Event riders clarify new rules with FEI
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Confusion over newly introduced eventing rules has resulted inward a coming together betwixt the Event Riders Association together with FEI officials.
Representing the ERA, Ruy Fonseca (BRA), Bruce Haskell (NZL) together with Nick Wallbridge (GBR), met with FEI Eventing Committee chair Giuseppe Della Chiesa and Catrin Norinder, FEI Director Eventing & Olympic, inward London on Dec 6, to beak through changes to novel rules that volition live implemented from Jan 1.
The coming together was designed equally a clarification exercise together with equally an chance to hash out the motivation behind the eventing dominion changes for 2013. Athlete Categorisation together with Minimum Eligibility Requirements (MERs) were ii of the fundamental points of discussion.
The novel rules oblige National Federations together with trainers to accept to a greater extent than responsibleness to ensure that their riders are cook to compete internationally, using their ain NF qualification organization together with non relying alone on the MERs.
ERA President Francis Whittington, who had initiated the talks, was unable to attend the meeting, but said afterwards: “This coming together was role of the ongoing working human relationship surrounding the rules together with demonstrates that the riders are taking responsibleness for their sport together with that the FEI encourages their interest inward this process.
“It was a actually valuable give-and-take together with was really much appreciated yesteryear the riders. We were actually delighted at how receptive the FEI were to our comments together with it shows how dedicated the Eventing Committee is to the time to come evolution of the sport.”
Giuseppe Della Chiesa said: “It is ever well for you lot to get got an inclusive give-and-take or so rules changes together with after the really successful workshop at the FEI Sports Forum before this year, it was practiced to get got some other session, this fourth dimension amongst representatives from ERA, to hash out these changes together with how they volition live implemented. The back upwards from the riders is really much appreciated yesteryear the FEI.”
The FEI Eventing Department has at nowadays produced a document detailing FAQs on the 2013 Eventing Rules:
1. How has my national federation had input into these rules?
National Federations get got been actively involved along the consultation physical care for since June 2011. This was finalized amongst the blessing yesteryear all NFs of the novel rules at the General Assembly inward Istanbul (November 2012).
Eventing Open Forums get got been organised inward Luhmühlen (GER) August 2011, Guadalajara (MEX) Oct 2011, Adelaide (AUS) Nov 2011 together with Kihikihi (NZL) April 2012 together with a exceptional session for Eventing during the FEI Sports Forum inward Lausanne (SUI) May 2012.
NFs were invited inward July 2012 to review 1st draft together with suggest amendments together with the final draft of the 2013 Eventing Rules was made available on eleven Oct 2012. More comments were together with so received yesteryear a lay out of NFs together with a lastly agreement, including several transitory provisions, amongst the Eventing nations was made at the General Assembly on the seven Nov 2012.
2. How do the novel rules improve define the differences betwixt CCIs (Long Format) together with CICs (Short Format) Competitions?
The master copy areas where the differences betwixt formats get got been reaffirmed together with strengthened inward the novel rules are: the distances of the Cross Country Test, the order of tests together with the overall duration of the Competition.
3. National competitions used to live a role of the FEI qualification pathway (MER matrix) but these get got been replaced yesteryear international Events – why?
For that role of the qualification pathway that is nether the responsibleness of the FEI it is important that the FEI tin hold records together with tin straight command together with verify the level together with standards of the Competitions involved. This is only possible for the FEI in the international Events held nether FEI Rules together with amongst the direct interest of FEI Officials.
4. Are at that topographic point whatever circumstances when national Competitions tin all the same live used as part of the FEI qualification pathway?
As a transitory provision for 2013, it has been agreed that, if necessary together with for specific reason, NFs could apply for a express lay out of targeted national Competitions to live considered equivalent for qualification purposes to international
Competitions of the same type/level. This is to avoid, during the outset twelvemonth of the implementation of the novel rules, the possible hazard of insufficient qualification possibilities inward some areas amongst express numbers of international Competitions.
5. Has the FEI qualification pathway (MER matrix) changed from before?
The basic MER matrix only includes youngster changes, some novel principles get got been introduced together with are at nowadays reflected inward the novel matrix.
New principles are:
- Categorization of Athletes
- Qualification equally a combination for Athletes non categorized at the level
- Qualification for the Horse only for Athletes categorized at the level
- International Events only to live considered
6. Are the periods of qualification deadlines of 2 preceding years maintained:
For CI’s together with CIO’s i time the qualification has been achieved it volition live for an unlimited period together with volition non expire after ii years. For Championships, equally inward the past, the qualification volition all the same expire together with thence must live achieved inside the preceding or current year.
7. Do I progress through the FEI qualification pathway equally a combination?
For CI’s together with CIO’s qualifying equally a combination or non volition depend on the category of the Athlete together with the bird of the Competition entered.
For Championships the qualification physical care for is unchanged together with all Athletes and Horses must qualify equally a combination inside the preceding or electrical current year.
8. Is Athlete Categorisation the same equally ‘Rider Licence’?
The thought is similar, but to brand the concept clearer the Definition was changed further to the comments received yesteryear the NFs after the 1st draft of the Rules.
The Athlete categorisation regulation has been introduced to recognize the riders who have proven their capability through a book of positive consistent results.
9. What is the purpose of Athlete Categorisation?
It is to do a framework where proven competence together with sense of the Athletes at the dissimilar levels of the sport tin live recognized together with valued.
Having an objective organization based on results that tin recognize the departure in experience together with competence of the Athletes is a prerequisite for creating a more refined organization of qualification that tin accept into trouble concern human relationship the neat diverseness of situation that nosotros sense inward the sport.
The thought is to get got a organization able to demo to a greater extent than “trust” for the Athletes that have already “proven” themselves spell all the same taking assist of the novel together with less experienced Athletes.
10.Do I get got to live inward an Athlete Category to compete inward FEI Eventing?
No – As previously Athletes must arrive at Minimum Eligibility Requirements to participate inward FEI Eventing Competition, but at that topographic point is no demand to live inward whatever special category to compete inward FEI Eventing.
11. Will the Athlete categorisation live used for selection/balloting physical care for for event entries?
No – Categories volition non live used equally the footing for the alternative or balloting procedure for events, thus ensuring every athlete, whether qualified yesteryear category volition get got equal chance to gain entry to events for which they are qualified.
12.Do I get got to live inward Athlete Category H5N1 to compete inward iv star Events, WEG or the Olympics?
No – There is no demand to live categorized to participate at iv star Events, the WEG or the Olympics.
13.Does an Athlete amongst a higher Athlete Category gain whatever wages when competing inward the same course of written report equally some other amongst a lower AC?
No – absolutely not.
14.Within the Athlete Categorisation article, what is meant yesteryear ‘corresponding level’?
Corresponding bird refers to the star bird of the MERs used to define the different categories:
D=1 star, C=2 star, B=3 star, A=4 star
(e.g. 2 star results are taken into consideration for the achievement of the C category then the 2 star bird volition live the corresponding bird to the C category.)
15.What is the purpose of contrary qualification together with how does it work?
The purpose of the contrary qualification is to ensure that when the Athlete is eliminated/when it goes incorrect on the Cross Country, the basic regulation of horsemanship of stepping downward i bird to find confidence is applied. This should clearly lead house besides without a specific rule, but this is the security valve to ensure the Athlete takes responsibility.
16.Are many of the dominion changes driven yesteryear security together with intended to increase the responsibility on Athletes to ride inside their capabilities?
The changes inward the Rules governing the technical requirements for participation in international Competitions are inward trace amongst the evolution of the concept of security and risk administration together with amongst the demand of improve focusing the responsibilities where they belong. Athletes supported yesteryear their trainers together with NFs are ultimately the ones to decide when together with if to upgrade themselves or their Horse. No qualification organization should ever shift this responsibility.
17.When do these novel rules accept effect?
1st Jan 2013. However during 2013 a lay out of transitory provisions (listed in the Rules preamble) volition facilitate the progressive implementation of some of the new provisions.
18.These are novel together with untried rules, what machinery is inward house to review and adjust them inward low-cal of sense from 1st Jan 2013 onwards?
The Eventing subdivision volition closely monitor the implementation of the novel Rules and communicate whatever unforeseen circumstance to the Eventing Committee. Should any new provision look to live really inapplicable or unfair the Eventing Committee will review these straight off together with suggest a solution.
19. If so, what is the review timetable?
Immediate if urgent together with necessary spell a sum review volition accept house at the destination of 2013.
20.Who do I beak to if I demand farther clarification of whatever points inward these new rules?
The Eventing Department at the FEI HQ.
NOTE: Event results:
NFs together with athletes demand to banking concern check their XC results at the lawsuit carefully to ensure that any penalties, El, WD or RT live correctly stated on the official results of the event, to ensure the contrary qualification is correctly implemented.
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