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Finals
The 2013 Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Finals is November 14 through 17,
2013 at the University of Findlay in Findlay, OH. The HQC Finals is held
in conjunction with the
Emerging Athletes Program National Training Session. The 2013 HQC Finals is supported in part by a generous grant from the United States Equestrian Federation.
Each year, the top-three finalists in each zone and the top-10
individuals nationally who have not qualified by being on a zone team, based on Level Two Quiz scores of 90%
or higher, are invited to compete at the HQC Finals. The three top-scoring finalists in each zone comprise
the zone teams. These finalists also compete as individuals.
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The 2013 HQC Finals will incorporate a United States Pony Club Team in addition to the 12 zone teams. HQC participants who are also USPC members may declare participation with either their respective zone team or the Pony Club Team once they become eligible for HQC Finals.
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The Experience
Horsemanship has been a very important component of the EAP from the start; therefore, as a portion of the
HQC Finals experience, participants audit intensive riding and horsemanship sessions led by
world-renowned clinicians and stable managers during the EAP National Training Session. Additional clinics, such as
veterinary seminars, trimming and shoeing, saddle-fitting, massage therapy and feeding regimens may be offered.
In addition to these seminars, all finalists participate in a mock hands-on practicum to test their current knowledge of
various horsemanship and stable management applications.
Everyone, regardless of age or experience, can benefit from the years of experience and
knowledge the clinicians share with the group.
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All participants take a final written exam that may include multiple-choice, true/false and fill-in-the-blank formats.
The three zone teams and three individuals (who are not already on one of the three zone teams) with the highest Finals written exam scores
advance to the hands-on practicum, which may include handling a horse and/or horse-related equipment.
In addition, any finalists on a zone team whose written test score is equal to or higher than
the lowest score of the advancing individual finalists also participate in the practicum as an
individual competitor. The finalists making up the zone
teams take both the written test and the practicum (if applicable) individually. Each team member's individual scores are combined to
determine the overall team score.
The Prize
The highest-scoring zone team and highest-scoring individual finalist are named the overall winners of the HQC Finals.
Each winner receives a gold medal, a Charles Owen helmet and a $1,000 grant for training and education (e.g., lessons, clinics, camps).
The second place zone team and individual receive a silver medal, and the third place team and individual receive a bronze medal.
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The inagural Horsemanship Quiz Challenge Finals were held November 16 through 18, 2012, at Fields and Fences in Gurnee, IL, in conjunction with the
Emerging Athletes Program National Training Session.
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