2026 Princeton Show Jumping Young Jumper Development Program2026 Season Registration Fee: $600
New USEF Young Jumper Rules now allow for more flexibility and opportunities for Young Jumpers to show at different height levels! More opportunities = more free classes! For example, an age verified 7-year-old can now compete in any Young Jumper class from .90m through 1.35m. Please read the current rules and regulations below before registering. 
This unique program is designed to educate and promote young jumpers in the United States by giving them the opportunity to show over quality jumper courses with the best footing at very little cost.
Eligibility: Available to all 4, 5, 6 and 7 year-old horses who are registered for the 2026 Princeton Young Jumper Development Program, have a microchip registered with USEF, and have Age Verification confirmed through USEF according to JP117. Please note, a horse's age is determined by the birth year, regardless of the day and month, on January 1 of each year (GR102). Benefits of this program start when the PYJ development program registration fee of $600 is paid and the USEF website shows the horse’s Foal Date as “Age Verified”. Rules and Regulations: Eligible horses will have the opportunity to show in any Young Jumper class at any 2026 Princeton Show Jumping horse show (excluding the Young Jumper Championships) with no class, facility, nomination, or ship in fees. Only classes restricted to Young Jumpers are included in this program. Each entry will still be responsible for paying applicable USEF/USHJA fees and a $50 per show Young Jumper Development Program (YJDP) fee. Entries are also responsible for paying for stalls, hay/shavings, and scratch fees. If a registered horse competes in any class other than a designated Young Jumper class, the entry is responsible for all fees except for any Young Jumper class entry fee. Each show will issue a back number that is marked to reflect the entered horse is in this program. Horses’ microchips may be scanned at the in-gates to verify the horse entering the ring is the same horse submitted on the entry blank with the show secretary and registered with the Young Jumper Development Program. If a horse competes and proves NOT to be the PYJDP horse entered for that entry number, a fine of $750 will be charged to the owner and the horse originally entered on the entry blank submitted to the show secretary is subject to elimination from the PSJ Young Jumper Development Program and may not be eligible for the PYJ Championships for that season. In cases where the proper documentation has been submitted to USEF, but the horse is not yet listed as “Age Verified” on the USEF website, full fees must be paid to Princeton Show Jumping at check out. If the horse’s Age Verification is reflected on the USEF website within 10 days from the last day of the show, all applicable fees will be refunded. Any discrepancies or unforeseen conflicts within the rules will be decided by PSJ show management, whose decision will be final. |
