Young Rider Trophy
Rules for the StudioS19 Young Rider Trophy 2026
| Series organizer | DressagePower Club 802510–7254, Firm signatory: Peter Härnstam, Kristian von Krusenstierna |
| Year/time period | 2026 |
| Gren | Dressage |
| The competition is open to | The competition is open to Young riders only if the rider turns 21 that year, has a valid Swedish competition license, is a Swedish citizen, or has been a permanent resident in Sweden for at least one year. See TR I, mom 122.1. The horse must also have a valid Swedish license. |
| Qualifying places | 2* to 5* competitions in Sweden. 3* to 5* competitions internationally Qualifying period 2026-01-23 – 2026-09-27 |
| Qualifying classes | Msv A.1, the FEI Prix S:t Georges and all the FEI Msv A classes – not the FEI Young Rider Kür. The class will be judged by at least two judges. |
| Point calculation in the qualifying rounds | Percentages with three decimal places are counted as results for the semi-finals. One of the best results is counted during the qualifying period. The 20 best teams after the qualifying period are offered the opportunity to compete in the semi-final; this includes the team with the ”Gold Ticket”.” |
| Number of horses per rider | Unlimited number of horses in qualifying rounds, two horses in the semifinals and one horse per rider in the final. |
| Gold ticket | The team that on June 30th achieved the highest % of the participating teams is guaranteed one of the 8 final places. The team will compete in the semi-final, but has secured a final place at the DressagePower Horse Show. This result must be reported to DressagePower no later than July 1, 2026. tavling@dressagepower.se results after this date cannot be counted towards the qualification. |
| Semifinal & Final Location, time | Linköping Horse Riding Club 22-25 October 2026 Location Smedstad Equestrian Sports Center FEI's Prix S:t Georges is ridden in the semi-final (day 1) FEI’s Young Rider Kür is being ridden in the final (day 2) |
| Qualified/Number to final | From the semi-final, the eight best teams qualifying to ride the final are included in this group of 8 teams. Before the Kür final, all results are reset. The result in Küren is considered the final result of the competition. It is mandatory to ride both classes. Both classes will be judged by three judges. |
| Equipped teams reach the final | Should two or more teams finish in the same average percentage in the semi-finals, the teams will be separated by the highest percentage in the ”General impression” category. If it's the same, both go to the final. |
| Substitute/reserve for the final | Calculated according to the results during the qualification period to the semifinals as described above. Calculated according to the results in the semi-final to the final as above. |
| Registration & participation fee | To be done before the first qualifying competition for: DressagePower https://dressagepower.se/young-rider-trophy/ Registration fee 1100 kr, payment must be made at the same time as the registration in order for the registration to be valid to bg 5221–0556. No fees are refunded. With the registration, you receive a membership to the DressagePower Club. Read more about what is included in the membership. here. |
| Registration for semi-final & final | It takes place in TDB to Linköping Horse Riding Club. Registration fees as per the proposal are included. |
| Results reporting | You, as a rider, are responsible for submitting your best result by September 28, 2026, to tavling@dressagepower.se . Enter class, competition venue, and percentage result with three decimal points. Results submitted after the current date will not be counted. DressagePower will announce by October 1, 2026, which teams will ride the semi-final. The results will be publicly reported on the DressagePower website, with the registration time published. |
| Approved by the Dressage Committee | 2025-12-15 |
| Approved by the TS regulatory group | 2026-01-22 |
| Date of update of rules | |
| Questions for | Peter Härnstam, peter@dressagepower.se |
| Date of publication | 2026-01-23 |
| Dispute over rules | National coordinator for dressage has the right of interpretation |