Why are there currently no awards for Adult Amateurs?
ATA tries to keep the focus of the awards program on the horses rather than the riders. Trakehners do make excellent mounts for amateurs who love to compete and hundreds are used that way. Every year adult amateurs win some of the Horse of the Year plaques against all competitors, because their horses’ performances are in those cases superior. It is the superior horse that is the recipient of the ATA award. The ATA does sponsor (ie pay for) USDF All-Breeds awards. Because the USDF is rider-oriented they DO present some awards at all levels to adult amateurs who compete on Trakehner horses. The USEA is still working on the concept/definition of adult amateur.
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