Every two years, the FEQHA European Amateur & Youth Team Cup (often referred to as “Euro Cup”) is held. This event allowed various FEQHA affiliates to send national teams for both Youth and Amateur. If a country doesn’t have enough riders for a team, they can team up with another country to form a joined team. The Team Cup itself is a 2-day non-approved show, but there is often held a regular AQHA show on the Friday before the cup. The first Team Cup for Youth Teams was organized in Mooslargue in France in 2005. The ambition was to create a fun and competitive event for youth riders from all over Europe to network with others and have a good time. In 2008, the first Amateur Cup was organized with the same intent. The two events was combined in 2011 as the European Amateur & Youth Team Cup we know today.
Each team consists of 3 to 5 riders, and up to 2 individual riders. The competition follows AQHA rules and the riders must compete on registered Quarter Horses, though they do not need to own or lease the horse themselves. The cup is held in 8-10 disciplines, from reining, ranch, and various all-around disciplines. There are no cattle or cutting classes. Participants in each class earn points based on their placings. The country with the highest total points by the end of the show wins the Amateur/Youth Team Cup.
The next FEQHA European Team Cup will be hosted by Germany in the summer of 2025.
European team cup 2024
After a couple of years without european team cups, due to COVID 19, Denmark was the host of the European Team cup in 2024. The event took place at Kumlegaard QH in Roskilde.
Amateur
1st: Team Germany 2 (185 pts)
2nd: Team Germany 1 (155 pts)
3rd: Team Denmark (112 pts)
4th: Team Italy (43 pts)
All Amateur Results
Youth
1st: Team Germany (181 pts)
2nd: Team Denmark (129 pts)
3rd: Team Switzerland (106 pts)
4th: Team Italy (66 pts)
All Youth Results
european team cup – history
2019
Youth and Amateur Team Cup 2019: Someren, Netherlands. The show was judged by Barry Schuurman and Nicolas Perrin.
2017
Le Pin, France. Amateur Teams from Denmark, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Germany. Youth teams from France (2 youth teams), Denmark, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium. The show was judged by Jim Dudley and Michele Pfender
Amateur
1st: Team Germany
2nd: Team Switzerland
3rd: Team Italy
Youth
1st: Team Germany
2nd: Team Denmark
3rd: Team Italy
2015
Mooslaurge, France.
Amateur
1st: Team Germany
Youth
1st: Team Germany
2013
In 2013, the event was embedded into the European Championship of American Quarter Horses and held in Kreuth, Germany.
Amateur
1st: Team Germany (157 pts)
2nd: Team Austria (95 pts)
3rd: Team Switzerland (91 pts)
4th: Czech Republic (unknown pts)
Youth
1st: Team Germany (261 pts)
2nd: Team Norway (172 pts)
3rd: Team Austria (171 pts)
Unknown placings: Team Czech Republic, Team France, Team Switzerland, Team Belgium, and Team Luxembourg.
2011
Youth and Amateur Team Cup 2011: Lier, Belgium. This was the first time that the Youth and Amateur Team Cup was combined for one big event. The event was judged by Lyle Jackson and Torsten Haier.
Amateur
1st: Team Switzerland (268 pts)
2nd: Team Belgium (164 pts)
3rd: Team Denmark (151 pts)
4th: Team Netherlands (143 pts)
5th: Team France (129 pts)
Youth
1st: Team Germany (242 pts)
2nd: Team Denmark (160 pts)
3rd: Team France (107 pts)
4th: Team Italy (88 pts)
5th: Team Switzerland (52 pts)
6th: Team Belgium (20 pts)
7th: Team Norway (17 pts)
2009
Youth Team Cup. Bodiam, UK. 7 teams participated in the event.
1st: Team Germany (221 pts)
2nd: Team Italy (164 pts)
3rd: Team Switzerland (136 pts)
4th: Team United Kingdom (123 pts)
5th: Team Denmark (73 pts)
6th: Team France (57 pts)
7th: Team Belgium (40 pts)
2008
Amateur Team Cup. Kreuth, Germany. This inaugural Amateur Team Cup was organized to take place in Czech Republic. Unfortunately, it had to be moved to Kreuth, Germany in the last minute, due to veterinarian considerations. Teams from Switzerland, Czech Republic, Italy, Denmark, Belgium, and Germany participated.
1st: Team Italy (248 pts)
2nd: Team Switzerland (232 pts)
3rd: Team Germany (188 pts)
4th: Team Denmark (87 pts)
5th: Team Belgium (61 pts)
6th: Team Czech Republic (41 pts)
2007
Youth Team Cup. Aarhus, Denmark. The second European Youth Team Cup was held at Vilhelmsborg in Aarhus, Denmark. 7 teams participated in the event. The event was judged by Gary Roberts and Ruth Ellen.
1st: Team Germany (270 pts)
2nd: Team Belgium (206 pts)
3rd: Team Denmark (122 pts)
4th: Team Sweden (112 pts)
5th: Team Netherlands (59 pts)
6th: Team France (55 pts)
7th: Team Czech Republic (29 pts)
2005
Youth Team Cup. Mooslargue, France. The inaugural European Youth Team Cup was held in France. 8 youth teams participated.
1st: Team Switzerland (100 pts)
2nd: Team Germany (98 pts)
3rd: Team Belgium (76 pts)
4th: Team Austria (51 pts)
5th: Team Italy (47 pts)
6th: Team Netherlands (44 pts)
7th: Team Czech Republic (19 pts)
8th: Team France (2 pts)