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JUMPING RULES 26Th Edition, Effective 1 January 2018 Updates Effective 1 January 2019 ANNEX Pt 15.3 20.11.2018, Manama (BRN) JUMPING RULES 26th edition, effective 1 January 2018 Updates effective 1 January 2019 Printed in Switzerland Copyright © 2017 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 http://inside.fei.org Switzerland FEI JUMPING RULES, 26th edition, updates effective 1 January 20182019 TABLE OF CONTENTS PREAMBLE 7 THE FEI CODE OF CONDUCT FOR THE WELFARE OF THE HORSE 8 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 10 ARTICLE 200 GENERAL 10 CHAPTER II ARENAS AND SCHOOLING AREAS 13 ARTICLE 201 ARENA, SCHOOLING AREAS AND PRACTICE OBSTACLES 13 ARTICLE 202 ACCESS TO THE ARENA AND PRACTICE OBSTACLE 14 ARTICLE 203 BELL 14 ARTICLE 204 COURSE AND MEASURING 15 ARTICLE 205 COURSE PLAN 15 ARTICLE 206 ALTERATIONS TO THE COURSE 15 ARTICLE 207 FLAGS 16 CHAPTER III OBSTACLES 17 ARTICLE 208 OBSTACLES - GENERAL 17 ARTICLE 209 VERTICAL OBSTACLE 17 ARTICLE 210 SPREAD OBSTACLE 17 ARTICLE 211 WATER JUMP, WATER JUMP WITH VERTICAL AND LIVERPOOL 17 ARTICLE 212 COMBINATION OBSTACLES 18 ARTICLE 213 BANKS, MOUNDS, AND RAMPS 18 ARTICLE 214 CLOSED COMBINATIONS, PARTIALLY CLOSED & PARTIALLY OPEN COMBINATIONS 19 ARTICLE 215 ALTERNATIVE OBSTACLES AND JOKER 19 CHAPTER IV PENALTIES DURING A ROUND 20 ARTICLE 216 PENALTIES - GENERAL 20 ARTICLE 217 KNOCK DOWN 20 ARTICLE 218 VERTICAL AND SPREAD OBSTACLES 20 ARTICLE 219 DISOBEDIENCES 20 ARTICLE 220 DEVIATION FROM THE COURSE 20 ARTICLE 221 REFUSAL 21 ARTICLE 222 RUN-OUT 21 ARTICLE 223 RESISTANCE 21 ARTICLE 224 FALLS 21 ARTICLE 225 UNAUTHORISED ASSISTANCE 21 CHAPTER V TIME AND SPEED 23 ARTICLE 226 TIME OF THE ROUND 23 ARTICLE 227 TIME ALLOWED 23 ARTICLE 228 TIME LIMIT 23 ARTICLE 229 RECORDING THE TIME 23 ARTICLE 230 INTERRUPTED TIME 23 ARTICLE 231 DISOBEDIENCES DURING INTERRUPTED TIME 23 ARTICLE 232 TIME CORRECTIONS 24 ARTICLE 233 STOPPING DURING THE ROUND 24 ARTICLE 234 SPEED 24 CHAPTER VI TABLES OF PENALTIES 25 ARTICLE 235 FAULTS 25 ARTICLE 236 TABLE A 25 ARTICLE 237 SCORES UNDER TABLE A 25 ARTICLE 238 METHODS OF DETERMINING THE SCORES UNDER TABLE A 25 ARTICLE 239 TABLE C 26 CHAPTER VII FINES, YELLOW WARNING CARDS, ELIMINATIONS AND DISQUALIFICATIONS 28 2 FEI JUMPING RULES, 26th edition, updates effective 1 January 20182019 ARTICLE 240 FINES AND YELLOW WARNING CARDS 28 ARTICLE 241 ELIMINATIONS 28 ARTICLE 242 DISQUALIFICATIONS 29 ARTICLE 243 ABUSE OF HORSES (SEE ALSO GRS ART. 142) 30 ARTICLE 244 BOOT AND BANDAGE CONTROL 30 CHAPTER VIII JUMP-OFFS 31 ARTICLE 245 JUMP-OFFS - GENERAL 31 ARTICLE 246 OBSTACLES IN THE JUMP-OFF 31 ARTICLE 247 ELIMINATION OR WITHDRAWAL FROM A JUMP-OFF 31 CHAPTER IX PLACING 33 ARTICLE 248 INDIVIDUAL PLACING AND PRIZE GIVING 33 CHAPTER X ATHLETES AND HORSES 34 ARTICLE 249 INVITATIONS TO CSIOS 34 ARTICLE 250 INVITATIONS TO CSIS (REFER ALSO TO ANNEX V) 34 ARTICLE 251 ENTRIES (SEE ALSO GRS ART. 116) 34 ARTICLE 252 STARTING ORDER 35 ARTICLE 253 DECLARATION OF STARTERS 36 ARTICLE 254 PARTICIPATION AND NUMBER OF HORSES 36 ARTICLE 255 PARTICIPATION OF MINOR ATHLETES IN SENIOR COMPETITIONS (REFER ALSO TO ANNEXES IX, XI AND XII) 39 ARTICLE 256 DRESS, HEADGEAR AND SALUTE 39 ARTICLE 257 SADDLERY 41 ARTICLE 258 ACCIDENTS 42 CHAPTER XI OFFICIALS 43 ARTICLE 259 OFFICIALS 43 CHAPTER XII COMPETITIONS 46 ARTICLE 260 GENERAL 46 ARTICLE 261 NORMAL COMPETITIONS AND GRAND PRIX COMPETITIONS 46 ARTICLE 262 POWER AND SKILL COMPETITIONS 47 ARTICLE 263 HUNTING COMPETITION OR SPEED AND HANDINESS COMPETITION 48 ARTICLE 264 NATIONS CUP 48 ARTICLE 265 SPONSOR TEAM AND OTHER TEAM COMPETITIONS 50 ARTICLE 266 FAULT-AND-OUT COMPETITION 51 ARTICLE 267 HIT-AND-HURRY COMPETITION 51 ARTICLE 268 RELAY COMPETITIONS 52 ARTICLE 269 ACCUMULATOR COMPETITION 54 ARTICLE 270 TOP SCORE COMPETITION 54 ARTICLE 271 TAKE-YOUR-OWN-LINE COMPETITION 55 ARTICLE 272 KNOCK-OUT COMPETITION 55 ARTICLE 273 COMPETITION OVER TWO ROUNDS 56 ARTICLE 274 COMPETITION IN TWO PHASES 56 ARTICLE 275 COMPETITION IN GROUPS WITH WINNING ROUND 57 ARTICLE 276 COMPETITION WITH WINNING ROUND 58 ARTICLE 277 DERBY 58 ARTICLE 278 COMPETITION OVER COMBINATIONS 59 ARTICLE 279 EVENTS AND COMPETITIONS WITH BORROWED HORSES 59 CHAPTER XIII VETERINARY INSPECTIONS AND EXAMINATINS, MEDICATION CONTROL AND PASSPORTS OF HORSES 60 ARTICLE 280 VETERINARY EXAMINATIONS, HORSE INSPECTIONS AND PASSPORT CONTROL 60 ARTICLE 281 MEDICATION CONTROL OF HORSES 60 ARTICLE 282 PASSPORTS AND IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS OF HORSES 60 ANNEX I FEI BADGES OF HONOUR 61 ANNEX II CALCULATION OF TIME ALLOWED 62 3 FEI JUMPING RULES, 26th edition, updates effective 1 January 20182019 ANNEX III KNOCK-OUT COMPETITION (JRS ART. 272) 64 ANNEX IV REQUIREMENTS FOR TIMING EQUIPMENT AND SCOREBOARDS 66 ANNEX V CSI INVITATION RULES 69 ANNEX VI CSI/CSIO REQUIREMENTS 73 ANNEX VII CONSTRUCTION OF THE WATER JUMP 80 ANNEX VIII QUALIFICATION PROCEDURE FOR OLYMPIC GAMES, WORLD AND CONTINENTAL JUMPING CHAMPIONSHIPS 81 ANNEX IX RULES FOR UNDER 25 (U25), YOUNG RIDERS AND JUNIORS 84 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 84 ARTICLE 1 GENERAL 84 ARTICLE 2 PRIORITY OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS 84 ARTICLE 3 DEFINITION OF U25, YOUNG RIDER AND JUNIOR ATHLETES 84 CHAPTER II INTERNATIONAL EVENTS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS 85 ARTICLE 4 INTERNATIONAL EVENTS (SEE GRS ARTICLE 102) 85 ARTICLE 5 CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR YOUNG RIDERS AND JUNIORS 86 ARTICLE 6 ELIGIBILITY AT INTERNATIONAL EVENTS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS 86 ARTICLE 7 PARTICIPATION IN OTHER CATEGORIES, SENIOR EVENTS AND OTHER CHAMPIONSHIPS 87 ARTICLE 8 EXPENSES AND PRIVILEGES 87 ARTICLE 9 PRIZES 88 ARTICLE 10 SCHOOLING OF HORSES 88 ARTICLE 11 TECHNICAL DELEGATE 89 ARTICLE 12 SCHEDULE 89 CHAPTER III CONTINENTAL AND REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (YOUNG RIDERS AND JUNIORS) 90 ARTICLE 13 ENTRIES 90 ARTICLE 14 DECLARATION OF STARTERS AND SUBSTITUTIONS 90 ARTICLE 15 AGE REQUIREMENTS 90 ARTICLE 16 COMPETITIONS 91 ARTICLE 17 OBSTACLES AND COURSES 93 ARTICLE 18 TEAM CLASSIFICATION 94 ARTICLE 19 INDIVIDUAL CLASSIFICATION 94 ARTICLE 20 SADDLERY AND DRESS 94 ARTICLE 21 GROUND JURY 94 ARTICLE 22 FOREIGN TECHNICAL DELEGATE 94 ARTICLE 23 VETERINARY COMMISSION 94 ARTICLE 24 APPEAL COMMITTEE 95 ARTICLE 25 MISCELLANEOUS 95 ANNEX X RULES FOR VETERAN ATHLETES 96 CHAPTER I VETERAN ATHLETES 96 ARTICLE 1 GENERAL 96 ARTICLE 2 DEFINITION OF A VETERAN ATHLETE 96 ARTICLE 3 INTERNATIONAL EVENTS (SEE GRS ART. 102) 96 ARTICLE 4 OBSTACLES AND COURSES 96 CHAPTER II CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS AND INDIVIDUALS 96 ARTICLE 5 ORGANISATION 96 ARTICLE 6 FOREIGN TECHNICAL DELEGATE, VETERINARY COMMISSION AND COURSE DESIGNER 97 ARTICLE 7 APPEAL COMMITTEE AND GROUND JURY 97 ARTICLE 8 ENTRIES 97 ARTICLE 9 DECLARATION AND SUBSTITUTION OF STARTERS (TEAMS AND INDIVIDUALS) 97 ARTICLE 10 QUALIFICATIONS 98 ARTICLE 11 EXPENSES AND PRIVILEGES 98 ARTICLE 12 TRAINING SESSION 98 4 FEI JUMPING RULES, 26th edition, updates effective 1 January 20182019 ARTICLE 13 CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITIONS 98 ARTICLE 14 FIRST COMPETITION (TEAMS AND INDIVIDUALS) 98 ARTICLE 15 SECOND COMPETITION (TEAM FINAL, SECOND INDIVIDUAL) 99 ARTICLE 16 THIRD COMPETITION (INDIVIDUAL FINAL) 100 ARTICLE 17 PRIZES 101 ANNEX XI RULES FOR PONY RIDERS 102 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 102 ARTICLE 1 GENERAL 102 ARTICLE 2 PRIORITY OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS 102 CHAPTER II DEFINITION OF A PONY RIDER AND OF A PONY 102 ARTICLE 3 PONY COMPETITOR 102 ARTICLE 4 DEFINITION OF A PONY 102 CHAPTER III INTERNATIONAL EVENTS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS 102 ARTICLE 5 INTERNATIONAL EVENTS 102 ARTICLE 6 CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 103 ARTICLE 7 ELIGIBILITY AT INTERNATIONAL EVENTS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS 103 ARTICLE 8 EXPENSES AND PRIVILEGES 103 ARTICLE 9 PRIZES 104 ARTICLE 10 SCHOOLING OF PONIES 104 ARTICLE 11 OFFICIALS 104 ARTICLE 12 PASSPORTS 105 ARTICLE 13 PONY MEASUREMENT 105 ARTICLE 14 SCHEDULE 105 ARTICLE 15 RULES FOR PONY JUMPING EVENTS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS 105 ARTICLE 16 OBSTACLES 105 ARTICLE 17 PRACTICE OBSTACLES 105 ARTICLE 18 SPEED 105 ARTICLE 19 DRESS AND SALUTE 105 ARTICLE 20 LOSS OF HEADGEAR AND UNFASTENED RETENTION HARNESS 106 ARTICLE 21 INSPECTION OF SADDLERY 106 ARTICLE 22 CONTINENTAL JUMPING CHAMPIONSHIPS 107 ARTICLE 23 EVENTS OTHER THAN CHAMPIONSHIPS 110 ANNEX XII RULES FOR CHILDREN’S EVENTS 111 CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION 111 ARTICLE 1 GENERAL 111 ARTICLE 2 PRIORITY OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS 111 CHAPTER II ELIGIBILITY 111 ARTICLE 3 DEFINITION OF CHILDREN 111 CHAPTER III INTERNATIONAL EVENTS AND FEI CHAMPIONSHIPS 111 ARTICLE 4 TYPE OF EVENTS 111 ARTICLE 5 CONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 112 ARTICLE 6 ELIGIBILITY AT INTERNATIONAL EVENTS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS 112 ARTICLE 7 EXPENSES AND PRIVILEGES 113 ARTICLE 8 PRIZES 113 ARTICLE 9 HORSES 113 ARTICLE 10 OFFICIALS 114 ARTICLE 11 PASSPORTS 114 ARTICLE 12 SCHEDULE 114 ARTICLE 13 RULES FOR CHILDREN’S JUMPING EVENTS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS 114 ARTICLE 14 OBSTACLES 114 ARTICLE 15 SPEED 114 5 FEI JUMPING RULES, 26th edition, updates effective 1 January 20182019 ARTICLE 16 TABLE “C” COMPETITIONS 114 ARTICLE 17 DRESS AND SALUTE 114 ARTICLE 18 SADDLERY 115 CHAPTER IV CONTINENTAL AND REGIONAL JUMPING CHAMPIONSHIPS 117 ARTICLE 19 ENTRIES 117 ARTICLE 20 DECLARATION OF STARTERS 117 ARTICLE 21 ELIGIBILITY OF HORSES 117 ARTICLE 22 COMPETITIONS 117 ARTICLE 23 OBSTACLES AND COURSES 119 ARTICLE 24 TEAM CLASSIFICATION 119 ARTICLE 25 INDIVIDUAL CLASSIFICATION 119 ARTICLE 26 GROUND JURY 120 ARTICLE 27 FOREIGN TECHNICAL DELEGATE 120 ARTICLE 28 VETERINARY COMMISSION 120 ARTICLE 29 APPEAL COMMITTEE 120 ARTICLE 30 FALLS 120 ARTICLE 31 SAFETY 120 ANNEX XIII RULES FOR AMATEUR OWNER CATEGORY 121 ARTICLE 1 REQUIREMENTS 121 ARTICLE 2 INTERNATIONAL EVENTS 121 ARTICLE 3 CHAMPIONSHIPS 121 ARTICLE 4 COURSE DESIGNERS 121 ARTICLE 5 FACILITIES 121 GLOSSARY OF TERMS SPECIFIC TO JUMPING 122 INDEX 123 6 FEI JUMPING RULES, 26th edition, updates effective 1 January 20182019 PREAMBLE Although these Jumping Rules (hereinafter JRs) set out the detailed rules of the FEI for international Jumping Events, they must be read in conjunction with the FEI Statutes, the FEI General Regulations (GRs), the FEI Veterinary Regulations (VRs), and all other FEI Rules and Regulations.
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