In 2022, the USTA launched SIP, the Standardbred Incentive Program, which recognizes Standardbreds participating in disciplines other than racing. Riders and drivers who take a registered Standardbred to a show or endurance ride in the US or Canada can submit results to accumulate points for year-end awards. A formula determines the number of points earned based on the horse's placing, the number of entries in the class and whether it is a Standardbred-only or open class. The show season runs from December 1 through November 30 annually. There is also recognition for those that trail ride/drive.
If you have a current USTA membership (free for those under 18 years old) participation in SIP is free. Non-members can also participate by purchasing a Non-member Season Pass for the Show Season. Horse enrollment (free) is also required and allows you to designate a show name for your horse if you do not show him/her under their registered name. You do not need to be the owner of record of your horse to participate. Show results are reported electronically, through a USTA MyAccount, as a rider/driver and horse combination; therefore, a USTA MyAccount needs to be set up for each person participating with a horse.
The USTA has created step-by-step tutorials for setting up and navigating SIP in MyAccount.
Recognition in the following divisions will be awarded annually. If enough horses participate in any subdivision, recognition may be awarded in a specific subdivision as well:
| Halter | |
| Handler Performance | |
| Subdivisions: | Showmanship Equitation Western Horsemanship Reinsmanship Leadline |
| Gaited | |
| Subdivisions: | English (includes style rack, etc) Western Pleasure (country pleasure, trail pleasure) Speed Racking (ring) |
| Three-Phase | |
| Subdivisions: | Eventing Combined Driving (CDEs, DTs, Ats) |
| Roadster | |
| Subdivisions: | Driving (Amateur, Novice/Limit, Open Roadster to Bike, Wagon) Under Saddle(Open, Amateur) |
| Carriage/Pleasure Driving (includes obstacles and ring) | |
| English Flat | |
| Subdivisions: | 2-Gait 3-Gait Hunter Under Saddle Saddle Seat |
| Over Fences | |
| Subdivisions: | Hunter Hack Hunter Jumper |
| Dressage | |
| Subdivisions: | Classical (Intro, Training, First, Second, Third) Western Driven Gaited |
| Western | |
| Subdivisions: | Western Pleasure 2-Gait Western Pleasure 3-Gait Working Western (includes Ranch horse, reining, cutting, team sorting, team roping, etc.) |
| Games & Contesting | |
| Subdivisions: | Barrel Racing Speed Racking (straightaway) Obstacles/Trail (in ring) Ride & Drive Games/Fun Classes (costume, ride a buck, egg & spoon, etc) Other (includes keyhole, down & back, pole bending, other timed events) |
| Trail & Endurance | |
| Subdivisions: | Endurance Hunter Pace Other (CTR, Fox Hunting, Ride & Tie, etc) |
| Trail Riding (mileage accumulation of pleasure trail miles, not during an organized event) | |
| Subdivision | Year | Registered Name (Show Name) | Rider/Driver | |
| Champion | 2024 | Metro's Escape | Marcia Harmelink | |
| 2023 | Metro's Escape | Marcia Harmelink | ||
| 2022 | Metro's Escape | Marcia Harmelink | ||
| Reserve | 2024 | Xing The Delaware | Kelly Conn | |
| 2023 | Slippery Slope | Shannon Wilson | ||
| 2022 | not awarded |
| Subdivision | Year | Registered Name (Show Name) | Rider/Driver | |
| Champion | 2024 | Metro's Escape | Marcia Harmelink | |
| 2023 | Metro's Escape | Marcia Harmelink | ||
| 2022 | Metro's Escape | Marcia Harmelink | ||
| Reserve | 2024 | Don Dinero | Lily Kirin | |
| 2023 | Don Dinero | Lily Kirin | ||
| 2022 | not awarded | |||
| Equitation | Champion | 2024 | Metro's Escape | Marcia Harmelink |
| 2023 | Metro's Escape | Marcia Harmelink | ||
| Reserve | 2024 | Pembroke Sparkle | Taylor (Ferguson) Benson | |
| 2023 | Pembroke Sparkle | Taylor Ferguson | ||
| Leadline | Champion | 2024 | Don Dinero | Lily Kirin |
| 2023 | Don Dinero | Lily Kirin | ||
| Reserve | 2024 | Xing The Delaware | Lucy Conn | |
| 2023 | Dream On Dream On | Heidi Cleary | ||
| Showmanship | Champion | 2024 | Metro's Escape | Marcia Harmelink |
| 2023 | Metro's Escape | Marcia Harmelink | ||
| Reserve | 2024 | Bean's Brother | Leslie McLaren | |
| 2023 | Wisenheimer | Jenny Melander | ||
| Western Horsemanship | Champion | 2024 | Metro's Escape | Marcia Harmelink |
| 2023 | Metro's Escape | Marcia Harmelink | ||
| Reserve | 2024 | Pembroke Sparkle | Taylor (Ferguson) Benson | |
| 2023 | Fork (What The Fork) | Taelor DeVine |
| Subdivision | Year | Registered Name (Show Name) | Rider/Driver | |
| Champion | 2024 | not awarded | ||
| 2023 | No Real Surprise (Prise) | Linda Smith | ||
| 2022 | not awarded | |||
| Reserve | 2024 | not awarded | ||
| 2023 | not awarded | |||
| 2022 | not awarded |
| Subdivision | Year | Registered Name (Show Name) | Rider/Driver | |
| Champion | 2024 | Parade (Merlin's Magic) | Brianna Touzjian | |
| 2023 | Parade (Merlin's Magic) | Brianna Touzjian | ||
| 2022 | Parade (Merlin's Magic) | Brianna Touzjian | ||
| Reserve | 2024 | Rockababy | Michaela Schock | |
| 2023 | not awarded | |||
| 2022 | not awarded |
| Subdivision | Year | Registered Name (Show Name) | Rider/Driver | |
| Champion | 2024 | Gabe The Bear Dean | Duncan Huyler | |
| 2023 | Gabe The Bear Dean | Duncan Huyler | ||
| 2022 | Gabe The Bear Dean | Duncan Huyler | ||
| Reserve | 2024 | Overandovervictory | Duncan Huyler | |
| 2023 | Overandovervictory | Duncan Huyler | ||
| 2022 | not awarded |
| Subdivision | Year | Registered Name (Show Name) | Rider/Driver | |
| Champion | 2024 | Ideal Kiss | Colleen Layton | |
| 2023 | Good Bet | Lindsay Toms | ||
| 2022 | Jambalayabar Man (JB) | Helene Gregory | ||
| Reserve | 2024 | Xing The Delaware | Kelly Conn | |
| 2023 | Last Man Down (Ronin) | Katrina Lomax | ||
| 2022 | not awarded |
| Subdivision | Year | Registered Name (Show Name) | Rider/Driver | |
| Champion | 2024 | Xing The Delaware | Kelly Conn | |
| 2023 | Wisenheimer | Jenny Melander | ||
| 2022 | Gone Pecan | Angela Collins | ||
| Reserve | 2024 | Ubanji | Alexis Barros | |
| 2023 | Pembroke Sparkle | Taylor Ferguson | ||
| 2022 | not awarded | |||
| 2 Gait | Champion | 2024 | Ubanji | Alexis Barros |
| 2023 | Wisenheimer | Jenny Melander | ||
| Reserve | 2024 | Who's My Daddy | Audree Herrera-Symonds | |
| 2023 | Pembroke Sparkle | Taylor Ferguson | ||
| 3 Gait | Champion | 2024 | Xing The Delaware | Kelly Conn |
| 2023 | Xing The Delaware | Kelly Conn | ||
| Reserve | 2024 | Hanover's Miracle | Sasha Kononov | |
| 2023 | Pembroke Sparkle | Taylor Ferguson | ||
| Hunter Under Saddle | Champion | 2024 | Mystical Man | Lucille Lockwood |
| 2023 | Hanover's Miracle | Sasha Kononov | ||
| Reserve | 2024 | Xing The Delaware | Kelly Conn | |
| 2023 | Wisenheimer | Jenny Melander |
| Subdivision | Year | Registered Name (Show Name) | Rider/Driver | |
| Champion | 2024 | Crosby | Michaela Schock | |
| 2023 | Crosby | Michaela Schock | ||
| 2022 | Pembroke Sparkle | Taylor Ferguson | ||
| Reserve | 2024 | Rockababy | Michaela Schock | |
| 2023 | Lightning Moon | Michaela Schock | ||
| 2022 | not awarded | |||
| Hunter | Champion | 2024 | Mystical Man | Lucille Lockwood |
| 2023 | Pembroke Sparkle | Taylor Ferguson | ||
| Reserve | 2024 | Pembroke Sparkle | Taylor (Ferguson) Benson | |
| 2023 | P H Powerplay | Katelyn Buda | ||
| Hunter Hack | Champion | 2024 | Pembroke Sparkle | Taylor (Ferguson) Benson |
| 2023 | not awarded | |||
| Reserve | 2024 | Crosby | Michaela Schock | |
| 2023 | not awarded | |||
| Jumper | Champion | 2024 | Crosby | Michaela Schock |
| 2023 | Crosby | Michaela Schock | ||
| Reserve | 2024 | Lightning Moon | Michaela Schock | |
| 2023 | Lightning Moon | Michaela Schock |
| Subdivision | Year | Registered Name (Show Name) | Rider/Driver | |
| Champion | 2024 | Xing The Delaware | Kelly Conn | |
| 2023 | Wisenheimer | Jenny Melander | ||
| 2022 | Determine This | Colleen Nolan-Tran | ||
| Reserve | 2024 | Bellsandwhistles | Samantha Farabee | |
| 2023 | Jambalayabar Man (JB) | Helene Gregory | ||
| 2022 | not awarded | |||
| Intro | Champion | 2024 | Bellsandwhistles | Samantha Farabee |
| 2023 | Wisenheimer | Jenny Melander | ||
| 2022 | Determine This | Colleen Nolan-Tran | ||
| Reserve | 2024 | Martz Creek Lad | Susi Ally | |
| 2023 | Slippery Slope | Shannon Wilson |
| Subdivision | Year | Registered Name (Show Name) | Rider/Driver | |
| Champion | 2024 | Metro's Escape | Marcia Harmelink | |
| 2023 | Metro's Escape | Marcia Harmelink | ||
| 2022 | Metro's Escape | Marcia Harmelink | ||
| Reserve | 2024 | Pembroke Sparkle | Taylor (Ferguson) Benson | |
| 2023 | Fork (What The Fork) | Taelor DeVine | ||
| 2022 | not awarded | |||
| Pleasure 2 Gait | Champion | 2024 | Metro's Escape | Marcia Harmelink |
| 2023 | Fork (What The Fork) | Taelor DeVine | ||
| Reserve | 2024 | Rock On Creek | Leslie McLaren | |
| 2023 | Pembroke Sparkle | Taylor Ferguson | ||
| Pleasure 3 Gait | Champion | 2024 | Pembroke Sparkle | Taylor (Ferguson) Benson |
| 2023 | not awarded | |||
| Reserve | 2024 | Rockababy | Michaela Schock | |
| 2023 | not awarded | |||
| Working Western | Champion | 2024 | Metro's Escape | Marcia Harmelink |
| 2023 | Metro's Escape | Marcia Harmelink | ||
| Reserve | 2024 | Bean's Brother | Leslie McLaren | |
| 2023 | Slippery Slope | Shannon Wilson |
| Subdivision | Year | Registered Name (Show Name) | Rider/Driver | |
| Champion | 2024 | Never Say Sorry (Penny) | Chelsea Chase | |
| 2023 | Metro's Escape | Marcia Harmelink | ||
| 2022 | Metro's Escape | Marcia Harmelink | ||
| Reserve | 2024 | Metro's Escape | Marcia Harmelink | |
| 2023 | Never Say Sorry (Penny) | Chelsea Chase | ||
| 2022 | not awarded | |||
| Barrel Racing | Champion | 2024 | Never Say Sorry (Penny) | Chelsea Chase |
| 2023 | Never Say Sorry (Penny) | Chelsea Chase | ||
| Reserve | 2024 | Bali | Elizabeth Gray | |
| 2023 | Railroad Lane | Elizabeth Miller | ||
| Fun | Champion | 2024 | Rockababy | Michaela Schock |
| Reserve | 2024 | Xing the Delaware | Kelly Conn | |
| Obstacles/Trail | Champion | 2024 | Metro's Escape | Marcia Harmelink |
| 2023 | Metro's Escape | Marcia Harmelink | ||
| Reserve | 2024 | Xing The Delaware | Kelly Conn | |
| 2023 | Xing The Delaware | Kelly Conn | ||
| Timed Events | Champion | 2024 | Never Say Sorry (Penny) | Chelsea Chase |
| 2023 | Never Say Sorry (Penny) | Chelsea Chase | ||
| Reserve | 2024 | Keystone Sable | Nicole Ratledge | |
| 2023 | Fork (What The Fork) | Taelor DeVine |
| Subdivision | Year | Registered Name (Show Name) | Rider/Driver | |
| Champion | 2024 | Good Bet | Lindsay Toms | |
| 2023 | C-O-To Bluegrass | Hannah Kerr | ||
| 2022 | not awarded | |||
| Reserve | 2024 | Felixthefrndlyfoal | Samantha Werksman | |
| 2023 | Lord Gaga (Three Ravens Floki) | Jesslynn Peters | ||
| 2022 | not awarded |
| Subdivision | Year | Registered Name (Show Name) | Rider/Driver | |
| Champion | 2024 | Bali | Elizabeth Gray | |
| 2023 | Dream On Dream On | Heidi Cleary | ||
| Reserve | 2024 | Lone Raider | Tallulah Hickey | |
| 2023 | not awarded |
| Subdivision | Year | Registered Name (Show Name) | Rider/Driver | |
| Champion | 2024 | Gabe The Bear Dean | Duncan Huyler | |
| 2023 | Wisenheimer | Jenny Melander | ||
| Reserve | 2024 | Keystone Sable | Nicole Ratledge | |
| 2023 | not awarded |
