2017: The first FEI Reining World Championships for Juniors and Young Riders

CM | Reining – For the first time in history there will be FEI World Championships for Juniors and Young Riders! The show will take place on Corrina Schumacher’s CS Ranch in Givrins (Switzerland), the date has yet to be confirmed. So far only there were only European Championships for Juniors and Young Riders. In 2016 Austrias Celina Bachleitner (Lower Austria) became European Champion in the class of the Juniors, Austrias Anna Lisec won Silver in the class of Young Riders and ended the FEI reining season on top.

Das Podium der Junioren Europameisterschaft 2016: Celina Bachleitner (AUT) Gold, Marie Baralon (FRA) Silber und Margaux Legrand (FRA) Bronze. © Andrea Bonaga / FEI potos — The Podium of the Junior European Championships 2016: Celina Bachleitner (AUT) Gold, Marie Baralon (FRA) Silver and Margaux Legrand (FRA) Bronze. © Andrea Bonaga / FEI potos

The qualification period starts January 1st 2017. To be eligible to compete either as a member of a team or as an individual an Athlete must be qualified as FEI 3* Athlete and achieve a minimum average score of 67 at one CRI3* Juniors or Young Riders events during the qualification period. Horses must be at least seven years old. Junior riders have to be between 14 and 18 years old, Young riders between 16 and 21 years old.

Find the full qualification criteria here

These are the FEI shows in 2017:

02.-03.02.2017 Ardmore (USA) CRI3*/2*/1*
30.03.2017 Skara (SWE) CRI3*/2*/1*, CRIJ3*/21*, CRIY3*/2*1*
01.04.2017 Graasten (DEN) CRI3*/2*/1*, CRIJ3*/21*, CRIY3*/2*1*
10.-16.04.2017 Kreuth (GER) CRI3*, CRIJ3*, CRIY3*
20.-21.04.2017 Katy TX (USA) CRI3*/2*/1*
05.05.2017 Kozlovice (CZE) CRI3*
26.05.2017 Bodiam (GBR) CRI3*/2*/1*, CRIJ3*/21*, CRIY3*/2*1*
29.05.2017 Bodiam (GBR) CRI3*/2*/1*, CRIJ3*/21*, CRIY3*/2*1*
31.05.-01.06.2017 Mooslargue (FRA) CRI3*/2*/1*, CRIJ3*, CRICh
10.06.2017 Ypäjä (FIN) CRI3*/2*/1*, CRIJ3*/21*, CRIY3*
11.06.2017 Ypäjä (FIN) CRI3*/2*/1*, CRIJ3*/21*, CRIY3*
15.06.2017 Regstrup (DEN) CRI3*/2*/1*, CRIJ3*/21*, CRIY3*/2*1*
06.-08.07.2017 Parys (RSA) CRI2*, CRI1*
28.09.2017 Skara (SWE) CRI3*/2*/1*, CRIJ3*/21*, CRIY3*/2*1*
07.-08.11.2017 Oklahoma City OK (USA) CRI3*, CRI2*, CRI1*