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Session 5 Ignasi Casas - Spanish Chef d’Equip

Session 5 Topics: Modernising the sport. Chef d’Equipe. • From amateur to professionalism, where are we now? Where we want to go? Qualification for World Championship, Regional Championships, 5 star and big • events. Rider/horses. Championship format, how many starters per team. 4,5,6,? • • Team logistics, the new challenge of actual endurance. Team selection, travel logistics, new tactics… • Media, social networks and Endurance promotion. How we promote positive values of our sport?, being friendly but real? • New technologies, pulsemeter, time systems, GPS… Fédération Equestre I nternationale, Endurance Forum 2017, 02.05.2017 Ignasi Casas - Spanish Chef d’Equip

Session 5 TOPICS MODERNISING THE SPORT CHEF D’EQUIPE Fédération Equestre I nternationale, Endurance Forum 2017, 02.05.2017 Ignasi Casas - Spanish Chef d’Equip

Session 5 From amateur to professionalism, where are we now? Where we want to go? • 80’s totally amateur (baby) 90’s small professionalism with small • economic support. • 2000 start professionalism, big sponsors. Fédération Equestre I nternationale, Endurance Forum 2017, 02.05.2017 Ignasi Casas - Spanish Chef d’Equip

Session 5 VET GATE in Bull Fighting Arena Ignasi Casas - Spanish Chef d’Equip

Session 5 From amateur to professionalism, where are we now? Where we want to go? • 2017-Actually very big sponsors mainly concentrate in group 7 and many professional stables around the world. (Teenager) • Gulf Countries. Europe • • France. South and West, • Spain, Catalonia, Vic area. • U.K., Italy… • Australia. South America. • • USA • Others Fédération Equestre I nternationale, Endurance Forum 2017, 02.05.2017 Ignasi Casas - Spanish Chef d’Equip

Session 5 From amateur to professionalism, where are we now? Where we want to go? • 2030-2040? Future like Show jumping or Horse Racing now, Formula 1, Moto GP. Completely professional sport all over the world, World Wide Sponsors, International cups, Endurance Masters. (Adult) ? Fédération Equestre I nternationale, Endurance Forum 2017, 02.05.2017 Ignasi Casas - Spanish Chef d’Equip

Session 5 Qualification for WC, RC, 5* & big events. • Old times no qualification anyone could go to World Ch. or 160km. Nowadays min. 5 CEI 2* or Elite. • • More and more difficult, where we want to have the qualification limit?. • Max. Number of riders and nations ”FLAGS” without taking care of the level?. • Less ridders but stronger qualification, less quantity and more quality ??? • Like in CEI 5* show jumping, G1 Horse Racing, Olympic Games. Only the TOP can compete?. MANY FLAGS? Fédération Equestre I nternationale, Endurance Forum 2017, 02.05.2017 Ignasi Casas - Spanish Chef d’Equip

Session 5 Championship format, how many starters per team. • Since last 20 years, we keep changing format: 6 per nation, 4 in team, 2 individual. – – 12 per host nation, like WEG Jerez 2002. – 5 per nation, 4 team, 1 individual. Plus 2 reserve horses. – 5 per nation, 5 team, first 4 count for team placement. Plus 2 reserve horses. – 4 per nation, 1 reserve horse. All team finishers count for team place. • We keep changing format for many reasons: – advisors, – studies, – flags(nations), – maximum number starters, – IOC, – Olympics… Fédération Equestre I nternationale, Endurance Forum 2017, 02.05.2017 Ignasi Casas - Spanish Chef d’Equip

Session 5 Championship format, how many starters per team. • External advisors, professional media, sport companies, they have to help us find the better format, but final decision has to be our. • Compromised solution to avoid changing so often. • Which team format is the best for us, and not only for external advisors? • What endurance really want? Fédération Equestre I nternationale, Endurance Forum 2017, 02.05.2017 Ignasi Casas - Spanish Chef d’Equip

Session 5 Team & travel logistics, new tactics… • Before Selection based on being able to go. • Selection trial tests events. • Training and selection before main event. • Travel, Big teams, min. 50 p. to 300 p. or more. • Racing like cycling teams, massive and not individually like a pleasure ride. • How massive we want it? • Can we control it? Fédération Equestre I nternationale, Endurance Forum 2017, 02.05.2017 Ignasi Casas - Spanish Chef d’Equip

Session 5 Running like cycling teams Ignasi Casas - Spanish Chef d’Equip

Session 5 Media, social networks and Endurance. • From no coverage at all and anecdotical media interest. • Facebook, Instagram, Whatsapp, Twitter, Youtube… • Media, TV, Smart TV, Live stream (Yas TV, Dubai TV…) • Nowadays we can see full Endurance race live. (160km-10/15h) • How we want to promote our sport? • Keep it low profile? Make it popular? Positive values Are we prepared to be popular? • How we promote us in a positive way? • TV show How we promote positive values of our sport? • Can we be friendly but real? • Fédération Equestre I nternationale, Endurance Forum 2017, 02.05.2017 Ignasi Casas - Spanish Chef d’Equip

Session 5 Sponsors & Media Ignasi Casas - Spanish Chef d’Equip

Session 5 New technologies, pulsemeter, time systems, GPS… • Pulsemeter: – 80’s. Not allowed to check a horse with a sthetoscope if you were not a VET. Even in the recovery area or others. – 90’s. Fight between VET’s wanted to use pulsemeter and anti-pulsemeter. 2000. Public screen pulse run by VET. – Time systems: • – From pen and paper to tablet, internet, live results… GPS: • – From Check points and jury/stewards to actual device you can follow all race by your phone. • Equine devices, cool down…. • What else is coming? New technologies? Fédération Equestre I nternationale, Endurance Forum 2017, 02.05.2017 Ignasi Casas - Spanish Chef d’Equip

Session 5 Cool down techniques Ignasi Casas - Spanish Chef d’Equip

Session 5 Family & Friendly Sport Ignasi Casas - Spanish Chef d’Equip

Session 5 20 YEARS AGO WE WERE DREAMING ABOUT MANY THINGS COULD HAPPEN NOW IS A REALITY. WHAT IS GONNA HAPPEN IN 20 YEARS TIME? Ignasi Casas - Spanish Chef d’Equip