WHAT A COMPETITOR NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THE RULES

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WHAT A COMPETITOR NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THE RULES!

• GOODLUCK BEIJING
• EVENT
• 2007
• FEI EVENTING RULES WITH LOCAL ADJUSTMENTS

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PRE-REQUIREMENTS

• RIDERS MINIMUM AGE IS 14
• HORSES MINIMUM AGE IS 5
• BOTH RIDER AND HORSE MUST BE APPROVED BY HKEF
  EXPERT COMMITTEE
• FEI 505.1.3, 2.1 (ADJUSTED)

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Horse identification, exercise, schooling, Rule
515

• Horse must wear its identification
• number at all times when out of the stable
• After the 1st Horse Inspection only the
  competitor may school the horse (DISQ)
• The groom may hack, exercise, or work in hand or
  on the lunge, but not school (DISQ)

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EXERCISE, BANNED AREAS, OBSTACLES, Rule 515

• 2.3 The horse must not be ridden in the
  Cross-country, Dressage, or Jumping arenas (DISQ)
• 3. Horse may be exercised only in the designated
  areas and times (DISQ)
• 5. May only jump provided obstacles not more than
  10cm higher than competition height. (DISQ)

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ACCESS TO COURSE AREAS. Rule 516

• 1. Dressage Arena. May not be entered at any
  time on horse or on foot without the Ground
  Jurys permission (DISQ)
• 2. C-C Course. The horse must never approach the
  area of any obstacles and the rider must not
  inspect the course on foot until after it is
  officially opened. (DISQ)
• 3. S-J Arena. Only inspect on foot once it is
  officially opened and do not enter on foot after
  the competition has started (DISQ)

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INTERRUPTIONS MODIFICATION. Rule 517

• The start time of any phase may be brought
  forward, postponed, or cancelled according to
  circumstances.

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INSTANT ELIMINATION. Rule 518

• Any member of the Ground Jury may eliminate a
  horse at any point if, in his/her opinion, the
  horse is lame or otherwise unfit to continue.
  There is no appeal.

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DANGEROUS RIDING. Rules 519, 520

• Any incident of dangerous riding affecting the
  safety of the horse, rider, or third party may be
  reported by any official to the Ground Jury who
  may take action under 532.1
• Also applies to
• Rapping, riding an exhausted / lame horse,
  excessive pressing of a tired horse and/or
  excessive use of whip or spurs

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DRESS. Rule 521

• 1. Protective hat according to EN, PAS, ASTM
  etc. Hats will need to be presented and receive a
  certification label.
• 2. No whip in the dressage allowed for C-C
  jumping but not longer than 75cm (inc. flap) and
  not weighted
• 3. Spur shanks max. 3.5cm, metal, not sharp,
  point downwards
• 4. Long Boots or matching leather leg piece and
  boots
• 5.5 Spurs may have rowels for dressage
• 5.6 Bits must not have a curb for dressage

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SADDLERY. Rule 522

• Read this rule carefully and compare your tack
  with the approved list.

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RULES FOR C-C. 529

• 5.1 If about to be overtaken you must give way,
  if about to overtake you must do so safely
• 5.2 If about to be overtaken you must follow
  instructions of official, a following competitor
  must not obstruct a leading competitor at a jump
• 5.3 Penalty DISQ

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RULES FOR C-C. 529

• 8. You must not arrange for any outside
  assistance (ELIM)
• 8.3 You must not use any radio apparatus
  including mobile phone or two-way radio
• 9. If eliminated you must leave the Course at
  once, mounted or un-mounted

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COURSE. 530

• 1.1 It is compulsory to pass between the Red
  White boundary flags with the red to the right
  and white to the left
• 1.2 Yellow direction indicators are advisory and
  may be passed on either side

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C-C OBSTACLE SCORING. 532

• 1.1 First refusal, run-out, or circle 20
• 2nd at the same obstacle 40
• 3rd at the same obstacle E
• 4th in total at all obstacles E
• 1.2 Fall of competitor at an obs. 65
• Fall of horse at an obs. E
• Second fall of competitor in total E
• 1.3 Dangerous riding Warning, Fine,
  Disqualification, or 25 penalties
• Time faults per commenced second over the time
  allowed 0.4

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DEFINITION OF FAULTS. 533

• A stop at any obstacle 30cm, even if followed by
  an immediate jumpREFUSAL
• Under 30cm it is not a refusal unless the horse
  sustains the halt, steps sideways or backwards.
• Repeating the same or another failure at the same
  obstacle another refusal

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DEFINITIONS OF RUN-OUTS

• 2.1 It is a run-out if the head neck of the
  horse and head of the rider fail to pass between
  the flags
• 3.1 At an obstacle with multiple elements
  (flagged A, B, C etc) it is a run-out if you
  circle around or between any elements
• at separate obstacles (1, 2 etc) you may circle
  around or between so long as the horse is clearly
  not presented to the obstacle
• 5. At multi-element obstacles only 2 refusals,
  falls, run-outs, or circles are allowed in total
  for all elements

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JUMPING TEST. 538

• Knock-down (each obstacle) 4
• 1st run-out, refusal, circle 4
• 2nd run-out, refusal, circle E
• 1st fall of a competitor 8
• 2nd Fall of a competitor E
• 1st Fall of horse E
• These are in total, not for each obstacle!

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JUMPING TIMING

• The clock starts 45 seconds after the bell has
  rung or when the competitor crosses the start
  line, whichever is earlier
• The clock is not stopped during a fall of a
  competitor but will be stopped once the
  competitor has remounted if an obstacle is still
  being rebuilt

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ESSENTIAL READING!

• FEI Rules for Eventing
• WWW.HORSESPORT.ORG
• Follow path to Eventing, Rules, chapters 1
  through 5 and Annexes 1a (bits), 1b (nose-bands),
  3 (diagrams of C-C obstacle faults)
• Amendments in the Competition schedule take
  precedence over the standard rules