHP.
All Exhibitors must have an active WDAA membership.
Show management must submit official WDAA show results with required information to WDAA for YEHP points to be applied within 14 days of the show.
Award Categories: determined by country of WDAA registered horse owner
United States Program – YEHP
International Program – IYEHP
Award recipients will be grouped by Level and Division as follows:
Awards
Award Certificate to the top 10 horses in each Level – Division
WDAA Dressage Tests and Freestyles – Divisions are structured the same as our World Championship Show
Introductory Level, Basic Level, Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3
❖ Junior Rider
❖ Amateur Rider
❖ Open Rider
Level 4 and Level 5
❖ Amateur/Junior Rider
❖ Open Rider
Gaited Horse Introductory Level – Basic Level
❖ Amateur/Junior Rider
❖ Open Rider
Gaited Horse Level 1 – Level 5
❖ Open Rider
Exceptional Rider
❖ Physically Challenged
❖ Therapeutic Rider
Rail Classes and Patterns – Divisions are structured the same as are World Championship Show
Suitability, Hack Equitation on the Rail Classes, and Western Dressage Seat Equitation Pattern Classes
Hack
Suitability
Equitation on the Rail
Horsemanship
Levels
Walk
Walk-Jog-Lope
Intermediate
Advanced
For Show Management
Competition Results Data Requirements for Calculating Year End Points
Horse Identification: WDAA or WHLPAP Horse Number, Breed Registry Number, or USEF Horse Number
*One of these must be provided in show official results to link horse results for tracking results.
Exhibitor Identification: WDAA Member Number
Level
Division – if no division is specified in official results, points are applied to the OPEN Division.
Placing – if placing data is not provided in show results, placing will be determined based on WD127 Scoring, Classification and Prize-Giving: In all competitions the winner is the competitor having the highest total points determine class placings. Show secretaries may optionally submit a class placings report.
Entries – calculated based on the number of entries per class-divisions. Eliminations, Excusals, or Scratches are not counted in the total entries.
Awards Presentation
Announced via newsletter and social media in February. Commemorative certificate sent by email.
Tie Breaking
In a tie, the one participant placing in the most shows will break it; if this is a tie, the one with the most first-place scores will break it, then second place, and so on.
How are YEHP and IYEHP Points Calculated? WDAA staff import the competition results and WDAA software applies points based on the results data.
Show Management provides official results to WDAA within 14 days (about 2 weeks) of the show date. Results and points should be available on our website within 4-6 weeks of receipt from show management.