Opening Date: July 1, 2025
USDF Region 1 CBLM Championships
43rd Annual Colonel Bengt Ljungquist Memorial Dressage Championships
& ESDCTA Garden State Classic (USDF/USEF Recognized Show)
August 29 - 31, 2025
Horse Park of New Jersey, 626 Rte 524, Allentown NJ 08501
Qualifying Period: September 2, 2024 through August 17, 2025
Closing Date: August 17, 2025
Manager:
Lisa Toaldo
201-874-0373
dentist2.lt@gmail.com
Show Secretary:
Ellen Brindle-Clark
13 Bunting Avenue
Burlington, NJ 08016
609-351-1054
ellen@dressageexperiencesms.com
Judges:
Barbara Ebner, S
Kem Barbosa, S
Ida Norris, S
Others TBA
Technical Delegate:
Mike Taylor (R-ID)
The Col Bengt Ljungquist Memorial Championships (CBLM) were founded in 1983 by Dr. Samuel Barish, a past president of USDF, for the purpose of stimulating dressage competition at the USEF Levels. Later the FEI and Musical Freestyle divisions were added to the competition. The CBLM Championships served as the basis for the USDF/USEF GAIG Regional Championship program. These Championships are open to both US citizens and foreign riders; the rider just has to be a member of a participating USDF GMO at the time of qualification.
Method
- Horse/rider combinations qualify by receiving ONE qualifying score in a designated CBLM qualifying class at any participating USDF/USEF recognized show.
- The rider is responsible for submitting a Qualification Form as soon as possible after receiving the score. The Qualifying Form can be completed online. It can also be printed out, filled out by hand, and emailed to the CBLM President, Bettina Longaker (entries@scriptsrides.com). No rider may compete in the CBLM Championship show until their Qualifying Form has been received by Bettina.
- The show is open to all horse/rider combinations who are members of a participating GMO, such as but not limited to ESDCTA and LVDA (Lehigh Valley Dressage Association). You must be a member of a GMO at the time your qualifying score is earned.
Qualifying Tests and Scores
USEF Levels
CBLM Age for all levels is determined by the age of the rider as of December 1.
Junior = 18 & under; Young Rider = 19–21; Senior = 22 and older.
| Level | ||
|---|---|---|
| Training Level Test 2 | 65% (Seniors + Young Riders) | 63% (Juniors) |
| First Level Test 2 | 62% (Seniors + Young Riders) | 60% (Juniors) |
| Second Level Test 2 | 62% (Seniors) | 60% (Juniors + Young Riders) |
| Third Level Test 2 | 62% (Seniors) | 60% (Juniors + Young Riders) |
| Fourth Level Test 2 | 62% (Seniors) | 60% (Juniors + Young Riders) |
FEI Levels
| Level | Seniors | Juniors + Young Riders |
|---|---|---|
| Prix St. Georges | 60% | 58% |
| Intermediate I | 60% | 58% |
| Intermediate II | 60% | |
| Grand Prix | 60% |
Freestyles: 63% for all divisions and levels (Training level, 1st level, 2nd level, 3rd level, 4th level, I-1, and GP).
Pas de Deux: 65%
Rider Division Information
Training and First Level Finals for Seniors + Young Riders:
- A = Riders who have not competed at or above 3rd Level at a USEF licensed show
- B = Riders who have done so
Second and Third Level Finals for Senior riders (and/or Young Riders):
- A = Riders who have not competed at or above FEI Prix St. Georges or in any of the FEI Young Rider tests at a USEF licensed show
- B = Riders who have done so
Fourth Level Finals for Senior riders:
- A = Riders who have not competed at or above FEI Intermediate I at a USEF licensed show
- B = Riders who have done so
Prix St Georges Finals for Senior riders:
- A = Riders who have not competed at or above FEI Intermediate II at a USEF licensed show
- B = Riders who have done so
NEW! Dressage Seat Equitation Championships
This year, by popular demand, we are adding Dressage Seat Equitation Championship Classes for Adult Amateurs, Juniors, and Young Riders. Youth riders will be grouped by age, and Adult Amateurs will be grouped by level. We are offering the following 6 divisions.
Youth: 13 years old & below, 14-18 years old, 19-21 years old
Adult Amateur: Training Level, First Level, Second Level & above
To qualify for the DSE Championships, the rider needs to be a member of a participating GMO. When the rider submits a qualifying form and qualifying score for a regular non-equitation CBLM Championship Class, they will automatically be qualified for the division they are eligible for. Note for Adult Amateurs: If you qualify for the CBLMs at two consecutive levels, such as First and Second Level, you would ride in the higher level Equitation Championship (should you enter it).
