It’s USHJA championship week at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington with both the Platinum Performance USHJA Green Hunter Incentive Championships and the Platinum Performance USHJA International Hunter Derby Championship taking center stage.

The week kicks off with the green incentive, where we’ll get a look at the sport’s rising stars. Many of the top horses now showing in the junior and amateur-owner rings all the way up through the derby championship once competed in the green incentive.

There will once again be two championships: one for the 3′ and 3’3″ heights and a separate one for those competing in the 3’6″ and 3’9″ green hunters. The competition starts today, Aug. 17, and concludes Thursday, Aug. 19.

Here’s what you need to know:

The Format: The two championships have different formats. There will be three rounds for horses competing at 3′ or 3’3″. All horses will compete in the first two rounds and will receive a numerical score for those rounds. The 30 horses with the highest combined total from those two rounds (including any ties for 30^th) will move on to the third round, where they will start with a clean slate.

The 3’6″ and 3’9″ championship will only have two rounds. The top 30 horses from the first round (including any ties for 30^th) will advance to the clean-slate second round.

When:

Tuesday, Aug. 17
8:40 a.m. Opening ceremonies followed immediately by the first round for 3′ and 3’3″

Wednesday, Aug. 14
8:30 a.m. The second round for 3′ and 3’3″

Thursday, Aug. 15
8:15 a.m. First round for 3’6″ and 3’9″
2 p.m. Championship round for 3′ and 3’3″
4:45 p.m. Championship round for 3’6″ and 3’9″

Where: The Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington

How You Can Watch: Horse & Country TV will be live-streaming all day every. A subscription is required ($9.99 per month) to watch live; a gold annual subscription ($249.99 per year) is required for watching on-demand videos. Note: Gold Annual includes the live and on-demand coverage of both USHJA championships this week.

Results: Live results can be found on Equestrian Live.

How You Can Follow Along: The Chronicle will be on-site with one reporter bringing you gorgeous photos, great interviews and behind-the-scenes stories. Make sure to follow along at www.coth.com, as well as on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Useful links and information:

• All the Chronicle’s Platinum Performance USHJA Green  Hunter Incentive Championships coverage, with behind-the-scenes stories, lovely photos and more!
• The complete schedule 
• The USHJA Green Hunter Incentive official website
• We will have a full analysis of the competition in the Sept. 6 issue of The Chronicle of the Horse magazine