Judges

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WE United recognizes four levels of Judge Licensure for Working Equitation competitions in the United States:

  • Learner (L) judges are eligible to officiate over Working Equitation schooling shows.
  • Recorded (r) judges are eligible to officiate over B-Rated competitions, up through Intermediate level classes.
  • Registered (R) judges are eligible to officiate over A-Rated, B-Rated, and Regional Championship competitions at all levels.
  • Senior (S) judges may officiate over all WE competitions at all levels in the United States, with no restrictions.

Event organizers are encouraged to contact the judges directly if they are interested in having them officiate at an event they are hosting.

Honorarium rates will vary, based on the individual judges’ availability and proximity to the event, etc.  To help with planning / budgeting, we recommend that the following minimum honorariums be considered:

  • “L” Judges: $250/judging day
  • “r” Judges:  $350/judging day
  • “R” and “S” Judges: $450/judging day

Organizers should plan to cover travel costs (transportation, lodging, and meals) as well as an honorarium for each judging day.  It is generally better to pay reimbursable expenses (travel costs) separate from honorariums due to tax requirements.

The following people have successfully completed judge training and earned certification as Working Equitation Judges.

SENIOR (S) JUDGES

KENTUCKY

TEXAS

REGISTERED (R) JUDGES

TEXAS

WE UNITED “R” JUDGES LIVING OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

AUSTRALIA

RECORDED (r) JUDGES

CALIFORNIA

OREGON

WASHINGTON

LEARNER (L) JUDGES

CALIFORNIA

ILLINOIS

NEBRASKA

OREGON

TEXAS

VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON

WE UNITED “L” JUDGES LIVING OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

CANADA

WE United Technical Delegates

WE United recognizes two levels of Technical Delegate (TD) Licensure for Working Equitation competitions in the United States: “TD” and “L” License Holders.

A “TD” license will be required for technical delegates at all A-Rated and Championship competitions licensed after July 1, 2017.  WE United encourages show managers to utilize either “TD” or “L” license holders for B-Rated competitions.

The following people have successfully completed TD training and earned certification as Working Equitation TDs.

TECHNICAL DELEGATES

ARIZONA

CALIFORNIA

NORTH CAROLINA

TEXAS

WE UNITED TDS LIVING OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

ALBERTA, CANADA

BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA

LEARNER (L) TDs

OREGON

WE UNITED “L” TDS LIVING OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES

AUSTRALIA

INTENSIVE JUDGE SEMINAR

In 2018, WE United will be collaborating with the Confederation for Working Equitation to provide a combined U.S. Licensed Officials Training Seminar.

In 2017, WE United hosted a five-day Intensive Judge Seminar taught by two WAWE International Judges from Portugal: Mário Pimentel and António Vicente. The seminar took place March 14-18, 2017 in Eugene, Oregon and included three days of classroom seminars (also open to silent auditors), one day of practice judging (at a licensed show), and one day of debriefing the judging experience, as well as oral and written exams.

Future seminars are being planned for 2019. Stay tuned!

Please note: attendance at the seminar does not guarantee that you will be issued a judge license. Please refer to the WE United Judge Program for details on the requirements for both initial Judge Licensure and continuing education / advancement.

If you are interested in applying for Initial Licensure, please fill out the following Application (see link below).

Application for Initial Licensure

If you are already a WE United Licensed judge (“L” through “R”) and are interested in seeking promotion, please fill out the appropriate application from the links below:

Application for Promotion: “L” to “r”

Application for Promotion: “r” to “R”

Application for Promotion: “R” to “S”

 

OTHER IMPORTANT PEOPLE

In addition to Judges, a variety of other officials work together to make every Working Equitation event possible. To learn more about the many different roles involved, please CLICK HERE! 

Events are always looking for volunteers, and you can learn an incredible amount by helping out (besides, it can be great fun)!

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