Young Horse Rules
Rules can be found HERE (please note: Section 9: Young Horse & Young Pony Rule updates 01/08/2025 under separate rulebook documents)
Score sheets
4YO - 
Dressage Score Sheet 2016 Young Horse 4yo
5YO - Dressage Score Sheet 2016 Young Horse 5yo
6YO - Dressge Score Sheet 2016 Young Horse 6yo
6YO *Pony - Dressage Score Sheet 2016 Young Pony 6yo
7YO - Dressage Score Sheet 2022 Young Horse 7yo (11-1-22)
Qualifying Events
Clubs conducting qualifying events have the choice of using any of the YH tests in each 5 & 6 year old age group - clubs can choose to run either the FEI preliminary test or the FEI final test.
| 4YO Horses/Ponies | EA YH test for 4 year olds (commanded) |
| FEI test for 4-year-olds - Young Horses 4 YO 2022 | |
| 5YO Horses/Ponies | EA YH test for 5 year olds (commanded) - EA_5_yr_old_Commanded_Round_1_Test.pdf |
| FEI young horse preliminary test - 5-year-old - Young Horses 5 YO Preliminary 2022 | |
| OR FEI Final Test for 5 year old |
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| 6YO Horses | EA YH test for 6 year olds (commanded) - EA_6_yr_old_Commanded_Round_1_Test.pdf |
| FEI young horse preliminary test - 6-year-old - Young Horses 6 YO Preliminary 2022 | |
| OR FEI Final Test for 6 year old | |
| 6YO *Pony | EA YH test for 6 year old ponies (commanded) - EA_6yr_old_Pony_Commanded_Round_1_Test.pdf |
| EA YH Final test for 6 year old Ponies - EA_6_yr_old_Pony_Final_Test.pdf |
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| 7YO Horses | FEI Preliminary test for 7 year olds |
| FEI Final test for 7 year olds |
State & Australian Championships
* State Championships can use either the FEI Preliminary or FEI Final test for 5 and 6 year old horses in round 2.
** Compulsory for Australian Championships, optional for State Championships.
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4YO Horses/Ponies |
First round EA YH Commanded test for 4-year-olds - Second round - FEI Young Horses 4 YO 2022 |
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5YO Horses/Ponies |
First round EA YH Commanded test for 5-year-olds - Second round - FEI Young Horses 5 YO Preliminary 2022 * |
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6YO Horses |
First round EA YH Commanded test for 6-year-olds - Second round - FEI Young Horses 6 YO Preliminary 2022 * |
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6YO *Pony |
First round EA YP Commanded Test for 6-year-olds - Second round EA YP Final Test - 6 year old Ponies - |
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7YO Horses |
First round - FEI Young Horses 7 YO Preliminary 2026 Second round - FEI Young Horses 7 YO Final 2026 |
Consolation Finals
The tests to be ridden in consolation finals are round 2 tests used in State/ Australian Championships
Judging record sheets
| Judging record sheet - 4YO | JudgeRecordSheet2016_Young_Horse_4yo.pdf |
| Judging record sheet - 5YO | JudgeRecordSheet2016_Young_Horse_5yo.pdf |
| Judging record sheet - 6YO | JudgeRecordSheet2016_Young_Horse_6yo.pdf |
| Judging record sheet - 4YO *Pony | JudgeRecordSheet2016_Young_Pony_4yo.pdf |
| Judging record sheet - 5YO *Pony | JudgeRecordSheet2016_Young_Pony_5yo.pdf |
| Judging record sheet - 6YO *Pony | JudgeRecordSheet2016_Young_Pony_6yo.pdf |
