The Road to the World Cup

Understanding World Cup Points

There are two Show Jumping World Cup leagues in the United States – the East Coast League (USEF Zones 1-7) and the West Coast League (USEF Zones 8-12). When a rider competes in a World Cup Qualifier the points earned go towards the league in which they live. It is possible to compete in the opposite league and receive “cross-over” points but this may only be done for a total of three competitions. Horses can compete in no more than three consecutive Qualifiers.

The United States sends a total of 24 riders to the World Cup Final which will be in Gothenburg, Sweden April 2008. There may be up to 36 Qualifiers held in North America (USA and Canada). The East Coast and West Coast leagues may each host up to 12 events respectively. 

Schedule of West Coast World Cup Qualifiers

Date - Location
1.) Aug 29 - Sept 2, 2007 - Del Mar, Calif.
2.) Sept 12-16, 2007 - San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
3.) Sept 19-23, 2007 - Burbank, Calif.
4.) Sept 26-30, 2007 - Del Mar, Calif.
5.) Oct 31-Nov 4, 2007 - Las Vegas, Nev.
6.) Nov 14-18, 2007 - Burbank, Calif.
7.) Jan 29-Feb 3, 2008 - Thermal, Calif.
8.) Feb 5-10, 2008 - Thermal, Calif.
9.) Feb 19- 24, 2008 - Thermal, Calif.
10.) Mar 4-9, 2008 - Thermal, Calif.
11.) Mar 19-23, 2008 - Del Mar, Calif.
12.) Mar 26-30, 2008 - San Juan Capistrano, Calif

2008 - Top 10 West Coast Riders
1.) Rich Fellers (USA) - 95
2.) Guy Thomas (NZL) - 86
3.) Chris Pratt (CAN) - 82
4.) Keri Potter (USA) - 82
5.) Will Simpson (USA) - 73
6.) Mandy Porter (USA) - 73
7.) Richard Spooner (USA) - 72
8.) Joie Gatlin (USA) - 64
9.) Harley Brown (AUS) - 59
10.) Jill Humphrey (USA) - 56

Schedule of East Coast World Cup Qualifiers

Date – Location
1.) Aug 26-Sept 2, 2007 - Bridgehampton, N.Y.
2.) Sept 19-23, 2007 - Moreland Hills, Ohio
3.) Sept 28, 2007 - Lexington, Ky.
4.) Oct 1-7, 2007 - Marlboro, Md.
5.) Oct 8-14, 2007 - Washington, DC
6.) Oct 18-27, 2007 - Harrisburg, Pa.
7.) Oct 31-Nov 4, 2007 - Syracuse, N.Y.
8.) Dec 4-9, 2007 - Wellington, Fla.
9.) Jan 18-19, 2008 - Green Cove Springs, Fla.
10.) Feb 20-24, 2008 - Wellington, Fla.
11.) Feb 27-Mar 2, 2008 - Wellington, Fla.
12.) Mar 26 - 30, 2008 - Tampa, Fla.

2008 - Top 10 East Coast Riders
1.) Kent Farrington (USA) - 107
2.) Mclain Ward (USA) - 89
3.) Lauren Hough (USA) - 72
4.) Margie Goldestein-Engle (USA) - 72
5.) Beezie Madden (USA) - 68
6.) Brianne Goutal (USA) - 67
7.) Schuyler Riley (USA) - 60
8.) Ken Berkley (USA) - 60
9.) Danielle Torano (USA) - 53
10.) Todd Minikus (USA) - 47


Points are awarded to the top 16 riders. If less then 16 riders start the initial course then the point values for each place go down. The point values are as follows:



For more information please visit the following sites:

FEI 2008 World Cup Information

USEF World Cup Information

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