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WCHR Emerging Pro Rider Award
DEFINITION OF A WCHR EMERGING PRO RIDER
The intent of the program is to identify new professionals or those
that have not consistently won at the upper levels of show hunter
sport. In that spirit, the WCHR have defined the following criteria
for an Emerging Pro. Please note, all Emerging Pro applications
will be subject to review by theWCHR.
-Rider has never placed in the top 10 of the WCHR Professional
National standings.
-Rider has never been a WCHR Professional Regional Champion
-Rider has never won a Legacy Cup Restricted Pro Final
-Rider has never won the Emerging Pro Finals Class
-Rider has not been Champion or Reserve Champion in a professional
hunter division run at 3"6" or higher at the following shows:
Devon, Capital Challenge, Pennsylvania National Horse Show, Washington
International Horse Show, and/or The National Horse Show.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Points will be tracked regionally and nationally in one section:
- Emerging Pro Hunter Riders
 Riders
will declare themselves Emerging Pros on their WCHR membership
application
The WCHR office will track points earned from the rated Professional hunter divisions, PreGreen 3' and PreGreen 3'3"divisions at all WCHR member events.
Riders competing on more than one horse will accrue only points earned by their highest placing horse.
Points from rider's top four WCHR shows will be used to determine national ranking.
The top ten nationally ranked riders and the top six riders from each region will be invited to compete in the Emerging Pro Finals class at Capital Challenge.
Riders may also accrue points in the Emerging Pro standings and the WCHR Professional standings during the same competition year.
THE WCHR EMERGING PRO FINALS CLASS
The Emerging Pro Finals will be held at Capital Challenge. The top ten riders in the Emerging Pro national standings will be invited to compete. In addition, the top six Emerging Pro riders from each of the WCHR Regions will receive invitations. The desired number of entries in the class will be 30. If necessary, additional spots will be filled by those Emerging Pros who are not already qualified based on their highest scoring round in any Professional hunter section at Capital Challenge.
Riders can compete on one horse. Riders may ride any horse in the Finals; the horse need not be entered in any other classes at Capital Challenge. The course will consist of two rounds over an open hunting type course with 10-12 fences set at 3"3" with a minimum of one in and out and at least three oxers. Eight riders will be called back for a second round handy hunter course. The class will be judged numerically by three teams of two judges. Each team will present one score and the scores will be averaged for a single round total. The entry with the highest average score will be the class winner. A tie-breaking judge will be determined before the class. In case of a tie, the score of the tie-breaking team of judges will determine the winner.
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