Introduction
FEI rides are rides that are run under the rules of the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) and are divided in the following:
a) CEI’s Concours Endurance Internationale and
b) CEIO’’s Concours Endurance Internationale Officiel (World Championships, Junior Championships, or major rides approved by the FEI Endurance Committee)
Definition of Events
CEI’s are defined according to the number of competition days and the length of the course. Where there is a team competition, it may not be considered as an Official Team competition and each member of the team will be automatically considered as an individual. The number of teams that may be accepted is at the discretion of the Organising Committee.
CEI’s are divided into four different star (*) levels, and are as follows:
4* Senior Championships, a minimum of 160km in one day, Junior Championships of 120km in one day, Regional and Continental Championships.
3* All rides of 120km or more on one day or 80km and over 2 or more days.
2* All rides between 80km and 119km in one day or between 40km and 79km over 2 or more days.
1* All rides between 40km and 79km in one day.
Pulse Criteria
This is maximum pulse at vet gates and final inspection (end of ride).
4* 64bpm within 30 minutes recovery
3* 64bpm within 30 minutes recovery
2 64bpm within 20 minutes recovery
1* 56bpm within 20 minutes recovery, with a vet gate after each 30kms.
The pulse criteria may be reduced if in the opinion of the Vet Commission in consultation with the Ground Jury and TD believe there is a danger to the welfare of horses during the event.
Officials required to conduct FEI events
Travel costs and accommodation expenses for Officials attending and working at FEI rides are the responsibility of the Organising Committee (OC).
For all FEI sanctioned Rides the following FEI accredited Officials are appointed by the OC.
4* The appointment of senior Officials to 4* events are done by the FEI in consultation with the OC
3* a)The Ground Jury (GJ) must consist of a President and a Foreign Judge chosen from the FEI list of FEI Judges and appointed by the OC. Any other GJ members may be national judges appointed by the OC.. In Australia “foreign” may be another Australian State.
b) The Veterinary Commission (VC) must consist of a President and one other member from the FEI list of endurance veterinarians. One of these must be foreign and are appointed by the OC. All other veterinarians must be experienced veterinarians. At all 3* rides there must be one treatment veterinarian per 30 competing horses.
c)The Technical Delegate (TD) must be chosen from the FEI list of Judges and Veterinarians. The TD may act as a member of the GJ once the competition has begun.
d) The Chief Steward must be chosen from the list of Endurance FEI Chief Stewards
e) An Appeal Committee is not required
2* a) The Ground Jury must consist of a President chosen from the list of FEI Endurance judges. The other members can be experienced national judges.
b) The Veterinary Commission (VC) must consist of a President and one other member from the FEI list of Endurance Veterinarians. One of these must be foreign . All other veterinarians must be experienced endurance veterinarians, and may be appointed by the OC. There must be a minimum of one treatment veterinarian to 50 competing horses.
c) The Technical Delegate is chosen from the FEI list of Judges and Veterinarians., and is appointed by the OC.The TD may act as a member of the GJ once the competition has begun.
d) The Chief Steward is chosen from the list of FEI Chief Stewards and is appointed by the OC.
e) an Appeal Committee is not required
1* a) The Ground Jury may be National appointed by the OC
b) The Veterinary Commission shall consist of a President and one member chosen form the FEI list of Endurance Veterinarians and appointed by the OC. The other members must be experienced endurance Veterinarians. There must be a minimum of 1 treatment Veterinarian per 50 horses.
c) The Technical Delegate must be chosen from the FEI list of Endurance Judges or Veterinarians and appointed by the OC.
d) The Chief Steward may be National Official appointed by the OC and who is well versed in FEI Chief Steward Procedures.
e) An Appeal Committee is not required
Qualifications for Rides and Horses
Any person from the year in which they reach their 14th birthday and who are duly authorised by their respective National Federation, is allowed to take part in CEI’s, CEIO’s and Championships.
Young Riders between the ages of 14yrs and 21yrs may take part in Young Rider CEI’s and CEIO’s.
Only riders who are full riding members of the AERA State Division in which they live and are a current registered rider with the FEI are permitted to enter CEI and CEIO rides. Ride Organising Committees may allow novice riders to enter however, these riders will be subject to the AERA rules governing Novice Riders.
Horses must be 6years of age, however, for CEIO’s horses must be 7 years of age.
All horses entering a CEI or CEIO ride must have a AERA log book or an FEI passport.
Ride Organising Committees may allow novice horses to enter the ride, in which case all log book ID pages must be completed by a veterinarian, and these horses will be subject to the AERA rules for Novice Horses. All horses entering FEI rides must have a current FEI registration number plus
NB: for CEIO (4*) Rides horses must have an FEI passport
For CEI (3*) Rides horses must have an FEI approved national passport or an FEI approved recognition card , the EFA National passport is approved.
For 2* Rides a national passport is not required.
Submission of Dates for FEI rides
When an Organising Committee has made the decision to conduct an FEI ride the proposed date of the event must be sanctioned by the AERA State Management Committee in the State the ride is to be conducted.
Once the date has been granted to the OC by the State Division in which the ride is situated, the OC will then contact the AERA International Committee (AERA IC) Secretary, or the designated IC Calender person to have that date placed on the FEI calendar.
Calender Fees and time lines
There are fees applicable and payable to the FEI for placing FEI rides on the calendar, also there are Organising Fees due and payable following completion of the event. Both these amounts are requested to be paid by the AERA IC at the time the calendar fees are paid.
For information on the current calender fees it is advisable to contact the AERA IC Secretary, as these fees are subject to change .
Dates for proposed FEI rides must be submitted to the AERA IC Secretary or the designated IC calender person by September 1st of each year for the following year. Plenty of notification is usually given each year prior to the dates being submitted.
Submission of the Draft Schedule
A draft schedule of the event or if conducting more than one event at the same time, this must be included also. This is a multi page document which requires all the information pertaining to the proposed conduct of the event/s to be recorded. Enquiries to the designated AERA IC Committeeperson will obtain the current schedule pro forma plus help and advice on the filling in of these forms.
The Draft schedule is to be submitted to the Equestrian Federation of Australia (EFA) by the AERA IC designated Officer at least 8 weeks prior to the scheduled date of the event/s. This schedule is then approved by the FEI Endurance Dept with or without any changes, and returned as the Definite schedule.
Submission of Ride Results
A record of the ride results must be recorded on the special result sheets supplied by the FEI. These sheets are for computer entry only and require an experienced operator. The ride results musts be forwarded to the FEI endurance Dept within 2 weeks of the event, this is usually done by the TD who submits the TD’s report of the event at the same time. This also enables the result sheets to be checked for any errors that may have occurred.
AERA master sheets of the event must to be submitted to the State Registrars also .
Secretarial requirement for FEI rides in Australia
All FEI rides conducted in Australia must be affiliated with the State Division in which the ride is conducted. It is advisable that the following items are considered when conducting FEI events.
- The OC provide experienced secretarial and time keeping staff
- If a large field is expected that 2 computer operators experienced with the endurance data base’s are employed throughout the events.
- That an AERA chief steward be on the GJ specifically to record any IVT’s and rest orders.
- The nominations forms for the ride/s require the signature of the responsible person (RP)
- Any foreign riders are liable to pay the Insurance day fee at time of entry
The current FEI Rules for Endurance can be viewed or downloaded from the FEI website at www.horsesport.org
For all further enquiries or information contact the AERA IC Secretary:
Mrs Ieva Peters ieva.peters@bigpond.com ph (08) 9410 1014
Or
Barbara Timms barbt78@bigpond.com ph (07) 4163 1568
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