Due to the pandemic (where have you heard that before?) the National Horse Show will implement a 25 percent reduction in the number of points required to qualify for November’s ASPCA Maclay Finals in Lexington, Ky.
National officials will monitor Maclay riders’ progress from June 1-30 and if necessary, adjust the qualifying criteria on July 1. Monitoring will continue and may be further modified during the rest of the qualifying period, depending on the situation in each state as well as other circumstances.
When riders meet their point qualifications, they automatically will be qualified for the finals without having to ride in a regional championship. They will, however, also have the option of riding in one of the regionals if they like.
Riders who do not meet the new point criteria to automatically qualify for the finals but who have earned half of the point qualifications for their respective state will have the opportunity to compete at a regional to gain experience and improve their chances of qualifying. The National Horse Show reserves the right to invite the highest-scoring, non-qualified rider from the regionals to compete in the finals.Due to health concerns, regionals may take place either indoors or outdoors.