United States Eventing Association

Please note the following pertinent rule changes, effective December 1, 2014. Please also note this document explaining the scoring of the fall of riders at the Beginner Novice and Novice levels.

EV106 Entries - Withdrawals

2. ENTRY FORMS.

e. Entries must be received by the end of the day on the closing date. Qualifications must be fulfilled at least 10 days before the Cross Country Test of the competition for which it is needed if the NQR has been achieved at a Horse Trial or CIC, or at least 24 days if the NQR has been achieved at a CCI. BOD 1/12/14 Effective 12/1/14.

EV119 Athlete Representative

Prior to the Athletes’ first opportunity to inspect the Cross Country course, every Or­ganizer of an event must name one or more Athlete Representative(s) from among the Athletes taking part in the Competition, having first obtained the Athlete(s)’ consent. The Athlete Representative has the task of acting as a channel of communication be­tween the Athletes and the Officials on any matter directly connected with the Event without in any way removing the right of any Athlete to speak to the Organizer, Tech­nical Delegate, Ground Jury or Course Designer. The Athletes must be notified as to identity of the Athlete Representative and his/her name and contact information must be prominently posted on the Event notice board.

2. Prior to 1800 hours the day before Cross Country, the Athlete Representative(s) may call a meeting of the Athletes, to be attended by the Technical Delegate. The Ground Jury, Organizer or Course Designer will also attend if specifically requested by the Athlete Representative. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss major issues con­cerning the obstacles on the course and/or the distances of the course. At this meeting any such issues must be recorded in writing (the Technical Delegate and Athlete Rep­resentative have this responsibility) and the response of the Ground Jury also recorded in writing and signed by the President of the Ground Jury and the Athlete Represen­tative. This document will be included with the Technical Delegate’s report.

3. The Athletes may appoint two additional people (to join the already appointed Ath­lete Representative) as Athlete Representatives to facilitate discussion with the Offi­cials and the Athlete Representative. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss major issues con­cerning the obstacles on the course and/or the distances of the course. At this meeting any such issues must be recorded in writing (the Technical Delegate and Athlete Rep­resentative have this responsibility) and the response of the Ground Jury also recorded in writing and signed by the President of the Ground Jury and the Athlete Represen­tative. This document will be included with the Technical Delegate’s report.

3. The Athletes may appoint two additional people (to join the already appointed Ath­lete Representative) as Athlete Representatives to facilitate discussion with the Offi­cials and the Organizing Committee. These additional two people can be anyone that the Athletes choose and do not necessarily have to be competing at the Competition. Organizing Committee. These additional two people can be anyone that the Athletes choose and do not necessarily have to be competing at the Competition.
Note: This added layer of participation by the Rider Representative does not in any way lessen the burden each competitor bears to actively voice his or her concerns either to a) the Rider Representative who will then communicate said concerns to the TD or PGJ or b) directly to the TD or PGJ. Further, competitors bear the responsibility in determining their own and their horse’s fitness, preparation and readiness. Com­munication of concerns to the Rider Representative, TD or PGJ does not remove nor shift that responsibility away from the rider. BOD 1/12/14 Effective 12/1/14.

EV136 Dressage Scoring

1. MARKING.

a. Judges will award good marks from 0-10 for each movement and for each collec­tive mark, with 0 being the lowest mark and 10 being the highest. All half marks from 0.5 - 9.5 may be used both for movements and collective marks, at the dis­cretion of the judge, and scores given must be recorded with a decimal (e.g. as 6.0 instead of 6). BOD 9/30/14 Effective 12/1/14.

EV172 Additional Judges

2. Additional judges for the Dressage Test must be selected from the current roster of Eventing Judges or Dressage Judges of the Federation. In the case of an Advanced Horse Trial, they must be either a Senior (S) Eventing Judge or a Registered (R) or higher Dressage Judge. In the case of an Intermediate Horse Trial, they must be either a Registered (R) or higher Eventing Judge or a recorded (r) or higher Dressage Judge. BOD 1/12/14 Effective 12/1/14.

EV173 Technical Delegate

1. QUALIFICATIONS.

a. The Technical Delegate must be selected from the current roster of Eventing Technical Delegates of the Federation. For Advanced Horse Trials, the Technical Delegate must have Senior (S) status. For Intermediate Horse Trials, the Technical Delegate must have Registered (R), or higher status. At National Three-Day Events, either the President of the Ground Jury or the Technical Delegate must hold a cur­rent, Registered (R) or Senior (S) license. BOD 1/12/14 Effective 12/1/14.

EV175 Course Designer

1. QUALIFICATIONS.

The Course Designer must be selected from the current roster of Eventing Course Designers of the Federation, or must have received training as a course designer. An individual recognized by the FEI or by another National Federation may serve as the course designer for a specific competition with the approval of the Federation Event­ing Committee. A Senior (S) course designer is required for an Advanced Horse Tri­al. A Registered (R) or higher course designer is required for an Intermediate Horse Trial. A recorded (r) or higher course designer is required for Preliminary Horse Trials and National Three-Day Events. A license is not required for Beginner Novice, Novice and Training Horse Trials, however the course designer must have attended the USEA Training program on Course Design in the previous three years and every three years thereafter. BOD 1/12/14 Effective 12/1/14.

APPENDIX 3 - PARTICIPATION IN HORSE TRIALS

A competitor and/or a horse may be entered in a Horse Trial without having fulfilled the qualifications noted below, provided the qualifications have been fulfilled at least 10 days before the Cross-Country Test of the competition for which it is needed if the NQR has been achieved at a Horse Trial or CIC or at least 24 days if the NQR has been achieved at a CCI. In all cases, at least one Qualifying Result must be obtained in the twelve month period prior to the competition. e.g. a horse and/or rider who have achieved a QR at a CI3*/CNC3* level of competition and who have not competed for over twelve months must first achieve a QR at the next lowest height level. BOD 1/12/14 Effective 12/1/14.