To: Candidates for the 2021 FEI World Championship for Pair & Candidates for the 2021 FEI Driving World Championship for

Date: August 13, 2020 Phone: 859-225-2077 From: Danielle Aamodt, Director of Driving Email: [email protected]

This memo was published ahead of the final approval by the USEF Board of Directors for the complete Selection Procedures for each event.

Please refer to the approved and published Selection Procedures for the applicable event.

MEMORANDUM

Re: Selection the 2021 FEI Driving World Championships

Selection Period and Selection Trials: Please be advised that the proposed selection period for the 2021 FEI Driving World Championship for Pair Horses and the 2021 FEI Driving World Championship for Ponies (“the Events”) will begin September 1, 2020. Athlete/ or Combinations that wish to apply for the FEI Nominated Entry for either event will be required to complete (without elimination, disqualification, or retirement) at least two (2) Selection Trials in the applicable class, with at least one (1) of those being within the same calendar year of the Event. Selection Trials may include any USEF licensed Combined Driving Event at the Advanced level (including three complete phases of competition in any order: , Marathon, Cones) or any CAI 2* or above in the U.S., the U.K. or Europe. Competitions licensed as USEF Lite or Short Format Driving Events will NOT be considered selection trials. Athlete/Horse or Pony Combinations that wish to apply for the FEI Nominated Entry for either event must also qualify per the FEI Criteria for the Event, which can be found at http://www.fei.org/fei/events/championships/driving. Horse/Pony Declarations: Athletes may submit multiple horses or ponies on their applications to be considered for selection, keeping in mind the selection trial requirements above. After selection, the athletes selected with a horse/pony pair or pony four-in-hand may request to substitute a selected horse/pony(ies) with a horse/pony(ies) that may or may not have completed any selection trials, which would be subject to approval.

To Apply: Applications will be accepted online at the beginning of the selection period, via the “My USEF” portal, with a $70 application fee until the deadline of May 1, 2021. After the deadline, applications will still be accepted with a late-application fee of $300 until July 1, 2021 for Ponies and until July 16, 2021 for Pair horses. Please refer to the approved 2021 Selection Procedures for complete details and required paperwork.

The complete 2021 Selection procedures will be posted on www.usef.org (combined driving page), once approved. You are invited to direct any questions to the Director of Driving.