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Eventing Safety Swedish Equestrian Federation

Swedish Eventing national 2007

• 3 100 starts during 2007 (incl. Ponies)
• 175 classes during 2007 (incl. Ponies)
• 40 National organisers
• The 3rd largest disciplin in Equestrian sports in Sweden

(after Jumping and Dressage)

• 4 international organisers

Segersjö (EU-CH-Y 2006) Malmö (CIC3*-W Final 2006) Övedskloster (Rural CH 2007) Stora Wäsby (new organiser CCI1* 2008)

2007

• 21st July 2007, Fatal accident at

CNC2* Bollnäs (SWE)

• 9th September 2007, horse injured

by a fenceflag, had to be put down

Diskussions on safety

• Meeting in Övedskloster in september

with trainers lead by Michael Tucker

• Meeting in november
• Judges
• Course Designers
• Technical delegates
• Controllers
• Trainers
• Riders

New Qualification System

Level (Pony / Horse) Pony Horse Debutant / 0.90 ”Green card” ”Eventing card” ”Green card” ”Eventing card” Lätt / 1.00 2 Qualifying results in Debutant 2 Qualifying results in 0.90 CNCP*/CNC*/CCN* 4 Qualifying results in ”Lätt” level + Eventing Card level 2 4 Qualifying results in 1.00 + Eventing Card level 2 CNCP2*/CNC2*/CCN2* 2 Qaulifying results in CNCP* 2 Qualifying results in CNC* CNC3*/CCN3* 2 Qualifying results in CNC2*

Rule changes

• Qualification in showjumping

before start of the season

• Horse and rider have to jump 2 classes

with a total of no more than 8 faults in a show jumping class with fences 10 cm

• ver the level they will start in the first

eventing class of the season.

Rule changes

• Qualification to go up a level
• In addition to a qualifying result in eventing,

horse and rider must jump with not more than 4 faults a show jumping class:

• To start 1 meter class, showjumping 1,10
• To start CNC * and ** showjumping 1,20
• To start CNC *** showjumping 1,30

Rule changes

• Corresponding rules for ponies

regarding qualification

Ponies

• New size and age rules
• Ponies up to 138 cm. ”Category 2”
• Ponies between 138 cm and 148 cm. ”Category 1
• Category is divided in 2 age groups:
• Category 2 - 13
• Category 2 14 +
• Small ponies only compete below cncp * level
• Riders on category 1 ponies can compete in cncp * and

up from the age of 13 if qualified

Riders book

• All riders must be able to present a

riders book with the following information:

– Qualifying results – Fall reports – Warnings

Judges and technical delegates

• At competitions with more than 100

starters or more than 2 classes judging responibility shall always be divided between a main judge supported by a technical delegate

Controller

• Education of controllers in 2008
• Only certified controllers from 2009

Riders representative

• A riders representative shall be

appointed for each show by the technical delegate

• Experienced rider
• Will be responsible of communicating the

wiew of the riders to organizers, judges and technical delegates.

Course design

• Not less than 4 strides between

fences on a bent line

Watches

• Riders are not allowed to wear

watches in classes below CNC *

Flag poles

• Recommendation to course

designers to use breakable flag poles at fences less than 3 m wide.

Safety Programme

OFFICIALS

(Course Designers, Technical Delegates, Controllers, Judges etc)

• Safety Guide-lines for Course Designers, Technical Delegate

(fence characters, combinations, material, safetypoles)

• Riders representative at all competitions for better

communication between organisers, officials and riders

• Education and certification of controllers

In progress

• Promotion and introduction of the rule changes for riders,
• rganisers and officials by internet and medias before 1st

January 2008

• Organizers meeting
• Education of officals
• Survey in cooperation with the university of Linköping
• Evaluation of the rule changes starts at the begining of

October 2008

Thank You