There are eight class levels:
1. Open
2. Amateur
3. Novice
4. Maiden
5. Green
6. Novice Rider
7. Maiden Rider
8. Youth
Here are some guidelines to follow in placing yourself-
1. Open - open to any rider or horse.
2. Amateur - This division is restricted to a Non-Professional, a person who has not received renumeration for training or riding Icelandic horses. A person may return to Amateur status after a period of 2 years of not having received renumeration. All Amateur classes are run exactly like Open classes.
3. Novice - horse and rider combination that has not reached the average total score of 6.0, three times, in this discipline.
4. Maiden - horse and rider combination that has not reached the average total score of 5.0, three times, in this discipline.
5. Green - horse in 1st year of showing, regardless of wins, open rider.
6. Novice Rider - rider that has not reached the average total score of 6.0, three times, in this discipline. This division is open only to Non-Professional.
7. Maiden Rider - rider that has not reached the average total score of 5.0, three times, in this discipline. This division is open only to Non-Professional.
8. Youth - 18 years and under (may be split i.e. 10 years and under,11 years to 13 years, or 14 years to 18 years.)
(Fun Classes - i.e Speed Pace, Beer Mug, Pleasure Tölt, Trail class, Costume class, Pole Bending, etc. - are open to all riders unless they are designated "Youth")
