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Eventing Safety Swedish Equestrian Federation

Swedish Eventing national 2007 • 3 100 starts during 2007 (incl. Ponies) • 175 classes during 2007 (incl. Ponies) • 40 National organisers • The 3rd largest disciplin in Equestrian sports in Sweden (after Jumping and Dressage) • 4 international organisers Segersjö (EU-CH-Y 2006) Malmö (CIC3*-W Final 2006) Övedskloster (Rural CH 2007) Stora Wäsby (new organiser CCI1* 2008)

2007 • 21 st July 2007, Fatal accident at CNC2* Bollnäs (SWE) • 9th September 2007, horse injured by a fenceflag, had to be put down

Diskussions on safety • Meeting in Övedskloster in september with trainers lead by Michael Tucker • Meeting in november • Judges • Course Designers • Technical delegates • Controllers • Trainers • Riders

New Qualification System Level (Pony / Horse) Pony Horse ”Green card” ”Green card” Debutant / 0.90 ”Eventing card” ”Eventing card” 2 Qualifying results in 2 Qualifying results in 0.90 Lätt / 1.00 Debutant 4 Qualifying results in 4 Qualifying results in 1.00 CNCP*/CNC*/CCN* ”Lätt” level + Eventing Card + Eventing Card level 2 level 2 2 Qaulifying results in 2 Qualifying results in CNCP2*/CNC2*/CCN2* CNCP* CNC* 2 Qualifying results in CNC3*/CCN3* CNC2*

Rule changes • Qualification in showjumping before start of the season • Horse and rider have to jump 2 classes with a total of no more than 8 faults in a show jumping class with fences 10 cm over the level they will start in the first eventing class of the season.

Rule changes • Qualification to go up a level • In addition to a qualifying result in eventing, horse and rider must jump with not more than 4 faults a show jumping class: • To start 1 meter class, showjumping 1,10 • To start CNC * and ** showjumping 1,20 • To start CNC *** showjumping 1,30

Rule changes • Corresponding rules for ponies regarding qualification

Ponies • New size and age rules • Ponies up to 138 cm. ”Category 2” • Ponies between 138 cm and 148 cm. ”Category 1 • Category is divided in 2 age groups: • Category 2 - 13 • Category 2 14 + • Small ponies only compete below cncp * level • Riders on category 1 ponies can compete in cncp * and up from the age of 13 if qualified

Riders book • All riders must be able to present a riders book with the following information: – Qualifying results – Fall reports – Warnings

Judges and technical delegates • At competitions with more than 100 starters or more than 2 classes judging responibility shall always be divided between a main judge supported by a technical delegate

Controller • Education of controllers in 2008 • Only certified controllers from 2009

Riders representative • A riders representative shall be appointed for each show by the technical delegate • Experienced rider • Will be responsible of communicating the wiew of the riders to organizers, judges and technical delegates.

Course design • Not less than 4 strides between fences on a bent line

Watches • Riders are not allowed to wear watches in classes below CNC *

Flag poles • Recommendation to course designers to use breakable flag poles at fences less than 3 m wide.

Safety Programme OFFICIALS (Course Designers, Technical Delegates, Controllers, Judges etc) - Safety Guide-lines for Course Designers, Technical Delegate (fence characters, combinations, material, safetypoles) - Riders representative at all competitions for better communication between organisers, officials and riders - Education and certification of controllers

In progress • Promotion and introduction of the rule changes for riders, organisers and officials by internet and medias before 1st January 2008 • Organizers meeting • Education of officals • Survey in cooperation with the university of Linköping • Evaluation of the rule changes starts at the begining of October 2008

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