Rules For Eventing
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February 22, 2012
Lexington, KY - Tasked with protecting the welfare of equine athletes and ensuring the balance of competition, the USEF Equine Drugs and Medications Program consistently monitors new products and product claims. From time-to-time products appear on the equine supplement market making claims of their effects on the performance of horses in competition. January 18, 2012
The following is a summary of rule changes decided at the 2012 USEF Annual Meeting. These rules are effective December 1, 2012 therefore will not be enforced until the 2013 competition season.GR202 Membership Requirements. [Ch 2 Membership Categories and Requirements, Subchapter 2-A Memberships] add new:January 14, 2012
Efforts to repeal the one fall rule were unsuccessful when the USEF Board of Directors voted not to approve the proposed rule change at today's Board Meeting at the USEF Annual Meeting in Cincinnati. The rule will remain the same as it was written in 2008. From the USEF Rules For Eventing:EV141 Cross-Country Scoring.b. Falls -(1) First fall of competitor Elimination(2) First fall of horse Mandatory retirementAugust 30, 2011
August 17, 2011
I have had the privilege to serve as the chair of the Professional Horseman’s Council for the past three years. It has been a time consuming but exceptionally rewarding position. We, as a group, have worked on what we consider to be very important issues. Two years ago, we put forward a revision of how the warm-up should be changed for both cross-country and show jumping. The changes we requested were in fact not major. We as professionals in the sport simply wanted an extra show jump in the warm-up for both phases and a solid cross-country jump for that warm-u