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2023 Nationals

November 22, 2023 By Molly

June 1-4, 2023
Tri State Expo Center McDonald, TN

📸Nationals Photos Link 1 ! 📸 Mainly B. Neil Arena 

📸Nationals Photos Link 2 ! 📸 Mainly M. Everhart Arena 

2023 Thursday State Invitational Final Program With Placings
2023 FRIDAY Final Program Individual Championship with Placings Updated
2023 Saturday Final Program Individual & Team Championship with placings
2023 Sunday Final Program Team Championship with placings

Double judge combined score sheet results:

Overall Individual and Team class placings Updated

SCORESHEETS:

Thursday Judge Curl

Thursday Judge Pelton

Friday Judge Bednarek

Friday Judge Curl

Friday Judge Gordon
L. Gordon Individual Class 24 Scoresheets

Friday Judge Pelton

Saturday Judge Bednarek

Saturday Judge Curl

Saturday Judge Gordon

Saturday- Judge Pelton

Sunday Judge Bednarek

Sunday Judge Curl

sunday judge Gordon

Sunday Judge Pelton

NATIONALS SCHEDULE:
2023 National Schedule Updated 5.26.2023

LIVE HORSE DESCRIPTIONS GOOGLE DOC  

Showbill
PDF YEDA-National-Championship-Showbill-2023-Updated-4.23
DOC YEDA-National-Championship-Showbill-2023-Updated-4.23

QUALIFYING INFORMATION:

Details about Nationals and how many qualify how to interpret ties CLICK HERE
      -Individual & Team Point Requirements for Championship Horse Shows From Rule Book
        – Current Qualifying amounts
      – Details about how Ties are interpreted.

  • 2023 Nationals Team QualifiersLink

  • 2023 Nationals Individual QualifiersLink 

  • 2023 Nationals Invitational QualifiersLink

JUDGES:
Lori Gordon, Mike Bednarek, Sandy Curl, and Theresa Pelton

NATIONALS SCHEDULE:
YEDA-National-Championship-2023 Schedule Updated 5.2

Deadlines:
Entries and Intent to Show Emailed by April 20th
Hard Copy and Payment Due Mailed by April 27th
The program is being sent to the printer on April 30th, 8:00 AM any changes after April 30th will not be made in the printed program

National Championship Weekend Patterns
State Invitational: All Classes Pattern # 4   IHSA #4
Individual Classes: All Classes Pattern #9   NRHA #9
Team Classes: All Classes Pattern #11   NRHA #11
Diamond Elite: Pattern #10

The pattern book can be found on SHOWYEDA.com

Pattern Book can be found at https://showyeda.com/rules-forms/patterns/ 

CAMPING INFORMATION:
Camper hookups are available on the Tri-State Exposition Center Grounds.
Camping-Reservation-2023 DOC
Camping-Reservation-2023 PDF

The Chattanooga North/ Cleveland KOA campground.
648 Pleasant Grove Rd.
McDonald, TN. 37353
423-472-8928

School Letters:
Nationals Request for Excused Absence Letter -YEDA PDF

Nationals Request for Excused Absence Letter -YEDA Google Doc

Share A One Line Message To Your Student Rider In The Nationals Program CLICK HERE

2023 Nationals Apparel CLICK HERE

WATCH LIVE:
Live Feed will be available, provided by National Sports Broadcasting. Check the cover of the program or Facebook for daily links. 
https://www.youtube.com/@NationalSportsBroadcasting/streams

THEME DAYS: 

TEAM DOOR DECORATIONS CONTESTS:
All YEDA Teams will be given a dressing room to store their items during the show. We would like to invite ALL teams to participate in a door decorating contest that captures the essence of your team and YEDA. Teams will create a door decoration that will cover the exterior of their dressing room door facing the aisle and exterior.
YEDADoorDecoratingContestandJudgesRubric 2023

SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR NATIONALS:
Interested in being a sponsor of  Nationals? There are many opportunities to become a sponsor for Nationals! For details, please check out showyeda.com/national-show/nationals-sponsors/

Contact Debbie Arnold with questions.

Filed Under: 2022-2023 Shows

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