The U.S. Equestrian Federation this week announced changes to California’s upper-level eventing calendar for the 2023-2027 seasons to provide more qualification opportunities for upper-level riders and horses in the state and “to limit the travel to achieve those qualifications in the interest of horse welfare.”

Following a review of Area VI community feedback, the modifications to the five-year calendar were recommended by USEF’s Eventing Strategic Calendar Task Force. Due to hardships demonstrated for qualification under the previous structure and criteria, the following modifications were approved to offer the best preparation for high-performance athlete and horses. More on those modifications can be found here.

The following California competitions have received bid allocations:

Week 15
Twin Rivers Spring International
Bid Levels: CCI4*-S, CCI3*-L, advanced
Non-bid Levels: BN, N, T, M, P, I, CCI1*, CCI2*-S, CCI2*-L, CCI3*-S
Dates: Apr. 13-16, 2023; Apr 11-14, 2024; Apr. 10-13, 2025; Apr. 9-12, 2026; Apr. 8-11, 2027

Week 21
Woodside Horse Trials
Bid Level: Advanced
Non-bid Levels: BN, N, T, P, I
Dates: May 26-28, 2023; May 24-26, 2024; May 23-25, 2025; May 22-24, 2026; May 21-23, 2027

Week 40
Woodside Fall Horse Trials
Bid Levels: CCI4*-S , advanced
Non-bid Levels: BN, N, T, P, I, CCI2*-S, CCI3*-S
Dates: Oct. 6-8, 2023; Oct. 4-6, 2024; Oct. 3-5, 2025; Oct. 2-4, 2026; Oct. 1-3, 2027

Week 42
Ram Tap National Horse Trials
Bid Level: Advanced
Non-bid Levels: BN, N, T, M, P, I
Dates: Oct. 20-22, 2023; Oct. 18-20, 2024; Oct. 17-19, 2025; Oct. 16-18, 2026; Oct. 15-17, 2027

Remaining vacant weeks on the 2023-2027 Eventing Calendar can be found here, and the complete 2023-2027 U.S. Eventing Calendar is here.