Horse and Rider Requirements

Documentation Required to Enter FEI Rides 2009

  • The horse must be in possession of a yellow log book i.e. it must be a “current” Endurance Horse.  All horses and riders entering FEI rides must be registered with the FEI. This is done by filling in the required form which is available on the AERA website and sending to the Equestrian Federation of Australia (EFA), see address on the form with the required fee (currently $20 per horse and $20 per rider).  This registration is valid until the 31st December.   It is the responsibility of each rider to present to the Ride Secretary at the time of entry the FEI registration of themselves and their horse. These numbers can be sourced from the FEI website www.horsesport.org    under “Lists” Horses and Riders.
  • To enter a 1* and a 2* ride the horse and rider must be registered with the FEI. 
  • To enter a 3* ride the horse must have a National Identity Document (NID) or an FEI passport.  These documents are obtained from the national office of the EFA. The forms are available on the AERA website.
  • The National Identity Document will cost the owner of the horse $88 and is current for 4 years.  It requires veterinary identification of the horse and then it has to be returned to the EFA for stamping before it can be valid.  A horse may not enter a 3* ride without this NID or an FEI passport.  FEI registration is required as per items 1 and 2.
  • The FEI Recognition card is required if a horse with a NID is going to compete overseas.  The cost is $245.00 and is valid for 4 years.
  • The FEI Passport is required when the horse is competing overseas.  If it is known the horse will be competing overseas it is prudent to obtain the FEI Passport instead of the NID.  The cost of the passport is $285.00 and is valid for 4 years.
  • For all these documents the horse is required to be identified.  In the case of the FEI passport, the veterinarian doing the ID may be an accredited AERA veterinarian.
  • The above documents are all available from the national office of the EFA and are currently on the AERA website.  Please allow a 3 week turnaround when ordering these documents.

FEI horse flowchart (PDF File) | FEI rider flowchart (PDF File)

 

FEI RULES FOR ENDURANCE EVENTS
7th edition, effective 1st January 2009 (PDF)

FEI Events in Australia

 
In the past Australia have had special dispensation to use our AERA logbooks at FEI events instead of the official FEI/EFA passports.  This is no longer an option as the FEI is insisting that each national federation must be using the same documentation at international events. 
 
The AERA has come to an agreement with the EFA that instead of the full FEI passport ($260), AERA state divisional members may compete at FEI events using the EFA National Identification Document (NID).
 
The NID is available from the EFA National office at a cost of $88 and is valid for four years.  A veterinary identification will be required.  You will need the NID to compete at all 3 Star FEI events.  You will not need the NID to compete at 2 Star events.  Also, you do not need to be a member of the EFA to purchase a NID.
 
Members are also reminded that all horses and riders must have a current FEI registration to be eligible to compete at FEI events.  Cost is $20 per year per horse, and $20 per year per rider.

Click here for the FEI NID order form (PDF) and the 2009 FEI Registration Form PDF

APPLICATION FOR AES MEMBERSHIP - RIDERS (pdf file) | MS Word

APPLICATION FOR AES MEMBERSHIP - HORSES (pdf file) | MS Word

FEI CALENDAR FOR 2009 IS NOW AVAILABLE - View as PDF File or MS Word File