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The
PRO Junior Young Rider Training Level Scholarship
focuses on the education and mentorship of juniors
and young riders participating in competitions at
the training level. The objective is to offer
deserving riders, the opportunity to train with a
PRO professional based on their merit within these
scholarship guidelines. The program will take place
at designated events associated with PRO on both the
east and west coasts.
The
purpose of the PRO Junior Young Rider Training Level
Scholarship will be to spot upcoming talent, based
on set criteria and provide an opportunity to train
in a PRO rider’s high performance program, with
minimal financial burden, for one week. The goal of
the program is to encourage training level junior
and young riders to strive to become more competent
earlier in their careers, by offering them an
attainable and very attractive goal. Ultimately, PRO
would like it to help feed talent into the broader
picture of future USET riders.
Eligibility
Criteria:
The PRO Junior Young Rider Training Level
Scholarship is open to all Junior/Young rider
members of PRO. Riders may become members at any
time during the year, but must declare via email
letter to PRO that they wish to participate in the
program. All participating riders must also include
in their email a schedule of designated competitions
that they intend to compete at, and it is the
responsibility of the rider to inform PRO of any
schedule changes. All riders must participate in at
least one designated competition. Riders who choose
to participate in more than one designated
competition will have scores averaged for the leader
board.
Scholarship
Award:
One week of training at the facilities of Marcia
Kulak, Will Faudree, Shannon Lilley and Amy Tryon.
The award includes the boarding of both horse and
rider at no cost to the scholarship awardees. Riders
are responsible for their own transportation to and
from each location including horse transportation.
The scholarship week must be arranged well in
advance with each PRO professional at a mutually
agreed upon time.
The
top two point earning riders from the eastern half
of the country will each earn a scholarship award
with Marcia Kulak and Will Faudree respectively. The
two top point earning riders from the western half
of the country will earn a scholarship week with
Shannon Lilley and Amy Tryon respectively.
Judging:
Three PRO professional members, to be
designated prior to each competition, will observe
participating PRO Junior/Young riders and score the
training level divisions. PRO
professional members will send the score sheet to
Samantha Lendl, PRO Executive Director, who will
tabulate and record scores for each rider and email
a copy of the score sheet to each rider.
Point
Tabulation:
Points
would be tabulated at the conclusion of each
designated event and a Junior/Young Rider Leader
Board will be updated on the PRO Website.
Riders who compete in more than one
designated competition will have their scores
averaged for the leader board. Ties will be broken
in the following manner: Primary: Closest to the
optimum time in the cross country phase Secondary:
Overall subjective score for cross country
Method
of Scoring and Criteria:
5-
Exceptional for the level
4-
Very good
3-Acceptable
2-Needs
improvement
1-Below
training level standard for skill and safety
Dressage:
1)
1)
Basic
understanding of connection (on the bit)
2)
2)
Position>
effective use of aids
3)
3)
Composure/
ring savvy under pressure
4)
4)
Use
of arena, knowledge of test
5)
5) Turnout
Cross
Country:
Warm
up
1)
1)
Ability
to prepare horse for cc.
2)
2)
Effective
position/balance/timing
3)
3)
Level
of confidence/maturity/composure
4)
4)
Safety
in negotiating the warm up area
On
course
1)
1)
Correct
use of speed for course conditions and abilities of
both horse and rider
2)
2)
Effectiveness
and safety of position, balance and timing at the
jumps
3)
3)
Maturity/composure/confidence
under pressure, particularly if having difficulty
4)
4)
Calm
professional demeanor
(no shouting, babbling, excessive punishment
or patting of horse)
5)
5)
Care
taken once pulled up and finished with course
Show
Jumping:
Warm
up
1)
1)
Warm
up; Safe use of schooling area
2)
2)
Ability
to find safe and balance distance
3)
3)
Quality
and quantity of warm up jumps (not enough or too
many)
On
course
1)
1)
Position,
balance, timing
2)
2)
Ability
to see a stride most of the time
3)
3)
Confidence
and composure while executing the course
4)
4)
Mental
composure under pressure
Stable
Management:
(evaluated once during event)
1)
1)
Appearance
of stable or trailer area:
tidy/workmanlike/organized
Bonus
Points:
1)
1)
Dressage
test score of 27 or less = 1 additional point
2)
2)
Cross-Country
clear and inside the time within 5 seconds of
optimum = 2 points
3)
3)
Show
Jumping clear, no time = 1 point
4)
4)
Finishing
on dressage score (over a 27) with above jumping
results = 1 point
5)
5)
Overall
harmony and partnership between horse and rider = 2
points
Rider
Responsibilities at Participating Competitions:
1)
1) Riders
must provide their ride times to the PRO office
member via email or phone 24 hours before each
competition
2) Each rider is required to wear a red
armband during the competition to ensure that judges
can easily see them in the warm up area
Designated
Competitions: |
