What is a Team Challenge?

 A team challenge is an MHSEA sponsored contest that occurs within a discipline at a regularly scheduled show or competition.  At a team challenge the show/competition results are compiled on a club basis to determine the “winner”.  For example, in the Hunter/Jumper discipline, the team challenge is held at a regularly scheduled nationally recognized horse show.  Each club member who registers for the team challenge competes at the horse show as they normally would and enters the classes they and their trainer feel are appropriate.  At the end of the show, each member’s show results are collected and combined with the results of other riders from their equestrian club and compared to the combined results from other clubs.  Equestrian clubs have a “team” at these challenges when they have at least 2 members registered to participate and showing at the show.  Individual winners are also determined at team challenges so that all riders are able to participate even if they do not have a “team”. Team challenges promote camaraderie and team spirit and provide a fun opportunity for high school equestrians who ride at different barns or with different trainers to interact.

Members wishing to participate in a team challenge must register directly with the MHSEA prior to the show/competition at which the challenge is taking place.  Normally, that registration is on-line via the MHSEA website and is well publicized in advance.  It is important that members understand that the MHSEA team challenge online registration is required in addition to their regular show registration.  Their registration to compete in the show itself does not also register them with the MHSEA for the team challenge.

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