Competition Resources

Competition Manual

This Manual includes requirements for show organizers and managers in planning and conducting a show licensed with USA Working Equitation (USAWE).

Request USAWE Competition License

Interested in having your Working Equitation competition licensed by USAWE?

Please fill out a Competition Licensing Request Form by clicking on the link below.

Note:  If your competition is offering the Cattle phase, please submit two license requests.  One for the Dressage-EOH-Speed competition and a SEPARATE license for the Cattle Trial.  The Cattle Trial is separated for Show Results since L1- Introductory Performance Level is ineligible to compete.  The Cattle trial (L2-L7), although licensed separately, is not considered a separate show.

There are four trials that make up a Working Equitation competition. The first three – Dressage (L1-L7), Ease of Handling (L1-L7), and Speed (L2-L7) are the mandatory trials required for a licensed Working Equitation competition. The fourth trial, Cattle (L2-L7), is optional and included when location and facilities allow. L1 is ineligible to compete in the Cattle trial.  Although the Cattle trial is licensed separately, it is not considered a separate show; L2-L7 Horse-Rider pairs competing in the Cattle trial must successfully compete/complete Dressage, EOH and Speed before they can compete in the Cattle trial. 

In show licensing, there are no up-front fees, but you will be invoiced $2 per competing USAWE member horse/rider pair and a $20 non-member show fee when your results are processed. Competitor fees are used to help support USAWE awards programs.

All competitions licensed by USAWE must have a USAWE-licensed Judge and Technical Delegate (TD) and must submit a certificate of insurance, naming USAWE as an additional insured, a minimum of two weeks prior to the first day of the competition. 

USAWE licensed competitions must follow the U.S. Rules for Working Equitation.

All horses participating in USAWE-licensed competitions must be registered with USAWE.

All people competing must be current members of USAWE or pay a non-member fee (for each competition they enter).  Non-members may not compete in Championship Shows. 

A one-time non-member ‘Lets Try It‘ (Never-Before-Member)  voucher is available for those exploring the sport.  Visit the Membership & Horses > Membership Info > One -Time Voucher tab.

Thank you for licensing your shows thru USA Working Equitation!

GIRA.io Online Scoring Program

USAWE subscribes to GIRA.io, an online scoring program designed for Working Equitation. Through our annual subscription, we can offer this web-based software FREE OF CHARGE to all USAWE show organizers.  GIRA.io helps streamline the process of show entries, scoring and placing and can also help make printing and organizing scoresheets more efficient.  Show results are manually downloaded into the format needed by results@usawe.org

You may request access to the program for both schooling and licensed competitions.

If you would like to use the online system, please be sure to request that your show be added to the USAWE Gira.io account at least two weeks in advance of your start date so you have sufficient time to get all your information added to the system.  Contact Julie Alonzo at Secretary@usawe.org.

Competitor Feedback Form

Competitors:  Help improve competitions by providing feedback we can share with competition organizers.

Competition organizers work hard to provide opportunities for our members to participate in high-quality events. The Competitions committee would like to provide an opportunity for members to share feedback with competition organizers without worrying about that feedback impacting relationships. Thus, we’re providing an online Competitor Feedback Form, which we will use to provide summaries of the feedback received (both positive kudos and constructive criticism). We encourage all competitors to take a few moments to share what you love about the competitions you experience as well as suggestions for improvement.

Judge Feedback Form

Judges:  Please use this form to share any information you feel is pertinent regarding shows you recently judged.  

Licensed Competitions List

Competitions are added to the table below as we receive requests for licensure.

How does licensing, horse recording and membership impact annual awards?

 For points to count toward year-end awards, the show must be fully licensed (not provisional) prior to competition start date, horse must be recorded with USAWE prior to competing and the rider must be a current USAWE member within 30 days of the completion of the competition where the points were earned.

How does an annual membership designation impact licensed show entries and the annual awards programs?

Youth Membership is for Youth (7-17 yrs. old as of January 1 of the calendar).  Youth are encouraged to join or renew as a Youth USAWE member to take advantage of several perks – FREE Youth membership, Youth Scholarship eligibility, Youth National and Regional Leaderboard Awards, Youth High Point Year End Award and special youth activities/events planned by the USAWE Youth Development Committee. Youth members may compete in Youth, Amateur or Open Division (per U.S. Rules for Working Equitation > 1.3 Rider Divisions); however, their leaderboard points from each competition will correspond to the division they showed in at that competition.

Amateur Membership is not age restricted.  Members must comply with USEF Rule GR1306 Professional/Amateur Status.  Amateur members may compete in Amateur or Open Division (per U.S. Rules for Working Equitation > 1.3 Rider Divisions); however, their leaderboard points from each competition will correspond to the division they showed in at that competition.

Open Membership is not age restricted. Members must compete in the Open Division (per U.S. Rules for Working Equitation > 1.3 Rider Divisions). As an Open member, their Open show results will be used in the Open USAWE Awards Programs.