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Effective 1 January 2021 The EA National Eventing Rules are also accessible on the Equestrian Australia (EA) website: www.equestrian.org.au Reproduction in any form is not permitted without contacting EA These Rules & Regulations cannot be used either in principle, in whole, or in part for the judging of Competition unless the Organising Committee or body is affiliated to Equestrian Australia Disclaimer: Equestrian Australia believes all material produced for this publication is correctly and accurately researched. However, we give no warranty in relation thereto and disclaim liability for all claims against Equestrian Australia, its officers, employees or agents or any person associated, which may arise from any material contained within its pages that may be challenged by any persons. These rules reflect the FEI rules with special inclusions in grey for particular Equestrian Australia (National) circumstances. For the purpose of implementation, any EA National Rule that is not covered by the FEI Rules 2020 or is not already included as a specific EA rule in this rule book, the 2011 EA Eventing Rules will govern. EVENTING RULES 25th Edition effective 1st January 2021 Latest update: 4 December 2020 Printed in Switzerland Copyright © 2018 Fédération Equestre Internationale Reproduction strictly reserved Fédération Equestre Internationale t + 41 21 310 47 47 HM King Hussein I Building f +41 21 310 47 60 Chemin de la Joliette 8 e [email protected] 1006 Lausanne www.fei.org Switzerland Table of Contents PREAMBLE ......................................................................................................... 9 THE FEI CODE OF CONDUCT FOR THE WELFARE OF THE HORSE ......................... 10 EVENTING VISION STATEMENT ....................................................................... 12 Chapter 1 GENERAL ......................................................................................... 13 500 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 13 500.1 Definition ............................................................................................................... 13 500.2 Responsibility ......................................................................................................... 13 EA 500.3.1 Affiliation .................................................................................... 13 Chapter 2 STRUCTURE OF COMPETITIONS ...................................................... 15 501 Competitions and Series ..................................................................................... 15 500.1. International (CIs) .................................................................................................. 15 500.2. Official International (CIOs) ..................................................................................... 15 500.3. Championships (CHs) .............................................................................................. 15 500.4 Games ...................................................................................................... 16 501.5 FEI Eventing Series .................................................................................... 17 502 Formats and Levels ............................................................................................ 17 502.1 Formats ................................................................................................................. 17 502.2 Levels of difficulty ................................................................................................... 18 EA 502.3 CCN Levels of difficulty ............................................................................................ 18 503 Categories ........................................................................................................ 18 503.1 Pony, Junior and Young Rider Competitions ................................................................ 18 503.2 Age of Athletes ....................................................................................................... 18 EA 503.2.2 CCN Age of Athletes......................................................................................... 19 503.3 Young Horses Competitions ...................................................................................... 19 503.4 Age of Horses ......................................................................................................... 20 EA 503.4.1. CCN Age of Horses .......................................................................................... 20 503.5 Ponies ................................................................................................................... 20 504 Participation Restrictions .......................................................................................... 20 504.1 Number of Horses per Athlete .................................................................................. 20 504.2 Other Participation Restrictions ................................................................................. 21 Chapter 3 ADMINISTRATION OF COMPETITIONS ........................................ 22 505 Expenses, Entry Fees, Prize Money, Responsibility ................................................. 22 505.1 CIs and CIOs .......................................................................................................... 22 505.2 Championships ....................................................................................................... 22 505.3 Prize Money ........................................................................................................... 22 506 Closed Circuit Television ..................................................................................... 23 507 Schedule and Results ......................................................................................... 23 507.1 Schedule ............................................................................................................... 23 507.2 Results .................................................................................................................. 24 EA 507.3 CCN Schedule ..................................................................................................... 24 EA 507.4 CCN Results ....................................................................................................... 24 1 EA NATIONAL EVENTING RULES © EQUESTRIAN AUSTRALIA LIMITED ACN 077 455 755 EA 507.5 CCN Programs ........................................................................................................ 25 EA 507.6 Disclaimer of Liability .............................................................................................. 25 EA 507.7 Reservation of Right ............................................................................................... 25 508 Invitations ........................................................................................................ 26 508.1 CIs........................................................................................................................ 26 508.2 CIOs ..................................................................................................................... 26 508.3 Championships ....................................................................................................... 26 509 Entries ............................................................................................................. 26 509.1 CIs and CIOs .......................................................................................................... 26 509.2 Championships ....................................................................................................... 26 Number of Rides ................................................................................................................ 27 Substitution ...................................................................................................................... 27 Withdrawals ...................................................................................................................... 27 509.3 Certificate of Capability ........................................................................................... 27 Chapter 4 OFFICIALS ................................................................................... 28 510 Categories of Officials ......................................................................................... 28 510.1 Judges .................................................................................................................. 28 510.2 Technical Delegates ................................................................................................ 28 510.3 Course Designers .................................................................................................... 28 510.4 Stewards ............................................................................................................... 28 EA 510.5 CCN Categories of Officials....................................................................................... 28 511 Requirements for Officials Transfer ...................................................................... 29 511.1 Judges .................................................................................................................. 29 511.2 Technical Delegates ................................................................................................ 29 511.3 Course