incorporating the 2018 rules and judges and officials panel

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1 Briish Dressage Members Handbook incorporaing he 2018 rules and judges and officials panel Effecive from 1 December 2017

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3 Mission Saemen Briish Dressage aims o be he mos respeced and successful organisaion for people passionae abou dressage. The objec of dressage is he developmen of he horse ino a happy ahlee hrough harmonious educaion. As a resul horses become calm, supple, loose and flexible, bu also confiden, aenive and keen, hus achieving perfec undersanding beween ahlees. 3

4 Chairman s Address Dear Member, I s been a bumper year for Briish Dressage. In March 2017, we hi our highes ever levels for membership and horse regisraions wih over 17,000 paying members and 19,000 horses enjoying dressage. To have a growing membership alongside such a fanasic loyal core makes our spor so wonderfully diverse. Our European Championship eams did us proud once again and while he seniors were wihou medals, fourh in srong company shows ha we can sill be compeiive in he pos-valegro era. The Para quare were asounding and heir deerminaion o keep up ha unbeaen record was inspiraional. Under heir new Team NAF banner, he under 21 eams did a grea job wih a eam bronze for he pony riders being a grea highligh. We re proud of all of you and your achievemens. There s never been so much opporuniy for all who ride, rain and compee wih us. The new compeiion srucure is enering is hird year and is now providing a level playing field which gives riders flexibiliy and pleny of opions. This year you have new championships for Bronze, FEI level and Music o add o your goals so i should be a packed year for everyone. We ve been working owards having biannual music championships for you o aim owards for some ime and i s grea ha bronze riders can now have a freesyle championship oo. We ve kep rule changes o a minimum his year bu please do ake ime o review any changes, which are highlighed in bold, ahead of compeing for he firs ime under hese rules. Chariable saus coninues o help he organisaion on a number of levels wih one of he main benefis being Gif Aid which enables us o effecively reclaim he basic ax rae on he amoun you ve paid. So for every 1 you ve paid us, we can claim 25p from he axman. If you haven signed up already, I d urge you o i s easy and simple via he websie or a call o he office. A he hear of our spor is he horse and is welfare mus be paramoun a all imes. All of us have a duy o uphold he highes levels of care and aenion in regard o our horse s welfare a all imes a home, ravelling, a a compeiion. Good horsemanship and managemen should always be observed and acion aken as soon as issues arise. Please ake ime o feedback o us wih any issues, quesions or suggesions you may have via o he office. Or, even beer, join us a one of our Members Meeings a he Winers, Naionals and Convenion as hey re a grea chance o discuss ideas, hear abou BD plans and mee new people. I hope 2018 is a successful year for you and all your dressage dreams and ambiions are realised, whaever your role in he spor. We re graeful for your suppor and enjoy being par of your advenure. Bes wishes, Penny Pollard Chairman 4

5 Horse Welfare Members Infomaion In all respecs, he welfare is paramoun. Please read our Code of Conduc for Horse Welfare on page 10. Board of Direcors and Managemen Briish Dressage is headed by a nine-srong Board of Direcors under he leadership of Chairman, Penny Pollard. Each Direcor has a porfolio which hey are responsible for wih he suppor of a echnical commiee. They look a sraegy, planning, vision and direcion. In urn, he senior managemen eam a Meriden, suppored by heir eams, pu he sraegy ino moion via an operaional plan. Offices Briish Dressage Building 2020, Meriden Business Park, Copse Drive, Meriden, Wes Midlands CV5 9RG. Telephone: office@briishdresssage.co.uk Websie: BD Compeiions BD Affiliaed dressage compeiions are hose allocaed by BD and held under he rules conained in his book. BD Rules These Rules are inended principally for use in connecion wih naional Briish Dressage Compeiions, relaing o all compeiions affiliaed o BD. However, he rules do no only relae o naional compeiions; some rules, paricularly wih regard o conduc and discipline, are effecive a all imes and in any circumsance wih regard o all BD members. Every evenualiy canno be provided for in hese Rules. In any unforeseen or excepional circumsances, he relevan officials have a duy o make a decision in a sporing spiri, approaching as near as possible he inenion of hese Rules and o proec he repuaion of he spor of dressage in he UK and he welfare of he horse. Maers ha canno be resolved by inerpreing he rules o he leer should be resolved by following he spiri of he ex o obain a soluion ha is faires o all members. Amendmens or changes o he rules in his book may be published in he Briish Dressage Magazine (which is published eigh imes per year), members e-newsleer and on he BD websie. Failure o comply wih any published rule changes will be considered a breach of hese Rules. Only queries relaing o his rule book ha are submied and answered in wriing by an auhorised member of saff will be binding on BD. 5

6 Conens CONTENTS PAGE Mission Saemen 3 Chairman s address 4 Members Info 5 Conens 6-7 Members Code of Conduc 8-9 Code of Conduc for Horse Welfare Social Media Policy The BD regions 15 BD conacs BD Rule Secion 1 Membership & Horse Regisraion Secion 2 Grading of riders and horses Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee Secion 4 Enries & compeiions Secion 5 Regionals and championship qualificaion Secion 6 Area Fesivals Secion 7 Music Championships Secion 8 Young Horse Championships Secion 9 Team compeiions Secion 10 Associaed Championships Secion 11 Team Ques Secion 12 My Ques Secion 13 Rules for para equesrian Secion 14 Compeior dress and saddlery Secion 15 Riding he es and penalies Secion 16 Judges Secion 17 Combined Training

7 Conens Annexes PAGE Annex 1 Briish Dressage ess in use Annex 2 Judges Code of Conduc 154 Annex 3 Member conduc and complains agains members and judges Annex 4 Discipline procedure Annex 5 Feedback Policy for members Annex 6 Equine and human ani-doping Annex 7 Dressage definiions Annex 8 Safeguarding and equal opporuniies Annex 9 Music Licence 191 Annex 10 Specific rules relaing o World Class & FEI compeiions Annex 11 Briish Dressage Member s Legal Assis Line 194 Annex 12 Briish Dressage Member s insurance Annex 13 Briish Dressage judges guidelines Annex 14 Accredied and Recognised Coaches Index

8 Code of Conduc Members Code of Conduc The Disciplinary Panel and Judges Complains Panel of Briish Dressage are appoined by he Board o consider complains of misconduc or breaches of hese Rules or Codes of Conduc by Members and Judges and if necessary o impose appropriae penalies. In his conex, misconduc is defined as failure in he observance of provision of he Memorandum or Aricles of Briish Dressage Code of Conduc, Regulaion or bye-law made by he Board or any oher compeen auhoriy. Members remain subjec o such provisions when paricipaing in any even affiliaed o a foreign naional federaion or o he FEI. The Chief Execuive or Judges Complains Panel will hear any complain pursuan o hese Rules. In his Code of Conduc BD people and BD person means officers, saff and members of Briish Dressage, BD affiliaed show organisers, selecors, judges, sewards, sponsors and all oher voluneers acing on behalf of Briish Dressage; and Members means members of Briish Dressage in all membership caegories. Please noe ha where a member has a regisered paren, guardian or carer hey are also bound by his code of conduc. Any breaches of hese Rules or Codes of Conduc by a paren, guardian or carer associaed wih a member of Briish Dressage will resul in ha BD member being subjec o he same disciplinary procedures, including imposing penalies or sancions, if deemed appropriae. No member of Briish Dressage shall: a) Conduc hemselves in a manner which is offensive o he public. b) Argue, hreaen, behave wih inciviliy/conemp or use abusive language owards any BD People under any circumsance. c) Ill-rea in any way a horse or pony under any circumsance. d) Misuse or use excessively a whip, spur or he bi. e) Deliberaely use he acion of he bi as a means of punishmen and/or misuse any iem of saddlery in a manner likely o cause pain or discomfor o he horse or pony. f) Allow knowingly, or oherwise, a horse or pony for which he is responsible as owner, lessee, auhorised agen, or rider o compee in any dressage compeiion under he influence of a prohibied subsance. Such member shall be in breach of his rule if he analysis of a sample aken from he said horse or pony shows he presence in is body fluids of any quaniy of any subsance, which is eiher a prohibied subsance or one of is meabolies or a subsance which canno be raced o normal and ordinary feeding and which by is naure is likely o affec he performance of he horse or pony in compeiion. g) Unreasonably refuse o allow a horse or pony which has compeed or is abou o compee in a dressage compeiion o undergo any properly auhorised es or examinaion if requesed o do so by an officer of Briish Dressage or he show organising commiee. Refusal o allow a es for a forbidden subsance consiues a violaion of he prohibiion on forbidden subsances and as such is of equal graviy o he finding of a forbidden subsance. h) Conduc hemselves in a manner which is or may be in breach of he Memorandum and Aricles of Associaion or any rule, regulaion, bylaw or Code of Conduc of Briish Dressage. A member shall be in breach of his rule in he even ha any person who assiss, represens, or acs on behalf of or in he employmen of such member during he course of a show affiliaed o Briish Dressage, o he FEI or o any foreign naional federaion, conducs himself in such a manner ha were hey a member of Briish Dressage hey would hem self be in breach of any of he provision of any rules. i) Conduc hemselves in a manner derimenal o he characer and/or prejudicial o he ineress of Briish Dressage. j) Make, eiher orally or in wriing, o an officer of Briish Dressage or of an affiliaed show or a hird pary, a saemen on any maer covered by he Rules which he knows o be unrue. k) Compee as owner or rider in a compeiion for which he horse or pony and he rider are no fully and properly eligible pursuan o hese Rules. l) Exercise any of he righs or privileges of membership while suspended here from, nor assis 8

9 represen or ac on behalf of any oher member of Briish Dressage a a show affiliaed o Briish Dressage, o he FEI or o any foreign naional federaion while suspended from all righs and privileges of membership. m) Compee as a rider in any dressage compeiion wih a Prohibied Subsance or is meabolie or mark is in his/her sysem. A rider by becoming a Member of Briish Dressage is deemed o have agreed: (1) To be bound and o comply sricly wih he BEF (Briish Equesrian Federaion) Ani-Doping Rules for Human and Equine Ahlees (wihou prejudice o any oher ani-doping rules applicable o him/her); (2) To submi o he auhoriy of he BEF and/or of he UK Ani-Doping organisaion ( UKAD ) o apply, police and enforce hose Rules; (3) To provide all requesed assisance o he BEF and UKAD (as applicable) in he applicaion, policing and enforcemen of hose Rules, including (wihou limiaion) cooperaing fully wih any invesigaion, resuls, managemen exercise, and/or proceedings being conduced pursuan o hose Rules in relaion o any poenial Ani-Doping Rule Violaion(s); And excep where he FEI has jurisdicion over he poenial Ani-Doping Violaion. (4) To submi o he exclusive jurisdicion of any firs insance ribunal convened under hose Rules o hear and deermine charges and relaed issues arising under hose Rules; (5) To submi o he exclusive jurisdicion of any appeal ribunal and/or Cour of Arbiraion for Spor (CAS) Panel convened under hose Rules and deermine appeals made pursuan o hose Rules; and (6) No o bring any proceedings in any cour or oher forum ha are inconsisen wih he foregoing submission o he jurisdicion of he firs insance ribunal, he appeal ribunal and CAS. A copy of he rules can be found on he BEF websie a If a rider has a medical condiion ha requires hem o ake any Prohibied Subsance, hey may be able o obain a Therapeuic Use Exempion Cerificae (TUE). Furher informaion on TUEs can be obained eiher direc from he BEF ( or by conacing Briish Dressage Inernaional Office n) Unreasonably refuse o give a sample of his or her body fluids for he purpose of conrol of prohibied subsances. o) Allow a sallion for which he/she is responsible as owner, lessee, auhorised agen, or rider o compee or be prepared o compee, in any dressage compeiion wihou aking adequae precauions o ensure oher members of he public are no pu a risk of injury as a resul of he acions of any horse, sallion or handler. Persons handling sallions should be aware of sallion managemen in public places. p) Paragraphs a, c, d, e, h, i, j, m, n, p and q of his rule shall apply in any circumsance wheher or no he offence or offences occur a a BD show/ run even or elsewhere. q) Members shall no behave in a way which may be considered inappropriae o BD People. Inappropriae behaviour includes he use of foul language or acing in an inimidaing or hreaening way. r) Members shall no discriminae on he grounds of race, colour, religion or belief, disabiliy, sex, marial saus, age, sexual orienaion, naionaliy and ehnic or naional origins. s) Members shall no pos inappropriae words or images on social media ha can be deemed offensive, inimidaing or hreaening o BD People. See he BD Social Media Policy. ) Unreasonably fail or refuse o assis he Disciplinary Panel, Judges Complains Panel or he Chief Execuive in heir invesigaions of complains or misconduc by members of Briish Dressage. u) Having indicaed his/her availabiliy or selecion for an official Briish naional eam, unreasonably fail or refuse o compee in such a eam if seleced. Code of Conduc 9

10 Horse Welfare Code of Conduc for Horse Welfare Briish Dressage (BD) adops he FEI Code of Conduc for Horse Welfare in all respecs in order o mainain sandards in boh inernaional and naional compeiion. In all respecs, he welfare of he horse is paramoun. Horse welfare involves common sense and following he basic rules of humb of horse managemen, horsemanship and horse behaviour. BD and he FEI require all hose involved in inernaional and naional equesrian spor o adhere o his Code of Conduc and o acknowledge and accep ha a all imes he welfare of he horse mus be paramoun and mus never be subordinaed o compeiive or commercial influences. BD has a nominaed Honorary Veerinarian who is consuled when necessary on all appropriae maers when relaing o horse welfare. In he firs insance, he Spors Operaions Manager should be conaced and made aware of any concerns, who in due course will consul wih he nominaed Veerinarian. 1. A all sages during he preparaion, raining and compeing of horses, welfare mus ake precedence over all oher demands. a) Good horse managemen - sabling, feeding and raining mus be compaible wih good horse managemen and mus no compromise welfare. Any pracices which could cause physical or menal suffering, in or ou of Compeiion, will no be oleraed. b) Training mehods - horses mus only undergo raining ha maches heir physical capabiliies and level of mauriy for heir respecive disciplines. They mus no be subjeced o any raining mehods which are abusive or cause fear or for which hey have no been properly prepared. c) Farriery and ack - foo care and shoeing mus be of a high sandard. Tack mus be designed and fied o avoid he risk of pain or injury. d) Transpor - during ransporaion, horses mus be fully proeced agains injuries and oher healh risks. Vehicles mus be safe, well venilaed, mainained o a high sandard, disinfeced regularly and driven by compeen saff. Compeen handlers mus always be available o manage he horses. e) Transi - all journeys mus be planned carefully, and horses allowed regular res periods wih access o food and waer in line wih curren FEI guidelines. f) Microchipping of all horses is highly recommended. Horses compeing inernaionally are required o be microchipped and vaccinaed in line wih FEI regulaions. 2. Horses and Ahlees mus be fi, compeen and in good healh before hey are allowed o compee. a) Finess and compeence - paricipaion in compeiion mus be resriced o fi horses and ahlees of proven compeence. b) Healh saus - no horse showing sympoms of disease, lameness or oher significan ailmens or pre-exising clinical condiions should compee or coninue o compee when o do so would compromise is welfare. Veerinary advice mus be sough whenever here is any doub. c) Doping and Medicaion - abuse of doping and medicaion is a serious welfare issue and will no be oleraed. Afer any veerinary reamen, sufficien ime mus be allowed for full recovery before compeiion. d) Surgical procedures - any surgical procedures ha hreaen a compeing horse s welfare or he safey of oher horses and/or ahlees mus no be allowed. e) Pregnan/recenly foaled mares - mares mus no compee afer heir fourh monh of pregnancy or wih a foal a foo. f) Misuse of aids - abuse of a horse using naural riding aids or arificial aids (e.g. whips, spurs, bi, ec.) will no be oleraed. 3. Evens mus no prejudice horse welfare. a) Compeiion areas - horses mus only be rained and compee on suiable and safe surfaces. All obsacles mus be designed wih he safey of he horse in mind. b) Ground surfaces - all ground surfaces on which horses walk, rain or compee mus be designed and mainained o reduce facors ha could lead o injuries. Paricular aenion mus be paid o he preparaion, composiion and upkeep of surfaces. 10

11 c) Exreme weaher - compeiions mus no ake place in exreme weaher condiions if he welfare or safey of he horse may be compromised. Provision mus be made for cooling horses quickly afer compeing in ho or humid condiions. d) Sabling a evens - sables mus be safe, hygienic, comforable, well venilaed and of sufficien size for he ype and disposiion of he horse. Clean, good qualiy and appropriae feed and bedding, fresh drinking waer, and washing-down waer mus always be available. e) Finess o ravel - afer compeiion, a horse mus be fi o ravel in accordance wih he FEI s guidelines. f) Tack and equipmen mus be correcly fied as poorly fiing or inappropriae ack can cause pain, injury and discomfor. In he even ha his is idenified, he seward/ organising commiee will be consuled. Horse Welfare 4. Every effor mus be made o ensure ha horses receive proper aenion afer hey have compeed and ha hey are reaed humanely when heir compeiion careers are over. a) Veerinary reamen a inernaional fixures, veerinary experise mus always be available a an even and naional compeiions mus have a ve on call. If a horse is injured or exhaused during a compeiion, he ahlee mus dismoun and a veerinarian mus check he horse. b) Referral cenres - wherever necessary, he horse should be colleced by ambulance and ranspored o he neares relevan reamen cenre for furher assessmen and herapy. Injured horses mus be given full supporive reamen before ranspor. c) Compeiion injuries - he incidence of injuries susained in compeiion should be moniored. Ground surface condiions, frequency of compeiions and any oher risk facors should be examined carefully o indicae ways o minimise injuries. d) Euhanasia - if injuries are sufficienly severe he horse may need o be euhanised by a veerinarian as soon as possible on humane grounds and wih he sole aim of minimising suffering. e) Reiremen - every effor should be made o ensure ha horses are reaed sympaheically and humanely when hey reire from compeiion. 5. BD and he FEI urge all hose involved in equesrian spor o aain he highes possible levels of educaion in heir areas of experise relevan o he care and managemen of he compeiion horse. Briish Dressage Saemen Those in he spor of dressage are very caring of heir animals and welfare relaed incidens are usually due o a lack of knowledge and undersanding. Therefore, by adoping a more proacive approach o welfare and is implemenaion, we can help preven hese siuaions occurring. I will be for he Technical Commiees e.g. Judges, Training ec o make policy recommendaions on welfare issues relaing o heir areas of responsibiliy and o implemen his policy and o implemen hese policies which will be reviewed annually by he Welfare Commiee. Each Technical Commiee should have a member whose specific responsibiliy is welfare policy. BD Welfare procedure Any disress caused o dressage horses is almos always due o ignorance or over deermined riding. Riders are usually very concerned when hey are old ha heir acions amoun o abuse and are anxious o co-operae. The person on he ground mus keep his in mind when assessing he siuaion and ac accordingly. If during a compeiion abuse o a horse is winessed by an Organiser, Judge or Seward, a second person should be sough o discuss he inciden before a decision is aken, unless he siuaion is very urgen in which case an aemp o sop his abuse should be made immediaely. If someone else winesses wha hey perceive o be abuse hey should immediaely draw i o he aenion of an Organiser, Judge or Seward. I s always preferable o deal wih welfare issues on he day on which hey have occurred and eiher while hey are occurring or as soon as possible afer hey have occurred. 11

12 Horse Welfare If he issue can be deal wih appropriaely on he day i may no be necessary o repor i. If however he issue can be deal wih on he day bu he Technical Delegae (TD)/Organiser/Judge/ Seward sill feels ha i is a serious welfare issue hen i needs o be repored o he Disciplinary Panel for furher acion/consideraion. If in he opinion of he TD/Organiser/Judge/Seward his issue canno be deal wih on he day hen i should be repored o BD along he following lines: Make a noe of he ime and place, name of horse and he name and conac deails of a leas one winess. Repor he abuse o BD seing ou all of he deails as clearly as possible. If possible he compeior involved should be informed on he day ha a complain is being sen o BD abou heir conduc. If abuse akes place during a es and abuse of he horse is seen, or blood is seen and his amouns o abuse of he horse as laid ou below, hen he compeior mus be eliminaed immediaely. The compeior mus be informed why hey have been eliminaed and if he Judge feels i appropriae he siuaion should be repored o BD. Examples of abuse (his is no an exhausive lis and oher incidens or injuries may be considered o be abuse or he resul of abuse): Bi The bi mus never be used as punishmen. Spurs To use spurs excessively or persisenly so as o injure he horse. If a judge/seward sees a spur ha is likely o cause injury hey can ask he compeior o remove hem. Over-working To ride/compee an obviously exhaused, lame or injured horse. Whip Excessive and inappropriae use of he whip is no accepable. Lameness Riding an unsound horse. Tack Tack should be correcly fied o avoid pain. Disress To manifes disress of a horse or pony wheher caused by he rider or exernal facors. Blood If blood is seen anywhere on he horse during riding in or he es he rider should be sopped, informed and mus wihdraw from he compeiion. The blood may or may no be relaed o abuse bu i indicaes a problem which requires aenion and which he rider should know abou. If he blood is only noiced by he Judge owards he end of he es and before here is a chance o sop he horse, hen an inspecion should ake place immediaely afer he es is finished and if he horse is definiely bleeding hen he score should no coun. If he Judge a C fails o see he blood bu i is seen by a co-judge, Organiser, specaor ec i should immediaely be repored o he Judge, Seward or Organiser who should inspec he horse and if i is confirmed hen he score would no coun. Any horse which has a sore pach, an area where hair has been rubbed off and he skin is inflamed, in a locaion where here is a danger ha he skin could be broken if he horse were coninued o be ridden, mus be wihdrawn from compeiion. If he sore pach is no noiced unil afer a es has been compleed, hen eliminaion will only occur if he skin is broken, however he horse may no coninue o compee for he remainder of he compeiion hereafer, unless approved o coninue by an independen ve. The following documens are available from BD on reques: a) General Welfare Guidelines b) Welfare Guidelines for Organisers, Judges and Trainers. c) Terms of Reference for Briish Dressage Technical Delegaes (Welfare) d) Briish Dressage Welfare Complain Form e) The Welfare of he Horse Noice for Organisers f) Briish Dressage Code of Conduc for Horse Welfare g) Terms of Reference for he Welfare Sanding Commiee h) Guidelines for Organisers abou requiremens for Technical Delegaes. 12

13 Briish Dressage Social Media Policy Social Media Policy This Social Media Policy is par of he Members Code of Conduc and whenever using any form of social media (wheher exising now or in he fuure) and paricipaing in, submiing or responding o any inerne posings, including blogs and wikis, however hese are accessed, in each case using any device exising now or in he fuure, members shall comply wih his Policy. Any breach of his Policy by any member will be subjec o he procedures relaing o misconduc and complains conained in he Members Code of Conduc and may resul in disciplinary acion. Civil and/or criminal proceedings could also be brough agains members for breach of his Policy where applicable. Scope of his policy Briish Dressage recognises ha he inerne provides everyone wih he abiliy o paricipae in ineracive discussions and o share informaion on a wide variey of social media. This Social Media Policy relaes o he use of social media by Briish Dressage members in so far as such use relaes o or affecs Briish Dressage, is employees, members and voluneers. In his Policy BD people and BD person means officers, saff and members of Briish Dressage, BD affiliaed show organisers, selecors, judges, sewards, sponsors and all oher voluneers acing on behalf of Briish Dressage; and Members means members of Briish Dressage in all membership caegories; and Social media means all forms of social media ha exis now or may exis in he fuure, including bu no limied o Facebook, Twier, You Tube, Insagram, Vine, Tumblr, LinkedIn, Wikipedia, Flickr, MySpace, Pineres, Google+ and all oher social neworking websies, all oher inerne posing sies, all blogs and wikis, he Briish Dressage forum and all oher inerne forums. Responsible Use of Social Media Every member mus be respecful of Briish Dressage and hey, and all oher BD people, mus; a) Be aware ha publicaion of informaion and commen on social media carries he same obligaions as any oher kind of publicaion and should follow he same ehical and legal sandards. b) No pos, share or oherwise submi on social media any saemen, maerial, informaion or image which is malicious, misleading, hreaening, derogaory, obscene, indecen, sediious, offensive, pornographic, abusive, disparaging, racis, discriminaory, menacing, inflammaory, blasphemous, inimidaing or defamaory. c) No pos, share or oherwise submi commens abou sensiive business-relaed opics, such as Briish Dressage s performance, or do anyhing o jeopardise Briish Dressage s rade secres, confidenial informaion and inellecual propery. d) No pos, share or oherwise submi on social media saemens, maerial, informaion or images concerning, or which could direcly or indirecly damage he name, business ineress or repuaion of, Briish Dressage or any BD person. e) No disclose on any social media, any personal informaion relaing o any oher BD person or any oher informaion or image which has been provided o he poser by a BD person in confidence. 13

14 Social Media Policy f) Only pos commens abou a BD person ha are respecful and which he poser would say direcly o ha person. g) Consider how oher people reading a pos migh reac before acually posing i on any social me dia. h) No use BD logos, brand names, slogans or oher rademarks, or pos any of is confidenial, proprieary or copyrighed informaion wihou BD s prior wrien permission. i) Make i clear if using, referring o or oherwise disclosing heir BD membership saus in any way on social media ha hey are speaking on heir own behalf and ha heir views do no represen hose of Briish Dressage. j) Ensure ha heir profile and any conen hey pos are consisen wih he professional image hey are required o presen o cliens and colleagues and all oher BD people. k) No use social media in a way ha breaches any oher rules, codes and policies in he BD Members Handbook. l) Show proper respec for he laws governing copyrigh and fair use/dealing of copyrighed maerial. Briish Dressage acceps no liabiliy for legal breaches by BD people on social media. Conen published by hose associaed wih Briish Dressage are fully accounable for heir own acions. Briish Dressage reserves he righ o monior, inercep and review, wihou furher noice, social media posings and aciviies ha include references o i and/or is members, o ensure ha is rules and his Policy are being complied wih and for legiimae purposes. All members consen o such monioring by heir agreeing o abide by he all rules, codes and policies in he BD Members Handbook. Briish Dressage may remove poss, hreads and any oher form of submissions from is own forum which are in breach of his Policy and/ or he forum rules wihou explanaion and he BD person responsible could be liable for disciplinary acion as oulined in he Members Code of Conduc. Briish Dressage may require members o remove posings, commens or any oher submissions made using social media ha are deemed o be in breach of his Policy. Failure o comply wih such a reques may in iself resul in disciplinary acion as oulined in he Members Code of Conduc. Briish Dressage will comply wih any law, or reques by any governmenal or oher regulaory auhoriy, or order by a cour or oher auhoriy of compeen jurisdicion, requiring BD o disclose he ideniy or locaion of any Member posing any maerial in breach of his Policy. BD may share a BD person s privae informaion wih he police or any oher governmenal auhoriy if i is asked o do so in connecion wih he invesigaion of suspeced illegal aciviies. If you as a user idenify poenially damaging conen or conen ha is in breach of he Policy, please conac Briish Dressage. If you have a grievance wih someone on social media regarding he spor of dressage, ake i up wih hem direcly or if he individual is a BD person, conac Briish Dressage by ; office@briishdressage.co.uk. 14

15 BD regional srucure BD Regions The counry is divided in o eigh regions. Each region has a dedicaed Regional Developmen Officer (RDO). The RDOs work closely wih and under he echnical guidance of he volunary Regional Commiee, which includes a Chairman and represenaives for coaching, rider raining, judges, para dressage, markeing and BD Youh. In urn, he RDO and he Regional Commiee work under he direcion of he Board and Technical Commiees. Members are allocaed a region based on heir poscode regisered wih BD, however if hey live on or close o a border of wo regions may op o be in a differen region o ha of heir address. Please conac your RDO o do his. BD Regions and Regional Developmen Officers Regional and Voluneer Manager Sue Harrison sue.harrison@briishdressage.co.uk Tel: Cenral Laura Aiken laura.aiken@briishdressage.co.uk Tel: Region includes Berks, Bucks, Hans, Isle of Wigh, Norhans, Oxfordshire, Warks. Easern - Kaharine Perry kaharine.perry@briishdressage.co.uk Tel: Region includes Beds, Cambs, Essex, Hers, London, Norfolk, Suffolk. Norh Wes - Lou Jones lou.jones@briishdressage.co.uk Tel: Region includes Cheshire, Cumbria, Herefordshire, Lancs, Wes Midlands, Shrops, Saffs, Worcs, Isle of Man. Norhern Jo Byrne jo.byrne@briishdressage.co.uk Tel: Region includes Derbs, Durham, Humberside, Leics, Lincs, Norhumberland, Nos, Ruland, Tyne & Wear, Yorks. Scoland Emma Sewar emma.sewar@briishdressage.co.uk Tel: Region includes all of Scoland. Souh Wes - Amanda Heah/Kaie Palmer bdsw@briishdressage.co.uk Tel: Region includes Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Dorse, Glos, Somerse, Wils, Channel Islands. Souhern - Sharon Walker sharon.walker@briishdressage.co.uk Tel: Region includes Ken, Surrey, Sussex. Wales Vanessa Archer Vanessa.archer@briishdressage.co.uk Tel: Region includes all of Wales. 15

16 BD conacs BD Conacs Direc Telephone Chief Execuive Office Chief Execuive Office Manager Hon. Briish Dressage Veerinarian Conac Spors Operaions Manager in he firs insance Spor Operaions Team Spor Operaions Manager Spor Developmen & Para Inernaional Championships & Fixures Grading, Rules & Qualificaions Ques & Associaed Championships Membership & Commercial Commercial Manager Head of Membership Membership Assisan Markeing Markeing Officer Markeing Assisan BD Youh BD Youh/U21 Inernaional Manager BD Youh/ U21 Inernaional Officer Training and Educaion Training & Educaion Manager Training & Educaion Officer(s) & Training & Educaion Assisan Communicaions Head of Communicaions Communicaions Assisan Informaion Technology IT Developer Accouns and Finance Finance Manager Finance Officer Shop & Finance Assisan BD Shop Shop 16

17 BD Conacs Direc elephone BD conacs Main Line: Fax Number: Websie: (e.g. Briish Dressage A company limied by guaranee wih chariable saus. Regisered in England and Wales Company no: Chariy no: Member of he Briish Equesrian Federaion Regisered office: Building 2020 Meriden Business Park Copse Drive Meriden Wes Midlands CV5 9RG 17

18 Secion 1 Membership & Horse regisraion SECTION 1 Membership & Horse regisraion 1. Agreemen o be bound by he rules All members of Briish Dressage (BD) are bound by he Memorandum and Aricles of BD, ogeher wih he Rules, Code of Conduc, regulaions and bye-laws made under hem. Decisions of he Board and oher delegaed auhoriies of BD in connecion wih he Rules, regulaions and bye-laws are final and binding. Members are responsible for ensuring hey are familiar wih he rules. Please noe ha where a member has a regisered paren, guardian or carer hey are also bound by hese rules. The Rules and Annexes conained in his book are in force a he dae of publicaion. Any amendmens by BD are enforceable on he dae of publicaion (unless oherwise saed in he noice of amendmen), provided ha noice of such amendmen is published in one or more of he following media: Briish Dressage Magazine Show Organisers and Officials Newsleers Briish Dressage Websie By signing an Affiliaion Agreemen, Venue Proprieors, Show Organisers and heir represenaives are considered members of BD and are bound by all BD Rules, Codes of Conduc, regulaions and bye-laws and any published Code of Conduc. Addiionally, hey agree o abide by and observe he decisions of he Board and delegaed auhoriies and commiees of BD. Show Organisers are responsible for ensuring ha hey are familiar wih he Rules, Code of Conduc and any amendmens made o hem. I is undersood and agreed by members ha any phoographs and/or film fooage aken a a BD affiliaed show or aciviy by an official phoographer may be used by BD for securiy/promoional/commercial/fund raising purposes wihou paymen or permission. 2. Accepance of rules Becoming a member of BD and making an enry for an affiliaed dressage compeiion consiues accepance of hese Rules. Owners and riders mus ensure ha horses and riders are eligible o compee in he classes for which hey are enered. Any dispensaion from hese Rules is only valid if in wriing. In becoming a member of Briish Dressage, members have also agreed o be bound by: The FEI Rules when compeing in Inernaional classes The BEF Ani-Doping and Conrolled Medicaion Rules (BEFAR) The BEF Ani-Doping Rules for Human Ahlees 3. Briish Dressage membership Only paid members of BD may ride in affiliaed compeiions or regiser as he owner of a horse/pony. Applicaions for membership are o be made on he approved form and submied o he BD office. They may also be made online a 18

19 Applicaions mus be accompanied by he appropriae fee. BD reserve he righ o decline any applicaion for, or renewal of, membership wihou saing a cause. Processing imes may vary if you require an express service we mus receive your reques by 3pm and an addiional fee of 25 will be charged. Only members of BD and organisers of affiliaed compeiions are covered by he insurances provided by BD (see annex for full deails). The ables below deails which membership caegory is required o compee a each level of compeiion. Wha does your membership give you? Secion 1 Membership & Horse regisraion Membership Wha is i? Wha can I do? Full Trial Winer Premier Club Club Complee membership package, which covers you for one year from joining dae wih he full package of benefis All he benefis of he full membership bu for a six monh rial period for hose new o BD All he benefis of Full membership, o run from 1 Ocober o 31 March. Ideal for eveners or Riding Club members A year-long package aimed a owners, rainers, officials and supporers A year-long package ha enables you o ride a he grassroos levels. Qualify for various finals such as Associaed Championships and Ques Regionals. All evens and shows affiliaed o Briish Dressage BD Trial all he benefis of Full membership bu for a six monh period Full member benefis for a six-monh period Same as Club member benefis, plus receive BD magazine and Members Handbook Team Ques, My Ques, Music Classes, Prelim Bronze or Gold and Combined Training. Memberships Types for Championships Championships Winer/Naional Championship including Music Regional Championships including Music Area Fesivals, Area Fesival Finals and Championships Bronze Championship Young Horse Music Championships - (Summer and Winer) Team Compeiions i.e. Iner Regionals and Home Inernaional Team Ques / My Ques inc Finals Associaed Championships ROR, Gypsy Cob, Spanish, Veeran, Forces Equine, Naive, Draugh Horses, Arabs, Thoroughbred. All Levels Full All levels Full All levels Full All levels Full All levels Full All levels Full All levels Full Full/Club/Premier Club All levels Full BD subscripions run for welve monhs from he dae of joining, excep for Winer membership which runs from 1 Ocober 31 March and Trial membership which runs for six monhs from he dae of regisraion and is only available o hose who have never been a member of BD previously. 19

20 Secion 1 Membership & Horse regisraion Associae membership does no enile any rider o compee, unless in conjuncion wih a BD class icke. All riders compeing in freesyle o music compeiions mus sign a PPL licence he cos of which is included wihin he membership fee for Full, Premier Club and Club membership. Briish riders no residing in he UK who compee in naional compeiions ouside of he UK mus have wrien permission from BD o do so and be a full member of BD. 4. Age of members There is no upper or lower age limi. 5. Horse/Pony regisraion To compee in an affiliaed dressage compeiion, a horse or pony mus be regisered wih BD. There is no lower heigh limi for regisraion bu horses/ponies mus be four years old or over o compee. BD reserves he righ o refuse regisraion. The ables below deail which regisraion caegory your horse needs o compee a each level of compeiion. Inroducory Horse Regisraion Bronze Silver Gold Club/Full Prelim Club/Full Full Club/Full Ques Club Club/Full Music Club/Full Club/Full Club/Full Novice and Above Full Full Full Young Horse Classes Club/Full Championships Winer/Naional Championships including Music Bronze Championship Summer Music Championship Regional Championships including Music Area Fesival firs/ second rounds and Championships Young Horse Semi-Final/Final Team Compeiions i.e. Iner Regionals and Home Inernaional Team Ques/My Ques Associaed Championships ROR, Gypsy Cob, Spanish, Veeran, Forces Equine, Naive, Draugh Horses, Arabs and Thoroughbred All Levels Full All Levels Full All Levels Full All levels Full All levels Full Full All levels Full Full Full/Club Associae horse regisraion is free and allows an Associae member o compee on a class icke only. 20

21 Club horse regisraion runs for 12 monhs from he dae of regisraion and allows a horse o compee in Prelim Bronze & Gold, Ques and Music classes. Club regisraion can only be used in conjuncion wih Club, Full or Premier Club membership. Full regisraion for horses and ponies runs for 12 monhs from he dae of regisraion wih he excepion of Winer regisraion which runs from 1 Ocober 31 March and Trial regisraion, which runs for six monhs from he dae of regisraion and is only available o horses who have never been regisered wih BD previously. If a horse s regisraion has lapsed for more han one monh, any poins or qualificaions gained since lapsing will no be allocaed. Secion 1 Membership & Horse regisraion A horse ha has been subjec o a loss of use insurance claim may be regisered provided ha i is sound and sufficienly fi for compeiion. The regisraion of a horse wih Briish Dressage is for compeiion purposes only and he regisraion does no deermine he legal saus of ownership of, or liabiliy for, said horse. Briish Dressage accep no responsibiliy for he conen or accuracy of he regisered deails which are inended for is own sole adminisraive use. BD may suspend regisraion of he horse or pony unil such ime as a dispue over ownership is seled. 6. Class ickes Class ickes enable hose wihou a paid BD membership or horse regisraion o compee in an Affiliaed BD compeiion any secion (Bronze, Silver or Gold). To compee on a class icke, boh horse and rider mus hold an Associae BD regisraion which is free of charge and be eligible for he class concerned. Each icke enables hem o ener one affiliaed class. Holders of class ickes mus also pay he enry fees and are subjec o he rules conained in he BD Members Handbook. Class ickes may be used a any level (excep music classes) provided he rider is eligible o compee in he class enered. Class ickes may no be used o compee in music classes as BD membership is required for PPL licensing. Those riding on a class icke are eligible o win prize money, rosees and grading poins. Combinaions compeing on a class icke can use hese scores o qualify for Associaed Championships alhough hey are no eligible o qualify for any oher championship or Area Fesival. 7. Verificaion of names and breeding of horses and ponies A copy of he pages of a horse s passpor conaining pariculars se ou below mus be provided o BD wihin 28 days of applying for a horse regisraion. If his requiremen is no complied wih he horse may no compee unil he informaion is received. The Passpor Issuing Organisaion (PIO) The horse s name Unique Equine Life Number (UELN) if applicable PIO regisraion number (if differen from he UELN) Dae of birh Pedigree/breeding, or a saemen ha i is no known; and The breeder s name, or a saemen ha i is no known. Horses/ponies mus be regisered wih he same name as he name shown on heir regisered naional breed sociey or FEI passpor. The only excepions are as follows:- 21

22 Secion 1 Membership & Horse regisraion The name of he horse/pony can be changed if he name on is passpor is formally changed by he issuing auhoriy; he owner mus send he relevan pages of he new amended passpor o BD for verificaion. The fee for change of name is 30. A horse regisered wih a differen name o ha on he passpor prior o he implemenaion of his rule in 2010 may keep he regisered name. However, if he owner wishes o change he regisered name o mach he name on is passpor, his can be changed free of charge. If he horse/pony s name has no been enered on is naional breed sociey passpor he owner can choose he horse/pony s name, ener i direc ono he passpor and inform he passpor issuing body of is name. This name will be linked o he horse/ pony s unique idenificaion number shown on is passpor. A suiable prefix or suffix (no shown in he horse/pony s passpor) may be added for a fee of 30. If he horse/pony is subsequenly regisered wih he FEI, he chosen prefix may no be permied and he horse/pony mus be named according o FEI rules. If a horse/pony changes ownership/sponsorship he prefix/suffix can be removed and he horse/pony can rever back o is original name unless he naional breed sociey passpor has also been changed. There is no charge for his. 8. Age of horses and ponies The age of a horse/pony is aken from 1 January in he year in which i was born. The minimum age from which a horse may compee is four years old. Horses compeing a PSG level and above mus be a leas seven years old. Horses compeing a Grand Prix mus be a leas eigh years old. 9. Pony Heigh Cerificaes Ponies may be regisered and compee on equal erms wih horses in all affiliaed compeiions, wih a rider of any age. Grading poins will be awarded in he normal manner. Ponies are no required o obain FEI Heigh Cerificaes for heir FEI Passpors. Riders should ensure ha heir ponies are used o being measured and wihin he curren heigh limi, as hey are liable o be measured if hey ravel o Inernaional compeiions, and will be measured a he Pony European Championships. 10. Equine Influenza Vaccinaion A valid passpor mus accompany he horse o all compeiions and be produced on reques; failure o comply is a disciplinary offence and will debar he horse from compeing a he even for which i has been enered. A horse will no be permied o compee unless i has a curren vaccinaion agains equine influenza which complies wih he following condiions: An iniial course of wo injecions for primary vaccinaion, no less han 21 days and no more han 92 days apar, are required before being eligible o compee; A firs booser injecion mus be given beween 150 and 215 days afer he second injecion of primary vaccinaion; Subsequen booser injecions mus be given a inervals of no more han one calendar year, commencing afer he firs booser injecion. The full course or booser mus have been adminisered a leas 7 days before he compeiion. The record of vaccinaion(s) in he horse s passpor, in which he record of injecion(s) is compleed, signed and samped line by line, mus be compleed by an appropriae veerinary surgeon (who is neiher he owner nor he rider of he horse). For hose compeing under FEI rules, please refer o he FEI rules. 22

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24 Secion 2 Grading of riders and horses SECTION 2 Grading of riders and horses 11. Grouping of riders Riders are placed in he following groups in relaion o he highes level ha hey have ever compeed a. A member s rider group does no affec heir eligibiliy o compee. For he purpose of calculaing rider groups all resuls on a member s record are aken ino accoun. Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8 Riders who have compeed a a CDI (Small, Medium or Big our) Riders who have gained poins a Iner II, Iner A or B, U25GP or Grand Prix in naional BD compeiions and riders who have compeed in he Naional or Winer championships (excluding music) a PSG level or above in Gold secions (or previous open secions) Riders who have gained poins a PSG or Iner I level in Naional BD compeiions (including FEI YR classes naionally or in a CDIYR) excep as described above for group 2 Riders who have gained poins a Advanced Medium level (including FEI Junior classes naionally or in a CDIJ) Riders who have gained poins a Medium level (including FEI Pony classes naionally or in a CDIP) Riders who have gained poins a Elemenary level Riders who have gained poins a Novice level (including FEI Children on Horses classes naionally or in a CDI) Riders who have gained poins a Preliminary level or have no gained any poins All Pony, Junior and Young Riders regardless of heir age will adhere o he same rules as a Senior Group 1 rider if hey compee in a Senior CDI (Small, Medium or Big Tour). 12. Riders regisered wih Briish Evening or holding a BHS qualificaion Any rider who has compeed a BE advanced (3* or 4*) horse rials in he curren or preceding en years may no be below a Group 4 rider. A member will be allocaed 15 poins a Prelim o Medium and one poin a Advanced Medium. A rider who has compeed a BE inermediae (or 2*) horse rials in he curren or preceding en years may no be below Group 5. A member will be allocaed 15 poins a Prelim o Elemenary and one poin a Medium. Those wih a BHSI or FBHS qualificaion will be no lower han Group 4 upon regisraion. A member will be allocaed 15 poins a Prelim o Medium and one poin a Advanced Medium. 13. Foreign riders domiciled in he UK and/or compeing in Naional classes Foreign riders and hose who have spen more han 12 monhs abroad will be no lower han Group 4 upon regisraion and will be given rider poins accordingly unless evidence of a compeiion record can be provided, in which case BD will adjus he rider group accordingly. Foreign riders compeing in he UK require permission o compee from heir Naional Federaion; his mus be submied o he BD office upon regisraion. Riders wih passpors from Ireland are considered o be foreign. 24

25 Riders who wish o mainain heir eligibiliy o ride for heir own counry may compee in Qualifiers and Championships bu even hough hey may win he Grand Prix championship classes hey will no become he BD Naional Champion and will no be awarded sashes, rosees or prize money. Foreign riders compeing a all oher levels excep Grand Prix a he Naional Championships may be awarded firs place sashes, rosees and prize money. 14. Grading poins Horses compeing in Briish Dressage compeiions from Preliminary o Grand Prix will be awarded poins based on he below scale. Poins will no be awarded for Inro classes. Poins are awarded in accordance wih he percenage achieved in he compeiion % 1 poin % 2 poin % 3 poin % 4 poin % 5 poin % 6 poin % 7 poin % 8 poin % 9 poin % 10 poin % and above 11 poin Secion 2 Grading of riders and horses Poins are no awarded for Inro, Para-Equesrian, Music classes, Young Horse classes or Team Ques Compeiions. For My Ques classes Ques poins will be allocaed o he same scale as all oher classes. Ques poins are for qualificaion/ranking purposes wihin Ques compeiions only and do no coun owards he upgrading of a horse. For qualificaion o Bronze Championships grading poins will be allocaed on hese scales and ranking ables updaed accordingly. Poins are allocaed o each regisered horse and rider by reference o each level of compeiion from Preliminary o Grand Prix, and no as an overall oal. The number of poins accumulaed a each compeiion level will coun owards he horse or riders eligibiliy for fuure compeiions, in accordance wih Secion 3 and oher relevan Rules. The compeiion records of all regisered horses are mainained on a cenral daabase and published on he BD websie. Horses compeing in CDI compeiions from PSG o Grand Prix and CDI YJP, will be awarded poins based on he below scale. Poins are awarded agains he percenage achieved in he compeiion % 1 poin % 2 poin % 4 poin % 6 poin % 8 poin % 10 poin % 12 poin % 14 poin % 16 poin % 18 poin % and above 20 poin 25

26 Secion 2 Grading of riders and horses 15. Impored horses When an impored horse is regisered wih BD, i is he owner s responsibiliy o submi a full compeiion record for he horse so ha BD poins can be awarded o he horse in accordance wih is level of abiliy. For he purpose of regisraion, horses foaled in Ireland are classified as Briish. Any horse wih a compeiion record from Dressage Ireland will be allocaed he same number of poins on heir BD record. An impored horse which has been regisered wih BE for a leas one year and has a compeiion record, will be exemp from imporaion rules unless i has compeed a Inermediae or Advanced level. In his insance he poins as per rule 14 will be applied. Newly impored horses wihou compeiion records will be auomaically allocaed 15 poins a each level according o heir age a he ime of regisraion o he scale given in he able below, unless proof of impor a an earlier age can be supplied. I is he owner s responsibiliy o supply proof of age a impor, i.e. official impor documens or he record of a vaccinaion adminisered in he UK. Age a Impor Poins 4 year old 0 poins 5 year old 15 poins a each level up o and including Novice 6 year old 15 poins a each level up o and including Elemenary 7 year old 15 poins a each level up o and including Medium 8 year old 15 poins a each level up o and including Advanced Medium 9 year old 15 poins a each level up o and including PSG 16. Assessmen of impored horses and reallocaion of poins If he owner is unable o provide a compeiion record or evidence of imporaion, hey may choose o have he horse s level of raining assessed, his mus be done beween he ime he horse is firs regisered and he firs compeiion enry. Owners mus conac he BD Office o make an appoinmen for he horse o be assessed. The cos of assessmen is 75. Assessors are no o assess horses ha are known o hem, e.g. horses he assessor has previously seen in raining or a purchasing/ selling conex. 17. Grading of horses compeing in naional compeiions abroad Horses which go abroad and compee in Naional compeiions will be classed as impored horses for grading purposes if hey reurn o he UK. However, if a full compeiion record for ha horse from he foreign federaion is presened o BD, only he appropriae number of poins according o resuls achieved will be added o he poins he horse had when i lef he UK. 26

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28 Secion 3 SECTION 3 Eligibiliy o compee Eligibiliy o compee 18. Levels and classes of compeiion A each Briish Dressage compeiion here will be a range of classes which require differen sandards of abiliy of horse and rider. There is a progressive series of ess which are ailored o he horse s level of raining and have been developed o mirror he progression hrough he scales of raining. I sars wih Inroducory which is of walk ro level and culminaes wih Grand Prix, which has he highes degree of difficuly. The full lis of curren ess in use can be found in annex 1 of his book. A each level here are a number of ess offered each wih a varying degree of difficuly. The lower numbered ess of each level are designed o be slighly easier, wih he higher numbered es being more difficul. Where ess are updaed please ensure you have he same year as he one published in he schedule. Some ess are specifically designaed as qualifying ess. These are marked wih a Q in he class ile on he compeiion schedule. When qualifying for differen series and Championships, horses and riders need o earn a minimum number of poins in he qualifying ess. More specific deail and qualificaions for each championship can be found laer in secion Secions wihin each level of compeiion Each level of compeiion e.g. Preliminary or Novice is divided in o hree secions Bronze, Silver and Gold. The secion ino which a member may ener is deermined by he horse, rider and combinaion experience and poins won a each level of compeiion. Each level will run as one class wih all riders being judged by he same judge. A he end of he class, for resuls and qualificaion purposes, he class will be divided in o he differen secions. Bronze secions are for less experienced horses and riders who have jus sared compeing a a given level so ha hey can compee agains hose wih a similar abiliy. Silver secions are designed for hose combinaions ha have achieved more abiliy a a level and have demonsraed ha hey are no longer a beginner a ha level. Gold secions are open o all bu are designed for riders who have gained experience a higher levels and are riding a horse wih less experience, or for combinaions who have demonsraed ha hey are compeen a a level. There is no obligaion for a combinaion o move ou of he Gold secion a any given level should hey no wish o compee a he levels above. Each secion wihin a given level holds a separae pahway of qualificaion for he differen championship series ha BD offers. Bronze only enables a combinaion o qualify for he Area Fesival series in he Bronze secion and he Bronze Championships/League Tables. 28

29 Silver enables a combinaion o qualify for he Area Fesival series in he Silver secion and also Regional Championships in he Silver Secion. Gold only enables a combinaion o qualify for Regional Championships in he Gold secion. A person is deemed o have compeed when hey ener he compeiion arena, wih he inenion o complee a es, irrespecive of wheher hey subsequenly reire or are eliminaed. 20. Eligibiliy for Inro classes Inro Bronze No Championship Rider (on any horse) Horse (wih any rider) Horse and rider combinaion A rider is eligible unless hey Have won poins a Novice or above Have scored 65% or higher a an Area Fesival a Prelim Have compeed a an Area Fesival a Novice or above Have compeed a Regionals/ Music/Winers/Naionals a Prelim or above Have compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR) A horse is eligible unless i Has won more han 15 poins a Novice or any poins a Elemenary or above Has compeed a Music/Winers/ Naionals a Novice or above Has compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR) A combinaion is eligible unless hey Have scored 70% or higher a Prelim or above (Bronze, Silver or Gold, including Music) Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee 29

30 Inro Bronze Secion Eligibiliy Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee No Championship Rider (on any horse) Have you won any poins a Novice or above? Have you scored 65% or higher a an Area Fesival a Prelim? Have you compeed a an Area Fesival a Novice or above? Have you compeed a Regionals/ Music/Winers/ Naionals a Prelim or above? Have you compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR)? Horse (wih any rider) Has won more han 15 poins a Novice or any poins a Elemenary or above Has compeed a Music/ Winers/Naionals a Novice or above Has compeed a PSG or above a a Premier League/ CDI (including YR) Combinaion Have you scored 70% or higher a Prelim or above (Bronze, Silver or Gold, including Music)? If he answer o any of he saemens is Yes you are ineligible for his level - please see he char for Prelim Eligibiliy 30

31 21. Eligibiliy for Prelim classes (including Music) Prelim Bronze Qualifies for Area Fesivals Qualifies for Bronze Championships Rider (on any horse) Horse (wih any rider) Horse and rider combinaion A rider is eligible unless hey Have won more han 15 poins a Novice or any poins a Elemenary or above Have scored 65% or higher a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Novice Have compeed a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Elemenary or above Have compeed a Music/ Winers/Naionals a Prelim or above Have compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR) A horse is eligible unless i Has won more han 15 poins a Elemenary or any poins a Medium or above Has compeed a Music/Winers/ Naionals a Novice or above Has compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR) A combinaion is eligible unless hey Have compeed a Regionals a Prelim or above Have been placed in he op hree of he Prelim Area Fesival Championships Have compeed a he Area Fesival Championships a Novice or above Have compeed in an FEI class a Premier League/ CDI (including COH, P, J, YR) Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee 31

32 Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee Prelim Bronze Secion Eligibiliy Qualifies for Area Fesivals or Bronze Championships Rider (on any horse) Have you won more han 15 poins a Novice or any poins a Elemenary or above? Have you scored 65% or higher a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Novice? Have you compeed a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Elemenary or above? Have you compeed a Music/Winers/Naionals a Prelim or above? Have you compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR)? Horse (wih any rider) Has won more han 15 poins a Elemenary or any poins a Medium or above? Has compeed a Music/ Winers/Naionals a Novice or above Has compeed a PSG or above a a Premier League/ CDI (including YR) Combinaion Have you compeed a Regionals a Prelim or above? Have you been placed in he op hree of he Area Fesival Championship a Prelim? Have you compeed in he Area Fesival Championship a Novice or above? Have you compeed in an FEI class a Premier League/CDI (including COH, P, J, YR)? If he answer o any of he saemens is Yes you are ineligible for his secion 32

33 Prelim Silver Qualifies for Area Fesivals or Regionals A combinaion may no compee a he same level in boh an Area Fesival and Regional in he same calendar year (January o December) Rider (on any horse) Horse (wih any rider) Horse and rider combinaion A rider is eligible unless hey Have won more han 25 poins a Elemenary or any poins a Medium or above Have scored 65% or higher a Winers/Naionals a Novice in he las four years Have compeed a Winers/ Naionals a Elemenary or above in he las four years Have scored 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals a Elemenary or above in he las four years Have compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/ CDI (including YR) in he las four years Oher applicable crieria A horse is eligible unless i Has scored 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals/ Winers/Naionals a Elemenary or above Has compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR) A combinaion is eligible unless hey Have scored 65% or higher (67% Music) a Regionals a Novice Have compeed a Regionals a Elemenary or above Have been placed in he op hree of he Music/ Winers/Naionals a Prelim or above Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee Combinaions who score 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals a Prelim or above may no compee in an Area Fesival a Prelim or below in fuure years. Combinaions who score 68% or higher a an Area Fesival a Novice or have compeed a Elemenary or above a an Area Fesival may no compee in an Area Fesival a Prelim or below in fuure years. Combinaions placed in he op hree of he Area Fesival Championship a Prelim Silver or in any secion a Novice or above may no compee in an Area Fesival a Prelim or below in fuure years. Horse and rider combinaion Prelim Gold A combinaion is eligible unless hey Have compeed a Regionals/Winers/Naionals a Elemenary or above in he curren and previous wo years Have compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR) in he curren and previous wo years 33

34 Prelim Silver Secion Eligibiliy Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee Qualifies for Area Fesivals or Regional Championships A combinaion may no compee a he same level in boh an Area Fesival and Regional in he same calendar year (January o December). Combinaions compeing a a Regional Championship (non-music) a Prelim or above may no compee a an Area Fesival a Prelim in he same calendar year. Also see rule 56. Rider (on any horse) Have you won more han 25 poins a Elemenary or any poins a Medium or above? Have you scored 65% or higher a Naionals/Winers a Novice in he las four years? Have you compeed a Naionals/Winers a Elemenary or above in he las four years? Have you scored 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals a Elemenary or above in he las four years? Have you compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/ CDI (including YR) in he las four years? Horse (wih any rider) Has scored 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals/ Winers/Naionals a Elemenary or above Has compeed a PSG or above a a Premier League/ CDI (including YR) Combinaion Have you scored 65% or higher (67% Music) a Regionals a Novice? Have you compeed a Regionals a Elemenary or above? Have you been placed in he op hree of he Music/ Winers/Naionals a Prelim or above? If he answer o any of he saemens is Yes you are ineligible for he secion Please also consider oher applicable crieria below Combinaions who score 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals a Prelim or above may no compee in an Area Fesival a Prelim or below in fuure years. Combinaions who score 68% or higher a an Area Fesival a Novice or have compeed a Elemenary or above a an Area Fesival may no compee in an Area Fesival a Prelim or below in fuure years Combinaions placed in he op hree of he Area Fesival Championship a Prelim Silver or in any secion a Novice or above may no compee in an Area Fesival a Prelim level or below in fuure years 34

35 22. Eligibiliy for Novice classes (including Music) Novice Bronze Qualifies for Area Fesivals Qualifies for Bronze Championships Rider (on any horse) Horse (wih any rider) Horse and rider combinaion A rider is eligible unless hey Have won more han 15 poins a Elemenary or any poins a Medium or above Have scored 65% or higher a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Elemenary Have compeed a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Medium or above Have compeed a Music/ Winers/Naionals a Novice or above Have compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR) A horse is eligible unless i Has won more han 15 poins a Medium or any poins a Advanced Medium or above Has compeed a Music/Winers/ Naionals a Elemenary or above Has compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR) A combinaion is eligible unless hey Have compeed a Regionals a Novice or above Have scored 65% or higher a Music Regionals a Novice Have compeed a Music Regionals a Elemenary or above Have been placed in he op hree of he Novice Area Fesival Championships Have compeed a he Area Fesival Championships a Elemenary or above Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee 35

36 Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee Novice Bronze Secion Eligibiliy Qualifies for Area Fesivals or Bronze Championships Rider (on any horse) Have you won more han 15 poins a Elemenary or any poins a Medium or above? Have you scored 65% or higher a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Elemenary? Have you compeed a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Medium or above? Have you compeed a Music/Winers/Naionals a Novice or above? Have you compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR)? Horse (wih any rider) Has won more han 15 poins a Medium or any poins a Advanced Medium or above Has compeed a Music/ Winers/Naionals a Elemenary or above Has compeed a PSG or above a a Premier League/ CDI (including YR) Combinaion Have you compeed a Regionals a Novice or above? Have you scored 65% or higher a Music Regionals a Novice? Have you compeed a Music Regionals a Elemenary or above? Have you been placed in he op hree of he Area Fesival Championship a Novice? Have you compeed in he Area Fesival Championship a Elemenary or above? If he answer o any of he saemens is Yes you are ineligible for his secion 36

37 Novice Silver Qualifies for Area Fesivals or Regionals A combinaion may no compee a he same level in boh an Area Fesival and Regional in he same calendar year (January o December) Rider (on any horse) Horse (wih any rider) Horse and rider combinaion A rider is eligible unless hey Have scored 65% or higher (67% Music) a Winers/ Naionals a Elemenary in he las four years Have compeed a Winers/ Naionals/CDI (including P, J, YR) a Medium or above in he las four years Have scored 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals a Medium or above in he las four years Have scored 65% or higher (67% Music) a PSG or above a Premier League in he las four years Oher applicable crieria A horse is eligible unless i Has scored 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals/Winers/ Naionals a Medium or above Has compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR) A combinaion is eligible unless hey Have scored 65% or higher (67% Music) a Regionals a Elemenary Have compeed a Regionals a Medium or above Have been placed in he op hree of he Music/Winers/ Naionals a Novice or above Has compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/ CDI (including YR) Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee Combinaions who score 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals a Novice or above may no compee in an Area Fesival a Novice or below in fuure years. Combinaions who score 68% or higher a an Area Fesival a Elemenary or have compeed a Medium or above a an Area Fesival may no compee in an Area Fesival a Novice or below in fuure years. Combinaions placed in he op hree of he Area Fesival Championship a Novice Silver or in any secion a Elemenary or above may no compee in an Area Fesival a Novice or below in fuure years. Horse and rider combinaion Novice Gold Qualifies for Regionals A combinaion is eligible unless hey Have compeed a Regionals/Winers/Naionals a Medium or above in he curren and previous wo years Have compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR) in he curren and previous wo years 37

38 Novice Silver Secion Eligibiliy Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee Qualifies for Area Fesivals or Regional Championships A combinaion may no compee a he same level in boh an Area Fesival and Regional in he same calendar year (January o December). Combinaions compeing a a Regional Championship (non-music) a Novice or above hey may no compee a an Area Fesival a Novice level or below in he same calendar year. Also See Rule 56. Rider (on any horse) Have you scored 65% or higher (67% Music) a Winers/Naionals a Elemenary in he las four years? Have you compeed a Winers/Naionals/CDI (including P, J, YR) a Medium or above in he las four years? Have you scored 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals a Medium or above in he las four years? Have you scored 65% or higher (67% Music) a PSG or above a a Premier League in he las four years? Horse (wih any rider) Has scored 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals/ Winers/Naionals a Medium or above Has compeed a PSG or above a a Premier League/ CDI (including YR) Combinaion Have you scored 65% or higher (67% Music) a Regionals a Elemenary? Have you compeed a Regionals a Medium or above? Have you been placed in he op hree of he Music/ Winers/Naionals a Novice or above? Have you compeed a PSG or above a a Premier League/CDI (including YR)? If he answer o any of he saemens is Yes you are ineligible for he secion Please also consider oher applicable crieria below Combinaions who score 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals a Novice or above may no compee in an Area Fesival a Novice or below in fuure years. Combinaions who score 68% or higher a an Area Fesival a Elemenary or have compeed a Medium or above a an Area Fesival may no compee in an Area Fesival a Novice or below in fuure years. Combinaions placed in he op hree of he Area Fesival Championship a Novice Silver or in any secion a Elemenary or above may no compee in an Area Fesival a Novice or below in fuure years. 38

39 23. Eligibiliy for Elemenary classes (including Music) Elemenary Bronze Qualifies for Area Fesivals Qualifies for Bronze Championships Rider (on any horse) Horse (wih any rider) Horse and rider combinaion A rider is eligible unless hey Have won more han 15 poins a Medium or any poins a Advanced Medium or above Have scored 65% or higher a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Medium Have compeed a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Advanced Medium or above Have compeed a Music/ Winers/Naionals a Elemenary or above Have compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR) A horse is eligible unless i Has won more han 15 poins a Advanced Medium or any poins a PSG or above Has compeed a Music/Winers/ Naionals a Medium or above Has compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR) A combinaion is eligible unless hey Have compeed a Regionals a Elemenary or above Have scored 65% or higher a Music Regionals a Elemenary Have compeed a Music Regionals a Medium or above Have been placed in he op hree of he Elemenary Area Fesival Championships Have compeed a he Area Fesival Championships a Medium or above Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee 39

40 Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee Elemenary Bronze Secion Eligibiliy Qualifies for Area Fesivals or Bronze Championships Rider (on any horse) Have you won more han 15 poins a Medium or any poins a Advanced Medium or above? Have you scored 65% or higher a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Medium? Have you compeed a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Advanced Medium or above? Have you compeed a Music/Winers/Naionals a Elemenary or above? Have you compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR)? Horse (wih any rider) Has won more han 15 poins a Advanced Medium or any poins a PSG or above Has compeed a Music/ Winers/Naionals a Medium or above Has compeed a PSG or above a a Premier League/ CDI (including YR) Combinaion Have you compeed a Regionals a Elemenary or above? Have you scored 65% or higher a Music Regionals a Elemenary? Have you compeed a Music Regionals a Medium or above? Have you been placed in he op hree of he Area Fesival Championship a Elemenary? Have you compeed in he Area Fesival Championship a Medium or above? If he answer o any of he saemens is Yes you are ineligible for his secion 40

41 Elemenary Silver Qualifies for Area Fesivals or Regionals A combinaion may no compee a he same level in boh an Area Fesival and Regional in he same calendar year (January o December) Rider (on any horse) Horse (wih any rider) Horse and rider combinaion A rider is eligible unless hey Have scored 65% or higher (67% Music) a Winers/ Naionals a Medium in he las four years Have compeed a Winers/ Naionals/CDI (including J or YR) a Advanced Medium or above in he las four years Have scored 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals a Advanced Medium or above in he las four years Have scored 65% or higher (67% Music) a PSG or above a Premier League in he las four years Oher applicable crieria A horse is eligible unless i Has scored 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals/Winers/ Naionals a Advanced Medium or above Has compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR) A combinaion is eligible unless hey Have scored 65% or higher (67% Music) a Regionals a Medium Have compeed a Regionals a Advanced Medium or above Have compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/ CDI (including YR) Have been placed in he op hree of he Music/ Winers/Naionals a Elemenary or above Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee Combinaions who score 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals a Elemenary or above may no compee in an Area Fesival a Elemenary or below in fuure years. Combinaions who score 68% or higher a an Area Fesival a Medium or have compeed a Advanced Medium or above a an Area Fesival may no compee in an Area Fesival a Elemenary or below in fuure years. Combinaions placed in he op hree of he Area Fesival Championship a Elemenary Silver or in any secion a Medium or above may no compee in an Area Fesival a Elemenary or below in fuure years. Horse and rider combinaion Elemenary Gold Qualifies for Regionals A combinaion is eligible unless hey Have compeed a Regionals/Winers/Naionals a Advanced Medium or above in he curren and previous wo years Have compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR) in he curren and previous wo years 41

42 Elemenary Silver Secion Eligibiliy Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee Qualifies for Area Fesivals or Regional Championships A combinaion may no compee a he same level in boh an Area Fesivals and Regionals in he same calendar year (January o December). Combinaions compeing a a Regional Championship (non-music) a Elemenary or above hey may no compee a an Area Fesival a Elemenary level or below in he same calendar year. Also See Rule 56. Rider (on any horse) Have you scored 65% or higher (67% Music) a Winers/Naionals a Medium in he las four years? Have you compeed a Winers/Naionals/ CDI (including J/YR) a Advanced Medium or above in he las four years? Have you scored 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals a Advanced Medium or above in he las four years? Have you scored 65% or higher (67% Music) a PSG or above a a Premier League in he las four years? Horse (wih any rider) Has scored 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals/ Winers/Naionals a Advanced Medium or above Has compeed a PSG or above a a Premier League/ CDI (including YR) Combinaion Have you scored 65% or higher (67% Music) a Regionals a Medium? Have you compeed a Regionals a Advanced Medium or above? Have you compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR)? Have you been placed in he op hree of he Music/ Winers/Naionals a Elemenary or above? If he answer o any of he saemens is Yes you are ineligible for he secion Please also consider oher applicable crieria below Combinaions who score 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals a Elemenary or above may no compee in an Area Fesival a Elemenary or below in fuure years. Combinaions who score 68% or higher a an Area Fesival a Medium or have compeed a Advanced Medium or above a an Area Fesival may no compee in an Area Fesival a Elemenary or below in fuure years. Combinaions placed in he op hree of he Area Fesival Championship a Elemenary Silver or in any secion a Medium or above may no compee in an Area Fesival a Elemenary or below in fuure years. 42

43 24. Eligibiliy for Medium classes (including Music) Medium Bronze Qualifies for Area Fesivals Qualifies for Bronze Championships Rider (on any horse) Horse (wih any rider) Horse and rider combinaion A rider is eligible unless hey Have won more han 15 poins a Advanced Medium or any poins a PSG or above Have scored 65% or higher a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Advanced Medium Have compeed a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a PSG or above Have compeed a Music/ Winers/Naionals a Medium or above Have compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR) A horse is eligible unless i Has won more han 15 poins a PSG or any poins a Iner I or above Has compeed a Music/Winers/ Naionals a Advanced Medium or above Has compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR) A combinaion is eligible unless hey Have compeed a Regionals a Medium or above Have scored 65% or higher a Music Regionals a Medium Have compeed a Music Regionals a Advanced Medium or above Have been placed in he op hree of he Medium Area Fesival Championships Have compeed a he Area Fesival Championships a Advanced Medium or above Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee 43

44 Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee Medium Bronze Secion Eligibiliy Qualifies for Area Fesivals or Bronze Championships Rider (on any horse) Have you won more han 15 poins a Advanced Medium or any poins a PSG or above? Have you scored 65% or higher a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Advanced Medium? Have you compeed a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a PSG or above? Have you compeed a Music/Winers/Naionals a Medium or above? Have you compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR)? Horse (wih any rider) Has won more han 15 poins a PSG or any poins a Iner I or above Has compeed a Music/ Winers/Naionals a Advanced Medium or above Has compeed a PSG or above a a Premier League/ CDI (including YR) Combinaion Have you compeed a Regionals a Medium or above? Have you scored 65% or higher a Music Regionals a Medium? Have you compeed a Music Regionals a Advanced Medium or above? Have you been placed in he op hree of he Area Fesival Championship a Medium? Have you compeed in he Area Fesival Championship a Advanced Medium or above? If he answer o any of he saemens is Yes you are ineligible for his secion 44

45 Medium Silver Qualifies for Area Fesivals or Regionals A combinaion may no compee a he same level in boh an Area Fesival and Regional in he same calendar year (January o December) Rider (on any horse) Horse (wih any rider) Horse and rider combinaion A rider is eligible unless hey Have scored 65% or higher (67% Music) a Winers/ Naionals a Advanced Medium in he las four years Have compeed a Winers/ Naionals/CDI (including YR) a PSG or above in he las four years Have scored 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals a PSG or above in he las four years Have scored 65% or higher (67% Music) a Iner I or above a Premier League in he las four years A horse is eligible unless i Has scored 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals/Winers/ Naionals/Premier League/CDI (including YR) a PSG or above A combinaion is eligible unless hey Have scored 65% or higher (67% Music) a Regionals a Advanced Medium Have compeed a Regionals/ Premier League/ CDI (including YR) a PSG or above Have been placed in he op hree of he Music/Winers/ Naionals a Medium or above Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee Oher applicable crieria Combinaions who score 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals a Medium or above may no compee in an Area Fesival a Medium or below in fuure years. Combinaions who score 68% or higher a an Area Fesival a Advanced Medium or have compeed a PSG or above a an Area Fesival may no compee in an Area Fesival a Medium or below in fuure years. Combinaions placed in he op hree of he Area Fesival Championship a Medium Silver or in any secion a Advanced Medium or above may no compee in an Area Fesival a Medium or below in fuure years. Horse and rider combinaion Medium Gold Qualifies for Regionals A combinaion is eligible unless hey Have compeed a Regionals/Winers/Naionals/Premier League/CDI (including YR) a PSG or above in he curren and previous wo years 45

46 Medium Silver Secion Eligibiliy Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee Qualifies for Area Fesivals or Regional Championships A combinaion may no compee a he same level in boh an Area Fesival and Regional in he same calendar year (January o December). Combinaions compeing a a Regional Championship (non-music) a Medium or above hey may no compee a an Area Fesival a Medium level or below in he same calendar year. Also See Rule 56 Rider (on any horse) Have you scored 65% or higher (67% Music) a Winers/Naionals a Advanced Medium in he las four years? Have you compeed a Winers/Naionals/CDI (including YR) a PSG or above in he las four years? Have you scored 68% or higher a Regionals a PSG or above in he las four years? Have you scored 65% or higher (67% Music) a Iner I or above a a Premier League in he las four years? Horse (wih any rider) Has scored 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals/ Winers/Naionals/Premier League/CDI (including YR) a PSG or above Combinaion Have you scored 65% or higher (67% Music) a Regionals a Advanced Medium? Have you compeed a Regionals/Premier League/ CDI (including YR) a PSG or above? Have you been placed in he op hree of he Music/ Winers/Naionals a Medium or above? If he answer o any of he saemens is Yes you are ineligible for he secion Please also consider oher applicable crieria below Combinaions who score 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals a Medium or above may no compee in an Area Fesival a Medium or below in fuure years. Combinaions who score 68% or higher a an Area Fesival a Advanced Medium or have compeed a PSG or above a an Area Fesival may no compee in an Area Fesival a Medium or below in fuure years. Combinaions placed in he op hree of he Area Fesival Championship a Medium Silver or in any secion a Advanced Medium or above may no compee in an Area Fesival a Medium or below in fuure years. 46

47 25. Eligibiliy for Advanced Medium classes (including Music) Advanced Medium Bronze Qualifies for Area Fesivals Qualifies for Bronze Championships Rider (on any horse) Horse (wih any rider) Horse and rider combinaion A rider is eligible unless hey Have won more han 15 poins a PSG or any poins a Iner I or above Have scored 65% or higher a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a PSG Have compeed a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Iner I or above Have compeed a Music/ Winers/Naionals a Advanced Medium or above Have compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR) A horse is eligible unless i Has won more han 15 poins a Iner I or any poins a Iner II/A/B or above Has compeed a Music/Winers/ Naionals a PSG or above Has compeed a Iner I or above a Premier League/CDI A combinaion is eligible unless hey Have compeed a Regionals a Advanced Medium or above Have scored 65% or higher a Music Regionals a Advanced Medium Have compeed a Music Regionals a PSG or above Have been placed in he op hree of he Advanced Medium Area Fesival Championships Have compeed a he Area Fesival Championships a PSG or above Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee 47

48 Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee Advanced Medium Bronze Secion Eligibiliy Qualifies for Area Fesivals or Bronze Championships Rider (on any horse) Have you won more han 15 poins a PSG or any poins a Iner I or above? Have you scored 65% or higher a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a PSG? Have you compeed a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Iner I or above? Have you compeed a Music/Winers/Naionals a Advanced Medium or above? Have you compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR)? Horse (wih any rider) Has won more han 15 poins a Iner I or any poins a Iner II/A/B or above Has compeed a Music/ Winers/Naionals a PSG or above Has compeed a Iner I or above a a Premier League/ CDI Combinaion Have you compeed a Regionals a Advanced Medium or above? Have you scored 65% or higher a Music Regionals a Advanced Medium? Have you compeed a Music Regionals a PSG or above? Have you been placed in he op hree of he Area Fesival Championship a Advanced Medium? Have you compeed in he Area Fesival Championship a PSG or above? If he answer o any of he saemens is Yes you are ineligible for his secion 48

49 Advanced Medium Silver Qualifies for Area Fesivals or Regionals A combinaion may no compee a he same level in boh an Area Fesival and Regional in he same calendar year (January o December) Rider (on any horse) Horse (wih any rider) Horse and rider combinaion A rider is eligible unless hey Have scored 65% or higher (67% Music) a Winers/ Naionals a PSG in he las four years Have compeed a Winers/ Naionals/CDI a Iner I or above in he las four years Have scored 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals a Iner I or above in he las four years Have scored 65% or higher (67% Music) a Iner I or above a Premier League in he las four years Oher applicable crieria A horse is eligible unless i Has scored 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals/Winers/ Naionals/Premier League/CDI a Iner I or above A combinaion is eligible unless hey Have scored 65% or higher (67% Music) a Regionals a PSG Have compeed a Regionals/Premier League/CDI a Iner I or above Have been placed in he op hree of he Music/ Winers/Naionals a Advanced Medium or above Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee Combinaions who score 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals a Advanced Medium or above may no compee in an Area Fesival a Advanced Medium or below in fuure years. Combinaions who score 68% or higher a an Area Fesival a PSG or have compeed a Iner I or above a an Area Fesival may no compee in an Area Fesival a Advanced Medium or below in fuure years. Combinaions placed in he op hree of he Area Fesival Championship a Advanced Medium Silver or in any secion a PSG or above may no compee in an Area Fesival a Advanced Medium or below in fuure years. Horse and rider combinaion Advanced Medium Gold Qualifies for Regionals A combinaion is eligible unless hey Have compeed a Regionals/Winers/Naionals/Premier League/CDI a Iner I or above in he curren and previous wo years Advanced Gold No resricion No Championship 49

50 Advanced Medium Silver Secion Eligibiliy Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee Qualifies for Area Fesivals or Regional Championships A combinaion may no compee a he same level in boh an Area Fesivals and Regionals in he same calendar year (January o December). Combinaions compeing a a Regional Championship (non-music) a Advanced Medium or above hey may no compee a an Area Fesival a Advanced Medium level or below in he same calendar year. Also See Rule 56. Rider (on any horse) Have you scored 65% or higher (67% Music) a Winers/Naionals a PSG in he las four years? Have you compeed a Winers/Naionals/CDI a Iner I or above in he las four years? Have you scored 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals a Iner I or above in he las four years? Have you scored 65% or higher (67% Music) a Iner I or above a a Premier League in he las four years? Horse (wih any rider) Has scored 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals/ Winers/Naionals/Premier League/CDI a Iner I or above Combinaion Have you scored 65% or higher (67% Music) a Regionals a PSG? Have you compeed a Regionals/Premier League/ CDI a Iner I or above? Have you been placed in he op hree of he Music/Winers/Naionals a Advanced Medium or above? If he answer o any of he saemens is Yes you are ineligible for he secion Please also consider oher applicable crieria below Combinaions who score 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals a Advanced Medium or above may no compee in an Area Fesival a Advanced Medium or below in fuure years. Combinaions who score 68% or higher a an Area Fesival a PSG or have compeed a Iner I or above a an Area Fesival may no compee in an Area Fesival a Advanced Medium or below in fuure years. Combinaions placed in he op hree of he Area Fesival Championship a Advanced Medium Silver or in any secion a PSG or above may no compee in an Area Fesival a Advanced Medium or below in fuure years. 50

51 26. Eligibiliy for PSG classes (including Music) In order o be eligible o ride a PSG, all riders mus have achieved 62% or above in Advanced 102 or 105 or FEI YR level ess in he 12 monhs prior o compeing a PSG for he firs ime. Foreign riders allocaed Group 4 by defaul mus also qualify for PSG by achieving a score of 62% or more in Advanced 102 or 105 unless a previous record of PSG or above resuls are supplied o BD. If any rider receives a score below 50% in a class a PSG or above, hey may no compee a hese levels again unil hey have achieved a score of 62% or more in Advanced 102 or 105. PSG Bronze Qualifies for Area Fesivals Qualifies for Bronze Championships Rider (on any horse) Horse (wih any rider) Horse and rider combinaion A rider is eligible unless hey Have won poins a Grand Prix Have compeed a Music/ Winers/Naionals/Premier League/CDI (including YR) a PSG or above A horse is eligible unless i Has won poins a Grand Prix naionally or in a CDI in he las four years Has compeed a Music/Naionals/ Premier League/CDI a Iner II or above A combinaion is eligible unless hey Have compeed a Regionals a PSG or above Have scored 65% or higher a Music Regionals a PSG Have been placed in he op hree of he PSG Area Fesival Championships Have compeed a he Area Fesival Championships a Iner I or above Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee 51

52 Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee PSG Bronze Secion Eligibiliy Qualifies for Area Fesivals or Bronze Championships Rider (on any horse) Have you won poins a Grand Prix? Have you compeed a Music/Winers/Naionals/ Premier League/CDI (including YR) a PSG or above? Horse (wih any rider) Has won poins a Grand Prix Naionally or in CDI in he las four years Has compeed a Music/ Naionals/Premier League/ CDI a Iner II or above Combinaion Have you compeed a Regionals a PSG or above? Have you scored 65% or higher a Music Regionals a PSG or above? Have you been placed in he op hree of he Area Fesival Championship a PSG? Have you compeed in he Area Fesival Championship a Iner I or above? If he answer o any of he saemens is Yes you are ineligible for his secion 52

53 PSG Silver Qualifies for Area Fesivals Rider (on any horse) Horse (wih any rider) Horse and rider combinaion A rider is eligible unless hey Have scored 65% or higher a Grand Prix in he las four years Oher applicable crieria A horse is eligible unless i Has scored 65% or higher a Grand Prix in he las four years A combinaion is eligible unless hey Have scored 68% or higher a Premier League a PSG or above Have compeed a Naionals/Premier League/CDI a Iner II or above in he curren and previous wo years Have been placed in he op hree of he Winers/ Naionals a PSG or above in he curren and previous wo years Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee Combinaions who score 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals a PSG or above may no compee in an Area Fesival a PSG or below in fuure years. Combinaions who score 68% or higher a an Area Fesival a Iner I or have compeed a Iner II a an Area Fesival may no compee in an Area Fesival a PSG or below in fuure years. Combinaions placed in he op hree of he Area Fesival Championship a PSG Silver or in any secion a Iner I and above may no compee in an Area Fesival a PSG or below in fuure years. Horse and rider combinaion PSG Gold Qualifies for Regionals A combinaion is eligible unless hey Have compeed a Naionals/CDI a Grand Prix in he curren and previous wo years 53

54 PSG Silver Secion Eligibiliy Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee Qualifies for Area Fesivals or Regional Championships A combinaion may no compee a he same level in boh an Area Fesival and Regional in he same calendar year (January o December). Combinaions compeing a a Regional Championship (non-music) a PSG or above hey may no compee a an Area Fesival a PSG level or below in he same calendar year. Also See Rule 56. Rider (on any horse) Have you scored 65% or higher a Grand Prix in he las four years? Horse (wih any rider) Has scored 65% or higher a Grand Prix in in he las four years Combinaion Have you scored 68% or higher a Regionals/Premier League a PSG or above? Have you compeed a Naionals/Premier League/ CDI a Iner II or above in he curren and previous wo years? Have you been placed in he op hree of he Winers/Naionals a PSG or above in he curren and previous wo years? If he answer o any of he saemens is Yes you are ineligible for he secion Please also consider oher applicable crieria below Combinaions who score 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals a PSG or above may no compee in an Area Fesival a PSG or below in fuure years. Combinaions who score 68% or higher a an Area Fesival a Iner I or have compeed a Iner II a an Area Fesival may no compee in an Area Fesival a PSG or below in fuure years. Combinaions placed in he op hree of he Area Fesival Championship a PSG Silver or in any secion a Iner I or above may no compee in an Area Fesival a PSG or below in fuure years. 54

55 Iner I Bronze Qualifies for Area Fesivals Qualifies for Bronze Championships Rider (on any horse) Horse (wih any rider) Horse and rider combinaion A rider is eligible unless hey Have won poins a Grand Prix Have compeed a Music/ Naionals/Premier League/ CDI a Iner I or above A horse is eligible unless i Has won poins a Grand Prix naionally or in a CDI in he las four years Has compeed a Music/Winers/ Naionals/Premier League/CDI a Iner II or above A combinaion is eligible unless hey Have compeed a Regionals a Iner I or above Have been placed in he op hree of he Iner I Area Fesival Championships Have compeed a he Area Fesival Championships a Iner II Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee 55

56 Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee Iner I Bronze Secion Eligibiliy Qualifies for Area Fesivals or Bronze Championships Rider (on any horse) Have you won poins a Grand Prix? Have you compeed a Music/Naionals/Premier League/CDI a Iner I or above? Horse (wih any rider) Has won poins a Grand Prix naionally or in a CDI in he las four years Has compeed a Music/ Winers/Naionals/Premier League/CDI a Iner II or above Combinaion Have you compeed a Regionals a Iner I or above? Have you been placed in he op hree of he Area Fesival Championship a Iner I? Have you compeed a he Area Fesival Championship a Iner II? If he answer o any of he saemens is Yes you are ineligible for his secion 56

57 27. Eligibiliy for Iner I classes (including Music) Iner I Silver Qualifies for Area Fesivals Rider (on any horse) Horse (wih any rider) Horse and rider combinaion A rider is eligible unless hey Have scored 65% or higher a Grand Prix in he las four years Oher applicable crieria A horse is eligible unless i Has scored 65% or higher a Grand Prix in he las four years A combinaion is eligible unless hey Have scored 68% or higher a Regionals/Premier League a Iner I Have compeed a Naionals/ Premier League/ CDI a Iner II/A/B or above in he curren and previous wo years Have been placed in he op hree of he Winers/ Naionals a Iner I in he curren and previous wo years Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee Combinaions who score 68% or higher a Regionals a Iner I may no compee in an Area Fesival a Iner I or below in fuure years. Combinaions who score 68% or higher a an Area Fesival a Iner II may no compee in an Area Fesival a Iner I or below in fuure years. Combinaions placed in he op hree of he Area Fesival Championship a Iner I Silver or a Iner II may no compee in an Area Fesival a Iner I or below in fuure years. Horse and rider combinaion Iner I Gold Qualifies for Regionals A combinaion is eligible unless hey Have compeed a Naionals/CDI a Grand Prix in he curren and previous wo years 57

58 Iner 1 Silver Secion Eligibiliy Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee Qualifies for Area Fesivals or Regional Championships A combinaion may no compee a he same level in boh an Area Fesivals and Regionals in he same calendar year (January o December). Combinaions compeing a a Regional Championship (non-music) a Iner 1 or above hey may no compee a an Area Fesival a Iner 1 or below in he same calendar year. Also See Rule 56. Rider (wih any horse) Have you scored 65% or higher a Grand Prix in he las four years? Horse Has scored 65% or higher a Grand Prix in in he las four years Combinaion Have you scored 68% or higher a Regionals/Premier League a Iner I? Have you compeed a Naionals/Premier League/ CDI a Iner II/A/B or above in he curren and previous wo years? Have you been placed in he op hree of he Winers/Naionals a Iner I in he curren and previous wo years? If he answer o any of he saemens is Yes you are ineligible for he secion Please also consider oher applicable crieria below Combinaions who score 68% or higher (70% Music) a Regionals a Iner I may no compee in an Area Fesival a Iner I or below in fuure years. Combinaions who score 68% or higher a an Area Fesival a Iner II may no compee in an Area Fesival a Iner I or below in fuure years. Combinaions placed in he op hree of he Area Fesival Championship a Iner I Silver or a Iner II may no compee in an Area Fesival a Iner I or below in fuure years. 58

59 28. Eligibiliy for Iner II, Iner A & B, Grand Prix and Grand Prix U25 level classes Iner II Silver Qualifies for Area Fesivals Rider (on any horse) Horse (wih any rider) Horse and rider combinaion A rider is eligible unless hey Have scored 65% or higher a Grand Prix* in he las four years A horse is eligible unless i Has scored 65% or higher a Grand Prix* in he las four years * please noe his does no include Grand Prix Music or Pick Your Own classes A combinaion is eligible unless hey Have scored 65% or higher a Premier League a Iner II/A/B in he curren and previous wo years Have compeed a Premier League a Grand Prix in he curren and previous wo years Have compeed a Naionals/CDI a Iner II/A/B or above in he curren and previous wo years Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee Horse and rider combinaion- Iner II Gold Iner A Gold Iner B Gold Grand Prix Gold Grand Prix U25 Gold NB Combinaions which have compeed a Grand Prix a a CDI/CDIO abroad are eligible o compee in Grand Prix Championships only 59

60 Iner II Silver Secion Eligibiliy Secion 3 Eligibiliy o compee Qualifies for Area Fesivals or Regional Championships A combinaion may no compee a he same level in boh an Area Fesival and Regional in he same calendar year (January o December). Combinaions compeing a a Regional Championship (non-music) a Iner 2 or above hey may no compee a an Area Fesival a Iner 2 level or below in he same calendar year. Also See Rule 56. Rider (wih any horse) Have you scored 65% or higher a Grand Prix* in he las four years? Horse (wih any rider) Has scored 65% or higher a Grand Prix* in he las four years Combinaion Have you scored 65% or higher a Premier League a Iner II/A/B in he curren and previous wo years? Have you compeed a Naionals/CDI a Iner II/A/B or above in he curren and previous wo years? Have you compeed a Premier League a Grand Prix in he curren and previous wo years? If he answer o any of he saemens is Yes you are ineligible for he secion * Please noe his does no include Grand Prix Music or Pick Your Own classes 60

61 SECTION 3 Addendum The following rules were omied from Secion 3 of his year s Members Handbook Eligibiliy for Premier League Compeiions To be eligible o compee in a PSG or Iner I class a Premier League, combinaions mus achieve a minimum of 63% in a regular compeiion o qualify. Group 1 and 2 riders are exemp from his rule and may ener any horse. There are no qualifying crieria for Iner II, A, B or Grand Prix classes. Secion 3 Addendum BD riders on Youh Championship eams Combinaions who ride for Grea Briain in dressage on a championship eam for Ponies, Juniors or Young Riders mus ride in he Gold secion a he level for which hey have been seleced for and below. Ponies mus ride in he Gold secion of Medium and below, Juniors mus ride in he Gold secion of Advanced Medium and below, and Young Riders mus ride in he Gold secion of PSG and below. As soon as he Union Flag is awarded, any qualificaions already gained in Silver secions will be ransferred o Gold secions. BE riders on Youh Championship eams Combinaions seleced o compee for Grea Briain in Evening on a championship eam for Ponies and Juniors mus ride in he Gold secion of Elemenary and below, Young Riders mus ride in he Gold secion of Medium and below. As soon as he Union Flag is awarded, any qualificaions already gained in Silver secions will be ransferred o Gold secions. Eligibiliy for riders aged 12 and under Unil he end of he year of heir 12h birhday, a rider may remain in he Bronze secion on a horse or pony ha exceeds he horse eligibiliy crieria providing ha hey remain eligible as a rider. Once a rider or he combinaion has achieved he relevan eligibiliy crieria o move hem o a Silver or Gold secion (regardless of horse or pony eligibiliy), hey mus move ou of Bronze and in o he new secion/level. All riders 12 years of age and under will qualify for Regionals and Area Fesivals in exacly he same way as all oher riders. As soon as a rider reaches 1 January of he year of heir 13h birhday hey will reurn o he appropriae secion and level as per he normal eligibiliy rules.

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63 Secion 4 SECTION 4 Enries and compeiions Enries and compeiions 30. Enries a) Enries mus: Be made on he official enry form or via he venue s online enry sysem. Be accompanied by he correc fees. Include he BD regisraion or associae regisraion number for each horse and rider. Enries wihou correc and curren regisraion deails will no be acceped. Score shees and any rosees, prize money or prizes will no be given unil correc regisraion deails are provided. A horse may only be ridden once in any class/level including all semi-finals and Championships (wih he excepion of pick your own classes where a horse may be ridden more han once in differen ess wihin he class). b) Riders mus sae on heir enry which secion hey will be compeing in Bronze, Silver or Gold. If his is no saed, riders will be pu in he Gold secion. Riders may no change secions afer he class has sared. c) Horses and riders mus be eligible for he classes in which hey are enered a he closing dae of enries. I is he responsibiliy of owners and riders o ensure ha horses and riders are eligible o compee in he classes/secions for which hey are enered. In he even of a compeiion being posponed, horses mus sill be eligible wo weeks before he new compeiion dae. d) If a horse or rider upgrades on or afer he closing dae for enries, hey may sill compee in he class/secion for which hey were enered. e) Riders who ake par in a class for which hey are no eligible or riding a horse in a class for which i is no eligible will be noified. This could resul in a fine of up o 50. f) The organiser mus be informed of any change of rider from he original enry. g) A member who fails o aend a compeiion which hey have enered wihou conacing he organiser o wihdraw will be enered on he resuls as a no show. Repeaed no shows may resul in disciplinary acion. h) If a rider is found o be ineligible, hey mus reurn prize money and rosees o he organiser or BD so ha hey can be re-disribued. i) Organisers may charge a lae enry fee of heir choosing providing ha i is shown in he schedule. j) If known, deails of a horses breeding should be included wih an enry, paricularly if aking par in a Young Horse class. 31. Accepance of enries, balloing and waiing liss The opening dae for enries for affiliaed compeiions is six weeks prior o he dae of he compeiion. Enries may only be made on or afer he opening dae. All enries received by he close of enry dae will be acceped and reaed as below. 62

64 Compeiions which are no oversubscribed a close of enries; Will accep all enries already received a his sage. May coninue o accep enries beyond he close of enries dae for all or some classes; however, reserves he righ o close a class once i becomes full. For Area Fesivals and Regionals no furher enries will be acceped afer he close of enries dae. Will run a waiing lis for oversubscribed classes which reach heir limi If a compeiion is oversubscribed a he close of enry dae, he Enries Secreary will close classes o furher enries and will ballo ou and wai-lis surplus enries. The organiser should conduc he ballo in a fair and ransparen manner. Balloed enries which are no wai-lised will receive full refunds. Riders who wish o be removed from wai lis will receive a full refund. Riders on he wai lis who are acceped before he imes publicaion dae in he schedule mus pay for heir acceped enry if hey have no requesed o be removed from he wailis. Secion 4 Enries and compeiions Regular BD compeiions. Championships, Regionals, Area Fesivals, Area Fesival Finals, Premier Leagues and High Profile shows. Closing Dae Two weeks before he dae of he compeiion unless oherwise saed in he schedule. Three weeks before he dae of he compeiion. Lae enries may be acceped in classes ha are no oversubscribed and may be subjec o a lae enry charge. In he case of oversubscripion; A Premier Leagues, Regionals and Area Fesivals if he compeiion is oversubscribed a he close of enry organisers mus give prioriy o classes which hold qualificaion for he Naional, Winer or Area Fesival Championships, plus any Pony, Junior and Young Rider classes, and if necessary cancel non-qualifying/warm up classes. A Premier Leagues only, in he even of over subscripion Group 1 and 2 riders receive prioriy. If required balloing will only apply o riders in Group 3 and below. Once non-qualifying/warm up classes have been removed, if numbers in classes sill have o be limied his should be done firs in consulaion wih he Chairman of Selecors via he BD office and hen by conducing a ballo. The organiser should conduc he ballo in a fair and ransparen manner. Regional Championship, Area Fesival and Area Fesival Finals may no be balloed. In all cases, where here is oversubscripion, a waiing lis mus be held and compeiive enries mus be acceped over HC enries. A Premier Leagues, Regionals and Area Fesivals, allowing for muliple riders, he saring order for he compeiions will be drawn, and if necessary, in muliple secions. 32. Wihdrawals Once a compeior s enry has been acceped, i will be assumed ha he rider inends o ake par unless he organiser is noified. Compeiors mus herefore declare heir inenion o wihdraw by he ime specified in he individual schedules. Compeiors should do heir bes o avoid wihdrawing afer he wihdrawal dae bu if i becomes unavoidable hey mus ring and noify he organiser immediaely. 63

65 Secion 4 Enries and compeiions Compeiors failing o reques/confirm heir imes as specified in he schedule may be deemed o have wihdrawn. Wrien confirmaion of a verbal wihdrawal mus reach he organiser wihin seven days of he wihdrawal. Organisers may repor o he BD office anyone who does no ake par ye fails o wihdraw, or who cancels cheques when wihdrawing o avoid paymen o he BD office. Once he es has been compleed (i.e. he final hal a he end of he es) i is no permissible o wihdraw or reire. 33. Organiser s righs The Organiser has he righ o: a) Cancel any class. b) Divide any class. c) Aler he adverised ime or order of classes from ha published in he schedule. d) Refuse an enry in o any BD non-championship show providing a valid reason is given o he compeior and he enry fee is reurned prior o he compeiion. e) Refuse any enry o a BD Regional Championship providing a valid reason is given, permission is sough from he Chief Execuive and here is sufficien ime for he rider o ener an alernaive Regional Championship. 34. Refund of enry fees a) No refund will be made o hose wihdrawing afer he close of enries. b) Fify percen of oal enry fees will be reurned o hose whose wihdrawal is received before he close of enries, and confirmed in wriing wihin seven days. c) A full refund will be made for horses which upgrade on or before he close of enries, bu whose enries are no ransferred o classes of a higher grade. d) A full refund will be made for horses pu on a waiing lis bu no evenually offered a place. e) In he even of a compeiion being cancelled, Organisers are eniled o reain up o 2.50 per horse, per class. The remainder is o be refunded o all enrans, including hose who wihdrew before he close of enries. f) Compeiors on waiing liss who choose o wihdraw will have 50% of heir oal enry fees refunded. 35. Hors Concours (HC) Riders wishing o compee HC in any class, mus make his reques on heir enry form. HC compeiors will no be eligible for any prize or prize money, and heir scores need no be shown on he scoreboard. Horse and rider mus be regisered wih BD and mus comply wih BD rules in all respecs apar from eligibiliy. Any Member can compee a horse HC wihou any resricion on eligibiliy for eiher horse/rider excep for PSG and above. Riders compeing HC mus abide by all he ack rules appropriae for he level a which hey are compeing, including he warm up. Under no circumsances may a rider declare o be HC afer he class commences. Those riding HC will no gain any poins. Riders may no compee HC a any Championship. 64

66 36. Pick Your Own classes (PYO) Cerain classes may be designaed as PYO by an organiser. They will only be open o members of BD riding regisered horses or o hose wih class ickes. Wih he excepion of FEI ess, hey may only cover one level (i.e. Medium) wih he schedule sipulaing he ess o be ridden. A PYO may only have a maximum of five ess o be ridden. A PYO FEI class may also include FEI Para ess. Classes are judged on a percenage basis. PYO classes only coun as non-qualifying classes in relaion o qualifying poins. Scores from PYO classes may be used o qualify for Area Fesivals. 37. Associaed compeiions These compeiions are open o members and non-members of BD bu may be resriced in some way, for insance o horses in a cerain sud book. They are run under BD rules and may give whaever prize money hey choose. Their schedules mus be included in he schedules secion in Briish Dressage magazine and hey will be liable for he 2.00 levy per compeior alhough no grading poins will be given and classes will no coun as qualifiers for he BD Championships. Secion 4 Enries and compeiions 38. Unaffiliaed compeiions If an unaffiliaed class is run a an affiliaed show, he class mus be run and judged separaely from any equivalen affiliaed class. Unaffiliaed classes run as par of an affiliaed show mus be run under BD rules in all respecs in order o be covered by BD insurance. 39. Prize money Prize money is mandaory, excep for Freesyle o Music and Para Equesrian classes. The number of prizes given and he amoun of prize money, or ype of prize if in kind, mus be saed in he schedule. Once saed, his can only be reduced in he even of sarers falling below he minimum scale as shown in he able below. No prize money 1s place 2nd place 3rd place 4h place 1 4 sarers 5 8 sarers 9 12 sarers sarers A he organiser s discreion Organisers are free o exceed he minimum scale if hey wish o do so. Sarers are as per he number of horses published on he class resuls and includes HC, reired or eliminaed enries. The amoun given for firs prize mus exceed he enry fee. Prize money will be paid per class e.g. over all secions, unless saed oherwise in he compeiion schedule. Vouchers/prizes in kind can only be given if in addiion o prize money. Where prize money is provided by a Naional Sponsor a Regional/Winer/Naional Championships, he number of prizes mus be awarded as published in he schedule, regardless of he number of sarers. For Area Fesivals, firs place prize money is mandaory and hen he able is o be followed dependan on enries. 65

67 Secion 4 Enries and compeiions 40. Rosees Rosees mus be given o he scale in he able below for compeiions bu Organisers are encouraged o award a leas up o sixh place. The scale applies o each secion. Place Number of sarers 1s 1-4 2nd 5-8 3rd h h h Prize givings Compeiors mus aend prize givings, or ensure ha hey are represened, when requesed by he organiser. Failure o aend (unless agreed wih he organiser) may resul in he forfei of prize money, rosees and oher awards. Prize givings may be mouned or unmouned a he discreion of he organiser. 42. Resuls Resuls mus be displayed a he compeiion in such a way ha boh he overall class ranking and ranking per secion (Gold, Silver, Bronze) are clearly defined. Resuls of he compeiion remain in a provisional saus unil hey have been validaed by he BD office. Resuls mus be submied o BD by he venues wihin 48 hours of he compeiion aking place. Once validaed, resuls are recorded on a cenralised daabase agains each horse an rider. All resuls wih he excepion of HC and class icke enries are made available o view publically via he BD websie. Resuls may no be amended or removed from he sysem once hey have been verified, unless here is proof of an error. 66

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69 SECTION 5 Regionals and Championship qualificaion Secion 5 Regionals and championship qualificaion BD Championships BD hold wo major Championships per year: he Winer Championships in April and he Naional Championships in Sepember. For he majoriy of levels, members need o qualify for a Regional Championship o gain a Championship place. There are a series of Premier League compeiions aimed a riders fine uning he op horses ahead of inernaional compeiion and qualifying for he FEI level classes a Naional Championships. Area Fesivals are BD s grassroos championships series aimed a riders looking o have he firs ase of a big championship. Area Fesivals are held all over he UK wih classes from Preliminary o Iner II and run from 1 May 31 Augus. Qualifying combinaions hen go hrough o he Area Fesival Finals which are held in Sepember and Ocober. The series culminaes in he Area Fesival Championships held in April he following year. To complemen our Championships srucure we also hos a Bronze Championship and a Music Championship each year. In addiion o he above, here are individual series and championships for Para Equesrian riders, Young Horses, Freesyle o Music, and fun compeiions such as Team Ques, My Ques, and our suie of Associaed Championships. The nex secions deail all you need o know abou how o qualify for each compeiion series. Winer and Naional Championships 43. Qualificaion cu off daes for Regional Championships A series of compeiions qualify for Regional Championships. The cu-off daes in he able below shows he ime periods in which poins can be earned for qualificaion. 01 Dec 17 June Qualificaion for he Summer Regional Championships 18 June 30 Nov Qualificaion for Winer Regional Championships Preliminary o Iner I Preliminary o Iner I The cu-off dae for PSG-Grand Prix Naional Championships direc qualificaions and for hose wishing o submi overseas CDI scores for inclusion on he wild card lis is he las day of he final Premier League/UK based CDI compeiion of he calendar year. 44. Eligibiliy for qualifying classes for Regional Championships a) Horses and riders mus be eligible for qualifiers a he close of enries. Once qualificaion is achieved a horse/rider/combinaion may subsequenly upgrade and mainain he qualificaion excep for group 1 riders who upon achieving group 1 saus mus ride all horses in he Gold secion a Novice and Elemenary level. b) To gain qualificaion, all horses and riders mus be full members of BD a he ime of compeing. 68

70 c) Championships, Regional Championships, Area Fesivals, Team Ques, My Ques or associaed compeiions such as Veerans may no be used o provide par qualificaion owards a Regional Championship. 45. Eligibiliy for Regional Championships a) All horses and riders compeing in any Regional Championship mus be fully regisered. b) Having qualified, horses and riders may compee in Regional Championships even if hey have subsequenly upgraded. c) Riders qualifying one horse for boh he Silver and Gold secions a he same level may choose which secion hey wish o compee in a he Regional Championships, bu may no compee in boh secions. d) A rider may qualify several horses a he same level and ride hem in differen secions, provided ha hey are eligible. e) Compeiors may choose a which Summer/Winer Regional Championship hey compee and may compee in differen Regionals if hey have qualified more han one horse or a differen levels. The same horse may no compee a he same level in more han one Regional Championship in any one season. f) Combinaions qualified for Silver secions may no compee a a higher level in a Gold secion han hey ride in a Silver secion e.g. Novice Silver and Elemenary Gold. In his scenario he combinaion mus compee in he Gold secion a boh levels. g) Combinaions ha are qualified for hree or more levels for Regional Championships may only compee a wo levels. I is he compeior s choice which wo levels hey wish o ride a i.e. a combinaion qualifying Novice, Elemenary and Medium may choose o compee in Novice Gold and Silver Medium. If eligible, combinaions may compee in wo consecuive Silver levels. If he levels are no consecuive, he lower level mus be ridden in he Gold secion. h) Horses which have qualified direcly for he Naional Championships may no go o he preceding Regional Championships a he same level ha year. i) If here is a change of rider for horses qualified for he Regional Championships (including Music) he new rider mus be eligible o ride he horse in he secion for which i has qualified. j) Combinaions who upgrade from Silver o Gold a a given level mid-season may carry forward poins gained previously from Silver secions, subjec o poins/ percenages maching he requiremens of he Gold secion qualificaion. To do his he rider mus noify he BD Office in wriing before he end of he qualifying period. k) Horses which have been qualified by a rider in he Silver secion may be ridden in he Gold secion if he Gold qualificaion crieria are me and has been auhorised by BD. Horses qualified in he Gold secion may no rever o he Silver secion. Secion 5 Regionals and championship qualificaion 46. Eligibiliy for Naional/Winer Championships a) All horses and riders compeing in any Championship mus be fully regisered. b) To qualify from a Regional Championship o he Naional or Winer Championships eligible combinaions mus gain 65% or above unless awarded a wild card. c) Excep for Young Horse classes, a rider may no be changed following qualificaion from Regional Championship or where qualificaion is direc. 69

71 Secion 5 Regionals and championship qualificaion d) If a horse is unable o compee a he Championship, he nex highes placed compeior from he relevan qualifying Regional Championship will be invied o compee, providing ha he BD Office is informed a week before he close of enries for he Championship concerned and wild cards have no ye been issued. e) The saring order for Championship finals will be drawn, if necessary in muliple secions, depending on he qualificaion percenages. f) BD reserves he righ o offer wild card places for any BD Championship. g) A horse may only be enered in a maximum of wo levels a he Naional/Winer Championships (excluding Young Horse classes). 47. Qualificaion requiremens for Winer/Naional Regional Championships Poins able for Regional Championships. Also see special rule for offshore islands. Level Toal Poins needed Poins from qualifiers Minimum % Preliminary Silver Novice Silver Novice Gold Elemenary Silver Elemenary Gold Medium Silver Medium Gold Adv Med Silver Adv Med Gold PSG & Iner I Gold* *Three poins may be gained in CDIs (including CDIYR individual ess). Members mus noify he office if hey wan CDI poins o be included in heir oal. Only he grading poins awarded o a horse a he se qualifying percenage or higher wihin he relevan qualifying period, for ha level and secion, will coun owards qualificaion. The poins levels are shown below. For example, a Preliminary only poins gained a 66% or above will coun % 3 poins % 4 poins % 5 poins % 6 poins % 7poins % 8 poins % 9 poins % 10 poins % and above 11 poins 48. Direc Qualificaion for he Naional Championships Direc qualificaion for he Naional Championships may be achieved by horses ha have compeed in he Gold secion a Premier Leagues, CDIs abroad and UK based CDIs, a Advanced Medium, PSG level and above and by Pony, Children on Horses, Junior and Young Riders who compee a he European Championships: 70

72 A Young Rider achieving 70% or more in he individual es a ha year s European Championships will earn direc qualificaion for he PSG a he Naional Championships. A Junior Rider achieving 70% or more in he individual es a ha year s European Championships will earn direc qualificaion for he Advanced Medium Gold a he Naional Championships. A Pony Rider achieving 70% or more in he Individual es a ha year s European Championships will earn direc qualificaion for he Medium Gold a he Naional Championships. Children on Horses any rider gaining 70% or more in he TeamTes a ha years European Championships will earn direc qualificaion for he Elemenary Gold a he Naional Championships. Advanced Medium Each Premier League may hold one Advanced Medium Gold Secion from which he winner will qualify direcly for he Naional Championships. If more han one Advanced Medium Gold class is held, he direc qualifier will be idenified in he schedule. To qualify direc, he winning score mus be 65% or higher. PSG & Inermediae I In Gold secions a Premier Leagues and in UK-based CDIs, wo combinaions from he show will qualify direcly wih 65% or above. If here is only one Gold secion he op wo combinaions will qualify. If here are wo, boh winners will qualify. If he qualifiers are over-subscribed, one class may be spli wih boh winners of he spli class secions qualifying, making a oal of hree qualified from ha show. Secion 5 Regionals and championship qualificaion In he even ha he organiser wishes o run a fourh class a he same show, qualifying scores achieved may be used for wild card purposes, bu he class will no carry direc qualificaion saus. If all he direc places are no filled from he Premier Leagues a firs allocaion of Wild Cards will be issued prior o he Summer Regional Championships aking place. Combinaions which have compeed in PSG and Inermediae I in CDIs abroad (including CDIYR Team and Individual ess) may reques ha heir highes score be enered ono he wild card lis if hey noify he BD Office in wriing before he end of he qualifying period for direc qualificaion o he Naional Championships. Inermediae I Freesyle Championship The op combinaions in he Inermediae I Championships will go hrough o he Inermediae I Freesyle. The number o qualify will be saed in he schedule. Marks from he Inermediae I will no be carried forward. Riders who ener he Inermediae I class a he Naional Championships auomaically declare heir inenion o compee in he Inermediae I Freesyle if qualified. In cases of legiimae wihdrawal due o illness or veerinary/welfare reasons he nex qualified combinaion will move up. Inermediae II Direc qualificaion for he Naional Championships will only be from Gold Secions a Premier Leagues and CDIs and will also include Iner A & B and U25 Iner II classes. Two combinaions from he show will qualify direcly wih 65% or above. If here is only one Gold secion he op wo combinaions will qualify. If here are wo Gold secions hen he wo winners will qualify. If boh Gold secions are oversubscribed, one may spli wih he winners of boh secions qualifying, making a oal of hree qualified from ha show. If a qualifying place is aken by a pre-qualified horse, he qualificaion will pass down o he nex highes placing a 65% or above. 71

73 Horses which gain five or more grading poins in an Inermediae II Gold secion a a High Profile show in he 12 monhs prior o he Naional Championships wih 65% or above will poenially be eligible for a wildcard. Wild cards will go o hose wih highes scores & 5 poins firs, hen highes score wih four poins ec. Three poins mus be won from eiher Premier League qualifiers or UK based or overseas CDI classes. Any allocaion will be based on he highes score earned a a Premier League or CDI. Secion 5 Regionals and championship qualificaion Combinaions which have qualified direcly for he Grand Prix Championship and he Inermediae II Championship are only eligible o compee in boh if hey have no compeed a Grand Prix CDI/ CDIO level abroad. Combinaions which have compeed a GP level a a CDI/CDIO abroad are eligible o compee in he Grand Prix Championship only. Grand Prix Places for he Grand Prix championships will be allocaed as follows; Auomaic qualificaion for he seleced combinaions for ha year s senior European or World Championships or Olympic Games. Auomaic qualificaion for he winners of each of Premier League Gold Grand Prix class (one per Premier League) (excluding Grand Prix Special or Freesyle) scoring 65% or above. Qualificaion o he hree horses who have achieved he highes scores above 65% in UK based or overseas CDI Grand Prix classes (excluding Grand Prix Special or Freesyle). Qualificaion o he hree horses who achieve he highes average score above 65% from hree Premier League or High Profile Show Grand Prix classes, excluding Grand Prix Special or Freesyle. A leas one score mus come from a Premier League. If he places are no filled by he above mehod, addiional places will be filled by aking he nex highes score from eiher he CDI lis or he lis of he highes average scores from hree Premier League/ High Profile Show Grand Prix classes. The op combinaions will go hrough o he Grand Prix freesyle. The number o qualify will be saed in he schedule. Riders who ener he Grand Prix class a he Naional Championships auomaically declare heir inenion o compee in he Grand Prix freesyle if qualified. In cases of legiimae wihdrawal due o illness or veerinary/welfare reasons he nex qualified combinaion will move up. The marks from boh secions will be added and he average percenage calculaed o deermine he Naional Champion. 48. Special rules for Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Isle of Wigh and offshore islands For all levels, half he qualifying poins mus be achieved a he required percenage and a leas half hese poins mus be gained in qualifiers. Where he oal poins required is an odd number, he number of poins needed under hese special rules will be rounded up e.g. Preliminary Silver will require 10 poins all from qualifiers and Novice Silver will require 10 poins, five from qualifiers. This rule only applies o residens in Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Wigh, Isle of Man and oher offshore islands. Riders who gain poins a compeiions held on he mainland may only use hem owards he full qualificaion oal. On island poins may also be used owards he full oal, bu off island poins may no be used owards he reduced on island oal. 49. Qualificaion from Regionals o Naional/Winer Championships Combinaions qualify from Regionals o he Naional or Winer Championships on a proporional basis, depending on he oal number qualified a each level and he number of sarers a each Regional Championship. A able showing he raio of qualifiers o sarers and any variaion on he proporional qualificaion basis for a specific class is o be displayed a each Regional Championship. 72

74 50. Wild card allocaion a) Wild Cards are a means of qualifying for a championship oher han gaining qualificaion a he Winer or Summer Regionals or direc from a Premier League. When deermining he raio for direc qualificaion from Regional Championships, a percenage of he available places a he Championships are reained for use as wild cards. b) Immediaely afer he final Winer or Summer Regional Championships hose qualified a Preliminary o Advanced Medium are lised and he remaining places in he relevan Championship class are filled by he non-qualified compeiors wih he nex highes percenages from across all of he Regionals. Wild cards are only disribued afer all Championship places have been allocaed o hose who qualify by righ. If combinaions on he wild card lis end on equal percenages, he collecives will decide he order of accepance. c) For Prix S Georges and Inermediae I, wild cards are o be offered o nonqualified combinaions from boh Premier Leagues and Regional Championships, wih he aim of having approximaely 70% of he places available a he Naional Championships filled from combinaions compeing a Premier Leagues/CDIs. d) The Board may offer places for any BD Championship or Regional Championship. This discreion is mainly for higher level classes a he Naional Championships and for horses ha he selecors would like o see in op class compeiion. 51. Bronze Championship The Bronze Championship runs from Prelim o Advanced Medium wih qualificaion running from 1 Ocober o 31 July each year. Compeiors will compee in regular BD compeiions o gain qualificaion for he Championships. Qualificaion will be achieved by order on he league able for he relevan level. Secion 5 Regionals and championship qualificaion There will be one Naional League able per level. Poins will be allocaed as per he rule book according o he percenages gained (see rule 14) and aribued o he relevan league able. The league able will be based on poins gained from percenages. Boh riders and horse mus have he same regisraion as per all Prelim Bronze Advanced Medium Bronze requiremens as saed in he Membership secion. Qualifying scores ha coun will be based on Combinaions. No minimum number of scores, however, a maximum of five scores will coun. Combinaions may coninue o compee o improve heir op five scores and he leaderboard will be refreshed o reflec his. In he even ha here is a ie a any level he highes average of he bes five marks obained by he combinaion in he qualificaion period will be used. Qualificaion will be gained by achieving he highes placings on he BD Bronze Championship Ranking Table. This able will be mainained on a regular basis and posed on he BD Websie. There will be secions for he highes placed Youh and Para rider a all levels. Combinaions may qualify a no more han wo consecuive levels please see Eligibiliy ables for Bronze secions o ensure you are eligible o compee. You mus be eligible o compee a Bronze level a he end of he qualificaion period. A he end of he qualifying period he op combinaions on each league able will be invied o compee a he Bronze Championships Horse and rider mus be fully regisered BD members o aend he championship. The championship will run over wo rounds, one round per day. The combinaion achieving he highes combined % a each level over he wo days will be he Bronze Champion for ha level. 73

75 SECTION 6 Area Fesivals Secion 6 Area Fesival 55. Qualifying for an Area Fesival a) Horses and riders mus be eligible for qualifiers 14 days prior o he close of enries of he compeiion. b) Combinaions need o obain qualifying scores for any Area Fesival ha hey wish o ener a leas 14 days before enries close for he Area Fesival. c) To gain qualificaion, horses and riders mus be full members of BD a he ime of compeing, wih he excepion of Preliminary where a rider may be a Club member riding a Club Horse. c) A combinaion may only compee in one secion per level in Area Fesival firs rounds. d) A combinaion may only compee a wo consecuive levels in Area Fesival firs rounds in any calendar year. e) Scores from he, BD Youh/Senior Home Inernaional, Senior Iner Regionals and U25 Championships may be used. f) Scores from class ickes, Freesyles, HC ess, Area Fesivals and Regional Championships, Iner-Couny compeiions, Team Ques or My Ques, Naional / Winer Championships may no be used o provide qualificaion owards an Area Fesival. g) Under 21 secions are open o riders unil he end of he year of heir 21s birhday. Riders in his age group mus compee in he Under 21 Secion. h) To qualify for an Under 21 secion scores may come from he Bronze or Silver secion or a combinaion of boh. The below able deails he scores required o achieve qualificaion for Area Fesival firs rounds a each level and secion. All qualifying scores mus be gained beween 1 Ocober 2017 and AT LEAST 14 days before he close of enries saed in he schedule for he relevan Area Fesival. Level/Secion Scores required Offshore Islands Preliminary Bronze Three affiliaed scores a 62% and above Two scores a 62% Preliminary Silver Three affiliaed scores a 62% and above. One score o be from a qualifying es. Two scores a 62% Preliminary Under 21 Three affiliaed scores a 62% and above Two scores a 62% Novice Bronze Three affiliaed scores a 62% and above Two scores a 62% Novice Silver Three affiliaed scores a 62% and above. One score o be from a qualifying es. Two scores a 62% Novice Under 21 Three affiliaed scores a 62% and above Two scores a 62% Elemenary Bronze Three affiliaed scores a 62% and above Two scores a 62% Elemenary Silver Three affiliaed scores a 62% and above. One score o be from a qualifying es. Two scores a 62% Elemenary Under 21 Three affiliaed scores a 62% and above Two scores a 62% 74

76 Level/Secion Scores required Offshore Islands Medium Bronze Two affiliaed scores a 60% and above One score a 60% Medium Silver Two affiliaed scores a 60% and above. One score o be from a qualifying es. One score a 60% Medium Under 21 Two affiliaed scores a 60% and above One score a 60% Advanced Medium Bronze Two affiliaed scores a 60% and above One score a 60% Advanced Medium Two affiliaed scores a 60% and above. Silver One score o be from a qualifying es. One score a 60% PSG Bronze Two affiliaed scores a 60% and above One score a 60% PSG Silver Two affiliaed scores a 60% and above One score a 60% Iner I Bronze Two affiliaed scores a 60% and above One score a 60% Iner I Silver Two affiliaed scores a 60% and above One score a 60% Iner II Two affiliaed scores a 60% and above One score a 60% Secion 6 Area Fesival 56. Compeing in an Area Fesival a) All horses and riders compeing in he Area Fesival series mus be fully regisered. b) Qualifying scores may only be used once. All enries will be verified as eligible via he BD office. An organiser may reques a copy of he noificaion of qualificaion. If you have sufficien qualifying shees you may ener more han one Area Fesival (providing you have obained enough scores a leas 14 days before he close of enries). Combinaions need o declare if hey have already qualified when enering a second Area Fesival 1s round a he same level. c) Compeiors compeing a PSG o Iner II will qualify direcly for he Final (second round) and mus obain he score shees in accordance wih he Area Fesival qualificaion and eligibiliy able. These scores mus be obained AT LEAST 14 days before enering he Area Fesival Final. d) Compeiors may choose a which Area Fesival hey compee and may compee in differen Area Fesivals if hey have qualified for more han one level. e) Qualificaion is resriced o individual horse/rider combinaions. f) Once qualified, combinaions may compee even if hey subsequenly upgrade. g) Horse and rider combinaions may only ride in Area Fesivals a wo consecuive levels in he qualificaion cycle: e.g. Preliminary/Novice or Medium/Advanced Medium. h) U21 riders who have compeed on a Championship eam may no compee in Area Fesivals on heir eam horse/pony, unless i is a a higher level han hey compeed a he Championships e.g. Ponies Advanced Medium and above, Juniors PSG and above, Young Riders Iner I and Iner II. i) Riders qualifying one horse for boh he Bronze and Silver secions a he same level may choose which secion hey wish o compee in a he Area Fesival, bu may no compee in boh secions. j) If a combinaion qualifies a a higher level in a higher secion, any qualificaions a lower levels will be ransferred in o he higher secion e.g. qualificaion in Elemenary Silver and Novice Bronze will require he combinaion o ride Novice in he Silver secion. However, if a rider is qualified in wo consecuive Bronze or Silver secions hey may ride in boh e.g. Novice Silver and Elemenary Silver. 75

77 k) A combinaion may no compee a he same level in boh an Area Fesival and a Regional in he same calendar year (January o December). The Area Fesival level mus be higher han he Regional level if compeing a boh. 57. Qualifying for he Area Fesival Final Secion 6 Area Fesival a) All Horses and Riders compeing mus be fully regisered. b) The op 10 combinaions in each secion a Area Fesival Firs Rounds from Preliminary o Advanced Medium will qualify o compee in an Area Fesival Semi Final, providing hey reach he minimum percenage of 60%. If a class is spli because of number of enries, he op five from each secion will qualify. c) Qualificaion is awarded o an individual horse/rider combinaion and he rider may no be changed. The venue will issue he op en riders wih a qualificaion pack for he Area Fesival Championships. d) BD reserves he righ o offer wild card places o he Area Fesival Championships if appropriae. e) Combinaions may only aend one Area Fesival Final per level. They may ener muliple Area Fesival Finals bu only a differen levels. f) Qualificaion will pass down if a combinaion has previously qualified. 58. Qualifying for he Area Fesival Championships a) Combinaions qualify from Area Fesival Finals o he Area Fesival Championships on a proporional basis, providing ha he minimum score of 63% is achieved depending on he oal number qualified a each level and he number of sarers a each Area Fesival Final. A able showing he raio of qualifiers o sarers and any variaion on he proporional qualificaion basis for a specific class will be displayed a each Area Fesival Final. b) Members will be given a qualificaion cerificae by he venue o inform hem ha hey have qualified for he Area Fesival Championships. c) A combinaion which qualifies for he Area Fesival Championship in he auumn, and hen goes on o qualify a he same level for he Winer Championships he following spring, may ride in boh championships. d) Wild Cards will be issued o he nex highes qualified percenages across all Area Fesival Finals afer close of enries for he Area Fesival Championships, for any class which has no been filled. Enries received afer he closing dae from prequalified combinaions will no be acceped once wild cards have been issued. 76

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79 SECTION 7 Music Championships 59. Freesyle o Music ess Secion 7 Music Championships Freesyle ess are comprised of a series of compulsory movemens which are scored. These se movemens hen choreographed ogeher wih oher movemens of he compeior s choice. The floorplan is hen ridden o music of he compeior s choice. No grading poins are given for any Freesyle compeiion, bu in all oher respecs hey are run in accordance wih graded classes of he comparaive level. Freesyle classes, are held all year round wih qualificaion for he Winer Music Regional Finals and Summer Music Championships in Augus (please see rule 64). Music Regional Championships qualify for Freesyle Championships which are held in conjuncion wih he Winer Championships in April and Summer Music Qualifiers qualify for he Summer Music Championships held a he Summer Bronze and Music Championships in Augus. 60. General rules applicable o all Freesyle o Music qualifiers a) Riders mus provide heir own CD, imed o run from he move-off from he hal a he sar of he es, unil he final hal. Hals mus be on he cenre line facing he Judge. No more han 20 seconds of inroducory music may be played before enering he arena a A. b) To compee in Music compeiions and qualifiers a any level riders mus be Full or Club members on a fully regisered or Club regisered horse. Riders mus upgrade o Full Membership and full horse regisraion o compee in a Regional Music Championship Summer Music Championship. c) All ess mus include he compulsory movemens for he relevan level and may also include addiional movemens a ha level or below. d) All music mus be licensed. A PPL licence and music record form can be obained from he BD office/websie. 61. Eligibiliy for Winer Music Regional Championships 01 Dec 17 June 18 June 30 Nov Qualificaion period for Summer Music Championships Qualificaion for Winer Music Regionals Prelim o GP (excep Iner II) Novice o Advanced Medium If qualificaion is earned as per he able, he combinaion is hen eniled o ener he equivalen Music class a a Winer Regional Championship. Combinaions ha compee in music classes will be limied o hree consecuive levels in any music qualifying period and provided ha hey remain eligible hey may compee a he Regional Championships in any wo levels e.g. a combinaion could qualify in Novice, Elemenary and Medium music qualifiers however a he Regional Championships could choose Novice and Medium. 78

80 If qualificaion is obained for Music Regionals a a level higher han ha for non-music classes, his will no affec he non-music qualificaions. 62. Qualificaion o Winer Music Regional Championships The able opposie deails he scores required o achieve qualificaion for a Music Regional Championship a each level and secion. Level Qualificaion for regionals Novice Silver 2 x scores of 68%+ 2nd place 9 12 sarers Elemenary Silver 2 x scores of 66%+ Elemenary Gold 2 x scores of 68%+ Medium Silver 2 x scores of 65%+ Medium Gold 2 x scores of 66%+ Advanced Medium Silver 2 x scores of 65%+ Advanced Medium Gold 2 x scores of 66%+ Secion 7 Music Championships Pick your own music classes may no be used for qualificaion. Winer PSG and Inermediae I Music Championship The op combinaions in he PSG and Inermediae I Winer Championships will go hrough o he PSG/Inermediae I Music held on he respecive gala nighs. The number o qualify will be saed in he schedule. Marks from he PSG/Inermediae I will no be carried forward. Riders who ener he PSG/Inermediae I class a he Winer Championships auomaically declare heir inenion o compee in he PSG/Inermediae I Music if qualified and mus come prepared wih a music compilaion. In cases of legiimae wihdrawal due o illness or veerinary/welfare reasons, he nex qualified combinaion will move up. 63. Qualificaion from Winer Regionals o Winer Music Championships Combinaions qualify from Winer Regionals o he Winer Music Championships on a proporional basis, depending on he oal number qualified a each level and he number of sarers a each Winer Regional Championship. A able showing he raio of qualifiers o sarers and any variaion on he proporional qualificaion basis for a specific class is o be displayed a each Winer Regional Championship. 64. Summer Music Championships The Summer Music Championship runs from Prelim o PSG wih Bronze, Silver and Gold secions a all levels. Qualificaion will run from 1 December o 17 June each year. Compeiors will compee in regular BD Music classes o gain qualificaion for he Championships. Qualificaion will be achieved by each combinaion s posiion on he league able for he relevan level and secion. 79

81 There will be one Naional League able per level and secion. Poins will be allocaed as per he rule book according o he percenages gained (see rule 14) and aribued o he relevan league able. Poins will be allocaed for he purpose of his championship and league able only and will no be allocaed as grading poins o he horse s record. Boh riders and horse mus have he same regisraion as is required o compee a BD affiliaed music. Qualifying scores ha coun will be based on Combinaions. Secion 7 Music Championships There are no minimum number of scores, however, a maximum of 5 scores will coun. Combinaions may coninue o compee o improve heir op 5 scores and he leaderboard will be refreshed o reflec his. In he even ha here is a ie a any level he highes average of he bes 5 marks obained by he combinaion in he qualificaion period will be used. Qualificaion will be gained by achieving he highes placing on he BD Summer Music Championship Ranking Table for he relevan level and secion. This able will be mainained on a regular basis and posed on he BD Websie. There will be secions for he highes placed overall Youh and Para rider. Combinaions may qualify a no more han wo consecuive levels please see Eligibiliy ables for each secion o ensure you are eligible o compee. A he end of he qualifying period he op combinaions on each league able will be invied o compee a he Summer Music Championships. Combinaion averages for he Summer Music Championship mus be in excess of, regardless of posiion on he ranking able: Prelim Elemenary 62% Medium and above 60% Horse and rider mus be fully regisered BD members o aend he championship. The combinaion achieving he highes % a each level will be he Music Champion for he individual level and secion i.e. Novice Gold or Medium Bronze. 80

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83 SECTION 8 Young Horse Championships 64. General rules for he Briish Dressage Young Horse Championships Secion 8 Young Horse Championships a) No grading poins will be awarded. b) In four and five year old ess, all ro work may be ridden siing or rising. The 6 year old es mus be ridden in siing ro wih excepion of medium/exended which may be ridden siing or rising. c) Classes will be judged by a BD rainer judge and a Lis 2 or above BD judge. d) Addiional judges may be appoined for he semi-finals or Championships. Eligibiliy o compee a) Riders are eligible from he beginning of he year of heir 12h birhday. There is no upper age limi. b) There will be separae secions for 4, 5 and 6 year olds and horses mus be of he relevan age o ener. Age is aken from 1 January in he year of foaling. c) Horses mus exceed 149cm. d) Horses who have won grading poins a Medium level are no eligible o compee in Young Horse Qualifiers for 4 and 5 year olds. 6 year olds may have won grading poins a Medium level or above. e) Membership and regisraion: Horse Rider Owner Qualifiers Club/Full Full Club/Premier/Full Semi-final Full Full Club/Premier/Full Final Full Full Club/Premier/Full 65. Saddlery and dress for he Briish Dressage Young Horse Championships a) Rules for saddlery and dress are he same as rules for Novice, i.e. a correcly fiing snaffle bridle wih noseband from he permied ack lis and bis wih a mouhpiece wih a minimum diameer of 14mm. b) Whips may be carried in 5 and 6 year old qualifiers, bu may no be carried in he semi-finals or championships. c) Whips may be carried in 4 year old qualifiers, semi-finals and championships. d) Please refer o Rule 124 on spurs for informaion spurs may be worn bu hey mus be blun, wihou rowels. 82

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85 66. Briish Dressage Young Horse Championship qualifying classes Secion 8 Young Horse Championships If a qualifying class is oversubscribed, prioriy will be given o horses who have no already qualified. Horses ener he arena in groups of wo and ride a se paern which will be commanded by a designaed official from he venue This is no a dressage es and marks will no be deduced for riding he wrong paern. The paern is designed o assess he qualiy of he horse s paces, alen and raining. Marks allocaed a his sage are used solely o deermine he op six horses. Final placings are decided beween he op six horses, disregarding he previous marks. Horses will no be sripped or ridden by he judges. Qualifiers are o be held in an arena wih minimum area of 20 x 60 meres or equivalen and ideally should be in an enclosed area wih fencing. The op six horses will hen reurn ogeher o he arena for final judging by he panel. They will be asked o show walk, ro and caner. Young horse class organisers mus allocae sufficien ime for his final sage o ake place. The op wo horses of he class, wih scores of 7.0 or above, will qualify o ake par in one of he wo semi-finals. If eiher horse in he op wo is already qualified, hen he qualificaion will pass down o he nex horse, provided hey have scored 7.0 or above. 67. Briish Dressage Young Horse Championship semi finals Semi-finals will be held in a 20 x 60 mere arena. The arena boards mus be coninuous around he arena and closed during he es. There will be wo semi-final compeiions. Once a horse has qualified for he semi-finals, hey may ake par in boh semi-finals if hey wish. However, enry prioriy for he second semi-final will be given o horses who have no already aken par in he firs semi-final. A he semi-finals combinaions will be asked o ride a dressage es. The ess used will be:- 4 year olds BD Naional es for 4 year olds year olds BD Naional es for 5 year olds year olds BD Naional es for 6 year olds 2018 The rider may be changed beween qualifying and aking par in he semi-final or Championship. The op five horses in each age group a each semi-final, scoring 7.0 or above, will qualify for he Young Horse Championships, held a he Naional Dressage Championships. Where wo horses receive he same marks, he horse wih he highes combined score for way of going and fuure poenial will be placed highes. 84

86 68. Briish Dressage Young Horse Championship A he Championship, combinaions will be asked o ride a Young Horse Dressage Tes in he pre-judging phase. Tess used will be he same as he semi-final ess. Marks awarded will be used o deermine he op four horses which will reurn for final judging he following day. During he final judging, horses will ener he arena in a group of four and will ride o a commanded plan. All horses in he final judging will hen be ridden by he rider judge. 69. Briish Dressage Young Pony Championship Qualifying classes Please refer o he rules for Briish Dressage Young Horse which also apply in full o Young Pony. Ponies ener he arena in groups of wo and ride a se paern which will be commanded. This is no a dressage es and marks will no be deduced for riding he wrong paern. The paern is designed o assess he qualiy of he pony s paces, alen and raining. Marks allocaed a his sage are used solely o deermine he op six ponies, which hen reurn o he arena for final judging. Final placings are decided beween he op six ponies, disregarding he previous marks. Ponies will no be sripped or ridden by he Judges. Qualifiers are o be held in an arena wih minimum area of 20 x 60 meres or equivalen and ideally should be enclosed wih fencing. If a qualifying class is oversubscribed prioriy will be given o ponies who have no already qualified. Eligibiliy, saddlery and general rules are he same as for young horse classes, excep for: - - Ponies mus no exceed 149cm. If a pony s heigh is dispued, a curren heigh cerificae will be required. - There will be separae secions for 4, 5 and 6 year olds and he pony mus be of he relevan age o ener. Age is aken from 1 January in he year of foaling. Riders are eligible from he beginning of he year of heir 12h birhday. There is no upper age limi. Aduls may ride ponies in hese classes, bu should be of an appropriae heigh and/ or weigh for he pony. Secion 8 Young Horse Championships 70. Briish Dressage Young Pony Championships The op hree ponies wih scores of 7.0 or above will qualify o ake par in he championship. If any pony in he op hree is already qualified, hen he qualificaion will pass down o he nex pony, provided ha hey have scored 7.0 or above. A he championship combinaions will be asked o ride a dressage es. Tess used will be he same as he young horse ess. There will be no furher final judging. 85

87 Young Horse/Pony Qualifiers how o flow char BD Young Horse 4,5 & 6 year old BD Young Pony 4,5 & 6 year old Hicksead Young Horse 5 & 6 year old 6 Firs Rounds riding a Commanded Roue Plan - Top 3 scoring 7.0 go hrough o Fesival of Dressage Secion 8 Young Horse Championships 20 Firs Rounds riding a Commanded Roue Plan - Top 2 scoring 7.0 go hrough o Semi Final Semi Final- Top 5 horses scoring 7.0 qualify for Naional Champs Tess o be Semi Naional es for 4/5/6 Year old Harpury Fesival of Dressage Tess o be ridden Naional 4/5/6 year olds 10 Qualifying Rounds Naional Naional es for 5/6 Year old Inernaional YHP5, YHP6 Naional Young Horse Hicksead Tess as Qualifiers Young Horse Finals Naional Soneleigh Day 1 Naional Tes for 4/5/6 year old Top 4 o Final Judging Day 2 Groups of 4 -Commanded Roue All horses o be ridden by he Rider Judges Inernaional Young Horse Hicksead YH5F, YH6F Please noe he new Young Horse ess for 2018 will be used for his series. 86

88 71. Hicksead Briish Young Horse Championships The qualifiers for hese championships are co-ordinaed by The Briish Inernaional Dressage Trainers Foundaion and Dressage a Hicksead (DAH). A panel of represenaives of boh organising commiees will deal wih any problems wih hese rules. Enrans mus accep he decisions of his panel. Enquiries abou he compeiion should be direced o DAH, Tel: There are en qualifying rounds bu addiional rounds may be added a he discreion of DAH. Each qualifier has separae qualifying classes for naional 5 year olds, inernaional 5 year olds, naional 6 year olds and inernaional 6 year olds. Tess used for he Hicksead Briish Young Horse Championships qualifiers: - 5 yr - BD Naional es for 5 year olds yr - BD Naional es for 6 year olds yr Inernaional/FEI level he FEI Preliminary Tes for 5 yrs FEI YHP yr Inernaional/FEI level he FEI Preliminary Tes for 6 yr FEI YHP yr Inernaional/FEI level he FEI Finale Tes for 5 yr FEI YHF yr Inernaional/FEI level he FEI Finale Tes for 6 yr FEI YHF Combinaions may qualify for and compee in boh Inernaional and naional Finals. Secion 8 Young Horse Championships Naional level a) The championships are held a Hicksead. b) The es for he championships will be he same as for he qualifiers. Inernaional level a) The semi-finals for boh 5 and 6 year olds will be held a Hicksead. b) The op combinaions from each semi-final will go forwards o he championships held a Hicksead. The number o go forward will be advised a he semi-final. c) The ess for he semi-finals and he championships will be he FEI Finale es for 5 yrs FEI YHF and he FEI Finale es for 6 yrs FEI YHF

89 SECTION 9 Team Compeiions 72. General Rules applying o all Team Compeiions Secion 9 Team compeiions Eligibiliy a) All riders, horses and ponies mus be full members of Briish Dressage or Dressage Ireland o be eligible o compee for heir region. b) Teams are o be seleced in accordance wih he Regional Team Selecion Policy which all riders mus adhere o; four bes scores a he level applied for and evidence of hree regional raining sessions in he 12 monhs prior o he cu-off dae. c) Riders mus be eligible o compee in accordance wih BD rules in he correc rider group/level/squad. Rider groups and eligibiliy will be he same as he close of applicaions for eam places in accordance wih he relevan secion. d) Resuls will be recorded however no grading poins will be allocaed. e) For senior eams riders mus be 18 years old and over as a 1 January of he year of he compeiion. f) For para eams riders mus be 12 years and over as a 1 January of he year of he compei ion. g) For Youh eams, rider s mus be beween he ages of 8 25 years as a 1 January of he year of he compeiion. h) Riders may only represen heir region in one caegory each calendar year, i.e. Youh or Senior. Once a rider has expressed a preference by submiing heir applicaion o be considered for selecion hey canno change caegory. i) Riders may only compee a EITHER Senior or Youh Team compeiions in any calendar year. j) Para riders may go forwards for he Para Home Inernaional and one oher eam compeiion; eiher senior or Youh Iner Regionals. Srucure a) Number of eams allocaed for each eam compeiion will be published in he relevan schedule and will be dependen on he venue hosing. If regions are unable o fulfil heir quoa of eams spaces may be offered o oher regions. Combined region eams are only allowed if dispensaion is applied for and fairness is scruinised. b) Teams will consis of four or hree riders; wih he lowes score of a fourh rider being dropped in each class. Where a eam drops o wo riders afer close of enries, hey will sill ride in he compeiion bu can only compee for individual placings. c) Warm up ess do no coun owards individual or eam rankings. d) During he compeiion only he compeior may school he horse from he saddle (excluding he Para Home Inernaional grade I and II only). 88

90 Compeiion a) Resuls will be recorded, bu no poins awarded; b) Commanders and whips are NOT permied for any eam es, wih he excepion of Youh Iner Regionals where commanders will ONLY be allowed for U12 and C squad U14 riders only. c) Commanders and whips are permied in all warm up ess 73. Briish Dressage Sheepgae U25 Championships a) The U25 Naional Championships are open o combinaions qualifying a affiliaed compeiions beween 1 December and he closing dae for enries. b) There is no lower age limi and riders may ake par unil he end of he year of heir 25h birhday. All riders mus be regisered as full compeing members wih BD o compee a he U25 Championships. Horses and ponies may be any heigh and mus also be fully regisered. c) Members will receive noificaion of heir qualificaion. BD will inform Sheepgae which combinaions have qualified. The qualificaion leer does no need o be sen/shown o Sheepgae. Scores from HC classes canno be used for qualificaion. Scores from Team Ques/My Ques compeiions may be used o qualify for he Individual Championships. d) Under 25s Individual Championship Qualifiers Summary 2 scores a Preliminary of 65%+ as a combinaion Bronze or Silver 2 scores a Novice of 66%+as a combinaion Bronze, Silver or Gold 2 scores a Elemenary of 66%+ as a combinaion Bronze, Silver or Gold 2 scores a Medium of 64%+ as a combinaion Bronze, Silver or Gold One score a Advanced Medium of 63% + as a combinaion Bronze, Silver or Gold Secion 9 Team compeiions Team Compeiion a) Riders mus ride he designaed eam es on each day. b) Riders mus be eligible under BD rules o compee a heir chosen level and a rider/ horse/pony combinaion may only compee on one eam a one level. c) Teams are seleced in line wih he Regional Selecion policy. 74. Senior Iner Regional Compeiion a) Riders or Horses who compeed a he Winer Championships (including Freesyle classes) and/or Naional Championships in he previous 12 monhs may no compee a he Senior Iner Regional Compeiion. b) The compeiion will run from Preliminary o Medium level and rider/horse combinaions mus be eligible a Bronze or Silver a he level hey apply o compee a he ime of selecion; c) All scoring for eam and individual compeiions will be based on percenages. The op hree percenages/marks per eam will coun on each day. d) The individual compeiion will be deermined from he combined individual percenages across boh eam days. 75. Youh Iner Regional Compeiion a) Riders who have compeed in a Pony, Junior or Young Rider Inernaional compeiion in any discipline, eiher in his counry or abroad, are no eligible o 89

91 Secion 9 Team compeiions compee in ha calendar year. Riders who have a small recogniion pocke badge and have represened Grea Briain a European eam level in any discipline are no eligible o ake par. b) U12 s and C Squad riders eiher Champions in heir squad he previous year or placed 1s o 3rd a Regional Championships mus move up a squad if riding he same horse/ pony. They may remain a he same level if on a differen horse/pony. c) The B Squad Champion of he previous year mus move up B+ or A squad in he curren year irrespecive of being on he same horse/pony. d) Each Team o comprise of four riders from heir region who have each been assessed as curren members of one of he following squads: U12, C, B, B+ or A, A Young Horse Squad. Teams mus include riders from a leas 3 differen squads. Riders can only compee wih one horse/pony a one squad level Horses/ponies may only compee a one level once per day. e) All scoring for eam and individual compeiions will be based on marks. The op hree marks per eam will coun on each day. f) The eam compeiion is decided on combined marks scored over he wo days. g) The C Squad compeiion will be spli ino wo age secions as below for boh he individual and eam compeiions. However, his does no have any effec on he eam composiion and each eam can only have a maximum of wo C Squad riders (eiher wo from U14 or wo from U25 or one of each). U14 from he beginning of he calendar year of heir 12h birhday o he end of he calendar year of heir 14h birhday. U25 from he beginning of he calendar year of heir 15h birhday o he end of he calendar year of heir 25h birhday. h) There will be a new B+ Squad compeiion for B+ Squad riders. i) A Squad riders wih 5 or 6 year olds will have he opporuniy o ake par in he new Young Horse classes. j) Double or snaffle bridles may be used by A Squad riders bu no in he Young Horse classes. All oher rider ess mus be ridden in snaffle bridles. k) All ess will be judged on rider compeence; marks will be given; l) Once a rider begins he es hey are no permied o re-ener and re-presen for he es unless here are adverse weaher condiions or a Force Majeure even which has been deemed o have inerfered wih heir performance. Force Majeure is defined as an exraordinary even ouside he rider s conrol. Riding he wrong es, difficulies wih he pony/horse are no grounds for re-presenaion. m) In he even of any dispue or unforeseen even no covered in hese rules a meeing of he Chef d Equipes will be convened, wih one represenaive per region. Each region mus nominae heir Chef (eiher Regional Developmen Officer or Regional Youh Represenaive) a he Chefs meeing on he Friday evening. The meeing will be chaired by he Youh Developmen Direcor whose decision will be final. 76. Senior Home Inernaional Compeiion a) Riders who have compeed inernaionally in a CDI-Y/J/P in he UK or abroad or a CPEDI3* or above may only compee if a period of 12 monhs has passed since heir las compeiion a his level. Riders who have represened Grea Briain on a Paralympic, World or European Para eam are no eligible o compee. 90

92 b) Horse and rider combinaions ha have compeed a he BD Naional or Winer Championships (including Freesyle classes) in he 12 monhs preceding he selecion dae mus compee a a higher level a he Senior Home Inernaional. Riders may compee on a differen horse a a lower level, provided ha i is eligible. c) Teams will consis of riders a Novice o PSG level. Open o combinaions eligible for Bronze, Silver and Gold d) All scoring for eam and individual compeiions will be based on percenages. The op hree percenages/marks per eam will coun on each day. e) The individual compeiion will be deermined from he combined individual percenages across boh eam days. 77. Youh Home Inernaional Compeiion a) Only wo riders in any eam may ride a he same level (Novice, Elemenary or Medium). Riders mus ride he designaed eam es on each day. Open o combinaions eligible for Bronze, Silver and Gold. b) Poins will be awarded for he placings in he eam classes; 1s place 1 poin o 10h place 10 poins ec. The highes poin score of each eam will be discouned each day for he eam resuls. The individual compeiion will be deermined from he combined percenages from he eam classes over he wo days. 78. Para Home Inernaional Compeiion a) Riders mus have a naional classificaion. FEI classificaion is no compulsory. b) One rider on each eam may have compeed in a CPEDI3* since 1 January Those ha have ridden in a CPEDI4* or above are no eligible. c) Riders mus be eligible o compee in accordance wih he Para Selecion Policy. d) No eam may conain more han wo riders from any one grade. e) Runs in accordance wih Briish Dressage Para-equesrian rules (please refer o curren Briish Dressage Rule Book) Secion 9 Team compeiions 91

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94 SECTION 10 Associaed Championships 79. Associae Horse Championships Associaed Championship Qualificaion Levels Specificaion Oher Associaion o be regisered wih o compee RoR Thoroughbred Championship Inro Medium Any horoughbred ( Incl. Raced, rained or bred) regisered wih RoR Reraining of Racehorses Veeran Horse Championship Veeran Rider Championship Tradiional Gypsy Cob Championship Forces Equine Championship Grea Briain Pura Raza Espanola ( GBPRE) Championship Lusiano (LSGB) Championship Inro PSG Horses 15 years or over Veeran Horse Sociey - Inro PSG Riders over 55 years Veeran Horse Sociey - Inro Medium Inro Medium Full or par bred TGCA Horse Riders who are Ex, serving or dependen personnel of he Emergency services, Governmen services, or Minisry of Defence. Tradiional Gypsy Cob Associaion N/A Prelim PSG Full bred GBPRE Horse Prelim PSG Full bred Lusiano horse Secion 10 Associaed Championships Briish Naive Championship Inro PSG Full or Par bred Naive pony Full bred horses mus be regisered wih relevan breed sociey Draugh Horse Championship Inro Elem Full or Par bred draugh horse Full Bred horses mus be regisered wih he relevan Draugh sociey Arab Horse Championship Inro - Elem Full or Par bred Arab Horse Arab Horse Sociey To qualify direcly for he final of he respecive championship, horse and rider combinaions mus achieve hree scores of 60% or above, gained beween 01 December 2017 and he 31 Augus Scores can be gained in Team Ques, My Ques or regular affiliaed compeiions. To qualify, riders mus be a paid BD Member, including Premier Club and Club membership; however, o compee in he final all riders mus be full BD Members. Whips and commanders may be used in all Associaed Championships. 93

95 Required membership/regisraion: Level Horse Rider Inro Prelim Bronze Club/Full/icke/Trial Club/Full/icke\Trial Qualifying Prelim Silver, Novice and above Full/icke/Trial Full/icke/Trial Championships All Full Full Secion 10 Associaed Championships Horses mus hold a minimum of an Associae Horse regisraion. Combinaions compeing need o be fully regisered or compee on an associae horse and class icke o qualify. All horses and riders mus be eligible for Bronze or Silver a he level hey wish o qualify a in accordance wih BD Rules. Horses and riders mus be eligible for he relevan secion in accordance wih Ques Club/ BD Rules. Combinaions may compee and qualify a differen levels bu can only compee in wo levels/classes a he final. To regiser qualificaion please conac Spors Team fixures@brishdressage.co.uk or Briish Dressage, Meriden Business Park, Copse Drive, Meriden, Wes Midlands, CV5 9RG. The final will be held in he auumn of each year. The winning combinaion a each level a he final will no be eligible for he same level or below in fuure years and mus compee a a higher level. - For furher informaion and individual sociey membership for any of he associae championships please visi he compeiions secion of he Briish Dressage websie BD Online Associaed Championships, hosed by Dressage Anywhere Run a Inro o Medium levels, his series is for riders compeing via Dressage Anywhere To qualify direcly for he championship, horse and rider combinaions mus achieve hree scores of 60% or above, gained beween 01 January 2018 and he 30 Sepember Scores can be gained in any of he monhly classes on To qualify, riders mus be a minimum of an associae BD Member, however, o compee in he final all riders mus be a minimum of a BD Club Member. Horses mus hold a minimum of an associae horse regisraion. Combinaions may compee and qualify a differen levels bu can only compee in wo levels/classes a he final. To regiser qualificaion please conac Spors Team fixures@brishdressage.co.uk or Briish Dressage, Meriden Business Park, Copse Drive, Meriden, Wes Midlands, CV5 9RG. The final will be held in he lae auumn of each year, via Dressage Anywhere. The winning combinaion a each level a he final will no be eligible for he same level or below in fuure years and mus compee a a higher level. - For Furher informaion on any of he associae championships please visi he compeiions secion of he Briish Dressage websie 94

96 83. Silver FEI Championships incorporaing Small, Middle and Big Tour Championships Eligibiliy o ake par - Combinaions no o have aken par in a CDI or CDIY - Horses mus no have compeed inernaionally by any rider for a leas five years - Combinaions mus choose o compee a PSG/PSG Freesyle or Iner I/Iner I Freesyle - Combinaions canno compee in boh PSG and Iner I How o Qualify Qualificaion is hrough specified Small, Middle and Big Tour qualifiers a 12 venues across he counry. A each qualifier boh PSG and Freesyle PSG, Iner I and Freesyle Iner I,Iner II and Iner B and Grand Prix and Grand Prix Freesyle are ridden and he combined score from boh ess will be averaged o creae your final percenage. Each qualifier will be judged by wo lis 1 Judges. Championships The op hree in each secion will be invied o he final. If an already qualified combinaion is placed in he op hree, qualificaion will be passed down he line. Compeiors compee in boh ess per level. The Championship will be judged by hree lis 1 judges. The winning combinaion a each level a he final will no be eligible for he same level or below in fuure years and mus compee a a higher level. - For Furher informaion on any of he associae championships please visi he compeiions secion of he Briish Dressage websie Secion 10 Associaed Championships 95

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98 SECTION 11 Team Ques 90. Age Caegories for Teams There are wo age caegories: Under 21 Team all riders up o he end of he year of heir 21s birhday Open Team riders of any age 91. Membership All eam members mus have a minimum of Club membership All horses mus have a minimum of a Club regisraion 92. Team Composiion a) Teams mus regiser heir eam name and is members wih Briish Dressage. The name chosen mus no have been used before. Each eam mus nominae a Team Capain who will be he poin of conac for he eam. Each eam mus nominae which region hey are compeing for and if a eam wishes o change regions hey mus do so wihin wo monhs of he eam firs compeing in a new Ques season by applying o he BD office. Addiional reserve riders/horses can be regisered o a eam up o a maximum of seven riders wih unlimied horses. If he composiion of he eam changes (e.g. a rider or horse drops ou), changes o he eam mus be regisered wih BD by he day of he compeiion. Should a eam composiion change due o horse/rider ineligibiliy he eam mus be recomposed o include combinaions ha are eligible. b) Teams can be made up of a minimum of hree and maximum of four differen riders. c) Teams can be made up of riders compeing a any level of es (e.g. a eam of four Inro riders or four Novice riders, or any combinaion of each of he levels available). d) No wo eams may have he exac same composiion a any ime. e) A eam may only be represened once per compeiion day. A eam may no compee a wo differen compeiions on he same day. f) A combinaion may no ride more han once for a eam per Team Ques compeiion day. If a combinaion compees for a second eam hey mus ride a a differen level. g) Horses and ponies of any heigh are eligible for all levels/eam caegories bu mus be 4 years old or over. h) Horses can be ridden up o wice on he same eam (a he same or differen level) if ridden by wo differen riders. i) A rider may no ride more han once for a eam per Team Ques compeiion day (i.e. one rider wih muliple horses). j) If My Ques classes are offered by Organisers, Team Ques compeiors may compee in hese classes bu hey won coun owards Team Ques scores. Secion 11 Team Ques 93. Eligibiliy o compee a) Team Ques is a BD governed compeiion and as such will run according o BD rules and regulaions including horse welfare and any veerinary regulaions. b) A minimum of hree combinaions mus ride down he cenre line in order for he eam o receive ranking poins. This excludes combinaions who have been eliminaed from he compeiion whose score may no be used owards a eam s final score. 97

99 c) Riders can choose which level hey ride a, providing ha all combinaions are eligible for Inro, Prelim and Novice as per he ables below: Inro Team Ques Secion 11 Team Ques Inro Team Ques Prelim Team Ques Rider (on any horse) Horse (wih any rider) Horse and rider combinaion A rider is eligible unless hey Have won poins a Novice level or above Have scored 65% or higher a an Area Fesival a Prelim Have compeed a an Area Fesival a Novice or above Have compeed a Regionals/ Music/Winers/Naionals a Prelim or above Have compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR) A horse is eligible unless i Has won more han 15 poins a Novice or any poins a Elemenary or above Has compeed a Music/Winers/ Naionals a Novice or above Has compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR) A combinaion is eligible unless hey Have scored 70% or higher a Prelim or above (includes Team Ques, My Ques, BD Bronze, Silver or Gold and Music) Have scored 70% or higher in wo Team Ques compeiions a Inro (excluding riders up o he end of he year of heir 12h birhday). Please see rule 93. (e) Combinaions exceeding any of he above crieria may no compee a Inro a he Team Ques Regional or Naional Finals Prelim Team Ques Rider (on any horse) Horse (wih any rider) Horse and rider combinaion A rider is eligible unless hey Have won more han 15 poins a Novice or any poins a Elemenary or above Have scored 65% or higher a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Novice Have compeed a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Elemenary or above Have compeed a Music/ Winers/Naionals a Prelim or above Have compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR) A horse is eligible unless i Has won more han 15 poins a Elemenary or any poins a Medium or above Has compeed a Music/Winers/ Naionals a Novice or above Has compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR) A combinaion is eligible unless hey Have scored 70% or higher in hree Team Ques compeiions a Prelim (excluding riders up o he end of he year of heir 12h birhday). Please see rule 93. (f) Have scored 70% or higher in Team Ques a Novice Have compeed a Regionals a Prelim or above Have been placed in he op hree of he Prelim Area Fesival Championships Have compeed a he Area Fesival Championships a Novice or above Combinaions exceeding any of he above crieria may no compee a Prelim a he Team Ques Regional or Naional Finals 98

100 Novice Team Ques Novice Team Ques Rider (on any horse) Horse (wih any rider) Horse and rider combinaion A rider is eligible unless hey Have won more han 15 poins a Elemenary or any poins a Medium or above Have scored 65% or higher a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Elemenary Have compeed a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Medium or above Have compeed a Music/ Winers/Naionals a Novice or above Have compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR) A horse is eligible unless i Has won more han 15 poins a Medium or any poins a Advanced Medium or above Has compeed a Music/Winers/ Naionals a Elemenary or above Has compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR) A combinaion is eligible unless hey Have compeed a Regionals a Novice or above Have scored 65% or higher a Music Regionals a Novice Have compeed a Music Regionals a Elemenary or above Have been placed in he op hree of he Novice Area Fesival Championships Have compeed a he Area Fesival Championships a Elemenary or above Combinaions exceeding any of he above crieria may no compee a Novice a he Team Ques Regional or Naional Finals d) 70%+ scores from all previous Ques seasons coun owards moving a combinaion up a level and include scores gained a he Regional and Naional Finals. e) If a combinaion s las Team Ques qualifier compeiion before he Regional Finals is he second 70%+ Inro score ha riggers hem up o Prelim, he combinaion may say a Inro for he Regional and/or Naional Finals if qualified. f) If a combinaion s las Team Ques qualifier compeiion before he Regional Finals is he hird 70%+ Prelim score ha riggers hem up o Novice, he combinaion may say a Prelim for he Regional and/or Naional Finals if qualified. g) All combinaions who ake par in he Team Ques Regional and Naional Finals mus have aken par in a leas one qualifying compeiion for ha eam in he qualificaion period. Secion 11 Team Ques 94. Qualifying Period Team Ques qualifying compeiions o ake place from 1 December of he previous year o 31 Augus. Eigh Regional Finals ake place in Sepember/Ocober. The Naional Final akes place in lae Ocober. 95. Regional Rankings and Regional Finals a) BD poins will no be allocaed for any Team Ques compeiion, including Regional and Naional Team Ques Finals. b) A eam can compee in any Team Ques compeiion in any region, bu heir poins based on he placing a he compeiion will be allocaed o he eam s chosen regional leaderboard. 99

101 c) Team Ques poins a each compeiion will be allocaed according o eam placings, as per he scale below: Team Placing Team Ques Poins 1s 10 2nd 9 3rd 8 4h 7 5h 6 6h 5 7h 4 8h 3 9h 2 10h 1 Secion 11 Team Ques d) Regional rankings are based on poins and will only ake ino accoun he five bes placings for each eam. e) A he end of he qualifying period he op 15 eams from each secion (Under 21 & Open) wihin he region will qualify for he respecive Regional Final. Teams mus compee a he Regional Final wihin he region which hey have nominaed o ride in. f) In he even of a ie of poins where ied eams have compeed five imes or more, regardless of he amoun of compeiions hey have compeed a, a ie will be spli by calculaing he oal eam percenages achieved a each of he eam s op five placings. g) If here is sill a ie, he sixh bes placing and score for each eam will deermine which eam akes he lead. If a ie sill remains, he sevenh, eighh, ec. bes placing and score will deermine he eam placing unil he ie is broken. h) In case of equaliy of poins before five resuls have been achieved, poins accumulaed over fewer evens will deermine a higher placing han poins gained over more evens. For example, a eam earning 30 poins in hree compeiions will go ahead of a eam ha has earned 30 poins across five compeiions. If here is sill equaliy of placing, a ie will be spli by calculaing he oal eam percenages achieved a each of he eam s placings. The higher oal of such percenages will ake he lead. i) If a eam is unable o aend he Regional Final he place will be allocaed o he nex placed eam from he same region. 96. Qualificaion for he Team Ques Naional Final a) Teams from each secion (Under 21 & Open) from each of he eigh Regional Finals will qualify for he Team Ques Naional Final on a raio based on he number of eams compeing in ha region. Number of eams on regional leaderboard Up o 5 eams Number o qualify for Naional Final from ha region 1 eam 6 10 eams 2 eams 11 eams or more 3 eams 100

102 b) Available qualificaion places will be awarded as wildcards o he highes scoring eams from all Regional Finals who are ye o qualify in ha secion. 97. Dressage ess Tess will be run in shor or long arenas. Organisers can choose any of he ess in curren use for ha level. Each compeiion will hold one es from each level. 98. Saddlery and Dress BD rules will apply wih regards o saddlery and horse equipmen. a) Proecive headgear mus be worn in accordance wih BD rules b) Numnahs/saddle clohs may be of any colour. c) BD rider dress rules are relaxed for Team Ques. Jackes are no compulsory. Riders are encouraged o wear smar casual eam colours of heir choice, excluding fancy dress. d) Long or shor boos may be worn providing hey are safe (i.e. a small heel and clearance each side of he sirrup). These can be worn wih or wihou gaiers. Breeches/Jodhpurs can be of any colour. e) Horses may be plaied however i is no compulsory. f) Horses may no be decoraed oher han via permied ack (e.g. diamane or coloured browbands). g) Boos and bandages are no permied during he es, in accordance wih BD rules. h) Commanders and whips will be allowed a all levels and in he Team Ques Regional and Naional Finals. Secion 11 Team Ques 101

103 Inro Team Ques Eligibiliy Secion 11 Team Ques Rider (on any horse) Have you won any poins a Novice or above? Have you scored 65% or higher a an Area Fesival a Prelim? Have you compeed a an Area Fesival a Novice or above? Have you compeed a Regionals/ Music/Winers/ Naionals a Prelim or above? Have you compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR)? Horse (wih any rider) Has won more han 15 poins a Novice or any poins a Elemenary or above Has compeed a Music/ Winers/Naionals a Novice or above Has compeed a PSG or above a a Premier League/ CDI (including YR) Combinaion Have you scored 70% or higher a Prelim or above (includes Team Ques, My Ques, BD Bronze, Silver or Gold and Music)? Have you scored 70% or higher in wo Team Ques compeiions a Inro (excluding riders up o he end of he year of heir 12h birhday)? Please see rule 93. (e) If he answer o any of hese saemens is Yes you are ineligible for his level - please see he char for Prelim Team Ques Eligibiliy Combinaions exceeding any of he above crieria may no compee a Inro a he Team Ques Regional or Naional Finals 102

104 Rider (on any horse) Horse (wih any rider) Combinaion Have you won more han 15 poins a Novice or any poins a Elemenary or above? Have you scored 65% or higher a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Novice? Have you compeed a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Elemenary or above? Have you compeed a Music/Winers/Naionals a Prelim or above? Have you compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR)? Has won more han 15 poins a Elemenary or any poins a Medium or above Has compeed a Music/ Winers/Naionals a Novice level or above Has compeed a PSG or above a a Premier League/ CDI (including YR) Have you scored 70% or higher in hree Team Ques compeiions a Prelim (excluding riders up o he end of he year of heir 12h birhday)? Please see rule 93. (f) Have you scored 70% or higher in Team Ques a Novice? Have you compeed a Regionals a Prelim or above? Have you been placed in he op hree of he Area Fesival Championship a Prelim? Have you compeed in he Area Fesival Championship a Novice or above? Secion 11 Team Ques If he answer o any of he saemens is Yes you are ineligible for his level - please see he char for Novice Team Ques Eligibiliy Combinaions exceeding any of he above crieria may no compee a Prelim a he Team Ques Regional or Naional Finals 103

105 Novice Team Ques Eligibiliy Rider (on any horse) Horse (wih any rider) Combinaion Secion 11 Team Ques Have you won more han 15 poins a Elemenary or any poins a Medium or above? Have you scored 65% or higher a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Elemenary? Have you compeed a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Medium or above? Have you compeed a Music Winers/Naionals a Novice or above? Have you compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR)? Has won more han 15 poins a Medium or any poins a Advanced Medium or above Has compeed a Music Winers Naionals/a Elemenary/level or above Has compeed a PSG or above a a Premier League/ CDI (including YR) Have you compeed a Regionals a Novice or above? Have you scored 65% or higher a Music Regionals a Novice? Have you compeed a Music Regionals a Elemenary or above? Have you been placed in he op hree of he Area Fesival Championship a Novice? Have you compeed in he Area Fesival Championship a Elemenary or above? If he answer o any of he saemens is Yes you are no longer eligible for Team Ques Combinaions exceeding any of he above crieria may no compee a Novice a he Team Ques Regional or Naional Finals 104

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107 SECTION 12 My Ques 99. Age Caegories There are wo age caegories: Under 21 all riders up o he end of he year of heir 21s birhday Open riders of any age 100. Membership All riders mus have a minimum of a Club membership All horses mus have a minimum of a Club regisraion Secion 12 My Ques Upon regisraion members will be allocaed a region based on heir poscode. Members living on he border of wo regions may elec o move o anoher region. This mus be done wihin wo monhs afer compeing in heir firs My Ques compeiion Eligibiliy o compee a) My Ques is a BD governed compeiion and as such will run according o BD rules and regulaions including horse welfare and any veerinary regulaions. b) Riders can choose which level hey ride a, providing ha as a combinaion hey are eligible for Inro, Prelim or Novice as per he ables below: Inro My Ques Inro My Ques Rider (on any horse) Horse (wih any rider) Horse and rider combinaion A rider is eligible unless hey Have won poins a Novice level or above Have scored 65% or higher a an Area Fesival a Prelim Have compeed a an Area Fesival a Novice or above Have compeed a Regionals/ Music/Winers/Naionals a Prelim or above Have compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR) A horse is eligible unless i Has won more han 15 poins a Novice or any poins a Elemenary or above Has compeed a Music/Winers/ Naionals a Novice or above Has compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR) A combinaion is eligible unless hey Have scored 70% or higher a Prelim or above (includes Team Ques, My Ques, BD Bronze, Silver or Gold and Music) Have been placed in he op hree of he My Ques Naional Finals a Inro or above 106

108 Prelim My Ques Prelim My Ques Rider (on any horse) Horse (wih any rider) Horse and rider combinaion A rider is eligible unless hey Have won more han 15 poins a Novice or any poins a Elemenary or above Have scored 65% or higher a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Novice Have compeed a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Elemenary or above Have compeed a Music/ Winers/Naionals a Prelim or above Have compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR) A horse is eligible unless i Has won more han 15 poins a Elemenary or any poins a Medium or above Has compeed a Music/Winers/ Naionals a Novice or above Has compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR) A combinaion is eligible unless hey Have been placed in he op hree of he My Ques Naional Finals a Prelim or above Have compeed a Regionals a Prelim or above Have been placed in he op hree of he Prelim Area Fesival Championships Have compeed a he Area Fesival Championships a Novice or above Novice My Ques Novice My Ques Rider (on any horse) Horse (wih any rider) Horse and rider combinaion A rider is eligible unless hey Have won more han 15 poins a Elemenary or any poins a Medium or above Have scored 65% or higher a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Elemenary Have compeed a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Medium or above Have compeed a Music/ Winers/Naionals a Novice or above Have compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR) A horse is eligible unless i Has won more han 15 poins a Medium or any poins a Advanced Medium or above Has compeed a Music/Winers/ Naionals a Elemenary or above Has compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR) A combinaion is eligible unless hey Have been placed in he op hree of he My Ques Naional Final a Novice Have compeed a Regionals a Novice or above Have scored 65% or higher a Music Regionals a Novice Have compeed a Music Regionals a Elemenary or above Have been placed in he op hree of he Novice Area Fesival Championships Have compeed a he Area Fesival Championships a Elemenary or above Secion 12 My Ques 107

109 c) Combinaions saring he My Ques compeiion season wihin he crieria specified above, who subsequenly upgrade ou of ha level during he My Ques season will remain eligible o compee a he My Ques Regional/Naional Final if qualified. However, hey will no longer be permied o compee in he regular My Ques qualifying classes a ha level. d) Combinaions ha achieve wo My Ques scores of 70%+ a Inro (including he Regional and Naional Finals) mus move up o Prelim for My Ques he following season. Riders up unil he end of he year of heir 12h birhday may remain a Inro. e) Combinaions ha achieve hree My Ques scores of 70%+ a Prelim (including he Regional and Naional Finals) mus move up o Novice for My Ques he following season. Riders up unil he end of he year of heir 12h birhday may remain a Prelim. f) Horses and ponies of any heigh are eligible for all levels bu mus be 4 years old or over. Secion 12 My Ques 102. Qualifying Period My Ques qualifying compeiions o ake place from 1 December of he previous year o 31 Augus. Eigh Regional Finals ake place in Sepember/Ocober. The Naional Final akes place in lae Ocober Regional Rankings and Regional Finals a) BD poins will no be allocaed for any My Ques compeiion, including Regional and Naional My Ques Finals. b) A rider can compee in any My Ques compeiion in any region. The poins achieved will be allocaed o heir assigned regional leaderboard. c) Team Ques compeiion scores do no earn My Ques poins. d) My Ques poins will be allocaed o My Ques compeiors according o he percenage gained in he es as per he scale below: % 1 poin % 2 poins % 3 poin % 4 poins % 5 poin % 6 poins % 7 poin % 8 poins % 9 poin % 10 poins 80.00% and above 11 poin Each of he eigh BD regions will have is own My Ques regional rankings - one for Open and one for Under 21 a each level from Inro o Novice. 108

110 e) Regional rankings are based on poins and will only ake ino accoun he five bes scores per horse and rider combinaion a a given level. f) A he end of he qualifying period he op 20 combinaions from each secion wihin each region will qualify for he respecive Regional Final. g) In he even of a ie of poins, he average percenage of a combinaion s couning scores will deermine placings. If he average score remains a ie, boh combinaions will be invied o compee a he Regional Finals. h) If a rider is unable o aend he Regional Final, he place will be allocaed o he nex rider from he same region. i) If combinaions qualify for he Regional Final a Inro, Prelim and Novice, hey may only compee a Prelim and Novice a he Regional Final Qualificaion for he My Ques Naional Final a) The op four combinaions from each secion from each of he eigh Regional Finals will qualify for he My Ques Naional Final. b) If a combinaion is unable o aend he Naional Final, he qualifying place will be passed down o he nex eligible combinaion wihin he same secion and Regional Final Dressage ess Tess will be run in long or shor arenas. Organisers can choose any of he ess in curren use for ha level. Each compeiion will hold one es from each level Saddlery and Dress BD rules will apply wih regards o saddlery and horse equipmen. a) Proecive headgear mus be worn in accordance wih BD rules b) Numnahs/saddle clohs may be of any colour. c) BD rider dress rules are relaxed for My Ques. Jackes are no compulsory. Riders are encouraged o wear smar casual colours of heir choice, excluding fancy dress. d) Long or shor boos may be worn providing hey are safe (i.e. a small heel and clearance each side of he sirrup). These can be worn wih or wihou gaiers. Breeches/Jodhpurs can be of any colour. e) Horses may be plaied however i is no compulsory. f) Horses may no be decoraed oher han via permied ack (e.g. diamane or coloured browbands). g) Boos and bandages are no permied during he es, in accordance wih BD rules. h) Commanders and whips will be allowed a all levels and in he My Ques Regional and Naional Finals. Secion 12 My Ques 109

111 Inro My Ques Eligibiliy Secion 12 My Ques Rider (on any horse) Have you won any poins a Novice or above? Have you scored 65% or higher a an Area Fesival a Prelim? Have you compeed a an Area Fesival a Novice or above? Have you compeed a Regionals/ Music/Winers/ Naionals a Prelim or above? Have you compeed a PSG or above a Premier League or CDI (including YR)? Horse (wih any rider) Has won more han 15 poins a Novice or any poins a Elemenary or above Has compeed a Music/ Winers/Naionals a Novice or above Has compeed a PSG or above a a Premier League/ CDI (including YR) Combinaion Have you scored 70% or higher a Prelim or above (includes Team Ques, My Ques, BD Bronze, Silver or Gold and Music)? Have you been placed in he op hree of he My Ques Naional Finals a Inro or above? If he answer o any of hese saemens is Yes you are ineligible for his level - please see he char for Prelim My Ques Eligibiliy 110

112 Prelim My Ques Eligibiliy Rider (on any horse) Horse (wih any rider) Combinaion Have you won more han 15 poins a Elemenary or any poins a Medium or above? Have you scored 65% or higher a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Elemenary? Have you compeed a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Medium or above? Have you compeed a Music/Winers/Naionals a Novice or above? Have you compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR)? Has won more han 15 poins a Medium or any poins a Advanced Medium or above Has compeed a Music/ Winers/Naionals a Elemenary or above Has compeed a PSG or above a a Premier League/ CDI (including YR) Have you been placed in he op hree of he My Ques Naional Final a Novice? Have you compeed a Regionals a Novice or above? Have you scored 65% or higher a Music Regionals a Novice? Have you compeed a Music Regionals a Elemenary or above? Have you been placed in he op hree of he Area Fesival Championship a Novice? Have you compeed a he Area Fesival Championship a Elemenary or above? Secion 12 My Ques If he answer o any of he saemens is Yes you are no longer eligible for My Ques. 111

113 Novice My Ques Eligibiliy Rider (on any horse) Horse (wih any rider) Combinaion Secion 12 My Ques Have you won more han 15 poins a Novice or any poins a Elemenary or above? Have you scored 65% or higher a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Novice? Have you compeed a an Area Fesival or Regional (including Music) a Elemenary or above? Have you compeed a Music/Winers/Naionals a Prelim or above? Have you compeed a PSG or above a Premier League/CDI (including YR)? Has won more han 15 poins a Elemenary or any poins a Medium or above Has compeed a Music/ Winers/Naionals a Novice or above Has compeed a PSG or above a a Premier League/ CDI (including YR) Have you been placed in he op hree of he My Ques Naional Finals a Prelim or above? Have you compeed a Regionals a Prelim or above? Have you been placed in he op hree of he Area Fesival Championship a Prelim? Have you compeed in he Area Fesival Championship a Novice or above? If he answer o any of he saemens is Yes you are ineligible for his level - please see he char for Novice My Ques Eligibiliy 112

114 SECTION 13 Rules for para equesrian 108. Grouping of Para Equesrian Riders Rider Group Eligibiliy Tess Used Gold Only open o ahlees wih FEI classificaion Individual Championship for all grades Silver Open o ahlees wih eiher FEI or Naional Classificaion who have no compeed a a CPEDI3* in he las 4 years Novice A for all grades Bronze Open o ahlees wih a classificaion who have no compeed a CPEDI2* in he las 4 years Tes 3, 10, 21, 31 and Grade V Inro o Para. Any para ahlee who has compeed a Gold Semi Final level or above in he pas 4 years will no be eligible for any Bronze level compeiions. Silver and Bronze riders may compee wih Naional Classificaion from RDA. All compeiions are run under FEI rules, unless oherwise saed below. Please refer o for FEI Rules Rules for Para Equesrian Dressage compeiions for riders wih Classificaion I-V a) Commanders may be used in all naional para classes excep Championships and Home Inernaional compeiions. Commanders are no permied when compeing under FEI rules unless specified on he rider s classificaion card. Please see specific rule for blind riders, see rule 111. b) As he FEI no longer issue cards o riders, he FEI maser classificaion lis is available on hp://inside.fei.org/fei/disc/para-dressage/classificaion. For hose wih naional classificaion riders mus always carry a curren card/leer in case of any query. I is he rider s responsibiliy o ensure heir cards are curren and have all compensaing aids lised. Riders failing o submi classificaion cards wih heir enry will have heir enry rejeced. c) For BD able-bodied compeiions, Para-Equesrian riders are o seek dispensaion from he BD Para Officer if hey wish o use compensaing aids. The riders curren RDA/BD classificaion cards mus be submied, ogeher wih a medical record when applying for dispensaion. A copy of he BD formal dispensaion leer mus be sen wih he enry forms o he Organisers. I is he rider s responsibiliy o ensure i is passed o he judge on he day. A copy of he dispensaion is o be carried by he rider in case of any query. Any rider no currenly classified should conac he Para Officer in he BD office. Please also refer o he dispensaion rule in secion 15. d) Whils all persons wih a disabiliy are welcome o compee in affiliaed compeiions, i is he rider s responsibiliy o check before enering wheher he venue s faciliies are suiable for heir individual requiremens. Secion 13 Rules for para equesrian 113

115 e) Para Riders compeing in Gold secions are required o have FEI classificaion. If a rider has boh a RDA and FEI classificaion, FEI akes precedence. FEI classificaion is required for inernaional compeiions and Para Equesrian Gold qualifying classes/ championships. f) Riders may only compee in heir classified grade as per FEI rules. g) If a rider s grade changes as a resul of reclassificaion (RDA or FEI), hey may compee in he original Grade for wo monhs from he dae of classificaion and does no change heir compensaing aids. Riders may also change o he new Grade immediaely if hey wish o do so. If a riders Grade is changed afer he close of qualificaion for he Naional/Winer Championships, hey may only compee a he Championships in he Grade for which hey qualified. h) Para riders mus be BD members, riding regisered horses. i) Where a BD compeiion is holding a PYO FEI class, a para rider may reques o ride an FEI Para-Equesrian es in he class. PYO classes can be judged by he appropriae lised judge and any poins gained in hese classes will coun owards parial qualificaion Tack for Para-Equesrian Dressage Secion 13 Rules for para equesrian Permied ack is in accordance wih FEI Para-Equesrian rules. Adaped/modified ack or equipmen mus be as approved on he rider s FEI/RDA classificaion card/leer. a) Horses may wear nosenes in para-equesrian dressage compeiions. However, any horse compeing wih a nosene in he Gold secion will no be considered for selecion for inernaional compeiions as nosenes are no allowed under FEI rules. b) Riders may only carry one whip, wih a maximum lengh of 120 cm. Two whips may only a be used if hey are specified on he rider s classificaion card. Riders may carry a whip a he Naional Para-Equesrian Championships. If a rider needs o carry one or more whips when compeing able-bodied dressage, his mus be saed when applying for dispensaion, oherwise BD/FEI able bodied rules will be applied. c) All grades may use double bridles. d) Neck sraps are permied in all Para-Equesrian dressage compeiions Visually impaired riders All visually impaired riders mus wear a whie arm band when warming up for heir es. Where background music is being played and he rider requires a caller, i is permied for he music o be urned off so ha he rider may clearly hear he caller. a) B1 Grade IV 1. Before he compeiion compeiors, where possible, should be provided wih he opporuniy for he horse o be led around he ouside of he arena. 2. Before beginning he es, riders should be provided wih he opporuniy o ride a circui of he arena on boh reins, including one change of rein. If he bell for he sar has no rung, he rider may hal or coninue a any pace inside he arena. When he signal o sar he es is given he rider may sar he es from inside or ouside he arena. 3. Callers are permied for riders who are classified as B1 Grade IV 114

116 4. Riders may have up o nine callers, wih he senior caller communicaing wih he Judge a C. Only one caller is allowed inside he arena; ohers mus sand ouside, and mus make sure hey do no resric he vision of he judges. The rider is also allowed a commander in addiion o callers if saed on heir classificaion card. All riders who use callers may be requesed o compee a he beginning or end of a class o avoid disrupion o oher compeiors. b) B2 Grade V Those riders who are visually impaired and classified as Grade V may use heir own large leers if hey wish bu will be required o compee a he sar or he end of he class. Riders wishing o do his mus inform he organiser and are responsible for providing heir own large or aller markers. Riders wih a B2 profile may also have a caller inside he arena or use callers a leer markers in accordance wih FEI rules Horses used for Para-Equesrian compeiions a) Horses compeed by Grade I, II and III riders may be ridden by a designaed rider oher han he compeior for up o 30 minues on he day of he compeiion, bu may only be ridden by he compeior in he 15 minues preceding he es. b) Any person riding he horse oher han he compeior mus be idenifiable wih a abard or armband. c) Any horse owned by a BD member and loaned for he day o a para rider may be ridden by heir regular rider in anoher affiliaed class on he same day a qualifying shows. They may no be ridden in anoher affiliaed class by heir regular rider during a Gold Championship. d) Riders may share a horse in a Para-Equesrian dressage compeiion provided hey are compeing in differen grades. Horses may be ridden by anoher Para-Equesrian dressage rider in able bodied compeiion on he same day, as long as hey only warm up he horse for ha class. e) Horses may no compee in more han wo Para classes on each compeiion day. Secion 13 Rules for para equesrian 113. Rules for Para Equesrian Championships a) All horses mus be fully BD regisered. All riders mus be full members of BD. b) I is he rider/horse combinaion ha qualifies for boh Gold and Silver championships. c) Riders who qualify for any Para Equesrian Dressage Championship may ride up o wo qualified horses in ha Championship. d) If here is only one enry in eiher he grade I or II, hese classes will be combined ino one Championship class. e) A he discreion of he Para Commiee, wild cards can be issued if all he places a he Championship are no filled. For he Gold Championships only, wild cards will only be allocaed o hose combinaions having gained 64% or higher in a minimum of wo qualifying compeiions. f) Riders who compee in a CPEDI3* afer he close of he qualificaion period for a Silver Championship remain eligible for ha Championship however may only qualify for Gold Championships in fuure years. 115

117 114. Qualificaion Gold Championships (Winer and Gold Semi Finals) Combinaions mus earn 12 poins up o eigh of hese poins mus be gained from Para Qualifiers and he remaining poins can be made up by CPEDI3* (a maximum of six poins) and PYO Para classes Silver Championships (Winer and Summer Championships) Combinaions mus earn 12 poins up o six of hese poins mus be gained from Para Qualifiers and he remaining poins can be made up by PYO Para classes Bronze Championships (Summer only) Eiher 5 poins from Bronze Qualifiers or PYO Para Classes, or if qualifying from Para Inro Shows an average of 66% over a minimum of 2 classes 115. Gold Championships held a he BD Naional Championships Semi Finals (held a Wellingon Premier League) see qualificaion crieria for Gold Championships see rule 114. The Championship Final (held a he Naional Championships, Soneleigh) Secion 13 Rules for para equesrian The op hree riders in each grade scoring 64% or over a he semi-final will qualify for he Naional Championships. If he numbers qualified for he Final fall below four in a grade, prioriy for wild card allocaion will be given o he nex eligible horse/rider combinaion no qualified wih he highes percenage above 64% from ha grade a he semi-final. Afer his process has been compleed, a rider already qualified for he final may be issued a wild card on a second horse ha achieves 64% or above in he semi-final. 116

118 SECTION 14 Compeior dress and saddlery Tack and Equipmen will be reviewed a he beginning of each season (1 December and 18 June) in conjuncion wih he Rule & Fixures Commiee new or revised guidance will be published in he Members Handbook and/or Websie 117. Dress Inroducory o Advanced Medium ess (including FEI junior ess) uniform, shor jacke or weed coa wih correcly ied sock, whie American Collar or shir and ie, and proecive ha. Advanced ess and upwards opion of a ail coa wih proecive ha or op ha, or shor jacke wih proecive ha, boh wih correcly ied whie/cream sock or ie. Uniform may be worn wih proecive ha or uniform cap. As long as he core dress rules are adhered o, embellishmens and addiions o any iem of dress are permied as long as hey do no pose a welfare risk o he horse Coas/jackes Tail coas and shor jackes may be in any conservaive colours in mued ones. Suble pinsripes are permied, as are coloured collars and conras piping o collar, lapels, pockes and vens. The red collar and pockes wih whie piping on a navy jacke used by he Briish eam may no be used. Tweed jackes may no be brighly coloured or have loud paerns. Logos level wih he breas pocke are permied on jackes bu mus no exceed 80 square cm (9cm x9cm approx). In regular compeiions, compeiors may choose o ride wihou jackes. Members may choose o wear a fied waiscoa in any conservaive colour in mued ones. If no jacke is worn a suiable long/shor radiional syle sleeved shir ha fasens a he neck (whie or cream or mued ones) wih a ie, whie high collar or correcly fasened sock mus be worn. In all Championships, Regionals, all Area Fesivals, Premier Leagues and High Profile shows, a jacke mus be worn. A he discreion of he organiser in consulaion wih he judges, compeiors may ride wihou coas in excessively ho weaher. A fied waiscoa may be worn when permission has been graned no o wear coas. Plain, dark-coloured waerproof coas may be worn in we weaher Body Proecors Riders may wear body proecors or inflaable air jackes. Sof shell air jackes are permied provided hey are black or navy in colour and closely resemble a compeiion jacke in fi and design Has A riding ha, designed o provide proecion, mus be worn a all imes when mouned by anyone, wheher or no a compeior, a a BD compeiion, including exercising, warming up and compeing. Secion

119 Has and ha covers may be in any conservaive colour in mued ones. Has ha are compleely mirrored are no permied. Top has or uniform caps are permied as an excepion o his rule only for advanced o Grand Prix classes (including FEI Young Rider level) bu only for he warm up direcly prior o he compeiion (which may include riding from horse box park/sable o warm up arena) and compeiion es. If a ha comes off during a dressage es, i mus be replaced immediaely; he rider may dismoun or he ha may be handed o hem. The es will be resared a he beginning of he movemen during which i came off. There will be no penaly for error of course, bu if he ha is no replaced he Judge is o eliminae he compeior. Organisers may require ha riders under he age of 21 are o wear proecive has a all levels, his will be sipulaed in he schedule. Organisers may also prescribe venuespecific rules ha are sricer han saed which will be clearly shown in heir schedules. Proecive has mus mee one of he following sandards; Briish All PAS 015 European VG1, EN American SEI ASTM F a onwards and SNELL E2001 and E2016 Ausralian & New Zealand AS/NZS onwards. Secion 14 Compeior dress and saddlery I is srongly recommended ha members wear has bearing he BSI kiemark in addiion o he published safey sandard. Harnesses mus be correcly fasened a all imes whils mouned. Compeiors are srongly recommended o check heir has regularly and o replace hem if damaged, or following a fall. If a rider sars heir es wihou wearing he correc headgear, he judge is o ring he bell and insruc he rider o dismoun and leave he arena. A he discreion of he organiser and he judge, he rider may resar he es once properly aired. If a rider fails o comply wih he insrucion, he organiser is o eliminae he compeior from all classes on ha day. This will also apply if, as a resul of a spo-check, a rider s ha is found no o comply wih he required sandard Breeches/Jodhpurs Breeches or jodhpurs are o be plain whie, cream or beige or canary yellow excep when worn wih official uniform, when hey may be of he uniform colour Gloves Gloves are o be worn Boos Long riding boos designed for riding are o be worn. Shor riding boos wih non-fringed gaiers or half chaps of he same leaher and colour as he boos may be worn Spurs Spurs may be worn a all levels and are mandaory from advanced level upwards. Excessive use of spurs is forbidden. Spurs may no be worn upside down. Spurs mus be a pair (excep when riding side saddle) and made of meal, alhough spurs wih a smooh roaing rubber, meal or plasic ball on he shank are permied. The band round he heel mus be smooh; comb spurs are no permied. Any shank on he back of he heel mus poin owards he rear and he end mus be clearly horizonal o he ground or poining downwards. Dummy spurs are permied, as are swan neck spurs subjec o he above resricion. 118

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121 Secion 14 Compeior dress and saddlery There is no resricion on he ype of shank and rowels ha are permied provided ha hey are free o roae horizonally or verically. Rowels wih poins mus have rounded ends. Only blun spurs wihou rowels may be worn for 4 & 5 year old Young Horse classes Whips Riders may carry one whip. Para riders wih dispensaion may carry whip(s) appropriae o heir Dispensaion cerificae. Whips may be used a Premier League. In Selecion evens Selecors may reques ha a whip is no used. Whips may be carried in 5 and 6 year old qualifiers, bu may no be carried in he semifinals or championships. Whips may be carried in 4 year old qualifiers, semi-finals and championships. Whips are no permied when he FEI Young Horse ess are ridden. A whip may always be carried when riding side saddle (including Area Fesivals and Championships), bu a no ime may more han one whip be carried during a es or when warming up. Excessive use of he whip/s is forbidden. A whip mus no be used in a way or be of a lengh ha disurbs oher riders or horses, and may no be picked up if dropped during a es. When saluing, compeiors mus ake he reins and whip, if carried, in one hand, o salue wih he free hand Union flag badges and recogniion badges Only riders seleced o represen Grea Briain ha compee on a eam a a Senior or Para European Championship or World Games, Olympic or Paralympic Games or a CDIO are eniled o wear he Union Flag badge on he breas pocke. Riders compeing in a CDI are eligible for a small recogniion pocke badge. Combinaions who ride in he European Championships a Pony, Junior and Young Rider level are eniled o wear heir relevan colour co-ordinaed Union Flag pocke badge on he breas pocke for he wo years following he las occasion hey were in he relevan eam. As soon as a combinaion receives a Union Flag, BD will ransfer any exising qualificaions o he Gold secion. Pony Riders in he Gold Secion up o Medium, Juniors and Young Riders in he Gold secion up o Advanced Medium and Prix S Georges, oher Pony, Junior and Young Riders compeing a FEI shows are eligible for a small recogniion pocke badge, his can be worn on he breas pocke for he wo years following he las occasion hey were in he relevan compeiion. Enilemen o wear his badge does no affec eligibiliy o compee. Evening pocke badges Riders eniled o wear a Union Flag pocke badge by Briish Evening mus ride in he following secions: Seniors Young Riders Juniors/Ponies/CIC2* Team Gold up o and including Advanced Medium Gold up o and including Medium Gold up o and including Elemenary This resricion only applies for wo years from he las ime hey were in he relevan eam. Riders eniled o wear a Pocke badge from anoher Naional Federaion (in dressage or evening), mus also apply o he above rules. Riders compeing privaely in inernaional or foreign naional compeiions are no eligible for a pocke badge. Union Flag saddle cloh badges may only be worn when he compeior is compeing for Grea Briain in an inernaional (FEI) Compeiion. 120

122 Those seleced for friendly inernaionals are eligible for a small pocke badge wih a S George/S Andrew cross/welsh flag or equivalen. However, hese may no be worn in subsequen compeiions Saddles English or coninenal syle saddles are mandaory, and are o be brown, black, grey or navy. Side saddles and reeless saddles are permied bu riders choosing o ride side saddle mus noify he organiser before he sar of he class. Wesern syle, radiional Iberian or Arabian (wih raised pommel and/or canle) are no permied. Brighly coloured saddles are no permied however small panels of colour on areas such as he canle are permied. Sirrup leahers and irons are compulsory, are o be aached o he saddle and used in he convenional way. Sirrup Irons should be of a convenional colour and syle rainbow coloured irons are no permied. The rider s boos mus no be fixed o he sirrup iron by mechanical means unless dispensaion has been given; he penaly for breaching his rule is eliminaion. Saddle covers are no permied excep during riding-in. A gel pad/memory foam/sheepskin sea saver is permied, provided ha i is unobrusive and maches he colour of he saddle Saddle clohs/numnahs Saddle clohs or Numnahs are o be predominanly whie/cream or a conservaive colour in mued ones. Conrasing piping is permied. Saddle clohs bearing he Briish Flag may only be worn by a compeior who is officially represening Grea Briain a an Olympic or Paralympic Games, CDIO, CPEDI, CDI, CDIP, CDIJ, CDIY, European Championships, or World Equesrian Games Logos & manufacurers marks While in he compeiion arena and during he prize-giving he name and/or logo of he rider s sponsor(s) may appear on a surface area no exceeding: (i) wo hundred square cenimeres on each side of he saddle cloh; (ii) eighy square cenimeres on each of he wo sides of jackes or op garmen a he heigh of breas pockes; (iii) sixeen square cenimeres on boh sides of he shir collar and of he huning sock or cenrally in he middle par of he collar on ladies blouses. (iv) for manufacurers labels, hree square cenimeres on any clohing or equipmen and may appear only once per iem Bridles A bridle wih a bi is compulsory and mus be used in he convenionally acceped manner (including noseband, browband and hroalash excep where oherwise saed). The loop of he reins mus be above he horse s neck wih he reins aached o he bi (including browband, noseband and hroalash excep where oherwise saed) and reins are o be held in he convenional way. Permied bridles include he following: PS of Sweden Pioneer, Nirak, High Jump, Jump off and Elasic Concep Bridles, Shadow Horse Bridle wih D-rings a poll, Subben Freedom 2500 Snaffle, Passier Foruna Double, Osiris Bridle by v horses and Micklem (no permied wih use of sraps/clips o noseband). This lis is consanly under review please refer o BD online guide for permied ack and equipmen his is reviewed wice yearly (December & June). Secion 14 Compeior dress and saddlery 121

123 Permied bridles a each level are Inro, Prelim and Novice Elemenary Advanced sandards FEI PSG-Grand Prix ess ha are ridden in naional compeiion FEI PSG Grand Prix ess ha are ridden in inernaional compeiion. FEI Junior and YR ess ridden a a Premier League/High Profile Show (inc U25 Champs) ordinary snaffle ordinary snaffle or double bridle ordinary snaffle or double bridle double bridle double bridle Looped/modified reins are no permied unless dispensaion has been graned. Bridles/nosebands as defined in he FEI rules are permied. See diagrams below. Oher bridles on he marke maching he FEI definiion are also permied. If in doub, guidance should be sough from he Spors Operaions Manager of BD in wriing wih a phoo of he ack in quesion. Secion 14 Compeior dress and saddlery 122

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125 Secion 14 Compeior dress and saddlery Nosebands shown in 1, 3, 4 and 6 are no permied for use wih a double bridle. Diagram 5, when used as a double bridle, he lower srap (flash) of he nose band is no allowed. The use of Toa Comfor Sysem Noseband and PS of Sweden Noseband (wih hroa lash only) are permied under FEI and BD rules. Bridles mus be predominanly black, brown, grey or navy and may no be decoraed wih assels or any addiions o he normal configuraion. Discree padding of he bridle a he poll and/or noseband is permied. Padding of he cheek pieces is no allowed and will resul in eliminaion. I is obligaory o use a noseband. Padding of he nose band is permied, however covering he fron of he noseband (e.g. wih sheepskin), is no permied and will resul in eliminaion. Mojo holograms are permied o be worn on bridles as long as hey are discree Biguards Biguards are no allowed Oher addiions o ack/equipmen and gadges Maringales and bearing, side or running reins of any kind are forbidden. Reins wih elasicaed insers are no permied, neiher are bandages, boos or any sor of blinkers. Tongue sraps are no permied. Breasplaes and breas girhs are permied. Cruppers are permied. Neck sraps or balancing sraps (a loop on he fron of he saddle) are permied a all levels. Hoof boos or any form of shoe replacemen are no permied during compeiion. Plasic or glued on shoes are permied however hooves may no be wrapped or aped in anyway. Rugs of any ype my no be worn during a es. Horse body/belly bandages are no permied during warm up or in compeiion. Kinesiology ape may be used on he horse in he warm up bu no in he compeiion arena. Unless a formal dispensaion has been graned in accordance wih rule 109 earphones and/or oher elecronic communicaion devices are prohibied whils compeing, and such usage is penalised by eliminaion. Earphones or similar devices are however permied during raining and warm-up Decoraion Any unusual decoraion of he horse wih unnaural iems such as ribbons, flowers or anyhing applied o he horse such as glier is forbidden unless worn in breed specific classes. Discree red bows in he ail for horses ha kick or iems such as diamane plaiing bands are permied Ear covers and fly hoods Ear covers and Fly hoods are permied for all compeiions including BD Para classes, and may also provide noise reducion. Ear cover/fly hoods mus no cover he horse s eyes. The cover/hood should be discree in colour and design. Ear plugs are no permied during compeiion however are allowed for prize-givings only. Nose nes and Equilibrium Ne Relief Riding Masks (or similar) are permied and mus be discreely coloured i.e. he same/similar colour o he horse. Masks or nose nes should cover he face/nose only, leaving he mouh and bi visible. Face masks/nose nes are no permied under FEI rules, which may be applied o cerain compeiions in he UK. 124

126 135. Sallions Sallions are o be idenified by he rider wearing a yellow cross band or sallion disc on he bridle a all imes Tack while warming up Whils warming up, horses may wear only he saddlery allowed for heir level of compeiion, excep: Boos, bandages and whips are permied. Riders who are visually impaired should wear a whie armband. Warming up in anyhing oher han permied saddlery (unless specified above) will enail he eliminaion of boh horse and owner/rider from all classes on he day. Anyone seeing his rule being breached should immediaely repor i o he Organiser who is o eliminae he horse/rider Lungeing The lunge rein mus be aached o he bi or cavesson and wo reins are permissible. Side reins may be used, bu no running or balancing reins. The rider may be mouned while he horse is being lunged and may hold he reins. The rider mus obain permission o lunge from he organiser, who may designae a specific area Bis Snaffles Briish Dressage follows he guidance of FEI in relaion o permied bis. Only he bis illusraed below are permied. Combinaions of mouhpieces may be used wih any of he cheeks or rings illusraed. If in doub, guidance should be sough from he Spors Operaions Manager of BD in wriing wih a phoo of he bi in quesion. In addiion o he below, bis recenly approved for use in FEI (BD) compeiions are; Bombers Equesrian Flexible Mullen, Happy Tongue Pored Barrell, Elipical Cable, Loose Ring Ulra Comfy bi. Myler Weymouh (Curb) Bis, Myler 02 as Bridoon, Myler 32 as Bridoon, Myler 04 as Snaffle and Bridoon, Myler 06 as Snaffle and Bridoon, Myler 36 as Snaffle and Bridoon, Myler 33WL as Snaffle, Myler 33 as Snaffle. NS Tacio and Turle Top snaffles 1. Loose ring snaffle 2. a,b,c,snaffle wih joined mouhpiece where middle piece should be rounded. i.e. French link. Egg-bu sides also allowed. 3. Egg-bu snaffle. 4. Racing snaffle D-ring. 5. Egg-bu snaffle wih cheeks. 6. Loose ring snaffle wih cheeks (Fulmer). Fulmer keepers are permied. 7. Snaffle wih upper cheeks only. 8. Hanging cheek snaffle. 9. Sraigh bar snaffle. Permied also wih mullen mouh and wih egg bu rings. These mus be sraigh and have no pors or raised bumps. 10. Snaffle wih roaing mouhpiece. 11. Snaffle wih roaing middle piece. 12. Roary bi wih roaing middle piece. 13. Roary bi wih roaing middle piece and looped rings Secion 14 Compeior dress and saddlery 125

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128 Bis of rubber, nylon or oher synheic maerials are permied. Bis mus be used in heir manufacured condiion wihou any addiion o any par. A mix of meals in he mouhpiece is permied Rainbow bis are no permied. Sraigh bars mus be sraigh and my no have lumps or bobbles on he mouh piece. Sraigh bars may also have a mullen mouh. Rigid bis coaed in plasic are permissible in a double bridle however flexible rubber bis are no permissible. Minimum diameer of he mouhpiece is 10mm. Snaffles used in Young Horse classes mus have a minimum diameer of 14mm. Snaffles may be used a Advanced o Grand Prix including Premier Leagues unless a double bridle is requesed by he selecors. Double bridles are o be used for all Inernaional FEI ess Bis - Double bridle Bis should follow he configuraion of hose illusraed below: Bridoons: 1. Loose ring bridoon bi. 2. a,b,c Bridoon bi wih joined mouhpiece where he middle piece should be rounded. Eggbu sides also allowed. 2. d - Bridoon bi wih roaing middle piece. 2. e - Bridoon Roary bi wih roaing middle piece. 2. f Bridoon Roary bi wih roaing middle piece and looped rings 3. Egg-bu bridoon bi. 4. Bridoon bi wih hanging cheeks. Secion 14 Compeior dress and saddlery 5 127

129 Secion 14 Compeior dress and saddlery Curbs: All permied snaffle bis may be used wih he excepions of any combinaion of mouhpiece wih full cheeks Turle Til Curb is permied for use in BD (FEI compeiions) Bis mus be used in heir manufacured condiion wihou any addiion o/on any par. The lever arm of he curb is limied o 10 cm in lengh (lengh below he mouhpiece). The upper cheek mus no be longer han he lower cheek. The ring of he bridoon bi mus no exceed 8cm in diameer. If he curb has a sliding mouhpiece, he lever arm of he curb bi below he mouhpiece should no measure more han 10cm when he mouhpiece is a he uppermos posiion. The diameer of he mouhpiece of he bridoon and/or curb mus be such as no o hur he horse. Rigid bis coaed in plasic are permissible in a double bridle however flexible rubber bis are no permissible. The curb chain (including is cover) may be made of leaher, meal, neoprene or rubber or a combinaion hereof and mus be fied in he convenional way. Double bridles are compulsory for all Junior and Young Rider classes held a Premier League/High Profile shows (including U25 Championships) and a FEI Inernaional shows. See FEI rules for bis for U21 classes A all oher BD Naional shows where Junior and Young Rider classes are held snaffle bridles are allowed. All compeiors are advised o check heir FEI Rule Book before aking par in a compeiion run under FEI rules. 128

130 140. Quick guide o BD Tack Some rules vary slighly when ess are being ridden under differen discipline rules. Key o symbols: P permied, X forbidden, C compulsory Please make sure o consul he individual rules of each piece of ack. Snaffle Double Whip Spurs Commander Inro, Prelim & Novice** P X P P p** Elemenary P P P P p** Medium P P P P p** Advanced Medium P P P P p** Advanced P P P C p** Regular PSG, In I, In II, GP & GPS Premier League PSG, In I, In II, GP P P P C p** P P P*** C X Secion 14 ** Commanders are no permied in Area Fesivals, Regional or Championships classes. *** Unless selecors reques. 129

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132 SECTION 15 Riding he es and penalies 141. Arena layou Arenas are o be se ou o he dimensions shown. The arena should be level and separaed from he public by a disance all round of fifeen meres for Inernaional compeiions and a leas en meres for oher evens if more room is no available. Adjacen arenas should be a recommended five meres apar bu never less han wo meers apar. Roping (incorporaing safey break poins) should be used when necessary o preven inrusion. The arenas may be marked in he following ways: a) by a coninuous surround of whie boards. b) by inermien whie boards placed a each corner and opposie each marker. NB Alernaive arena surrounds may be used wih permission from BD. Plan of 20 x 40 arena The lengh of he diagonal from corner o corner is m Secion 15 Riding he es and penalies 131

133 Plan of 20 x 60 arena The lengh of he diagonal from corner o corner is m 142. Markers Secion 15 Riding he es and penalies 132

134 The ouer markers mus be clearly visible. Arena boards may be marked opposie each ouside marker. A gap of abou one mere each side of he cenre line mus be lef a A o form an enrance and he A marker placed far enough back o allow horses o ener he arena on a sraigh rack Inspecion of arenas The judge is responsible for checking ha he arena is saisfacory and having i modified as necessary Compeiors conduc Riders and owners of compeing horses and heir assisans mus, under penaly of eliminaion, obey any order or direcion given o hem by any official and hey mus, in paricular, be careful no o do anyhing liable o upse or hinder he progress of he compeiion Compeiors responsibiliy/declaraions The compeior is responsible for arriving a he appropriae compeiion arena early enough so ha hey sar heir es a he designaed ime. The compeiion ime allocaed o he compeiors is he ime ha hey should sar heir es Dispensaion All classified riders can apply o Briish Dressage for dispensaion o use compensaing aids enabling hem o ride in able-bodied compeiions. Any improvemen or deerioraion in he rider s condiion mus be repored o he BD Para Officer. a) Dispensaion o use compensaing aids If you hold eiher an RDA or FEI Classificaion you can apply for a dispensaion cerificae o ride wih appropriae compensaing aids in able-bodied compeiion. To apply for a Dispensaion cerificae you will need o complee he dispensaion applicaion form and reurn o us wih a copy of your Classificaion deails (eg RDA card) and any medical diagnosis. b) Dispensaion o use adaped reins If you have an impairmen affecing your grip, you may be able o ge dispensaion o use adaped reins. To apply for his you will need o complee a Dispensaion o Use Adaped Reins form and reurn his o us along wih a leer o confirm your diagnosis from an orhopedic specialis or qualified physioherapis wih paymen of 50. This will be considered by our panel and a cerificae will be issued eniling you o ride wih adaped reins. This cerificae mus be renewed every hree years. Secion 15 Riding he es and penalies 147. Numbers All horses should mus wear numbers on boh sides of heir bridle or saddle cloh. Horses aending affiliaed compeiions are o wear heir compeiion numbers a all imes when hey are ridden or exercised. If no worn or an incorrec number is worn, his consiues conravening he rules and wo penalies should be deduced. 133

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136 148. Riding in collecing ring or pracice areas/arenas Riders are o behave wih consideraion o heir fellow compeiors whils working in and follow he below guidelines: a) Pass lef hand o lef hand when meeing anoher rider coming in he opposie direcion unless hey are in couner caner, when you should give way by circling. b) Make ack adjusmens ouside he arena if possible, or near he middle of he arena, bu wihou obsrucing he diagonal or cenre lines. c) To avoid accidens, announce ha you inend o ener an indoor pracice area. d) Ensure your whip is no so long or used so ha i could upse a passing horse. e) Do no hal or walk on he ouside rack and always leave room for oher riders o pass. f) Do no lunge wihou he permission of he organiser and only if here is sufficien room so as no o cause inconvenience o oher riders. g) Trainers or oher pedesrians are no o sand in he collecing rings or pracice areas/ arenas and mus minimise disrupion o oher riders when helping heir clien. h) Riders wih impaired vision should wear a whie armband whils warming up as an indicaion o oher riders. i) If a warm-up arena is becoming overcrowded, he organiser or seward/marshal may ask compeiors no compeing ha day o leave. An organiser/seward may impose a limi on he number of horses allowed in he warm-up arena, giving prioriy o hose closes o performing heir es Warming up In all compeiions, he horse may be warmed up (including being compeed in an earlier class) by anoher person. Excep for Grade I, II and III Para dressage riders, a Summer, Winer, Music Regionals, Area Fesival and Championships, only he compeior may warm up he horse. Anoher rider may exercise he horse on a long rein a walk under supervision of he seward or marshal (who is o be noified) Commanders a) Commanders may be used in all classes excep Area Fesivals, Premier Leagues, Regional and Naional Championships, alhough hey may be used for warm up classes. Organisers who do no wish o allow commanders a heir shows mus sae his in he schedule. b) Where commanders are allowed, he compeior is responsible for ensuring ha only he words of he prined ex or exracs herefrom are read ou and ha here is no emphasis on any par of he command. The judge may eliminae he rider if his rule is no me. c) The judge may mark an error of course for repeiion of any par of he ex if i is used o redirec a compeior in he process of making such an error. d) Dispensaion mus be graned by BD for he use of headses, and will only be permied when an independen adul sands nex o he caller o check ha only words from he ess are used. e) Commanders may be inroduced parway hrough he es a he judge s discreion. f) Commanders may no sand inside he arena. g) A commander may be used for blind riders in addiion o callers. Secion 15 Riding he es and penalies 136

137 151. Ouside assisance The Judge is o eliminae a rider who is given any ouside assisance designed o help hem improve heir performance during a es. This rules applies once he judges bell has rung o signal he sar of he es. See Rule Tack Checking A seward may be appoined o checking saddlery and equipmen, bu compeiors are responsible for complying wih he rules. If a bi is in quesion, he rainer/ groom may be asked o open he horse s mouh before or afer he es a he rider s discreion. Alernaively, he bridle can be removed following he es. When checked afer he compeiion, if he bi is no permied he horse will be eliminaed from he compeiion. Secion 15 Riding he es and penalies 153. Enering arena before he signal o sar No horse may inenionally ener any arena, oher han he pracice arena, excep when acually compeing. Compeiors mus wai unil he judge has signified ha hey may sar before enering he arena oherwise wo penaly marks will be deduced. Riders are no o ener or ride around he compeiion arena during a break or whils he judge is no presen. See rule 174. Where he consrucion of he arena makes i impossible for he compeior o ride ouside he enire circumference of he arena before he judge s signal o ener is sounded, hey may ride inside he arena. Where a 40m x 20m arena has been creaed wihin a 60m x 20m arena, he compeior is permied o ride in he enire arena. Depending on he circumsances, riders have he opion of enering a A from inside or ouside he arena. When he consrucion of he arena makes i difficul or impossible o go around he enire circumference of he arena, he show in conjuncion wih he Senior Judge will make a decision as o wheher he rider may sar inside he arena his will be noified before he sar of he class on he scoreboard. Any horse failing o ener he arena wihin 45 seconds of he bell being sounded will have a wo mark penaly per Judge awarded. Failure o ener afer 90 seconds of he signal o sar will resul in eliminaion. See Rule Execuion of es Movemens mus follow one anoher in he order laid down in he es. In a movemen carried ou a a specific poin, he movemen is execued when he rider s body is level wih he marker. All ess are o be ridden wih boh hands excep where saed oherwise on he es shees. In ess up o and including Elemenary, ransiions may be progressive excep where saed oherwise on es shees; in simple changes he upward ransiion is always direc. Compeiors may no repea a movemen or pu in an exra circle or loop, unless he judge decides ha an error of course has been made and sounds he horn or bell. However, if he rider has sared a movemen and ries o do he same movemen again, he judge is o consider he firs movemen only and, a he same ime, penalise for an error of course. See Rule

138 155. Salue Compeiors are o ake he reins and whip, if carried, in one hand, hen lower he free hand o heir side and nod heir head. Genlemen wearing op has may salue in he same manner or, if hey wish, may remove and lower heir ha wih heir free hand before nodding. See Rule Siing and rising Tro work may be ridden siing or rising for all ess a Elemenary level and below. A Medium level ro work mus be ridden siing excep exended/medium ro movemens, which may be ridden in rising. A Advanced Medium level and above siing ro is mandaory. For Naional Young Horses ess in 4 and 5 year old classes ro work may be siing or rising. For 6 year old ess ro work mus be ridden siing excep exended/medium ro movemens, which may be ridden in rising. FEI ess, including Young Horse ess, require siing ro excep where specifically saed oherwise. See rule Leaving he arena Riders are o leave he arena (afer he final salue) a walk on a long rein a an appropriae place. The judge will eliminae any horse ha leaves he arena during a es, when he surround is coninuous and nine inches high or more. Where he surround is less han nine inches, no marks are o be given for any movemen when he horse places all four fee ouside he arena. Where he arena is marked by a line or inermien boards, i is a he judge s discreion as o he marks deduced. Any horse leaving he arena no under conrol is o be eliminaed. A es begins when he horse eners a A and finishes when i moves off from he final salue. See Rule Dismouning and/or fall of rider/horse If, afer he rider has enered he arena, hey dismoun wihou a reason accepable o he judge, no marks will be given for he movemen. In he case of a fall of horse and/or rider, he combinaion will be reired immediaely from ha es bu may ride in furher ess if he rider declares hey are fi o coninue. See rule 174. Secion 15 Riding he es and penalies 159. Resisance a) Any horse failing o ener he arena wihin 45 seconds of he bell being sounded will have a wo mark penaly awarded by each judge. Failure o ener afer 90 seconds of he signal o sar will resul in eliminaion. See Rule 174. b) The judge is o eliminae any horse refusing o coninue he es for a period of 20 consecuive seconds during a es. See Rule Grinding eeh and ail swishing Teeh grinding and ail swishing may be signs of nervousness, enseness or resisance and can be aken ino accoun by he judges in heir marks for he movemens concerned as well as in he appropriae collecive mark a he end. See Rule

139 Secion 15 Riding he es and penalies 161. Voice The use of he rider s voice is prohibied and is o be penalised by he loss of wo marks from he score ha would have been awarded for each movemen in which i occurred Freesyle o music and echnical failures Tess will be imed from he move off afer he firs salue unil he hal before he final salue. Hals mus be shown a he beginning and he end of all freesyle ess and hese mus be on he cenre line facing he judge. Two penaly poins will be deduced from he final oal if a es exceeds he maximum ime allowed or is more han 30 seconds shorer han he minimum saed ime. See rule 174. In he case of a echnical failure inerfering wih he compeiion, he judge a C will ring he bell. In he case of he rider s music failing, skipping or jumping during a es, he rider may make one reques o resar or he judge can sugges ha hey resar. If he music coninues o fail afer a resar, he rider will be eliminaed (as per he dressage o music guidelines). When possible, he resar should be immediae bu if no he rider should reurn o complee or resar heir es during a scheduled break or a he end of he compeiion if compeiion imings permi. During exreme weaher condiions or oher exreme siuaions, he judge a C may ring he bell for inerrupion of he es. The rider should reurn o complee heir es when condiions permi. I is up o he rider wheher o resar he es from he beginning or o commence from he poin he music failed/sopped. In eiher case, he marks already given o he poin a which he music failed/sopped will no be changed. Tes shees are available a all levels and each includes a lis of compulsory movemens, non-compulsory permied movemens and prohibied movemens. If deliberaely included, movemens of a higher sandard han he es being performed will be penalised by he deducion of wo poins each ime hey are performed. Where a compeiion consiss of wo rounds, he second being a freesyle compeiion, a rider auomaically declares heir inenion o compee in he Freesyle if hey paricipae in he firs round. In cases of legiimae wihdrawal due o illness or veerinary/welfare reasons, he nex qualified combinaion will move up ino he freesyle Riding he wrong es A rider who sars he wrong es for he class may be allowed o resar he es (a he judge s discreion) as long as hey can do so immediaely. They will be penalised for a firs error of course. See Rule Errors of course When a rider makes an error of course (akes he wrong urn, omis a movemen ec), he judge a C is o ring he bell. If necessary, he judge will explain he poin a which he rider mus ake up he es again, and he nex movemen o be execued. However, in some cases when he sounding of he bell would unnecessarily impede he fluency of he performance e.g. if he compeior makes a ransiion from Medium ro o colleced walk a V insead of K or, canering up he cenre line from A, makes a pirouee a D insead of a L i is up o he judge o decide wheher o ring he bell or no. The judge should ring he bell when a movemen is execued a he wrong marker, if here is he possibiliy of a similar misake when he movemen is repeaed on he oher rein. If he combinaion does no ener a A in a freesyle es, wo marks are o be deduced. 138

140 If he judge does no realise unil he compeior has lef he arena ha one or more movemens have been omied he mus: a) Adjus as necessary he posiion of his marks and commens on his shee o accord wih he movemens acually performed. b) Give o each of he movemens no execued a mark equal o he average of he collecive marks enered a he boom of his shee (averaged o he neares half). c) Record he penaly for error of course Penalies for errors of course Every error of he course, wheher he bell is sounded or no, is o be penalised: he firs ime by wo poins he second ime by four poins he hird ime he compeior is eliminaed, alhough he may coninue his performance o he end, marks being awarded in he ordinary way. The wrier is o pu a sar agains he movemen concerned and mark an error a he boom of he shee. Compeiors are no o repea a movemen of he es unless he Judge a C decides on an error of course and sounds he bell. If, however, he rider has sared he execuion of a movemen and ries o do he same movemen again, he Judges mus consider only he firs movemen shown and also penalise for an error of course. The penaly poins are deduced on each Judge s shee from he oal poins given o he compeior. See Rule Errors of he es If a compeior makes an error of he es (eg, ros rising insead of siing, or carries a whip) he is o be penalised according o he able in Rule 175 and alhough hese penalies will be cumulaive hey will no relae o penalies in rule 166 and will no resul in eliminaion. Judges should noe hem a he boom of he judges shee Lameness In he case of marked lameness, he senior officiaing judge is o inform he rider ha he is eliminaed. There is no appeal agains he decision. If here are any doubs as o a horse s soundness, he compeior will be allowed o complee he es and any unevenness of pace severely penalised. See rule 174. Secion 15 Riding he es and penalies 168. Scoring mehod Each Judge will award marks from zero o en for each numbered movemen and collecive. Half marks from may be used. The marks are hen added ogeher and any penaly marks are deduced. I is essenial ha all penaly marks are deduced from he individual oals before hese are added ogeher. Where here is a panel of wo or more judges, he final percenage is calculaed by adding he scores for all judges and calculaing he percenage for he combined oal. Under boh BD and FEI Rules he Judges marks are oalled o find he final percenage. If wo riders achieve he same percenage, he horse wih he higher collecive marks is o ake he higher placing. If he oal of he collecive marks is also equal he horses concerned are o be given he same placing. 139

141 169. Scale of marks The scale of marks is as follows: 10 Excellen 4 Insufficien 9 Very Good 3 Fairly Bad 8 Good 2 Bad 7 Fairly Good 1 Very Bad 6 Saisfacory 0 No Execued 5 Sufficien The marks 10 and zero should be awarded where he performance warrans heir use. ( No execued means ha nohing required has been performed) Judges shees Score shees, one per horse per judge, may be purchased from he BD office. These ess are proeced by copyrigh: phoocopying is no permied, and legal acion will be aken agains offenders. FEI Tess adoped by BD as naional ess mus be purchased from BD and no downloaded from he FEI websie as here are differences in he penalies for errors of course. Secion 15 Riding he es and penalies When judges have sancioned heir disribuion, compeiors may collec heir shees. Compeiors aking par in wo classes on he same day judged by he same judge, are no o have access o heir score shees before compeing in he second es. Judges score shees wih remarks signed by he judge mus be reaed as confidenial unil given o he compeior, when hey become his or her privae propery. Organisers are no obliged o make public any figures oher han oal marks, percenage scores awarded and resuls Judges decision final a) In all cases, he judges decision is final subjec only o Rule 174. b) Any complain agains a judge mus be made in wriing and in accordance wih he complains procedure. c) The BD Board may direc he re-es of any Judge, or remove him/her from he Official Panel, giving reasons for heir decision. d) Any judge under invesigaion may be suspended unil he maer has been invesigaed 172. Cauions a) The judge is auhorised o cauion a compeior as o his conduc a an affiliaed show. All such cauions mus be repored o he Chief Execuive in he following form: I have o repor ha a he...show, on...(dae), I had occasion o cauion... (name) as o his conduc...(signaure of judge) b) If he same member receives a second cauion wihin any period of 24 monhs, he Chief Execuive will call for a furher repor of he inciden which gave rise o he second cauion and may refer his o he Disciplinary Panel or he Judges Complains Panel a his discreion. 140

142 173. Objecions (a) The owner, his agen or he rider of a horse aking par in a compeiion may lodge an objecion. Objecions mus be made in wriing o he Secreary of he compeiion, accompanied by a deposi of 25, no laer han one hour afer he final resuls are pu ono he scoreboard. The senior dressage judge presen should adjudicae whenever possible. If his is no possible he objecion should immediaely be referred o he BD Office for consideraion by he Judges Complains Panel. The deposi is forfeied unless he objecion is upheld or i is decided ha here were good and reasonable grounds for lodging an objecion. (b) In he even ha he objecion relaes only o he adding up of he score, arihmeical or procedural error he compeior mus noify he organiser wihin 48 hours of he resul being announced, if a change needs o be made or a possible qualificaion regisered Penalies for conravening rules The penaly for a conravenion of hese rules will range from a wo poin deducion for each occurrence of a minor infringemen, such as incorrec dress; o eliminaion for major infringemens, such as forbidden ack, or when saed explicily in he rule concerned. Eliminaion is always a he discreion of he judge and he rider will be noified a he end of he es. Poins will be deduced from he final score and will no coun as errors of course. The able below deails he penalies for conravening rules; Rule Rule No Penaly Dressage o Music es exceeding he ime allowed or more han 30 seconds shorer han he saed ime. Movemens of a higher sandard han level for he Dressage o Music es being performed. Has Incorrec colour No ha. (no penaly if ha comes off during es and rider has o resar a movemen afer rerieval). Ha of incorrec sandard i.e. no harness ec. (Inroducory o Advanced Medium) Jacke no worn a championships, regionals, area fesivals or high profile shows. Incorrec colour Breeches incorrec colour, paerned 121 Waiscoa incorrec colour 118 Gloves no worn 122 Shir incorrec colour or sleeveless 118 Boos no appropriae for riding Two mark deducion Two mark deducion Two mark deducion Eliminaion Eliminaion Two mark deducion Two mark deducion Two mark deducion Two mark deducion Two mark deducion Two mark deducion Secion 15 Riding he es and penalies 141

143 Rule Rule No Penaly Gaiers no maching he boo 123 Spurs no made of meal 124 Two mark deducion Two mark deducion No spurs a Advanced level upwards. Spurs worn upside down. Excessive use of spurs. Comb spurs worn. Carrying a whip in an Area Fesivals, Regional Championships and Championships (wihou dispensaion). 124 Eliminaion 125 Eliminaion Carrying more han one whip. Excessive use of he whip. 125 Eliminaion Saddle wesern / oher specified syles Eliminaion Saddle - incorrec colour Boos fixed o he sirrup by mechanical means (wihou dispensaion) 127 Two mark deducion Eliminaion No sirrup Leahers and irons Eliminaion Bridle Incorrec colour Two mark deducion Secion 15 Decoraed wih assels Indiscree padding 130 Two mark deducion Two mark deducion Riding he es and penalies Padding of cheek pieces No bridle number worn or incorrec number Only one bridle number worn 147 Eliminaion Two mark deducion Two mark deducion Double bridle a Preliminary & Novice. 130 Eliminaion No noseband. Eliminaion Biguards. 131 Eliminaion Maringales, bearing, side or running reins of any kind; any sor of blinkers. 132 Eliminaion Bandages or boos worn during he es 132 Eliminaion Tongue sraps 133 Eliminaion Unusual decoraion 132 Eliminaion Hoof boo or replacemen shoes which cover he heel 132 Eliminaion Prohibied bis Eliminaion 142

144 Rule Rule No Penaly Commanders reading anyhing oher han he prined ex or exracs here from or emphasising any par of he command 150 Eliminaion Incorrec salue 155 Any ouside assisance by voice or signs, ec. designed o help a compeior improve heir performance Inenionally enering he arena before he signal o sar 153 Failing o ener he arena wihin 45 seconds of he signal o sar 153 Two mark deducion 151 Eliminaion Two mark deducion Two mark deducion Failure o sar afer 90 seconds from signal o sar 153 Eliminaion Repeaing a movemen (penalise as error of course and mark firs aemp only) Horse placing all four fee ouside he arena where he surround is coninuous and less han nine inches and is marked by boards or similar Horse placing all four fee ouside he arena where he arena is marked by a line only or inermien boards Horse leaving he arena when he surround is coninuous and nine inches high or more Appropriae o error Zero for ha movemen A Judges discreion 157 Eliminaion Leaving he arena no under conrol 157 Eliminaion Rider dismouning wihou a reason accepable o he judge 158 Fall of horse and/or rider 158 Zero for ha movemen Reire from Tes Horse refusing o coninue for a period of 20 consecuive seconds 159 Eliminaion Use of voice 161 Two mark deducion for each movemen Secion 15 Riding he es and penalies When a compeior makes an error of he es (ros rising insead of siing, a he salue does no ake he reins in one hand, ec) he mus be penalised as for an error of es Appropriae o error Rising ro in Advanced Medium and above ess 156 Two mark deducion for each movemen Lameness 167 Eliminaion 143

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146 SECTION 16 Judges 175. Appoinmen and deselecion Judges of affiliaed classes mus be on he Official Judges Panel and be a curren Premier Club member of BD. They are appoined by he organisers of compeiions or by BD. Judges mus be 18 years or over upon applicaion. Where appropriae, judges subjec o invesigaion may be suspended unil heir hearing. A judge may be deseleced from he Official Judges Panel by BD if he or she: a) is in serious or repeaed breach of he BD Judges Code of Conduc. b) brings BD or is name or repuaion ino any form of disrepue. c) is deermined by he Judge Complains Panel or he Chief Execuive (using his/her summary powers) o be in breach of any BD Rule. d) commis any ac of dishonesy or criminal offence; e) Where he Judges Complains Panel assesses ha a judges sandard of judging is insufficien in some respec, hey or he Judges Commiee have he auhoriy o require he judge o underake specific raining or reesing. Failure o comply saisfacorily wih hese requiremens may resul in he judge being downgraded or removed from he lis Posiioning of Judges A jury usually consiss of wo, hree or five judges. Judges may be posiioned on he ouside of he arena a E,H,C,M and B. The Presiden sis a C, one fellow judge may si a H or M (on he shor side nex o he judge a C) and he 3rd judge mus si a eiher B or E (on he long side no covered by he judge a H or M). Where five judges are used, hey mus be posiion, hree along he shor side, eiher side of he Judge a C and one a B and E. There should always be a judge a C. The Judges boxes should be sied a leas wo meres away from he side of he arena o ensure a full view. Secion 16 Judges 177. Judging Conflics of Ineres Judges are ambassadors and role models, guided by principles of fairness, imparialiy and inegriy. A conflic of ineres will be deemed o exis when a judge has, or reasonably appears o have, a personal or financial ineres, which could affec heir abiliy o be imparial. I is he responsibiliy of a judge o be scrupulously careful o guard agains any appearance or acualiy of ineres wheher financial or oherwise. I is always wiser o acknowledge a possible source of a conflic and sand aside raher han permi suspicions o gain srengh. The following resricions apply o judges o all affiliaed dressage compeiions. a) The judge may no be he owner of or have a financial ineres in any horse in he class. b) The judge may no be in a relaionship wih or a close relaive of a rider or owner, nor shall he judge be in regular conac wih he rider i.e. sabled on he riders yard or having regular raining wih he rider. 145

147 Secion 16 Judges c) No judge may judge a horse a Advanced level, which has been in heir ownership wihin wo years of he dae of he compeiion concerned. d) No judge may judge a horse a levels up o and including Advanced Medium, which has been in heir ownership wihin one year of he dae of he compeiion concerned. e) The judge mus ry o avoid judging any combinaion wih whose raining he/she has been regularly involved, or been rained by hemselves, unless excepional circumsances demand i, (e.g. a very shor noice). In his insance, he Judge mus record he possible conflic of ineres wih he organizer. which mus hen be displayed on he scoreboard. For Regionals and Championships any conflic mus be avoided and lis of enries mus be available o he judges from he show organisers as soon as possible afer close of enries o help avoid any conflic. Regular raining is defined as having rained a horse or rider no more han more han six imes in he preceding 12 monhs. This also includes es riding clinics and he judge being rained by he rider in quesion. Training may no ake place wihin wo weeks prior o Regionals or Championships. f) No judge may judge a freesyle if hey have paricipaed in he making of he musical CD or creaion of he floor plan in he las 6 monhs g) Judges, wriers, or ohers wihin earsho of he judge are no o wrie a commenary of he class for publicaion. h) A rider and or horse should no be judged by anyone wih whom hey have a commercial or conracual sponsorship agreemen (financial or produc supply/ endorsemen). The conflic is seen when here is paymens made beween such paries, wheher ha be direc or hrough a hird pary such as BD. If a judge is unsure regarding a possible conflic hey should conac he Judge s Direcor for clarificaion. If a judge arrives a a show o find hey have a conflic, or perceived conflic, wih a combinaion which hey will be judging as under e) above, hey should complee an official Conflic of Ineres Form (organisers have he forms and are available on he BD websie) which mus be aached o he score board. If any member has a complain agains a judge involving conflic of ineres, hey should submi a complain as in annex 4. i) Where a coach is acing in a Judging capaciy (eg young horse classes) hey will be bound by he judges code of conduc and rules. This include declaraion of conflic of ineres Sandards a which judges may officiae Unless saed, only one judge is required (See also special Rules for qualifiers). Lis 1 Lis 2A Lis 2 Lis 3A Lis 3 Lis 4 Lis 5 Lis 6 Tess of all levels. Young Horse Qualifiers. All Evening. All ess up o and including Inermediae I. Young Horse Qualifiers. All Evening. All ess up o and including Prix S Georges, Young Horse Qualifiers. All Evening. All ess up o and including Advanced Medium. All Evening (recommended for CCI2**, CIC2*) All ess up o and including Medium. Young Horse Non Qualifiers. Inermediae level and below Evening (recommended for CCI1*, CIC1*) All ess up o and including Elemenary. Young Horse Non Qualifiers. Inermediae level and below Evening. All ess up o and including Novice. Evening Novice level ess and below. All Riding Club and Pony Club ess. Inroducory and Preliminary Tess. Evening BE100, BE90 & BE80. Riding Club ess up o and including Novice sandard, excep when used as a qualifier. All Pony Club ess. 146

148 179. Number of judges required for compeiion The lis below included PYO and Music Qualifiers. Grand Prix Inermediae II Inermediae I Prix S Georges Advanced Medium One judge from Lis 1. Premier Leagues and High Profile shows hree judges from Lis 1 One judge from Lis 1. Premier Leagues and High Profile shows hree judges from Lis 1 One judge from Lis 1 or 2a. For Premier Leagues, wo or hree judges, one of which mus be Lis 1 One judge from Lis 1, 2 or 2a. For Premier Leagues wo or hree judges, one of which mus be Lis 1 or 2a One judge from Lis 1, 2A, 2 or 3A Medium One judge from Lis 1, 2A, 2, 3A or 3 Elemenary One judge from Lis 1, 2A, 2, 3A, 3 or 4 Novice One judge from Lis 1, 2A, 2, 3A, 3, 4 or 5 Preliminary One judge from Lis 1, 2A, 2, 3A, 3, 4, 5 or 6 Young Horse Ques Club Inro, Prelim & Novice One judge from Lis 1, 2A or 2 and one rainer for Young Horse Qualifiers/championships. One judge from Lis 1, 2A, 2, 3A, 3, 4, 5 or Number of Judges required for Area Fesival and Area Fesival Finals Three judges are required for all classes excep for Iner II where wo judges are permied. Level Minimum lis of Judge a C Judge a C Minimum lis for oher wo Judges for lis Preliminary 3 5 Novice 3 5 Elemenary 3A 4 Medium 2 3 Advanced Medium 2A 3A PSG 1 2 Iner I 1 2A Iner II 1 1 Secion 16 Judges 181. Number of Judges required for Team Ques and My Ques Regional Finals Two judges are required for all classes. Level Minimum lis of Judge a C Judge a C Minimum lis for oher wo Judges for lis Inroducory 4 5 Preliminary 4 5 Novice Duraion of judging The judging begins when he rider eners a A and finishes when he rider moves off from he final salue. One BD lised dressage judge is required as per BD Ques Club rules. 147

149 SECTION 17 Combined Training 183. Qualifying period The qualifying period runs from 01 Ocober 2017 o 28 February Discipline membership Qualifiers are open o members of Briish Dressage, Briish Evening, Briish Showjumping, Pony Club and Briish Riding Clubs. All riders mus hold a minimum membership of BD Club, BS Club, BE Day Pass, PC or BRC membership and be regisered a ime of enry and compeing. Riders mus declare which discipline hey are regisered wih a ime of enry saing heir membership number. There is no requiremen for a horse o be regisered o paricipae in qualifiers, however mus abide by Briish Dressage rules in relaion o age and vaccinaions. Regardless of membership in oher disciplines, qualified combinaions compeing in eiher of he wo finals mus hold a minimum of a BD Club membership by close of enries on he final Eligibiliy for qualifying compeiions Secion 17 Combined Training Qualifiers are open o horses/ponies of any level or grade in any discipline. Children may ride horses from he beginning of he calendar year in which he age of 12 is reached. Any age rider may ride ponies provided ha he rider is of a suiable size for he pony Levels of compeiion 1. BD Dressage Prelim Tes 2 Show Jumping - Maximum heigh 70cm 2. BD Dressage Prelim Tes 18 Show Jumping Maximum heigh 80cm 3. BD Novice Tes 24 Show Jumping Maximum heigh 90cm 4. BD Novice Tes 34 Show Jumping Maximum heigh 1m Horses/ ponies may compee ogeher however if enries warran i classes may be spli in o wo secions; Ponies 148 and under and horses over 149cm. The dressage & jumping phases, mus be ridden in his order - dressage phase firs hen showjumping. The same horse and rider mus compee boh phases. A horse/pony may no compee in more han wo classes on he same day. Eliminaion from one phase involves eliminaion from he whole compeiion. However if eliminaed in he dressage, a rider may ask permission from he organiser o paricipae in he Show Jumping phase HC. 148

150 191. Specific rules for he dressage phase The dressage phase is run in accordance wih BD rules. Dress is as per BD/Ques club rules. One BD lised dressage judge is required as per BD Ques Club rules Specific rules for he Show Jumping phase a) The showjumping Phase is run in accordance wih BS Club rules. b) Dress is as per BD/Ques Club or BS club rules. c) A BS Show Jumping judge is required as per BS club rules. d) Course o consis of eigh o welve Fences. e) Courses can be run as single fences only or may include up o wo doubles on one or wo srides. If doubles are included only a verical as he second par may be used. f) Unless he compeiion is limied o only ponies, all disances should be se as for horses. g) There mus be no be any relaed disances less han five srides on he approach or following any double. h) There should no be any hree sride relaed disance anywhere in he course. i) Waer rays and riple combinaions are no allowed Scoring of he compeiion The marks for he dressage phase are oalled in he normal manner. Any fauls incurred in he jumping phase are deduced from he marks awarded for he dressage phase. The winner is he combinaion wih he highes score. Showjumping fauls judged under Briish Showjumping Club rules Knock down 4 fauls Firs refusal 4 fauls Second refusal (anywhere on course) 8 fauls Third refusal (anywhere on course) Eliminaion Fall (anywhere on course) Eliminaion Rounds are no imed however here is a maximum ime allowed of wo minues All oher fauls as Briish Show Jumping Handbook In he even of equaliy If he final score gives equaliy of marks o wo or more compeiors, he classificaion is decided by he highes marks for he dressage es. If here is sill equaliy, he combinaion wih he highes collecives in he dressage wins. If sill equal afer he above has been applied, hen equal placings should be awarded. Secion 17 Combined Training 194. Rosees and prize money Prize money o be awarded o he same scale as BD rules. Each class mus have a minimum of 25 firs prize on offer, subjec o sarers. Rosees o be awarded firs o sixh provided ha here is a maximum of en sarers in he class. If here are less han 10 sarers in he class hen firs o hird may be offered Qualificaion for he Combined Training Championship Top wo horse/rider combinaions will qualify from each class for he championship. Qualificaion will pass down if eiher combinaion in he op wo are already qualified. Wildcards may be issued for classes if warraned. 149

151 Annex 1 Briish Dressage ess in use ANNEXES ANNEX 1 Briish Dressage ess in use A (2008) Shor C (2016) Shor Inroducory level Inroducory B (2009) Shor No 1 (2006) Shor No. 2 (2016) Shor* No. 7 (2002) Shor No. 12 (2005) Shor No. 13 (2006) Shor* Preliminary level No. No. 14 (2006) Shor* No. 15 (2008) Long* No. 17A (2017) Long* No. 18 (2002) Shor No. 19 (2008) Long* No. 22 (2007) Long No. 23 (2012) Long No. 24 (2010) Shor No. 27 (2007) Shor No. 28 (2008) Shor Novice level No. 30 (2006) Shor* No: 34 (2009) Shor* Novice 37A (2017) Long* No. 38 (2005) Long* No. 39 (2010) Long* No. 40 (2010) Long No. 42 (2008) Shor No. 43 (2006) Long No. 44 (2002) Shor No. 45 (2010) Long Elemenary level No: 49 (2009) Shor* No. 50 (2007) Shor* No. 53 (2007) Long* No. 57 (2007) Long* No. 59 (2010) Long* No. 61 (2002) Long No. 63 (2002) Shor No. 69 (2005) Long No. 71 (2002) Shor* Medium level No. 73 (2007) Long* No. 75 (2002) Long* No. 76 (2016) Long* 150

152 Advanced Medium No: 85 (2009) Long (FEI Junior Prelim) No 92 (2011) Long (FEI Junior Individual) No: 90 (2012) Shor* No. 96 (2011) Long (FEI Junior Individual)* No: 91 (2016) Long* No. 98 (2002) Long* Advanced level No. 100 (2002) Long No. 105 (2011) Long (FEI Young Rider Prelim) No. 102 (2012) Long Annex 1 Briish Dressage ess in use Tess highlighed wih a * will be he only ess used for qualifiers FEI U21 ess (long arenas) FEI Pony Preliminary, Team and Individual Tess (Ediion 2012) updae 2016, valid from FEI Junior Preliminary, Team and Individual Tess (Ediion 2012) updae 2016, valid from FEI Young Rider Preliminary, Team and Individual (Ediion 2012) updae 2016, valid from Grand Prix (Ediion 2009) updae 2016, valid from FEI Para-Equesrian ess FEI PE 2017 Grade I Novice A, Team, Individual, Freesyle (20x40m) FEI PE 2017 Grade II Novice A, Team, Individual, Freesyle (20x40m) FEI PE 2017 Grade III Novice A, Team, Individual, Freesyle (20x40m) FEI PE 2017 Grade IV Novice A, Team, Individual, Freesyle (20x60m) FEI PE 2017 Grade V Novice A, Team, Individual, Freesyle (20x60m) PE Grade I Tes 3 (20x40m) PE Grade II Tes 10 (20x40m) PE Grade III Tes 21 (20x40m) PE Grade IV Tes 31 (20x40m) FEI PE 2016 Grade V for Inro Shows Tes (20x40m) Freesyle o Music ess Inroducory (2016) shor arena Advanced Medium (2016) long arena Preliminary (2016) long arena Prix S Georges (FEI YR) (2009) long arena Novice (2016) long arena FEI Inermediae I (2009) long arena Elemenary (2016) long arena FEI Grand Prix (2009) long arena Medium (2016) long arena 151

153 Annex 1 Briish Dressage ess in use Naional Tes for 4 Year Olds 2018 Naional Tes for 5 Year Olds 2018 Naional Tes for 6 Year Olds 2018 Young horse ess FEI Dressage Tes for 4-year old horses (Ediion 2005, updae 2016,) valid from Preliminary Dressage Tes for 5-year old horses (Ediion 2004, updae 2016) valid from YHP5 Hicksead Inernaional FEI Dressage Tes for 5-year old horses - Final (Ediion 2004, updae 2016) valid from YHF5 Hicksead Inernaional Preliminary Dressage Tes for 6-year old horses (Ediion 2004, updae 2016) valid from YHP6 Hicksead Inernaional FEI Dressage Tes for 6-year old horses - Final (Ediion 2004, updae 2016) valid from YHF6 Hicksead Inernaional (Final) Preliminary Dressage Tes for 7-year old horses (Ediion 2016) valid from (updae ) FEI Dressage Tes for 7-year old horses - Final (Ediion 2016) valid from (updae ) 152

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155 Annex 2 Judges Code of Conduc ANNEX 2 Judges Code of Conduc Judges Code of Conduc Judges exercise excepional auhoriy, which in urn requires hem o assume excepional responsibiliies. Their overall effeciveness depends, no only on heir echnical compeence and knowledge of he rules, bu also on heir mauriy of judgmen, self-conrol, flexibiliy and basic fairness and inegriy. Beyond his, all judges mus be scrupulously careful o guard agains any appearance or acualiy of conflic of ineres. In all quesionable cases, i is always wiser o acknowledge a possible source of a conflic and sand aside raher han permi suspicions o gain srengh. This code of conduc applies o Briish Dressage judges a all imes when aending or judging a compeiions. I should be considered in conjuncion wih he curren Briish Dressage Rules. 1. Judges should ac wih inegriy and always pu he spor and he horse s welfare firs. 2. Judges should be: (i) Hones and open (ii) Respecful o riders a all imes (iii) Objecive, fair and unbiased (iv) Supporive and encouraging 3. Judges should always conduc hemselves in a professional and appropriae manner when acing in any official capaciy. 4. When a a show or acing in any official capaciy, judges should be considerae and respecful o oher judges, compeiors and show officials. 5. A judge should no conduc hemselves in a manner derimenal o he characer of and/ or which may be prejudicial o he ineress of Briish Dressage. 6. While officiaing a, or aending, any Briish Dressage even i is inappropriae o drink alcohol or be under he influence of any medicaion or subsance which may affec judgmen or conduc. 7. Judges should no solici organisers for fuure inviaions. 8. Opinion and commens on any of he combinaions judged should be heard only by he wrier and / or any person invied o si-in i.e. someone who is shadow judging, and shared only wih he compeior in quesion. Care should be aken no o discuss paricular ess wih anyone else. 9. Judges should no disclose or discuss any deails of any combinaions judged on social media sies such as forums, Facebook, Twier, or oher websies. 10. Be discree and loyal o fellow judges a all imes. 11. Judges mus observe he Judging Conflic of Ineres rule as deailed on page Conflics of ineres are no permied a Regional/Winer/Summer Championships unless an exempion is graned in an excepion circumsance. 13. Judges should be aware of he BD Safeguarding Policy and should no engage wih individuals under he age of 18 years wihou an appropriae adul presen. 154

156 ANNEX 3 Member Conduc and Complains agains Members and Judges Annex 3 Complains of misconduc Any person wishing o make a complain of misconduc or relaing o a breach of hese rules by a member or judge mus do so in wriing o he Chief Execuive. If, afer preliminary invesigaion, he Chief Execuive considers ha a prima facie case of misconduc exiss which canno be deal wih summarily, he may in his absolue discreion refer he complain o eiher he Judges Complains Panel or Disciplinary Panel or alernaively o Spors Resoluions UK. 1.2 The Chief Execuive or he Board may, a heir sole discreion, refer any maer which comes o heir aenion o eiher he Disciplinary Panel, he Judges Complains Panel or o Spors Resoluions UK. 1.3 In hese rules references o he Panel shall relae eiher o he Disciplinary Panel or he Judges Complains Panel As soon as possible afer an inciden, anyone wishing o complain should send a wrien complain o he Chief Execuive giving as much informaion as possible abou he inciden concerned including where possible deails of any independen winesses and any video/dvd and or copies of any es shees of oher documens. The complain should be sen o he Chief Execuive a eiher: jason.brauigam@briishdressage.co.uk or Pos: Chief Execuive, Briish Dressage, Meriden Business Park, Copse Drive, Meriden, Wes Midlands, CV5 9RG. If a complain is made more han 14 days afer he inciden, he Chief Execuive may in his/her sole discreion refuse o invesigae he complain. 2.2 Anyone seeing an inciden which hey may wish o repor, where possible, should noe he ime, place, names ec. and ry and find addiional winesses. They should if possible approach he seward, organiser or senior judges on sie who should inform he individual concerned of he complain. If he inciden concerns a horse, every effor should be made o ascerain he condiion of he horse and wheher i has been marked by bi, spur or whip. All evidence should be wrien down and submied o he Chief Execuive. 3. The Chief Execuive will review he complain and supporing evidence o consider wheher or no i requires furher invesigaion. Complains no suppored by evidence are unlikely o be considered or invesigaed. 4. If he Chief Execuive considers ha he complain should be invesigaed, he member or judge (responden) who is he subjec of he complain will be asked o respond o he complain. Such response should be received by he Chief Execuive wihin 14 days of he reques for a response being made. In he absence of a response, he Chief Execuive will be eniled o consider he complain in any even. The Chief Execuive may also make any furher enquiries he or she considers o be appropriae. 5. If having made furher enquiries he Chief Execuive, considers ha he complain should be pursued furher he complainan will be informed and a copy of he complain may be provided o he member or judge who is he subjec of he complain. Member conduc and complains agains Members and judges 155

157 Annex 3 Member conduc and complains agains Members and judges Summary powers of he Chief Execuive 6. Where he Chief Execuive receives a complain agains a judge or member which he Chief Execuive or Chair of he Judges Complains Panel considers in his/her sole discreion should be deal wih summarily, he Chief Execuive or he Chair of he judges Complains Panel is empowered o impose one or more of he penalies in paragraph 10 below, subjec o he provisions of his Rule. 7. This Rule shall only apply o breaches of: (a) The Judges Code of Conduc (b) Paragraph (a) o (e), (h) o (l) and (o) o (w) of he Members Code of Conduc. 8. The Chief Execuive or Chair of he Judges Complains Panel shall give noificaion in wriing o a member or judge agains whom a complain has been made ha he maer will be deal wih under his rule and will give he member or judge he opporuniy o eiher: (a) Wihin 21 days reques ha he complain should be referred o he Disciplinary Panel or he Judges Complains Panel, in which even he Chief Execuive mus refer he maer eiher o he Disciplinary Panel of he Judges Complains Panel a his sole discreion. For avoidance of doub, he member or judge is no eniled o reques ha he maer be referred o Spors Resoluions UK. (b) Agree ha he complain should be deal wih under his rule, in which even he member or judge should respond o he complain in wriing o he Chief Execuive wihin 21 days. The response should se ou in deail any maers which he member or judge wishes o be aken ino accoun and supply a copy of any relevan documens. (c) In he even ha no response is received he Chief Execuive or he Chair of he Judges Complains Panel may proceed o consider he complain under his rule. (d) If he complain is o be deal wih under his rule he Chief Execuive or he Chair of he Judges Complains Panel will consider he complain and he response and will noify he member or judge concerned of he decision wih 21 days or as soon as reasonably pracical. 9. If he member or judge disagrees wih he decision of he Chief Execuive eiher as o he complain or he penaly imposed he/she mus wihin 14 days of he decision reques he Chief Execuive o refer he complain eiher o he Disciplinary Panel or he Judges Complains Panel (he choice of panel shall be a he Chief Execuive s sole discreion). The Disciplinary Panel or he Judges Complains Panel may for he avoidance of doub, impose any one or more of he penalies se ou in Annex 4 of hese rules. 10. The Chief Execuive or Chair of he Judges Complains Panel is empowered o impose any one or more of he following penalies: (a) Tha such member or judge be warned ha he conduc complained of was unaccepable, and for he Chief Execuive or Chair of he Judges Complains Panel may give advice as o appropriae furher conduc by he member or judge. (b) Tha such member or judge be reprimanded and cauioned as o his/her fuure conduc. (c) Tha such member or judge be suspended from all or any of he righs and privileges of membership for a period no exceeding hree monhs by he Chief Execuive. The Board has he power o increase he lengh of a suspension following a reques from he Chief Execuive or Chair of he Judges Complains Panel. (d) Tha any horse or pony belonging o and/or being ridden by such member a he ime of he misconduc be debarred from compeing in any compeiion and shows affiliaed o Briish Dressage, o a foreign federaion or o he FEI for a period no exceeding 12 monhs and/or be disqualified from he resul of any compeiion or compeiions direcly associaed wih he misconduc. 156

158 (e) Tha any suspension be suspended for a period of up o wo years. If during he period of he suspended suspension a member or judge is found o be in breach of he Memorandum or Aricles of Briish Dressage or of any lawful rule, regulaion or bye-law made by he Board or any oher compeen auhoriy he Member or judge will be suspended for he period of he original suspension for such oher shorer period as he Chief Execuive or Chair of he Judges Complains Panel may deem o be appropriae. (f) Tha such a member or judge pay a fine of such sum as he Chief Execuive or Chair of he Judges Complains Panel shall in his/her absolue discreion giving direc due regard o he graviy of he misconduc and any evidence of means supplied by he responden. (g) Tha such a judge be: (i) Suspended from judging for a period no exceeding hree monhs and/or (ii) Be deseleced or reduced in saus and/or (iii) Required o undergo such addiional or furher raining as he Chief Execuive, Chair of he Judges Complains Panel or Chairman of he Judges Commiee considers o be appropriae. 11. Fines imposed pursuan o hese summary powers on an owner, lessee, auhorised agen or rider may be levied wih or wihou disqualificaion of he horse or pony concerned from any compeiion. If he horse or pony is no so disqualified, any poins won in hese circumsances will remain on is grading record. A horse or pony compeing in a class for which i is no eligible will be disqualified from ha compeiion and all poins won and/or qualificaions awarded will be forfei. If a compeior, horse or pony qualifies for a furher compeiion as a resul of a compeiion for which he, she or i was no eligible for any reason he qualificaion will be cancelled, wheher or no a fine or penaly has been imposed. Provided he cancellaion of such qualificaion has been confirmed by he Chief Execuive before he normal closing dae for he nex round of he compeiion or championship, he qualificaion will pass o he nex eligible compeior, horse or pony, if any. 12. In he even ha he Chief Execuive or Chair of he Judges Complains Panel considers in his/her discreion ha any complain received resuls in a minor infringemen of he rules and considers ha i would be inappropriae o eiher refer he maer o he Disciplinary Panel, he Judges Complains Panel or Spors Resoluions UK or o deal wih he complain under his rule he Chief Execuive may issue a cauion/formal warning o he member as o heir fuure conduc. Any such cauion/formal warning shall be placed upon he member s record. In he even ha he member or judge disagrees wih he cauion or formal warning, he may elec o refer he maer o eiher he Disciplinary Panel or he Judges Complains Panel (he choice of panel shall be a he Chief Execuive s sole discreion) wihin 14 days of receiving noice of he cauion or formal warning. Summary powers of a eam manager 13. The Chef d Equipe or Team Manager or his/her duly auhorised depuy whils accompanying members on a course of raining or on a our or eam visi (wheher or no such course of raining or our or eam visi akes place in Grea Briain) shall have power in his/her absolue discreion o regulae, conrol and/or adjudicae upon he conduc of members on such course of raining, our or eam visi and shall have he power o direc ha a member shall be suspended from compeing or aking par in such course of raining or in any compeiion aking place on such our or eam visi. Annex 3 Member conduc and complains agains Members and judges 157

159 Annex 3 Member conduc and complains agains Members and judges Indebedness o affiliaed shows 14. If a member fails o make paymen or makes paymen o an affiliaed show in respec of enry fees or sabling by cheque or oher insrumen which is subsequenly dishonoured, he show secreary may repor he name and address of such person, ogeher wih he names of he horses and he names and addresses of he owners whose fees he dishonoured insrumens were inended o cover. The repor mus be made in wriing o he Chief Execuive and mus iemise he amoun of ousanding fees. On receip of such noice he Chief Execuive shall noify he said member of his indebedness. If such indebedness is no fully seled wihin 30 days he member shall auomaically be suspended from all righs and privileges of membership of Briish Dressage unil such ime as paymen is received. The Chief Execuive shall noify he member accordingly and publish he suspension in Briish Dressage Magazine. Immediae suspension 15. The Chief Execuive may, a any poin prior o he deerminaion of a complain, suspend he membership of a member of any par or pars of he righs or benefis of a member if he reasonably believes ha: 15.1 Children, young people or aduls may be a risk I is necessary for he proecion of oher members, including he responden Allegaions agains he responden would, if esablished and upheld, in he sole discreion of he Chief Execuive amoun o a serious breach of he rules of Briish Dressage In he sole discreion of he Chief Execuive, he repuaion of Briish Dressage could be harmed if he responden coninued o ac as a member The coninued involvemen of he member migh impede enquiries/ invesigaion. Such decision o suspend should be raified by wo members of he Disciplinary Panel, in wriing. 16. A member may be suspended from all righs and privileges of membership of Briish Dressage following convicion in a Briish Cour of Law of any equesrian relaed offence which, in he reasonable opinion of he Chief Execuive, shall bring Briish Dressage or equesrian spor in o disrepue, pending a full invesigaion by he Disciplinary Panel. Such suspension is o be approved by wo members of he Disciplinary Panel, in wriing, and may ake effec from he dae of convicion. 17. A member may be suspended from all righs and privileges of membership if charged wih any sexual offence relaing o children or vulnerable young aduls pending a full invesigaion by he Disciplinary Panel and/or he conclusion of any criminal proceedings; such suspension is o be approved by wo members of he Disciplinary Panel in wriing. 18. Suspension under his rule, while a serious maer, is no a disciplinary sancion and should no herefore be viewed as a sign of guil. The disciplinary hearing shall ake place as soon as reasonably pracicable, following noificaion of he suspension having been given o he member concerned. 19. Disclosure of suspension under his rule will be made only by he Chief Execuive as he/ she deems appropriae. The Chief Execuive will mainain a record of hose informed of he suspension. 20. A suspension under his rule mus be for a defined period. A member who is suspended under his rule is deemed no a member during ha period for all purposes excep: 20.1 for he purposes of any disciplinary acion or any appeals process in respec of he member concerned and; 158

160 20.2 in respec of heir liabiliy o pay subscripions, fines or any oher indebedness o Briish Dressage. 21. If a member is suspended under his Rule for a period ha exends beyond heir annual membership renewal dae, heir membership shall lapse. Any applicaion which he/she may make for renewal of membership will only be effecive, if graned, from he end of he period of suspension. Nowihsanding any such lapse of membership or suspension, any jus disciplinary acion may be aken agains, and any disciplinary or appeals process may be commenced or coninued in respec of, he member in quesion A member who is suspended from Briish Dressage under his rule is, unless oherwise sipulaed by he Chief Execuive, suspended from all righs and privileges of Briish Dressage. FEI Suspensions 22. In he even ha a rider/owner receives an FEI suspension, such rider/owner will auomaically be suspended from all righs and privileges of membership of Briish Dressage for he same period of ime as he FEI suspension. Disciplinary reciprociy 23. In he even ha a rider/owner receives a suspension or period of ineligibiliy from anoher member body of he BEF, such rider/owner will auomaically be suspended from all righs and privileges of membership of BD or auomaically ineligible o paricipae in any capaciy in any BD compeiions for he same period of ime as he suspension or period of ineligibiliy. Annex 3 Member conduc and complains agains Members and judges 159

161 Annex 4 Disciplinary procedure ANNEX 4 Disciplinary Procedure Disciplinary Panel and Judges Complains Panel procedure 1. Noice of he referral of he complain o he Disciplinary Panel, Judges Complains Panel or Spors Resoluions UK will be sen o he member (he responden ) agains whom a complain has been made ogeher wih deails of he naure of he complain as soon as pracical following he decision o proceed. 2. Briish Dressage will as soon as reasonably pracical of noifying he responden of he deails of he complain, provide he responden wih a Saemen of Case seing ou: - The naure of he complain. - Deails of any winesses i inends o rely upon ogeher wih any winess saemens or full deails of he evidence of winesses o be relied upon. - Copies of any documens or deails of any oher evidence i is inended o rely upon. 3. The responden will, wihin 21 days of receiving he Saemen of Case, submi o Briish Dressage a response seing ou as fully as possible he Responden s case ogeher wih: - Accepance or denial of all or par of he Briish Dressage Saemen of Case. - Deails of any facs, evidence or oher maer relied upon. - Deails of any winesses i is inended o rely upon ogeher wih any winess saemens or full deails of he evidence of winesses o be relied upon. - Copies of any documens or deails of any oher evidence i is inended o rely upon. - Provide any daes of unavailabiliy of he responden or any winesses in he period of wo monhs from he dae of he response. 4. Briish Dressage may, if i so wishes, serve a reply o any maers raised in he response and shall do wihin 14 days of receip of he response. 5. Neiher pary shall be eniled o submi furher wrien argumens or furher evidence afer he above ime limis unless permied o do so by he Disciplinary Panel or he Judges Complains Panel. 6. In he even ha he responden fails o comply wih he above ime limis and/or fails o provide daes of unavailabiliy of winesses and/or fails o deliver a response, Briish Dressage may proceed wih he complain in any even. 7. A he conclusion of he above procedure he Chief Execuive shall, as soon as reasonably pracical, fix a dae for he hearing of he complain and noify he responden of he ime, dae and locaion of he hearing. The responden will, where possible, be given a leas 14 days noice of such hearing. 8. Briish Dressage and he responden may agree ha he maer be deal wih in wriing and wihou an oral hearing. In such even, he Disciplinary Panel or Judges Complains Panel will consider he Saemen of Case and response and any evidence or documens provided by eiher pary and will noify he paries of is decision as soon as reasonably pracical. 160

162 9. Hearings before he Disciplinary Panel or Judges Complains Panel shall be in privae (subjec paragraph 15 below). The disciplinary process and hearing shall be confidenial and all evidence, documens, saemens or oher maerials used for he complain or proceedings shall be confidenial unless such maerial is required o be disclosed by law or already in he public domain is required for any appeal. 10. The Disciplinary Panel or Judges Complains Panel shall conduc he disciplinary proceedings in such manner as i considers appropriae and in accordance wih hese Rules and will ac fairly and imparially. In addiion, he Disciplinary Panel or Judges Complains Panel may, if i considers i appropriae: 10.1 Allow eiher pary o adduce exper evidence and o appoin a join exper and shall give direcion as o how such evidence may be deal wih Decide upon any procedural or oher maers in connecion wih he complain or disciplinary process Order eiher pary o provide documens or furher informaion. 11. Briish Dressage and he Responden shall be responsible for heir own legal coss unless oherwise ordered by he Disciplinary Panel or Judges Complains Panel. The Disciplinary Panel or Judges Complains Panel shall however be eniled o order ha all or par of he legal coss incurred by a pary should be paid by he oher pary for such amoun as he Disciplinary Panel or Judges Complains Panel consider o be reasonable and/ or appropriae in he circumsances bearing in mind he seriousness of he conduc complained of and he conduc of he paries during he course of he disciplinary process. Such coss shall be summarily assessed by he Disciplinary Panel a he ime of he hearing. 12. In he even ha he complain is upheld, he responden shall in addiion o any coss awarded under paragraph 11 above pay: 12.1 Expenses incurred by he members of he Disciplinary Panel The expenses relaing o any hearing, including room hire Adminisraive expenses of Briish Dressage limied o 500. The amoun of such expenses o be in he sole discreion of he Disciplinary Panel or Judges Complains Panel. Complains and Objecions Complains relaing o judges; may be deal wih eiher by he Disciplinary Panel or he Judges Complains Panel Complains relaing o judges in unaffiliaed compeiions may be acceped in he sole discreion of he Chief Execuive or Chair of he Judges Complains Panel Objecions will be deal wih under Rules 194 and Objecions will no be acceped in relaion o unaffiliaed compeiions In he even ha a judge is given wo or more warnings and/or cauions in any 24 monh period he maer may be referred o he Chairman of he Judges Commiee by he Chair of he Judges Complains Panel o consider wheher or no furher acion should be aken by he Judges Complains Panel. Annex 4 Disciplinary procedure Righ of members appearing before he Disciplinary Panel or Judges Complains Panel 14. A member is eniled o legal represenaion or o be represened by a hird pary before he Disciplinary Panel or Judges Complains Panel. A member under he age of 18 mus always be accompanied by an appropriae adul. 161

163 Annex 4 Disciplinary procedure Powers of he Disciplinary Panel or Judges Complains Panel o impose penalies 15. If afer considering all he evidence, he Disciplinary Panel or Judges Complains Panel decides ha he complain of by a member or judge is susained hey are empowered o impose on such member or judge any one or more of he following penalies: 15.1 Tha such member or judge be reprimanded and cauioned as o his/her fuure conduc Tha such member or judge be suspended from all or any of he righs and privileges of membership for a period no exceeding five years Tha any horse or pony belonging o and/or ridden by such member a he ime of he misconduc be debarred from compeing in any compeiion a shows affiliaed o Briish Dressage; o a foreign federaion, or o he FEI for a period no exceeding 12 monhs and/or be disqualified from he resul of any compeiion or compeiions direcly associaed wih he misconduc Tha any suspension be suspended for a period of up o wo years. If during he period of he suspended suspension a Member or Judge is found o be in breach of he Memorandum or Aricles of Briish Dressage or of any lawful Rule, Regulaion or bye-law made by he Board or any oher compeen auhoriy he Member or Judge will be suspended for he period of he original suspension for such oher shorer period as he Chief Execuive or Chair of he Judges Complains Panel may deem o be appropriae Tha such member or judge pay a fine of such sum as he Disciplinary Panel or Judges Complains Panel shall in heir absolue discreion direc, giving due regard o he graviy of he misconduc and he facs and circumsances of he maer. Noice of findings, penalies and appeals 16. The Chief Execuive will, wihin seven days of he Disciplinary Panel or Judges Complains Panel s decision, noify he member or judge, in wriing, of he findings of he Disciplinary Panel and of any penalies imposed. Appeals from decision of he Disciplinary Panel or Judges Complains Panel 17. Any member whose conduc has been referred o he Disciplinary Panel or Judges Complains Panel and who is dissaisfied wih he Disciplinary Panel s decision may, wihin 14 days of a decision (or where relevan of receip by he individual of he Responden s wrien clarificaion for he decision), appeal o he Briish Equesrian Federaions Appeal Panel subjec o he BEF s erms of reference. 18. The Noice of Appeal mus be in wriing and clearly sae he decision ha he appellan wishes o appeal and he grounds for he appeal. The Noice of Appeal mus be signed by he appellan. 19. Terms of Reference of he Briish Equesrian Federaion Appeal Panel can be obained from Briish Dressage or he BEF websie. 20. The Noice of Appeal mus be accompanied by a cheque for a fee of 300 no subjec o VAT, made payable o he Briish Equesrian Federaion. This sum is o cover he coss and expenses of appoining he Appeal Panel and will be reained by he BEF in he even ha he appellan is unsuccessful bu will be refunded in he even ha he appellan is successful and in ha case he Responden will pay he fee of 300 o he BEF. 21. Pending he oucome of he appeal he Appeal Panel, once appoined, has he discreion o order ha he decision of he responden sands and ha he appellan is bound by ha decision unil such ime as he Appeal Panel issues heir finding o he conrary. 162

164 22. Any member who has been penalised by he Disciplinary Panel and who has appealed such decision o he BEF s Appeal Panel and is dissaisfied wih such Panel s decision, may appeal o Spors Resoluion UK whose erms of reference may be obained from Briish Dressage or he BEF. Disciplinary sewards 23. Disciplinary sewards or judges may be employed by he Chief Execuive on behalf of he Board. Their duies are o aend shows in order o observe and regulae he conduc of members. A disciplinary seward or judge will normally in he firs insance cauion any member whose conduc he/she has occasion o ake noe of and will explain o such member in wha manner his/her conduc falls shor of ha required by he rules. In flagran or repeaed insances of misconduc, he Disciplinary Seward or Judge will repor he circumsances o he Chief Execuive. Indebedness o Briish Dressage 24. Any member who fails o pay a fine imposed by he Disciplinary Panel, Judges Complains Panel, or he FEI, or who fails o pay for goods or services supplied by Briish Dressage, including he processing of memberships, regisraions, ec. or by making such paymens by means of a cheque or oher insrumen, including Variable Amoun Direc Debi mandae, which is subsequenly dishonoured, may be noified by he Chief Execuive of his/her indebedness by firs class leer. If such indebedness is no fully seled wihin 30 days of he dispach of such noificaion, he member shall auomaically be suspended from all righs and privileges of membership of Briish Dressage unil such ime as paymen is received. In he case of company membership liabiliy for such debs incurred will be he responsibiliy of he regisered company agen and/or he rider. The Chief Execuive shall noify he member accordingly and publish he suspension in Briish Dressage Magazine. Annex 4 Disciplinary procedure Publicaion of findings and penalies 25. The Disciplinary Panel, Judges Complains Panel, a Chef d Equipe or he Chief Execuive may a heir/his/her absolue discreion publish any disciplinary decision, ruling or direcion made concerning any person or maer in such manner as hey/he/she shall hink fi wheher in he public press circulaing hroughou or in any par of he Unied Kingdom, or abroad and/or on elevision or sound broadcasing, and/or o and hrough any news or broadcasing agency or agen, or oherwise and every member of Briish Dressage shall be deemed o have consened hereo, always providing ha such publicaion shall no be made unil he expiry of 28 days afer noificaion of he decision o he member. 163

165 ANNEX 5 Feedback Policy for members Annex 5 Briish Dressage has wo channels of communicaion available o members in relaion o any issues arising from judging: Feedback policy for members Formal Judge Complain process see Annex 3 1. Where you believe you have been unfairly judged. 2. Where you believe ha he behaviour of he Judge has been inappropriae and poenially in breach of he code of conduc. 3. Where he judge feels ha a rider has behaved in a manner which is poenially in breach of he code of conduc. Feedback form / inciden repor process This alernaive channel should be used o bring maers o he aenion of he Judges Commiee. For example, when a member feels ha a judge may have made a misake or error in scoring. This will be looked a as a means of supporing he ongoing raining o improve he educaion of judges, and no seen as a formal complain. In his case you can conac one of hree people by ; - Judges Direcor - Judges Liaison Officer on he Judges Commiee - Rider Liaison Officer on he Judges Commiee Alernaively if you wish o send he form by pos, please send i o he regisered BD Office address. The process for providing feedback is as follows: 1. Complee he feedback form / inciden repor and send via o he Judges Direcor, or o he Judges or Rider Liaison represenaive on he Judges Commiee, wih he relevan informaion and supporing evidence. 2. Members can use his channel o repor an inciden only, no o lodge a formal complain. 3. An acknowledgemen will be made, when members will be assured ha he maer will be invesigaed and deal wih appropriaely. 4. The recipien of he feedback form / inciden repor will inform he member if hey feel he inciden migh be more appropriae o go hrough he formal official complains procedure. 164

166 5. If an official complain is recommended, he member will hen be consuled as o wheher or no hey wish o lodge a formal complain and will have he final decision on his. 6. All maers lodged via he feedback form / inciden repor will be referred o he Judges Direcor who may hen, if considered appropriae, direc he issue o he nex Judges Commiee meeing for furher discussion and consideraion. Follow-up acions may include a phone call or an o he judge in quesion o discuss heir error, or a general noice issued in he nex judges newsleer. 7. A log of all incidens will be mainained o enable any recurring issues o be idenified and recified as appropriae. Annex 5 Please noe ha only complains lodged formally hrough he official complains procedure, as deailed in Annex 3, can be referred o he Judges Complains Panel. Furher correspondence will no be enered ino for minor incidens repored via he feedback form. A feedback form can be obained from he CEO Office, Training & Educaion Officer or downloaded from he BD websie. Feedback policy for members 165

167 ANNEX 6 Equine and human ani-doping Annex 6 Equine and human ani-doping Equine ani-doping and conrolled medicaion Each person who becomes a member of Briish Dressage agrees o be bound by he BEF equine ani-doping and conrolled medicaion rules ( BEFAR ) which are specifically incorporaed by reference in, and form par of, he Briish Dressage rule book. Copies of BEFAR can be found on he Briish Equesrian Federaion websie a and will be supplied o a member in paper forma on reques. The equine prohibied subsances lis can be viewed via he BEF websie - Accordingly, by becoming a member, such person shall be deemed o have agreed, amongs oher hings: a) o be bound by, and o comply sricly wih, BEFAR b) o submi o he auhoriy of he BEF and/or of Briish Dressage o apply, police and enforce BEFAR c) o provide all requesed assisance o he BEF and Briish Dressage (as applicable) in he applicaion, policing and enforcemen of BEFAR, including (wihou limiaion) cooperaing fully wih any esing, resuls managemen exercise, and/or proceedings being conduced pursuan o BEFAR in relaion o any poenial ani-doping or conrolled medicaion rule violaion(s). And excep where he FEI has jurisdicion over he poenial ani-doping or conrolled medicaion violaion: d) o submi o he exclusive jurisdicion of any BEF firs insance hearing body convened under BEFAR o hear and deermine charges and relaed issues arising under BEFAR; e) o submi o he exclusive jurisdicion of any Spor Resoluions UK Panel convened under BEFAR o hear and deermine appeals made pursuan o BEFAR; and f) no o bring any proceedings in any cour or oher forum ha are inconsisen wih he foregoing submission o he jurisdicion of he BEF firs insance ribunal, and Spor Resoluions UK. Human ani-doping and medicaion By becoming a member of Briish Dressage a person shall be deemed o have agreed: a) o be bound by and o comply sricly wih he BEF ani-doping rules for human ahlees (wihou prejudice o any oher ani-doping rules applicable o him/her); b) o submi o he auhoriy of he BEF and/or of he UK Ani-Doping organisaion ( UKAD ) o apply, police and enforce hose rules; c) o provide all requesed assisance o he BEF and UKAD (as applicable) in he applicaion, policing and enforcemen of hose rules, including (wihou limiaion) cooperaing fully wih any esing, resuls managemen exercise, and/or proceedings being conduced pursuan o hose Rules in relaion o any poenial Ani- Doping rule Violaion(s); And excep where he FEI has jurisdicion over he poenial ani-doping violaion 166

168 d) o submi o he exclusive jurisdicion of any firs insance ribunal convened under hose rules o hear and deermine charges and relaed issues arising under hose rules; e) o submi o he exclusive jurisdicion of any appeal ribunal and/or CAS Panel convened under hose rules o hear and deermine appeals made pursuan o hose rules; and f) no o bring any proceedings in any cour or oher forum ha are inconsisen wih he foregoing submission o he jurisdicion of he firs insance ribunal, he appeal ribunal and CAS. A copy of he rules can be found on he BEF websie a and he human prohibied subsances lis can be viewed via he BEF websie a The saus of all human medicaions prescribed or purchased in he UK can be checked using he Global Drug Reference Online a Annex 6 Equine and human ani-doping 167

169 ANNEX 7 Dressage Definiions Annex 7 Dressage definiions The Scales of Training The way of going Dressage is abou reaining and developing each horse s naural ahleicism. We wan him o do he movemens bu no dourly and subservienly. We wan him o be willing and gymnasic, and he way of going is jus as imporan as achieving he echnical requiremens (such as haling four square). More and more emphasis is being pu on he way of going, he qualiy of he work, and i is no longer sufficien o simply do he movemens. For he shoulder-in i is no jus a maer of checking he angle and posiioning bu also wheher he horse has rhyhm, suppleness, conac, impulsion, sraighness and collecion. Similarly for lenghened srides he judge should ask no jus: was here lenghening? bu also: was here rhyhm, suppleness, conac, sraighness? The mos ried and esed ways of undersanding he way of going are he German Scales of Training. These are wha he riders in he mos successful dressage naion in he world learn in heir early years of riding and wha he leading inernaional judges alk abou a he seminars hey give. Those Scales of Training are: rhyhm suppleness conac impulsion sraighness and evenually, collecion As a rule he raining scales are approached in ha order bu here are imes when one is skipped over o work on anoher. However, unil he horse works wih rhyhm, i will be difficul o make him supple, and unil supple, conac will be spasmodic and unil he conac is rue, impulsion will be illusive. Also he scales should improve and be of a higher sandard he more advanced he raining. Therefore he suppleness acceped in a young novice horse as being good enough o sar working more on he conac and impulsion will be much less han ha expeced in a horse ha is advanced enough o learn flying changes. Rhyhm Rhyhm should be boh: 1. Regular, ha is correc for each pace. In he walk here should be four hoof beas in a marching ime. In he ro here should be wo hoof beas he legs move in diagonal pairs plus a momen of suspension when all legs are off he ground. In he caner here should be hree hoof beas only one diagonal pair move ogeher and here is a momen of suspension. 168

170 2. The same empo (speed of he rhyhm) and his should have a pronounced bea o i. The horse should no speed up or slow down wheher he is going around a corner or on a sraigh line, wheher he is lenghening his srides or shorening hem. Suppleness The aim is ha he horse s muscles have one and are free from resisance, his joins are loose and he does no ighen agains he rider s aids. The muscles ha are really imporan are hose over he op line from he hind legs over he quarers, loins, in fron of he wiher and up o he poll. The es of wheher a horse is supple and working hrough he back and neck is ha when he rein conac is eased (as in a free walk) he horse wans o srech forward and down and no ry o hollow and lif his head. Conac The ideal conac is a ligh, even, elasic feel in boh reins and his is achieved by aids from he legs and sea, no he hands. The legs are applied as a driving aid, he horse seps under more and works hrough hose muscles along his op line over he back, neck, hrough he poll and he rider feels he energy hus creaed in he reins. When he conac is esablished in his way his ouline and seps will be round no hollow, and in he ro and caner springy and no fla. The horse s hindquarers and forehand are conneced by ha band of muscles over he op line and he rider can feel his in his hands as here will be a lively forward endency in he reins. The horse is hen said o be conneced. Impulsion This is he conained power of he horse. I is creaed in he hindquarers by geing him o ake more energeic seps, o place his hind legs furher under his body, and i is conained by he rein conac ha sops him from using up his exra energy o simply go faser. Any resisance, ighening of muscles, ligamens and joins, will block his energy geing hrough so he mus be supple and conneced o be able o build up real impulsion. Riders aim o creae enough impulsion o develop he horse s abiliy and o show off his ahleicism bu no so much ha i canno be conrolled. The skill of he rider is o creae as much energy as can be conained wihou he horse saring o pull and speed up. Annex 7 Dressage definiions Sraighness Horses, like humans, are born one sided and will end o move forward wih heir bodies slighly curved. This crookedness can ge worse if a rider sis o one side and/or keeps a sronger conac in one rein han he oher. When a horse is crooked i will be more difficul for him o say balanced and develop impulsion. The aim is ha he hind legs sep ino he racks of he forelegs boh on a sraigh line and on a circle, and ha he rider has an even feel in his reins. Collecion Dressage makes he horse a beer ride, more manoeuvrable, more powerful and easier o conrol. To achieve his, his balance has o be changed as he has o adjus o carry he weigh of he rider in he mos efficien way. When he is firs ridden he will carry mos of he rider s weigh on his forehand. This is cumbersome; he will end o run faser when asked o lenghen his srides, he will find i difficul o sop quickly and will ofen lean on he rider s hands o keep his balance. Through raining he necessary muscles are buil up and he is augh how o carry more and more weigh on his hindquarers. This lighens his forehand, gives more freedom o move his shoulders and he will become an easier and more ahleic ride. 169

171 Over ime he horse is asked for more and more collecion so his hind legs sep furher forward under his body and as he does his, he weigh will be ransferred backwards, he will be developing he carrying power of he hindquarers. In Grand Prix, his collecion is such a high level ha he horse can ro on he spo in piaffe or urn around pracically on he spo in he caner pirouee. In Pony Club and Novice ess, no collecion is asked for bu here are movemens ha sar o develop he collecion. These include when he horse comes ino a hal or changes from lenghened srides o a working ro. As he sops or shorens his seps, he should sep more under his body wih his hind legs and ransfer a lile more of his weigh ono his hindquarers, his is he beginning of collecion. Annex 7 Dressage definiions Summary The Scales of Training can be used as helpful checks on he way of going for he rider when doing a movemen, for he judge when marking a movemen, and he specaor when looking a a movemen. When here is rhyhm, suppleness, conac, impulsion, sraighness and in he more advanced ess collecion, he way of going is good. Definiions of movemens ridden in naional ess Turns and circles A rider in movemen along he ouer rack will coninue along i on he same rein, wihou aleraion of pace or manner of riding, unil insruced o do oherwise. If required o leave his rack and reurn o i (e.g. when circling), he rider will coninue along he rack in he same manner of going as he lef i and on he same rein unless insruced o do oherwise. For a simple urn righ (or lef) he rider will change direcion hrough 90 by riding a quarer of a small circle (as a a corner) beginning before reaching he marker and finishing on a line a righ angles o he rack and direcly opposie he marker. For urn righ (or lef) a any marker he rider will urn in a similar manner bu will finish on he ouer rack. (N.B. he horse mus no begin by swinging ou in he opposie direcion and hen cross he line of approach). Change of pace a a given marker The horse should make he firs sep in he new pace as he rider passes he marker. (When he ransiions are progressive hey mus begin before reaching he marker). Where a movemen requires medium or exended caner followed by a ransiion o colleced ro, some collecion should be shown jus before he ransiion. Simple change Simple change of he leg a caner. This is a change of leg where he horse is brough back immediaely ino walk and, afer approx. one horse s lengh, is resared immediaely ino a caner wih he oher leg leading. The walk seps should be clearly shown. A simple change is always hrough he walk. If walk seps are no required he movemen should be described as a change of leg/lead hrough ro and no as a simple change. Give and reake he reins The rider pushes one or boh hands, as saed on he es shee, owards he bi o clearly release he conac and hen reakes i. The movemen of he hands/hand should be coninuous and achieved over wo or hree srides. As his is a es of self-carriage he horse should say in balance, keeping he same rhyhm, level of engagemen, suppleness of he back, and accep he resoraion of conac wihou any loss of submission. 170

172 Leave he arena Afer he final salue he rider should move off from he hal a a walk on a long rein and leave he arena a an appropriae place. Work on a long rein. Free walk on a long rein Free walk on a long rein is a pace of relaxaion in which he horse is allowed complee freedom o lower and srech ou his head and neck while he rider mainains a ligh conac hrough he rein. The horse covers as much ground as possible, wihou hase and wihou losing he regulariy of his seps, he hind fee ouching he ground clearly in fron of he foo prins of he forefee. Tro/caner on a long rein The horse is allowed he freedom o lower and srech his head and neck forward and down while he rider mainains a ligh conac hrough he reins. The horse should coninue o ro/caner in he same rhyhm, wih suppleness of he back and self-carriage. Large walk half pirouee The principles are as in he walk pirouee bu are performed wih less collecion. They are approached ou of a medium walk alhough he rider can shoren he walk jus before hem. The hind legs are permied o make a half circle of 1 mere in diameer and he horse reurns o he rack on a sraigh line wihou aking sideways seps. (FEI Objec and General Principles of Dressage), by kind permission of he FEI 1. The objec of dressage is he developmen of he horse ino a happy ahlee hrough harmonious educaion. As a resul, i makes he horse calm, supple, loose and flexible, bu also confiden, aenive and keen, hus achieving perfec undersanding wih he ahlee. These qualiies are demonsraed by: The freedom and regulariy of he paces. The harmony, lighness and ease of he movemens. The lighness of he forehand and he engagemen of he hindquarers, originaing from a lively impulsion. The accepance of he bi, wih submissiveness/hroughness wihou any ension or resisance. 2. The horse hus gives he impression of doing, of is own accord, wha is required. Confiden and aenive, submiing generously o he conrol of he ahlee, remaining absoluely sraigh in any movemen on a sraigh line and bending accordingly when moving on curved lines. 3. The walk is regular, free and unconsrained. The ro is free, supple, regular and acive. The caner is unied, ligh and balanced. The hindquarers are never inacive or sluggish. The horse responds o he slighes indicaion of he ahlee and hereby gives life and spiri o all he res of is body. 4. By virue of a lively impulsion and he suppleness of he joins, free from he paralysing effecs of resisance, he horse obeys willingly and wihou hesiaion and responds o he various aids calmly and wih precision, displaying a naural and harmonious balance boh physically and menally. 5. In all he work, even a he hal, he horse mus be on he bi. A horse is said o be on he bi when he neck is more or less raised and arched according o he sage of raining and he exension or collecion of he pace, acceping he bridle wih a ligh and consisen sof submissive conac. The head should remain in a seady posiion, as a rule slighly in fron of he verical, wih a supple poll as he highes poin of he neck, and no resisance should be offered o he ahlee. Annex 7 Dressage definiions 171

173 6. Cadence is shown in ro and caner and is he resul of he proper harmony ha a Horse shows when i moves wih well-marked regulariy, impulsion and balance. Cadence mus be mainained in all he differen ro or caner exercises and in all he variaions of hese paces. 7. The regulariy of he paces is fundamenal o dressage. Annex 7 Dressage definiions The hal 1. A he hal he horse should sand aenive, engaged, moionless, sraigh and square wih he weigh evenly disribued over all four legs. The neck should be raised wih he poll as he highes poin and he noseline slighly in fron of he verical. While remaining on he bi and mainaining a ligh and sof conac wih he ahlee s hand, he horse may quiely chew he bi and should be ready o move off a he slighes indicaion of he ahlee. The hal mus be shown for a leas hree seconds. The hal should be shown hroughou he salue. 2. The hal is obained by he displacemen of he horse s weigh o he hindquarers by a properly increased acion of he sea and legs of he ahlee, driving he horse owards a sofly closed hand, causing an almos insananeous bu no abrup hal a a previously fixed place. The hal is prepared by a series of half-hals (see ransiions). 3. The qualiy of he paces before and afer he hal is an inegral par of he assessmen. 172

174 The walk 1. The walk is a marching pace in a regular and well-marked four imes bea wih equal inervals beween each bea. This regulariy combined wih full relaxaion mus be mainained hroughou all walk movemens. 2. When he foreleg and he hind leg on he same side move almos on he same bea, he walk ends o become an almos laeral movemen. This irregulariy, which migh become an ambling movemen, is a serious deerioraion of he pace. 3. The following walks are recognised: medium walk, Colleced walk, exended walk and free walk. There should always be a clear difference in he aiude and overracking in hese variaions Medium walk. A clear, regular and unconsrained walk of moderae lenghening. The horse, remaining on he bi, walks energeically bu relaxed wih even and deermined seps, he hind fee ouching he ground in fron of he hoof prins of he fore fee. The ahlee mainains a ligh, sof and seady conac wih he mouh, allowing he naural movemen of he horse s head and neck Colleced walk. The horse, remains on he bi, moves resoluely forward, wih is neck raised and arched and showing a clear self-carriage. The head approaches he verical posiion and a ligh conac is mainained wih he mouh. The hind legs are engaged wih good hock acion. The pace should remain marching and vigorous, he fee being placed in regular sequence. The seps cover less ground and are higher han a he medium walk, because all he joins bend more markedly. The colleced walk is shorer han he medium walk, alhough showing greaer aciviy Exended walk. The horse covers as much ground as possible, wihou hase and wihou losing he regulariy of he seps. The hind fee ouch he ground clearly in fron of he hoof prins of he fore fee. The ahlee allows he horse o srech ou he head and neck (forward and downwards) wihou losing conac wih he mouh and conrol of he poll. The nose mus be clearly in fron of he verical Free walk. The free walk is a pace of relaxaion in which he horse is allowed complee freedom o lower and srech ou his head and neck. The degree of ground cover and lengh of srides, wih hind fee sepping clearly in fron of he fooprins of he fron fee, are essenial o he qualiy of he free walk. Annex 7 Dressage definiions 173

175 3.5. Sreching on a long rein. This exercise gives a clear impression of he hroughness of he horse and proves is balance, suppleness, obedience and relaxaion. In order o execue he exercise sreching on a long rein correcly, he ahlee mus lenghen he reins as he horse sreches gradually forward and downward. As he neck sreches forwards and downwards, he mouh should reach more or less o he horizonal line corresponding wih he poin of he shoulder. An elasic and consisen conac wih he ahlee s hands mus be mainained. The pace mus mainain is rhyhm, and he horse should remain ligh in he shoulders wih he hindlegs well engaged. During he reake of he reins he horse mus accep he conac wihou resisance in he mouh or poll. Annex 7 Dressage definiions The ro 1. The ro is a wo bea pace of alernae diagonal legs (lef fore and righ hind leg and vice versa) separaed by a momen of suspension. 2. The ro should show free, acive and regular seps. 3. The qualiy of he ro is judged by general impression, i.e. he regulariy and elasiciy of he seps, he cadence and impulsion in boh collecion and exension. This qualiy originaes from a supple back and well-engaged hindquarers, and by he abiliy o mainain he same rhyhm and naural balance wih all variaions of he ro. 4. The following ros are recognised: working ro, lenghening of seps, colleced ro, medium ro and exended ro Working ro. This is a pace beween he colleced and he medium ro, in which a horse s raining is no ye developed enough and ready for colleced movemens. The horse shows proper balance and, remaining on he bi, goes forward wih even, elasic seps and good hock acion. The expression good hock acion underlines he imporance of an impulsion originaing from he aciviy of he hindquarers Lenghening of seps. In he es for four year-old horses lenghening of seps is required. This is a variaion beween he working and medium ro in which a horse s raining is no developed enough for medium ro Colleced ro. The horse, remaining on he bi, moves forward wih he neck raised and arched. The hocks, being well-engaged and flexed, mus mainain an energeic impulsion, enabling he shoulders o move wih greaer mobiliy, hus demonsraing complee self-carriage. Alhough he horse s seps are shorer han in he oher ros, elasiciy and cadence are no lessened Medium ro. This is a pace of moderae lenghening compared o he exended ro, bu rounder han he laer. Wihou hurrying, he horse goes forward wih clearly lenghened seps and wih impulsion from he hindquarers. The ahlee allows he horse o carry he head a lile more in fron of he verical han a he colleced and he working ro, and o lower he head and neck slighly. The seps should be even, and he whole movemen balanced and unconsrained.and he whole movemen balanced and unconsrained Exended ro. The horse covers as much ground as possible. Wihou hurrying, he seps are lenghened o he umos as a resul of grea impulsion from he hindquarers. The ahlee allows he horse o lenghen he frame and o gain ground whils conrolling he poll. The fore fee should ouch he ground on he spo owards which hey are poining. The movemen of he fore and hind legs should reach equally forward in he momen of exension. The whole movemen should be well-balanced and he ransiion o colleced ro should be smoohly execued by aking more weigh on he hindquarers. 174

176 5. All ro work is execued siing, unless oherwise indicaed in he es. The caner 1. The caner is a hree bea pace where, in caner o he righ, for example, he foofall is as follows: lef hind, lef diagonal (simulaneously lef fore and righ hind), righ fore, followed by a momen of suspension wih all four fee in he air before he nex sride begins. 2. The caner, always wih ligh, cadenced and regular srides, should be moved ino wihou hesiaion. 3. The qualiy of he caner is judged by he general impression, i.e. he regulariy and lighness of he seps and he uphill endency and cadence originaing from he accepance of he bridle wih a supple poll and in he engagemen of he hindquarers wih an acive hock acion and by he abiliy of mainaining he same rhyhm and a naural balance, even afer a ransiion from one caner o anoher. The horse should always remain sraigh on sraigh lines and correcly ben on curved lines. 4. The following caners are recognised: working caner, lenghening of srides, colleced caner, medium caner and exended caner Working caner. This is a pace beween he colleced and he medium caner, in which a horse s raining is no ye developed enough and ready for colleced movemens. The horse shows naural balance while remaining on he bi, and goes forward wih even, ligh and acive srides and good hock acion. The expression good hock acion underlines he imporance of an impulsion originaing from he aciviy of he hindquarers Lenghening of srides. In he es for four year-old horses lenghening of srides is required. This is a variaion beween he working and medium caner in which a horse s raining is no developed enough for medium caner Colleced caner. The horse, remaining on he bi, moves forward wih he neck raised and arched. The hocks, being well-engaged, mainain an energeic impulsion, enabling he shoulders o move wih greaer mobiliy hus demonsraing self carriage and an uphill endency. The horse s srides are shorer han in he oher caners, wihou losing elasiciy and cadence Medium caner. This is a pace beween he working and he exended caner. Wihou hurrying, he horse goes forward wih clearly lenghened srides and impulsion from he hindquarers. The ahlee allows he horse o carry he head a lile more in fron of he verical han in he colleced and working caner, and a he same ime allows he horse, o lower he head and neck slighly. The srides should be balanced and unconsrained. Annex 7 Dressage definiions 175

177 Annex 7 Dressage definiions 4.5. Exended caner. The horse covers as much ground as possible. Wihou hurrying, he srides are lenghened o he umos. The horse remains calm, ligh and sraigh as a resul of grea impulsion from he hindquarers. The ahlee allows he horse o lenghen he frame wih a conrolled poll and o gain ground. The whole movemen should be well-balanced and he ransiion o colleced caner should be smoohly execued by aking more weigh on he hindquarers Couner caner. The couner caner is a balancing and sraighening movemen ha mus be execued in collecion. The horse caners in correc sequence wih he ouside foreleg leading wih posiioning o he side of he leading leg. The foreleg should be aligned o he same rack as he hind leg Simple change of leg a he caner. This is a movemen in which, afer a direc ransiion ou of he caner ino a walk, wih hree o five clearly defined seps, an immediae ransiion is made ino he oher caner lead Flying change of leg. The flying change is performed in one sride wih he fron and hind legs changing a he same momen. The change of he leading fron and hind leg akes place during he momen of suspension. The aids should be precise and unobrusive. Flying changes of leg can also be execued in series a every fourh, hird, second or a every sride. The horse, even in he series, remains ligh, calm and sraigh wih lively impulsion, mainaining he same rhyhm and balance hroughou he series concerned. In order no o resric or resrain he lighness, fluency and groundcover of he flying changes in series, enough impulsion mus be mainained. Aims of flying changes: o show he reacion, sensiiviy and obedience of he horse o he aids for he change of leg. Rein back 1. Rein back is a rearward diagonal movemen wih a wo bea rhyhm bu wihou a momen of suspension. Each diagonal pair of legs is raised and reurned o he ground alernaely, wih he forelegs aligned on he same rack as he hindlegs. 176

178 2. During he enire exercise, he horse should remain on he bi, mainaining is desire o move forward. 3. Anicipaion or precipiaion of he movemen, resisance o or evasion of he conac, deviaion of he hindquarers from he sraigh line, spreading or inacive hind legs and dragging forefee are serious fauls. 4. The seps are couned as each foreleg moves back. Afer compleing he required number of seps backward, he horse should show a square hal or move forward in he required pace immediaely. In ess where a reinback of one horse s lengh is required, i should be execued wih hree or four seps. 5. Rein back series (Schaukel) is a combinaion of wo rein backs wih walk seps in beween. I should be execued wih fluen ransiions and he required number of seps. Transiions The changes of pace and variaions wihin he paces should be exacly performed a he prescribed marker. The cadence (excep in walk) should be mainained up o he momen when he pace or movemen is changed or he horse hals. The ransiions wihin he paces mus be clearly defined while mainaining he same rhyhm and cadence hroughou. The horse should remain ligh in hand, calm, and mainain a correc posiion. The same applies o ransiions from one movemen o anoher, for insance from passage o piaffe or vice versa. Half hals Every movemen or ransiion should be invisibly prepared by barely percepible half hals. The half hal is an almos simulaneous, coordinaed acion of he sea, he legs and he hands of he ahlee, wih he objec of increasing he aenion and balance of he horse before he execuion of he movemens or ransiions o lower and higher paces. By shifing slighly more weigh ono he horse s hindquarers, he engagemen of he hind legs and he balance on he haunches are improved for he benefi of he lighness of he forehand and he horse s balance as a whole. Annex 7 Dressage definiions Changes of direcions 1. A changes of direcion, he horse should adjus he bend of his body o he curvaure of he line i follows, remaining supple and following he indicaions of he ahlee, wihou any resisance or change of pace, rhyhm or speed. 2. Changes of direcions can be execued in he following ways: a) Righ-angled urn including riding hrough he corner (one quarer of a vole of approx. six meres). b) Shor and long diagonal. c) Half voles and half circles wih change of rein. d) Half pirouees and urn on he haunches. e) Serpenine loops. f) Couner-changes of hand (in zig-zag)*. The horse should be sraigh for a momen before changing direcion. *Zig-zag: A movemen conaining more han wo half-passes wih changes of direcion. 177

179 The figures The figures asked in dressage ess are he voles, he serpenines and he figures of eigh. Vole The vole is a circle of six, eigh or en meres in diameer. If larger han en meres i is a circle. Annex 7 Dressage definiions Serpenine The serpenine wih several loops ouching he long side of he arena consiss of half circles conneced by a sraigh line. When crossing he cenreline, he horse should be parallel o he shor side (a). Depending on he size of he half circles, he sraigh connecion varies in lengh. Serpenines wih one loop on he long side of he arena are execued wih five meres or en meres disance from he rack (b). Serpenines around he cenre line are execued beween he quarer lines (c). 178

180 Figure of eigh This figure consiss of wo voles or circles of equal size as prescribed in he es, joined a he cenre of he eigh. The ahlee should make his horse sraigh an insan before changing direcion a he cenre of he figure. Leg Yielding 1. The aim of leg yielding: To demonsrae he suppleness and laeral responsiveness of he horse. 2. Leg-yielding is performed in working ro in FEI compeiions. The horse is almos sraigh, excep for a sligh flexion a he poll away from he direcion in which i moves, so ha he Ahlee is jus able o see he eyebrow and nosril on he inside. The inside legs pass and cross in fron of he ouside legs. Leg-yielding should be included in he raining of he horse before i is ready for colleced work. Laer on, ogeher wih he more advanced shoulder-in movemen, i is he bes means of making a horse supple, loose and unconsrained for he benefi of he freedom, elasiciy and regulariy of is paces and he harmony, lighness and ease of is movemens. Leg yielding can be performed on he diagonal in which case he horse should be as nearly as possible parallel o he long sides of he arena, alhough he forehand should be slighly in advance of he hindquarers. I can also be performed along he wall in which case he horse should be a an angle of abou hiry five degrees o he direcion in which he is moving. Laeral Movemens 1. The main aim of laeral movemens excep leg-yielding - is o develop and increase he engagemen of he hindquarers and hereby also he collecion. 2. In all laeral movemens - shoulder-in, ravers, renvers, and half-pass, he horse is slighly ben and moves on differen racks. 3. The bend or flexion mus never be exaggeraed so ha i does no impair he rhyhm, he balance and fluency of he movemen. 4. In he laeral movemens, he pace should remain free and regular, mainaining a consan impulsion, ye i mus be supple, cadenced and balanced. The impulsion is ofen los because of he ahlee s preoccupaion wih bending he horse and pushing i sideways. 5. Shoulder-in. The shoulder-in is performed in colleced ro. The horse is ridden wih a sligh bu uniform bend around he inside leg of he ahlee mainaining engagemen and cadence and a consan angle of approx. hiry degrees. The horse s inside foreleg passes and crosses in fron of he ouside foreleg; he inside hind leg seps forward under he horse s body weigh following he same rack of he ouside foreleg, wih he lowering of he inside hip. The horse is ben away from he direcion in which i is moving. Annex 7 Dressage definiions 179

181 Annex 7 Dressage definiions 6. Travers. Travers can be performed in colleced ro or colleced caner. The horse is slighly ben round he inside leg of he ahlee bu wih a greaer degree of bend han in shoulder-in. A consan angle of approximaely 35 degrees should be shown (from he fron and from behind one sees four racks). The forehand remains on he rack and he quarers are moved inwards. The horse s ouside legs pass and cross in fron of he inside legs. The horse is ben in he direcion in which i is moving. To sar he ravers, he quarers mus leave he rack or, afer a corner or circle, are no brough back ono he rack. A he end of he ravers, he quarers are brough back on he rack (wihou any couner-flexion of he poll/neck) as one would finish a circle. Aims of ravers: To show a fluen colleced ro movemen on a sraigh line and a correc bend. Fron and hind legs are crossing, balance and cadence are mainained. 7. Renvers. Renvers is he inverse movemen in relaion o ravers. The hindquarers remain on he rack while he forehand is moved inward. To finish he renvers he forehand is aligned wih he quarers on he rack. Oherwise, he same principles and condiions ha apply o he ravers are applicable o he renvers. The horse is slighly ben around he inside leg of he ahlee. The horse s ouside legs pass and cross in fron of he inside legs. The horse is ben in he direcion in which i is moving. Aims of renvers: To show a fluen colleced ro movemen on a sraigh line wih a greaer degree of bend han in shoulder-in. Fore and hind legs cross, balance and cadence are mainained. 8. Half pass. Half-pass is a variaion of ravers, execued on a diagonal line insead of along he wall. I can be performed in colleced ro (and in passage in a freesyle) or colleced caner. The horse should be slighly ben around he inside leg of he ahlee and in he direcion in which i is moving. The horse should mainain he same cadence and balance hroughou he whole movemen. In order o give more freedom and mobiliy o he shoulders, i is of grea imporance ha he impulsion be mainained, especially he engagemen of he inside hind leg. The horse s body is nearly parallel o he long side of he arena wih he forehand slighly in advance of he hindquarers. In he ro, he ouside legs pass and cross in fron of he inside legs. In he caner, he movemen is performed in a series of forward/sideways srides. Aims of half-pass in ro: To show a fluen colleced ro movemen on a diagonal line wih a greaer degree of bend han in shoulder-in. Fore and hind legs cross, balance and cadence are mainained. Aims of he half-pass in caner: To boh demonsrae and develop he collecion and suppleness of he caner by moving fluenly forwards and sideways wihou any loss of rhyhm, balance or sofness and submission o he bend. 180

182 Annex 7 Dressage definiions The Pirouee, half pirouee and urn on he haunches 1. The pirouee (half-pirouee) is a urn of 360 degrees or 180- degrees execued on wo racks, wih a radius equal o he lengh of he horse and he forehand moving around he haunches. 2. Pirouees (half-pirouees) are usually carried ou a colleced walk or caner, bu can also be execued a piaffe. 3. A he pirouee (half-pirouee), he forefee and he ouside hind foo move around he inside hind foo. The inside hind leg describes a circle as small as possible. 4. A whaever pace he pirouee (half-pirouee) is execued, he horse, slighly ben in he direcion in which i is urning, remains on he bi wih ligh conac, urning smoohly around, and mainaining sequence and iming of foofalls of ha pace. The poll remains he highes poin during he enire movemen. 5. During he pirouees (half-pirouees), he horse should mainain is aciviy (walk also included) and never move backwards or sideways. 6. In execuing he pirouee or he half-pirouee in caner, he ahlee should mainain lighness of he horse while accenuaing he collecion. The horse s hindquarers are well engaged and lowered and show a good flexion of he joins. An inegral par of he movemen is he qualiy of he caner srides before and afer he pirouee. The srides should show an increased aciviy and collecion before he pirouee and he balance should be mainained a he end of he pirouee. 181

183 Aims of he pirouee and half-pirouee in caner: o demonsrae he willingness of he horse o urn around he inside hind leg on a small radius, slighly ben in he direcion of he urn while mainaining he aciviy and he clariy of he caner, he sraighness and he balance before and afer he figure and clear caner srides during he urn. In he pirouee or half-pirouee in caner, he judges should be able o recognize a real caner sride alhough he fee of he diagonal inside hind leg, ouside fron leg are no ouching he ground simulaneously. Annex 7 Dressage definiions 7. The qualiy of he pirouees (half-pirouees) is judged according o he suppleness, lighness and regulariy, and he precision and smoohness of he enrance and exi. Pirouees (half-pirouees) in caner should be execued in six o eigh srides full pirouees and hree o four srides half-pirouee. 8. Half-pirouees in walk (180 degrees) are execued ou of colleced walk wih he collecion being mainained hroughou he exercise. When he horse exis he halfpirouee i reurns o he iniial rack wihou crossing he hind legs. 9. Turn on he haunches from walk. For younger horses ha are sill no able o show Colleced walk he urn on he haunches is an exercise o prepare he horse for collecion. The urn on he haunches is execued ou of medium walk prepared by half hals o shoren he seps a lile and o improve he abiliy o bend he joins of he hindquarers. The horse does no hal before or afer he urn. The urn on he haunches can be execued on a larger radius (approx. ½m) han he pirouee in walk, bu he demands of he raining scale concerning rhyhm, conac, aciviy and sraighness are he same. 10. Turn on he haunches from hal o hal (180 degrees). To mainain he forward endency of he movemen one or wo forward seps a he beginning of he urn are permied. The same crieria apply as for he urn on he haunches from walk. 182

184 Passage 1. Passage is a measured, very colleced, elevaed and cadenced ro. I is characerised by a pronounced engagemen of he hindquarers, a more accenuaed flexion of he knees and hocks, and he graceful elasiciy of he movemen. Each diagonal pair of legs is raised and reurned o he ground alernaely, wih cadence and a prolonged suspension. 2. In principle, he heigh of he oe of he raised forefoo should be level wih he middle of he cannon bone of he oher supporing foreleg. The oe of he raised hind foo should be slighly above he felock join of he oher supporing hind leg. 3. The neck should be raised and gracefully arched wih he poll as he highes poin and he nose line close o he verical. The horse should remain ligh, and sof on he bi wihou alering he cadence. The impulsion remains lively and pronounced. 4. Irregular seps wih he hind or fron legs, swinging he forehand or he hindquarers from one side o he oher, as well as jerky movemens of he forelegs or he hind legs, dragging he hind legs or double bea in he momen of suspension are serious fauls. The aim of passage is oo demonsrae he highes degree of collecion, cadence and suspension in he ro. Piaffe 1. Piaffe is a highly colleced, cadenced, elevaed diagonal movemen giving he impression of remaining in place. The horse s back is supple and elasic. The hindquarers are lowered; he haunches wih acive hocks are well engaged, giving grea freedom, lighness and mobiliy o he shoulders and forehand. Each diagonal pair of legs is raised and reurned o he ground alernaely, wih spring and an even cadence In principle, he heigh of he oe of he raised forefoo should be level wih he middle of he cannon bone of he oher supporing foreleg. The oe of he raised hind foo should reach jus above he felock join of he oher supporing hind leg The neck should be raised and gracefully arched, wih he poll as he highes poin. The horse should remain on he bi wih a supple poll, mainaining sof conac. The body of he horse should move in a supple, cadenced and harmonious movemen Piaffe mus always be animaed by a lively impulsion and characerised by perfec balance. While giving he impression of remaining in place, here may be a visible inclinaion o advance, his being displayed by he horse s eager accepance o move forward as soon as i is asked Moving even slighly backwards, irregular or jerky seps wih he hind or fron legs, no clear diagonal seps, crossing eiher he fore or hind legs, or swinging eiher he forehand or he hindquarers from one (1) side o he oher, geing wide behind or in fron, moving oo much forward or double-bea rhyhm are all serious fauls. The aim of piaffe is o demonsrae he highes degree of collecion while giving he impression of remaining in place. Annex 7 Dressage definiions Impulsion and submission 1. Impulsion is he erm used o describe he ransmission of an eager and energeic, ye conrolled, propulsive energy generaed from he hind quarers ino he ahleic movemen of he horse. Is ulimae expression can be shown only hrough he horse s sof and swinging back guided by genle conac wih he ahlee s hand. 183

185 Annex 7 Dressage definiions 1.1. Speed, of iself, has lile o do wih impulsion; he resul is more ofen a flaening of he paces. A visible characerisic is a more pronounced ariculaion of he hind leg, in a coninuous raher han saccao acion. The hock, as he hind foo leaves he ground, should firs move forward raher han being pulled upwards, bu cerainly no backwards. A prime ingredien of impulsion is he ime he horse spends in he air raher han on he ground. Impulsion is, herefore, seen only in hose paces ha have a period of suspension Impulsion is a precondiion for a good collecion in ro and caner. If here is no impulsion, hen here is nohing o collec. 2. Submission does no mean subordinaion, bu an obedience revealing is presence by a consan aenion, willingness and confidence in he whole behaviour of he horse as well as by he harmony, lighness and ease i is displaying in he execuion of he differen movemens. The degree of he submission is also demonsraed by he way he horse acceps he bi, wih ligh and sof conac and a supple poll. Resisance o or evasion of he ahlee s hand, being eiher above he bi or behind he bi demonsrae lack of submission. The main conac wih he horse s mouh mus be hrough he snaffle bi Puing ou he ongue, keeping i above he bi or drawing i up alogeher, as well as grinding he eeh or agiaion of he ail, are mosly signs of nervousness, ension or resisance on he par of he horse and mus be aken ino accoun by he Judges in heir marks for every movemen concerned, as well as in he collecive mark for submission The firs hough when considering submission is willingness, ha he horse undersands wha is being asked of i and is confiden enough in he ahlee o reac o he aids wihou fear or ension The horse s sraighness, uphill endency and balance enable i o say in fron of he ahlee s legs and go forward ino an acceping and self-carrying conac wih he bi. This is wha really produces he picure of harmony and lighness. The fulfilling of he main requiremens/movemens of a dressage es is he main crierion for submission. Collecion The aim of he collecion of he horse is: a) To furher develop and improve he balance and equilibrium of he horse, which has been more or less displaced by he addiional weigh of he ahlee. b) To develop and increase he horse s abiliy o lower and engage is hindquarers for he benefi of he lighness and mobiliy of is forehand. c) To add o he ease and carriage of he horse and o make i more pleasurable o ride. Collecion is developed hrough he use of half-hals and he use of laeral movemens shoulder-in, ravers, renvers and half pass. Collecion is improved and achieved by he use of he sea and legs and conaining hands o engage he hind legs. The joins bend and are supple so ha he hind legs can sep forward under he horse s body. However, he hind legs should no be engaged so far forward under he horse, ha hey shoren he base of suppor excessively, hereby impeding he movemen. In such a case, he line of he back would be lenghened and raised oo much in relaion o he supporing base of he legs, he sabiliy would be impaired and he horse would have difficuly in finding a harmonious and correc balance. 184

186 On he oher hand, a horse wih an over-long base of suppor, which is unable or unwilling o engage is hind legs forward under is body, will never achieve accepable collecion, characerised by ease and carriage as well as a lively impulsion originaing from he aciviy of he hindquarers. The posiion of he head and neck of a horse a he colleced paces is naurally dependen on he sage of raining and, o some degree, on is conformaion. I is disinguished by he neck being raised wihou resrain, forming a harmonious curve from he wihers o he poll, which is he highes poin, wih he nose slighly in fron of he verical. A he momen he ahlee applies his aids o obain a momenary and passing collecing effec, he head may become more or less verical. The arch of he neck is direcly relaed o he degree of collecion. Annex 7 Dressage definiions The posiion and aids of he ahlee 1. All he movemens should be obained wih impercepible aids and wihou apparen effor of he ahlee. The ahlee should be well-balanced, elasic, siing deep in he cenre of he saddle, smoohly absorbing he movemen of he horse wih his loins and hips, supple highs wih he legs seady and sreched well down. The heels should be he lowes poin. The upper par of he body should be all and supple. The conac should be independen from he ahlee s sea. The hands should be carried seadily close ogeher, wih he humb as he highes poin and a sraigh line from he supple elbow hrough he hand o he horse s mouh. The elbows should be close o he body. All of hese crieria enable he ahlee o follow he movemens of he horse smoohly and freely. 2. The effeciveness of he ahlee s aids deermines he precise fulfilmen of he required movemens of he ess. There shall always be he impression of a harmonious cooperaion beween horse and ahlee. 3. Riding wih boh hands is obligaory a FEI and Briish Dressage evens. When leaving he arena a a walk on long rein, afer having finished he es he ahlee may, a his own discreion, ride wih only one hand. For Freesyle ess, see also Direcives for Judges Freesyle ess and Direcives for assessing he degree of difficuly in a Freesyle es available a 4. The use of he voice or clicking he ongue repeaedly is a serious faul. 185

187 ANNEX 8 Safeguarding and equal opporuniies Annex 8 Safeguarding and equal opporuniies Safeguarding Policy and Procedures Briish Dressage fully acceps is legal (The Children Ac 1989 & 2004) and moral obligaion o provide a duy of care, o proec all children (and aduls a risk) and safeguard heir welfare, irrespecive of age, any disabiliy hey have, gender, racial origin, religious belief and sexual orienaion. A child/young person is defined as a person under he age of 18 years (The Children Ac 1989 & 2004). Briish Dressage along wih all oher Briish Equesrian Federaion (BEF) member bodies, adops and adheres o he BEF Safeguarding Policy. The full policy and he leafle Informaion and Guidance for Children in Equesrianism can be downloaded from he Briish Dressage websie - (25 & Under/Child Proecion) Policy aims The aim of he Briish Dressage Safeguarding Policy is o promoe good pracice by:- Ensuring robus safeguarding arrangemens and procedures are in operaion o provide children, young people and aduls a risk wih appropriae safey and proecion whils a Briish Dressage affiliaed compeiions, U21 Inernaional compeiions, U25 compeiions and raining days allowing hem o paricipae in a fun, safe environmen and in an amosphere of fair play. Taking all reasonable pracical seps o proec children and aduls a risk from harm, discriminaion and degrading reamen and respec heir righs, wishes and feelings. Ensuring everyone undersands heir roles and responsibiliies in respec of safeguarding and is provided wih appropriae learning opporuniies o recognise, idenify and respond o signs of abuse, neglec and oher safeguarding concerns relaing o children, young people and aduls a risk. Ensuring ha appropriae acion is aken in he even of incidens/concerns of abuse and suppor provided o he individual/s concerned and hose who raise or disclose he concern. All concerns or allegaions of poor pracise or abuse are aken seriously and responded o swifly and appropriaely. I is he responsibiliy of child proecion expers o deermine wheher or no abuse has aken place - bu i is everyone s responsibiliy o repor i. Ensuring confidenial, deailed and accurae records of all safeguarding concerns are mainained and securely sored. Mainaining high sandards of behaviour and good pracice hrough compliance wih BEF codes of conduc produced for saff, coaches, selecors and voluneers. The policy and procedures are mandaory for everyone involved wih Briish Dressage. Failure o comply wih he policy and procedures will be addressed wihou delay and may ulimaely resul in dismissal/exclusion from he organisaion. The policy will be reviewed every wo years, or in he following circumsances:- changes in legislaion and/or governmen guidance as required by he Local Safeguarding Children Board, UK Spor and he BEF as a resul of any oher significan change or even 186

188 Lead Welfare Officer For confidenial assisance or advice wih any queries, concerns or incidens, please conac: Karen Ryder, Lead Welfare Officer, on or co.uk, Sharon Weir, Assisan Lead Welfare Officer on or briishdressage.co.uk. The subjec of safeguarding will be an agenda iem a Board of Direcors, BD Youh Commiee and BD Youh Regional Represenaives meeings. The role of he Lead Welfare Officer is:- To represen Briish Dressage on he BEF Safeguarding and Equaliy Acion Team (SEAT). To keep his Policy up o dae and ensure i is disseminaed hroughou he spor. To ensure ha BD s saff, U21 Selecors, Chef d Equipe s, BD Youh Represenaives, coaches, even organisers, officials and voluneers are aware of he Safeguarding Policy, procedures, guidelines and codes of conduc and adop hem as appropriae. To advise he BEF Safeguarding Officer of any allegaions or complains made in relaion o child proecion and welfare. To implemen BD s disciplinary procedure as appropriae. To respond o any allegaions or complains made from wihin BD in accordance wih he agreed proocols deailed in he BEF Safeguarding Policy. To ensure ha Under 18 members and heir parens are aware of BD s Safeguarding Policy and Procedures and how o access hem. To faciliae and promoe educaion and raining in safeguarding in parnership wih he BEF and he oher member bodies for all saff, officials and voluneers. To ensure ha procedures on recruimen of saff, officials and voluneers are followed and where appropriae Disclosure and Barring Service procedures implemened. To ensure ha codes of conduc are in place for officials, U21 selecors, coaches, voluneers, members and heir parens. To ensure confidenialiy is mainained and informaion is only shared on a need o know basis. Annex 8 Safeguarding and equal opporuniies Nominaed Welfare Officer BD appoins is Regional Developmen Officers and BD Youh Regional Represenaives as Nominaed Welfare Officers (NWO) a regional raining sessions, camps and compeiions. A under 21 naional and squad sessions, selecors will ake on his role unless a Chef d Equipe is presen. There will also be NWOs a U25 evens including he BD Youh Iner-Regional Squad compeiion, BD Youh Home Inernaional and he U25 Championships (Sheepgae). The role of he Nominaed Welfare Officer is:- Adop and promoe he BEF and BD s Safeguarding Policy. Be he firs poin of conac a he even or raining session for voluneers, young people or parens for any issue concerning safeguarding, child proecion or welfare, poor pracice or poenial/alleged abuse. Follow he procedures laid ou in he BEF Safeguarding Policy for recording and reporing informaion. Repor any allegaions or complains o BD s Lead Welfare Officer. Ensure confidenialiy is mainained and informaion is only shared on a need o know basis. Have access o conac deails for Children s Services, he police and LWO. Where appropriae his informaion should be esablished wih he assisance of he even organiser before he affiliaed even. I is no he role of he NWO o be a Child Proecion exper or o deermine wheher or no abuse has aken place; heir role is o record he deails and seek guidance if necessary. 187

189 Annex 8 Safeguarding and equal opporuniies Code of Conduc To ensure ha all forms of abuse are prevened and o help proec people who work wih children and young riders, he following guidelines mus be followed by all saff, officials, members and voluneers:- Always work in an open environmen (e.g. avoid siuaions where you and an individual child are compleely unobserved). Respec he righs, digniy and worh of all compeiors and rea everyone wih equaliy. Ensure he welfare of each child in he conex of winning or achieving goals. Always promoe he posiive aspecs of equesrianism and never condone rule violaions or he use of prohibied subsances. Ensure ha if any form of manual/physical suppor is required, i should be provided openly. Children should always be consuled and heir agreemen gained. Some parens are becoming increasingly sensiive abou manual suppor and heir views should always be carefully considered. Recognise he developmenal needs and capaciy of children avoid excessive raining or compeiion and do no push hem agains heir will. Secure wrien parenal consen for any even where he children will be unsupervised. If he need arises o adminiser emergency firs aid and/or oher medical reamen, keep a wrien record of any injury ha occurs, along wih he deails of any reamen given. The following should be avoided excep in emergencies. If cases arise where hese siuaions are unavoidable i should be wih he full knowledge and consen of someone in charge a an even or he child s parens. For example, if a child susains an injury and needs o go o hospial or a paren fails o arrive o pick a child up a he end of an even:- Avoid spending excessive amouns of ime alone wih children away from ohers. Avoid aking or dropping off a child o an even unless here are 2 aduls presen. Allegaions made by a child mus always be recorded, challenged and aced upon. Do no do hings of a personal naure for children or disabled aduls ha hey can do for hemselves. Noe: I may someimes be necessary for aduls o do hings of a personal naure for children paricularly if hey are young or are disabled. These asks should only be carried ou wih he full undersanding and consen of parens/carers. If a person is fully dependen on you, alk wih him/her abou wha you are doing and give choices where possible; Officials, compeiors and voluneers should never:- Engage in rough, physical or sexually provocaive games. Allow or engage in any form of inappropriae ouching. Allow children o use inappropriae language unchallenged. Make sexually suggesive commens o a child, even in fun. Do no invie or allow children o say wih you a your home unsupervised. If any of he following occur you should repor his immediaely o anoher colleague and record he inciden. You should also ensure he parens of he child are informed:- If you accidenally hur a child or young person. If he/she seems disressed in any manner. If a child misundersands or misinerpres somehing you have done. 188

190 Procedure if allegaions/complains are made agains saff or voluneers If a complain is made agains a member of saff or voluneer which could be consrued as abusive behaviour or an abuse of rus, i should be pu in wriing and signed and daed o ensure ha i is no misinerpreed. The wrien complain should be given o he Welfare Officer and he Lead Safeguarding Officer for Briish Dressage mus be informed. The Lead Officer will decide wheher o pass he complain o anoher agency, e.g. police or social care services, or in he case of less serious cases i.e. coaching violaions; i will be invesigaed by Briish Dressage / he BEF and may be referred o a Disciplinary Commiee as per he BD Rule book. If he case is passed o an exernal agency e.g. police or social care services, he BEF Case Managemen Group and he Local Auhoriy Designaed Officer (LADO)/appropriae agency for ha counry will be informed. The Chairperson / Chief Execuive will also be made aware ha an allegaion / complain have been made which has been passed o oher agencies. When he invesigaion ino he allegaion / complain has been compleed by he oher agencies, he case will reurn o he original agency o consider he employmen issues. If he individual(s) has / have been prosecued and found guily, Briish Dressage will no carry ou a full invesigaion bu may insigae a case review. The DBS mus be informed and all member bodies insruced ha hey should no longer use his person / hese people. Furher informaion can be found on he BEF websie - hp:// Safeguarding-Safeguarding/. Use of phoographic/filming equipmen a compeiions/evens Whils i is no inended o ban phoography a evens, organisers and officials mus ensure ha proper safeguards are in place and adhered o. There is a poenial risk posed o young children hrough he use of phoographs on websies and in publicaions. There is evidence ha shows ha phoographs have been used o idenify children ha could place hem a risk from hose who wish o groom children for abuse and used or adaped and placed on child pornography sies. Annex 8 Safeguarding and equal opporuniies Therefore organisers of affiliaed dressage evens/raining sessions/camps where riders under he age of 18 yrs are aending, need o ensure ha hey follow he guidelines below. Professional/official phoographers/filming/video operaors mus:- Be given a clear brief Gain accrediaion in advance of he even Wear idenificaion a all imes No be given unsupervised access o compeiors under he age of 18 yrs No be allowed o ake phoographs ouside he even (i.e. a a child s home) Any oher specaors (e.g. parens/guardians/specaors) wishing o ake phoographs which feaure and clearly idenify children i.e. close ups, eams ec. mus regiser heir name and address wih he secreary of he even and/or wear idenificaion. Phoography consen forms mus be obained from he child s parens/guardians before phoographs are aken and he images used. These forms are available on he Briish Dressage websie Safeguarding & Child Proecion. A noice confirming who he official phoographer of he even is and ha permission for phoographs o be aken/used mus be gained from all U18 s paren/guardians, should be clearly displayed in he secreary s office or in a prominen posiion or in he even programme. All even officials and voluneers should be vigilan and any concerns should be repored o he organiser of he even who should hen forward his informaion o BD Lead Welfare Officer. 189

191 Use of phoographic/filming equipmen by coaches/rainers There is no inenion o preven coaches and rainers using video equipmen as a legiimae coaching aid. However, riders and heir parens/carers should be made aware ha his is par of he coaching programme and such films should be:- sored securely. used only by he rainer/coach for raining purposes. desroyed when he film is of no more value for raining purposes or when requesed o do so by he paren or carer. Annex 8 Safeguarding and equal opporuniies Equiy and equal opporuniies Briish Dressage is fully commied o he principles of equaliy of opporuniy and aims o ensure ha all people, irrespecive of abiliy, race, gender, ehnic origin, sexual orienaion, social or poliical saus have equal opporuniies o ake par in dressage a any level and in any role; seeks o educae and guide Briish Dressage members, heir employees and voluneers on he ownership, adopion and implemenaion of is equiy plan; inends o raise awareness of Equiy hrough he implemenaion of his policy and he adopion of an Equiy Acion Plan; and, as a resul of his process; aims o monior, review and evaluae progress in achieving he saed aims and objecives and o feed back o he BEF and member bodies on progress made. Briish Dressage will ensure ha is recruimen and selecion procedures for voluneers, saff and officials are fair and ransparen, and mee he appropriae legal requiremens. Wriers a affiliaed compeiions Whils we do no wan o reduce opporuniies for young people or creae problems for judges/organisers, i is essenial ha Briish Dressage carries ou is duy of care o all young people under he age of 18 yrs o keep hem safe, herefore please see below he recommendaions for organisers / judges where wriers are under he age of 18 yrs. I is recommended ha all wriers a affiliaed shows are 18 yrs and over. The judge is eniled o ask he age of heir wrier in advance of he compeiion and reques an adul wrier. I is recommended ha when wriers are under he age of 18 hey are allocaed o judges boxes / cars ha are in a public space and in clear view a all imes. Where his is no possible boh he judge and wrier should be asked separaely if hey are happy wih he arrangemen. Where he young person is under 18 yrs consen should be sough from he paren/guardian. Where here are long breaks beween ess or classes i is recommended ha judges do no remain in he judges box or heir car wih wriers under he age of 18 yrs. If he judge wishes o bring wih hem / or chooses o invie a young person under he age of 18 yrs o wrie for hem hen wrien consen from he parens/ guardian and assen from he young person should be lodged wih he organiser. If he judge is a firs degree family member such as a paren or broher/siser, hen no acion is required. Where he relaionship is a a second degree family member level such as aun, uncle, grandparen or cousin hen verbal consen o he organiser is sufficien. 190

192 ANNEX 9 Music licence Dressage o music PPL licence requiremens The licence ha BD have negoiaed wih PPL enables our members o use, according o he erms of he licence, PPL reperoire music in affiliaed Dressage o Music Compeiions. However members can also use non PPL music. BD Members wishing o ake par in affiliaed DTM classes mus read he Licence Agreemen and hen read and sign he Sub-Licence agreemen which is aached o i. The Sub-Licence Agreemen mus hen be sen o BD as soon as possible. As well as he Sub-Licence Agreemen members will also be required o forward a copy of he Music Licence Record Form. This form records he naure and lengh of racks ha are on he members CD/minidisc. You can check if your music is PPL or no by looking on he PPL reperoire lis. To obain PPL reperoire please visi he PPL websie If he source of he music is no shown on he PPL lis, i should be assumed ha i is non PPL and a noe should be pu on he music licence record form saing his. If he label name canno be found, a noe saing ha i has no been possible o source he music should be shown on he music licence record. The label name ha appears on he PPL reperoire lis needs o be cross referenced wih he label name ha appears on your disc. PPL will no appear on he disc anywhere. Annex 9 Music licence There are always numerous pieces of informaion conained on a CD inlay card such as label, music publishing company, disribuor ec. The label releasing he album can usually be found on eiher he spine of he CD or on he back cover near a P in a circle. Once you have reurned your compleed forms you will be sen self-adhesive labels which should be applied o he case conaining he CD you will use a compeiions, his is a PPL licence. 191

193 ANNEX 10 Specific rules relaing o World Class & FEI compeiions Annex 10 Specific rules relaing o World Class & FEI compeiions Guidelines for World Class Performance Squad riders in naional and inernaional Compeiions. These guidelines apply o members of BD who are compeing in Naional Compeiions or any riders compeing in inernaional classes in Grea Briain or hroughou he world. All such compeiors and horses when compeing in he above caegories hereby agree o do so under he jurisdicion of he BEF or in urn he FEI, BOA, IOC and he Spors Councils of Grea Briain. The BEF Rule Book will apply in all such circumsances including he rules for doping and medicaion conrol and he BEF Rules shall ake precedence over he rules of Briish Dressage for such purposes. I is he responsibiliy of all members of BD affeced by his rule o familiarise hemselves wih he Rules of he BEF, FEI, BOA, IOC and Spors Councils of Grea Briain which may be obained from BD. Inernaional Equesrian Federaion Inernaional dressage compeiions are run in accordance wih he FEI (Federaion Equesre Inernaional) rules. All riders compeing in FEI compeiions (including Para Equesrian Dressage riders) will require an FEI riders licence (which includes adherence o he Ani- Doping Rules.) All horses and riders wishing o compee a any Inernaional even, CDI, CDIO, CDIW, CPEDI wheher living in Briain or abroad, mus be regisered wih he FEI, via BD. A horse/pony passpor canno be issued wihou a rider and horse being regisered wih he FEI and vice versa. All regisraions mus be compleed prior o enry. Please conac he Inernaional Officer a BD for furher informaion. Annual inernaional championships are held for six caegories of compeiors: a) Senior Riders, b) Young Riders, c) Junior Riders, d) Pony Riders, e) Children on horses f) Para Equesrian Dressage Riders. Young Riders Young Rider compeiors are eligible o ake par in Inernaional Young Rider compeiions from he beginning of he calendar year of heir 16h birhday unil he end of he calendar year of heir 21s birhday. Their horses mus be over 14.2 h.h. (148cm) in heigh and a leas six years of age (horses mus be seven years of age for he Young Rider Individual es and Young Rider freesyle es as i is equivalen o PSG sandard). Juniors Junior compeiors are eligible o ake par in Junior Inernaional compeiions from he beginning of he year of heir 14h birhday unil he end of he year of heir 18h birhday. They may ride ponies up o he end of he year of heir 16h birhday. Horses and ponies mus be six years old or over. 192

194 Children on Horses Riders are eligible o ake par in Children on Horse for he beginning of he year of heir 12h Birhday unil he end of he year of heir 14h birhday. Horses mus be six years old and over. Ponies Pony compeiors are eligible o ake par in Pony Inernaional compeiions from he beginning of he year of heir 12h Birhday unil he end of he year of heir 16h Birhday. A Pony is a small horse whose heigh a he wihers, having been measured on a smooh level surface, does no exceed 148cm wihou shoes or 149cm wih shoes. Ponies measured a compeiion mus no exceed 150cm wihou shoes or 151cm wih shoes in order o be permied o compee. This olerance is only o be considered when FEI measuring akes place a compeiion. Ponies mus be six years old or over. N.B. Riders canno compee in Pony, Children on Horses and Junior or Junior and Young Rider Championships in he same year. Suspension Suspensions, imposed by he FEI on any horse and/or rider will be upheld by BD and hey will auomaically be suspended from Naional evens. Annex 10 Specific rules relaing o World Class & FEI compeiions 193

195 ANNEX 11 Briish Dressage Members Legal Assis Line Welcome o Harrison Clark Rickerbys, a leading law firm of 400 saff wih one mission: for our soliciors o provide excepional legal services and clien care. Harrison Clark Rickerbys is he merger of long-esablished law firms, Harrison Clark and Rickerbys. Boh firms are lised as Firs Tier in he presigious legal direcories Legal 500 and Chambers & Parners and boh are Lexcel accredied, he Law Sociey s raiing for excellence in clien care and pracice managemen. We offer a considerable wealh and deph of alen, wih many of our saff having been drawn from previous careers in leading ciy firms in London, Birmingham and Brisol. Annex 11 Briish Dressage Members Legal Assis Line A warm welcome awais you a our offices in Worceser, Chelenham, Birmingham, Thames Valley, Hereford and he Wye Valley, as well as our serviced offices in London. To ge o know us furher, please ake a look around our websie, review our esimonials from people like you, drop us an or pick up he phone o us; we d be delighed o assis you. To ge in conac for more informaion, visi heir websie or he dedicaed page for Briish Dressage members for any legal issue. Full members of Briish Dressage can benefi from: Free legal assis helpline Up o 30 minues of free elephone legal advice from fully qualified soliciors on any legal maer bu wih specialis experise in equine maers. Operaes seven days per week, wih an answer phone message for ou of hours. You will receive a call back wihin 24 hours Monday o Friday. Fixed fee packages Harrison Clark Rickerbys offers a range of fixed fee packages o Full members of Briish Dressage for a number of equine legal services: Please enquire via he helpline on or online equineservices/briish-dressage-members-page Full members of Briish Dressage are eniled o a number of discouned nonequine relaed legal services hrough your membership, such as reduced residenial conveyancing fees, fixed fee wills and business sar-up packages. The member discouns apply o any legal maer, wheher a business maer, creaion or amendmen of a will, resoluion of a dispue, assisance wih deb recovery or divorce proceedings. Harrison Clark Rickerbys is able o offer a 10% reducion on legal fees for all full Briish Dressage members insrucing hem for he firs ime on heir firs bill. *please noe: cover and benefis o no exend o criminal law. Please see he websie www. hcrlaw.com for full erms and condiions* 194

196 ANNEX 12 Briish Dressage Members Insurance As a member of Briish Dressage you also receive special discouns on cerain classes or business purchased via our brokers Shearwaer Insurance Services Limied, such as: Horse and pony, including ack Trainers and grooms. High value compeiion horses. Equesrian yards compeiion, raining, privae yards, riding schools and livery yards. Horse box and railer. Shows and evens (including cancellaion and abandonmen). High value household. Moor including vans & flees. All ypes of commercial insurance including professional indemniy, public & producs liabiliy and many more... Any queries abou hese covers should be direced o: Shearwaer Insurance Services Limied, Shearwaer House, 8 Regen Gae, High Sree, Walham Cross, Herfordshire, EN8 7AF. Tel: , Fax: enquiries@shearwaer-insurance.co.uk. Cover Summary Personal Public Liabiliy As par of your membership, you auomaically receive equesrian relaed Public Liabiliy Insurance, provided you reside in he UK. The following pages give deails of he auomaic insurances you receive as a member. Annex 12 Briish Dressage members insurance The primary level of public liabiliy cover ( 10,000,000) provided under he policy is underwrien by DTW1991 Underwriing Limied a Lloyds Syndicae. The excess layer public liabiliy cover ( 20,000,000) is underwrien by Am Trus Europe Limied and Amlin Limied. All insurers are auhorised and regisered by he Financial Conduc Auhoriy. You can check his on he FCA s regiser by visiing he FCA s websie a hp:// or by conacing he FCA on This primary liabiliy policy is underwrien by DTW1991 Lloyds Syndicae hey can be conaced a: DTW1991 Underwriing Limied (No ), 130 Fenchurch Sree, London EC3M 5DJ Am-Trus Europe Limi No 2, Minser Cour, Mincing Lane, London EC3R 7BB Amlin Limied, The Leadenhall Building, 122 Leadenhall Sree, London, EC3V 4AG DTW1991 Underwriing Limied Am Trus Europe Limied and Amlin Limied are all auhorised and regisered by he Financial Conduc Auhoriy. You can check his on he FCA s regiser by visiing he FCA s websie a or by conacing he FCA on

197 Briish Dressage s Public Liabiliy is an annual conrac and may be renewed each year subjec o erms and condiions. This documen provides only a summary of he main benefis under he Public Liabiliy policy. For full erms and condiions you should read he policy documen, a copy of which is available upon reques. If you have any queries, please conac Shearwaer Insurance on Significan Feaures and Benefis. Members Public Personal Liabiliy Member s Public Liabiliy insurance provides an indemniy o compensae hird paries (no employees) for accidenal injury or accidenal propery damage subjec o your negligence/legal liabiliy. Annex 12 Briish Dressage members insurance The insurers will provide an indemniy for he paymen of all sums awarded agains you under civil law due o accidenal deah or injury o hird paries or damage o hird pary propery ha occurs during he insurance period and arises ou of and in connecion wih equine aciviies and relaed equine aciviies The sums payable as an indemniy are limied o: 30,000,000 any one occurrence There are a number of cover exensions including: (1) Grooms Indemniy cover for any groom engaged in working for an insured member in heir work involving he insured horse. (2) Exended Indemniy cover for oher riders when using he insured member s horse wih heir express prior permission. (3) Associae Member Limiaion -cover is only provided o associae members when compeing in affiliaed compeiion only. The above exensions 1 & 2 shall no cover liabiliy ha arises ou of he above where a fee has been charged and where such use is in connecion wih any business. Significan/Unusual Exclusions or Limiaions Public Liabiliy The policy documen conains a number of exclusions and oher limiaions. The more significan exclusions applying ha will bar any paymen are lised below: 1. Norh America bodily injury, personal injury, damage or denial of access wihin Norh America is excluded. 2. Professional and Business Aciviies cover excludes bodily injury, personal injury, damage or denial of access arising ou of or from equine aciviies or relaed equine aciviies when underaken as a professional or being underaken as par of he insured members business or occupaion, irrespecive of wheher a fee is charged or no including supervision of oher riders. 3. Insured Members Family cover excludes bodily injury or personal injury o any person who is par of he insured member s family or household. 4. The firs 500 of any claim for hird pary propery damage. 5. If indemniy is available under any oher insurance, hen he insurance afforded by his policy will be in excess of and will no conribue wih such oher insurance 196

198 IMPORTANT INFORMATION Your Righ o Cancel This is a group policy provided by Briish Dressage which forms par of your membership benefis, as such here are no righs of cancellaion should you decide ha you do no need or require his cover. Renewing your Policy If DTW1991 Underwriing Limied is willing o invie renewal of he policy; via Shearwaer Insurance Services will advise you in good ime before he expiry of he curren policy erm, providing he premium and erms & condiions which will apply for he following year. Claim Noificaion Should you wish o make a claim you should conac Shearwaer Insurance Services as soon as possible: Shearwaer Insurance Services Limied, Shearwaer House, 8 Regen Gae, High Sree, Walham Cross, Herfordshire, EN8 7AF. Tel: Fax: enquiries@shearwaer-insurance.co.uk YOU MUST NOT ADMIT LIABILITY OR OFFER OR AGREE TO SETTLE ANY CLAIM WITHOUT EXPRESS WRITTEN CONFIRMATION FROM THE INSURERS. Complain Procedure If you are unhappy wih he service provided for any reason or have cause for complain you should iniially conac Shearwaer Insurance Services Limied, Shearwaer House, 8 Regen Gae, High Sree, Walham Cross, Herfordshire, EN8 7AF. Tel: If in he unlikely even ha we are unable o resolve he siuaion and you wish o make a complain you can do so a any ime by referring maers o: DTW1991 Underwriing Limied (No ), 130 Fenchurch Sree, London EC3M 5DJ If afer following he above seps he maer is sill unresolved hen you may conac: The Financial Ombudsman Services (FOS), Souh Quay Plaza, 183 March Wall, London, E14 9SR Tel: complain.info@financial-ombudsman.org.uk. Websie: www. financial-ombudsman.org.uk Your righs as a cusomer o ake legal acion remain unaffeced by he exisence or use of any complains procedure referred o above. However, he Financial Ombudsman Services will no adjudicae on any cases where liigaion has commenced. The law and language applicable o he policy The law of England & Wales will apply o his conrac. The language used in his policy and any communicaions relaing o i will be English. Annex 12 Briish Dressage members insurance Policy Summary Members Personal Acciden Insurance This is a summary of he cover and does no conain all of he erms and condiions of your Policy, which can be found in he policy documen, a copy of which is available upon reques. Please ake ime o make sure you undersand he cover i provides. Cover is underwrien by Royal & Sun Alliance Plc. (RSA) Feaures & Benefis PROVIDES COVER FOR ACCIDENTAL DEATH, LOSS OF LIMB OR SIGHT AND PERMANENT DISABLEMENT ONLY AS A CONSEQUENCE OF: Horse relaed accidens oher han whils aending an organised equesrian even as defined in B below 197

199 Horse relaed aciviies while aending any even or official pracice/raining session organised by or affiliaed o Briish Dressage, BHDTA, BHS, BSJA, Pony Club, BHS, Riding Clubs, BE, EGB, BEV or FEI Up o a maximum of 5,000 in respec of A and 10,000 in respec of B. Accidenal deah is limied o 5,000 in respec of persons up o he age of 16. Significan or Unusual Exclusions or Limis This secion does no cover injury arising from: Commiing or aemping o commi suicide or as a resul of self infliced injury Any naurally occurring condiion or degeneraive process Any gradually operaing process Pos raumaic sress disorder or any psychological or psychiaric condiion (no resuling from bodily injury following an acciden) Radioacive conaminaion wheher arising direcly or indirecly. War or Terrorism occasioned by any Nuclear, Chemical or Biological cause. Annex 12 Briish Dressage members insurance Period of Insurance The insurance cover shall apply from 1 July o 30 June unil noificaion of change bu is subjec o he renewal of he Maser Insurance and any revised iems ha such renewal may conain. Policy Cancellaion This policy may be cancelled by eiher he Briish Dressage or RSA by giving 30 days wrien noice o he Company or he Insured a heir las known regisered address. Claim Noificaion Should you wish o make a claim you should conac Shearwaer Insurance Services as soon as possible. Complains Procedure We aim o provide you wih a firs class service, if you feel ha you have no received he service you expec or you are concerned wih he service provided, we would like he opporuniy o pu hings righ. Iniially please raise your concerns wih Shearwaer Insurance Services Ld, Shearwaer House, 8 Regen Gae, High Sree, Walham Cross, Herfordshire, EN8 7AF. Tel: In he unlikely even ha his maer is sill unresolved, you can escalae your complain o RSA s Cusomer Services Relaions Office who will conduc a separae invesigaion, send deails of your complain o he following address; his will be concluded wih he issue of he company s final decision in wriing: Cusomer Relaions Office, RSA, Bowling Mill, Dean Clough Indusrial Esae, Halifax, HX3 5WA. If you are sill dissaisfied, Royal Sun Alliance Insurance Plc is regulaed by he Financial Services Auhoriy whose arbiraion service is he Financial Ombudsman Service and you may be able o refer your complain o hem: Insurance Division, The Financial Ombudsman Service, Souh Quay Plaza, 183 Marsh Wall, London, E14 9SR. Your righs as a cusomer o ake legal acion remain unaffeced by he exisence or use of any complains procedures referred o above. However he Financial Ombudsman Service will no adjudicae on any cases where liigaion has commenced. 198

200 ANNEX 13 Briish Dressage Judges Guidelines In order o comply wih he General Daa Proecion Regulaion (GDPR) coming ino force in May 2018, and as par of our duy of care o officials, Briish Dressage has removed all personal judge daa displayed in he public domain, including he Members Handbook and BD websie. The lis of judges and oher conac informaion will now be available for organisers o access in he BD Online Poral, as well as a regularly updaed pdf documen, which can be sen direcly o BD venues via on reques. Those venues who wish o use judges ha are no direcly affiliaed o BD (including Briish Evening, Briish Riding Clubs and Pony Club) will need o conac he appropriae officer wihin heir respecive organisaion o access an up o dae lis of officials. Procedural guidelines for judges 1. Reply promply o judging inviaions. 2. Ensure ha you know he appropriae es and rules. 3. Dress smarly and in accordance wih he saus of he even. Do no wear adverising clohing (i.e. jackes, sweashirs wih company logos or branding). 4. Arrive in pleny of ime. 5. Inspec he arena, checking he going and he posiioning of he leers. 6. Be coureous o your wrier. Explain how you will give your marks and commens. Warn your wrier of any ricky pars of he es. 7. Do no allow compeiors or heir connecions involved in he class o si in. 8. Keep o ime. 9. Check he score-board and he resuls before leaving he show. If you are unsure of he accuracy of he scorers, have he resul checked. 10. If judging as a member of a panel, be prepared o discuss he judging aferwards - in privae. 11. If you are no able o fulfil a judging commimen i is up o you o discuss wih he organiser o joinly find a suiable replacemen i.e. a Judge of he correc lis for class o be judged and one who lives a similar disance o venue. If a judge acceps an inviaion which includes a fligh or pre booked ickes, he judge mus reimburse he organiser if hey are no longer able o fulfil he commimen. 12. Every evenualiy canno be provided for. In any unforeseen or excepional circumsance, i is he duy of he Ground Jury o make a decision in a sporing spiri. Annex 13 Briish Dressage judges guidelines 199

201 Paymen of Judges The minimum paymen a judge will be paid for judging is; Inro o Advanced - 1 per horse/per judge (including FEI Pony & Junior ess) PSG o GP - 2 per horse/per judge (inc FEI Young Rider ess) This is calculaed by he number of horses ha are on he published imes for he class. A all shows when a jury is used, organisers have he opion o pay a fla fee o he equivalen of 120 per day or on a per horse basis o each jury member. In order o receive a paymen a judge mus submi a minimum of a simple invoice o he organiser. An organiser has he righ o refuse paymen should he judge no submi an invoice. A judge may coninue o judge on a volunary basis and should declare his when responding o an inviaion. The curren mileage rae is 0.45p per mile. This is paid in addiion o he above paymen. Any oher fees or oher charges are by prior agreemen wih he Organiser and he Judge is responsible for any ax implicaions. Annex 13 Briish Dressage judges guidelines 200

202 ANNEX 14 Accredied & Recognised Coaches Accredied & Recognised Coaches BD is passionaely commied o providing opporuniies for coaches o develop, increase heir skills and excel wherever or whoever hey are coaching. By encouraging he developmen of skilled, knowledgeable and up o dae coaches we can give riders he bes suppor o enjoy heir dressage and reach heir own personal goals. Choosing a coach is individual o each rider, bu we hope he informaion below will help you find a coach ha is righ for you. Accredied Coaches BD Accredied Coaches have a UKCC Level 3 dressage qualificaion and were assessed by BD assessors. They have shown a good knowledge of modern coaching skills and sound echnical knowledge of dressage up o and including Advanced Medium level. They have an up o dae firs aid qualificaion, have aended a child proecion course and have appropriae insurance. They are required o keep heir skills up o dae wih raining every year. Accredied Coach saus may also be graned o a very experienced coach who is a member of he Inernaional Dressage Trainers Club and has rained a leas one combinaion o inernaional small our level. They will also have an up o dae firs aid qualificaion, have aended a child proecion course and have appropriae insurance. Annex 14 FORENAME SURNAME TOWN COUNTY TELEPHONE MOBILE Naalie Maria Allen Kineon Warwickshire Sephen Arne Nr Usk Monmouhshire Heaher Ashley Eas Wellow, Romsey Hampshire Islay Auy Worceser Worcesershire Sonia Ann Baines Cheserfield Derbyshire Pasy Barram Swadlincoe Derbyshire Jackie Beaven Saunon Gloucesershire Carol J Benni Leighon Buzzard Bedfordshire Ellen Berchner-Nolan Brisol Bah (Avon) Hannah Biggs Gillingham Dorse Richard James Black Wisborough Green Wes Sussex Toby Blake Norhwich Cheshire Amy Mai Bloun Andover Hampshire Shelley Brooks Billericay Essex Anonia Frances Brown Brigsock Norhamponshire Leonie Paricia Brown Sourpor On Severn Worcesershire Madeleine Burchell Dover Ken James Burwell Winchfield Hampshire Susan Charers Ludlow Shropshire Accredied & recognised coaches 201

203 Annex 14 Accredied & recognised coaches FORENAME SURNAME TOWN COUNTY TELEPHONE MOBILE Tania Cherry Brackley Norhamponshire Emma Corbe Ledbury Herefordshire Kaherine Sarah Cowell Mahon Worcesershire Mahew Cox Keering Norhamponshire Sophie Anne Cox Worcs Worcesershire Alison Craig Grea Bookham Surrey Jane Crichley Densone, Uoxeer Saffordshire Heaher Cumming Nr Coleford Gloucesershire Ania Darken Maching Green Essex Lindsey Dawes Thacham Berkshire Jill Day Haverhill Suffolk Clare Deihrick Tinagel Cornwall Anne F Dicker Sockbridge Hampshire Sarah Dobell Tushingham Shropshire Tim Downes Safford Saffordshire Nicola Du Plessis Gunnislake Cornwall Teresa Ann Edmonds Welney Cambridgeshire Maria Eilberg Reddich Worcesershire Cherry Elvin Collingham, Newark Noinghamshire Paul Fielder Boson Lincolnshire Andrew Flecher Buron Joyce Noinghamshire Andrew Gould Bolney Wes Sussex Julia Gourley Inverurie Aberdeenshire Thomas Graham Twyford Buckinghamshire Eilidh Gran Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Daniel Greenwood Moreon in Marsh Gloucesershire Sacha Hamilon Chalfon S Giles Buckinghamshire Emily Harris Shafesbury Dorse Andrew Harris Dorse Hampshire Alexander Harrison Chewmagna Brisol (Avon) Shelly Harriss Kidwelly Carmarhenshire Judy Harvey Milon Keynes Buckinghamshire Chrissie Havis Morpeh Norhumberland Cara Hayward Oaksey, Malmesbury Wilshire Nikki Herber Peerborough Cambridgeshire Mahew Hicks Hursbourne Priors Hampshire Sarah Emma Higgins Marhall Cheshire Mary-Anne Horn Heahfield Eas Sussex Jane Anne Horswill Sapleford, Cheser Cheshire Julie A Hugo - Ross Bishops Sorford Herfordshire Levi Hun Tewksebury Gloucesershire Ruh Hurs Sowmarke Suffolk Pammy Huon Cirenceser Gloucesershire Lindsay Jenkins Hungerford Berkshire

204 FORENAME SURNAME TOWN COUNTY TELEPHONE MOBILE Paula Keeley Liss Hampshire Anne Keen Lile Cheverell, Devizes Wilshire Pera Sophie Kucklick Creeslough Fiona Lace Mawdesley, Ormskirk Lancashire Sara-Jane Lanning Alon Hampshire Tanya Larrigan Ashford Ken Charloe Lasseer Chicheser Wes Sussex Amanda Jane Leaker Goyre Monmouhshire Joanna Louise Lees Malmesbury Wilshire Hayley Liddiard Ongar Essex Jennie Lorison-Clarke Sockbridge Hampshire Erik John Mackechnie Blairdrummond Sirlingshire Kahryn Frances Marsh Three Legged Cross, Wimborne Dorse Alison Masin Moore Banbridge Couny Down Sue McMahon Marlborough Wilshire Liza McQuison Dereham Norfolk Sarah Millis Slinfold, Horsham Wes Sussex Claire Moir Nr Chrischurch Dorse Hannah Moody Penisone, Sheffield Souh Yorkshire Becky Moody Penisone, Sheffield Souh Yorkshire Lizzie Murray Sockbridge Hampshire Angela Niemeyer Easwood Reddich Worcesershire Sarah Payne Leveron, Boson Lincolnshire Harry Payne Crick Norhamponshire Madeleine Charloe Peal Bardfield Saling Essex Jane Peberdy Leiceser Leicesershire Lynn Julie Perry UKCC L3 Weherden, Sowmarke Suffolk Tori Jane Peer Rossendale Lancashire Suzanne Pey Taunon Somerse Rober Pickles Andover Hampshire Deborah Randall Lyford Devon Jane Randall Whichurch Hampshire Kim Racliffe Hers Herfordshire Dane Rawlins Bolney Wes Sussex Andrew David Robbins Brisol Norh Somerse Mark Ruddock Souh Godsone Surrey Veriy Saul Broughon Asley Leicesershire Charlie Sawyer Blandford Forum Dorse Claire Marie Senior Cridling Subbs, Knoingley Wes Yorkshire Daniel Edward Sherriff Herford Herfordshire Paula Dawn Sherwood Billinghurs Wes Sussex Adam Lawrence Smyh Romford Essex Annex 14 Accredied & recognised coaches 203

205 FORENAME SURNAME TOWN COUNTY TELEPHONE MOBILE Claire Speer Verwood Dorse Jean Morrison Sephen Whierashes Aberdeenshire Joanne Swain Lapworh Wes Midlands Georgina Jane Swinglehurs Chew Magna Brisol (Avon) Elizabeh Anne Taylor Woodborough Noinghamshire Tessa Thorne Tebury Gloucesershire Sarah Turner Chelmsford Essex Nina Venables Taunon Somerse Leanne Wall Aylesford Ken Jenny Ward Church Brampon Norhamponshire Angela Jane Weiss Papplewick Noinghamshire Isobel Wessels Ledbury Herefordshire Gillian Wheeler Verwood Dorse Sally Elizabeh Williams Leys Hillh Herefordshire Charloe Louise Wilson Scarborough Norh Yorkshire Tracy Woodhead Grimsby Humberside Tracy Jane Wrigh Rochford Essex Annex 14 Accredied & recognised coaches Recognised Coaches BD Recognised Coaches have a UKCC Level 2 dressage qualificaion, or a UKCC qualificaion from anoher relevan equesrian discipline (ie Evening). They have shown a good basic knowledge of modern coaching skills and have shown sound echnical knowledge of dressage up o Elemenary level. They have an up o dae firs aid qualificaion, have aended a child proecion course and have appropriae insurance. They are required o keep heir skills up o dae wih raining every year. FORENAME SURNAME TOWN COUNTY TELEPHONE MOBILE Kay Alison Applin Cwmwrch Swansea Clare Louise Ashley Cobham Ken Vicoria Bailey Malmesbury Wilshire Naalie Banks Beds Bedfordshire Dianne Chrisine Barre Beds Bedfordshire Rebecca Jayne Baes Sockon Warwickshire Jemma Benley Wolson Warwickshire Lucinda Bird Blackhall Cleveland Richard James Black Wisborough Green Wes Sussex Nina Boex Swansea Swansea Ann Bosock Soke Goldingon Buckinghamshire Helen Bradley Goosnargh, Preson Lancashire Samanha Jayne Brown Houghon Le Spring Tyne And Wear Anneleise Brown Ipsley, Nr Reddich Worcesershire Caherine Elizabeh Burrell Harrogae Norh Yorkshire Emma Ann Buler Hazel Sree Ken

206 FORENAME SURNAME TOWN COUNTY TELEPHONE MOBILE Jacqui Campbell Nr Baldock Herfordshire Sharon Clinch Cardiff Glamorgan Emma Corbe Ledbury Herefordshire Julia Cory Tisbury Wilshire Kersin Coward Wincanon Somerse Jane Crichley Densone, Uoxeer Saffordshire Eleanor Darling Sradbroke Suffolk Kaie Darnell Edmonon London Helen Louise Dawson Usk Monmouhshire Niki De Macedo Maron Cheshire Rebecca Drane Akeley Buckinghamshire Alison Duck Brimpon, Reading Berkshire Teresa Ann Edmonds Welney Cambridgeshire Sandra Edwards S Helens Merseyside Olivia Faih Sowe on he Wold Gloucesershire Tracy Fall Chaeris Cambridgeshire Diana Susan Fisher Wisbech Cambridgeshire Holly Vanessa Forin Nr Melksham Wilshire Beh Franz Chelenham Gloucesershire Cassy Gadsby S Ausell Cornwall Claire Gallimore S Albans Herfordshire Jane Gilchris Perh Perhshire Vicoria Gladwyn Ellon Aberdeenshire Serena Gordon Souham Warwickshire Eilidh Gran Aberdeen Aberdeenshire Deborah Ann Green Keresley End Wes Midlands Jessica Ellen Griffihs Marke Rasen Lincolnshire Josefin Gyllensward Hook Hampshire Sarah Louise Hall Fores Row Eas Sussex Sarah Halls Bury S Edmunds Suffolk Sephanie Haran Lile Badminon Souh Gloucesershire Jane Harries Carmarhen Carmarhenshire Emily Harris Shafesbury Dorse Michelle Harris Doncaser Souh Yorkshire Shelly Harriss Kidwelly Carmarhenshire Sarah Hawkins Lile Haseley Oxfordshire Vikki Hayon Tuxford Noinghamshire Cara Hayward Oaksey, Malmesbury Wilshire Emily Hedger Leicesershire Leicesershire Kimberley Claire HeginBoham Tal-Y-Bon Conwy Michelle C Hill Sansead Essex Ashleigh Elizabeh Hill Five Oak Green Ken Debbie Hill Berkeley Gloucesershire Emma Charloe Jablonski Noingham Noinghamshire Rebecca Jackson Knusford Cheshire Annex 14 Accredied & recognised coaches 205

207 FORENAME SURNAME TOWN COUNTY TELEPHONE MOBILE Helen Mary James Glouceser Gloucesershire Debbie James Nr Cinderford Gloucesershire Sharon Johnson Andover Hampshire Sheelagh Johnson Chaham Ken Kaie Johnson Bishops Ichingon Warwickshire Heaher Jones Ashford KENT William James Joyce Ripon Norh Yorkshire Paula Keeley Liss Hampshire Annex 14 Accredied & recognised coaches Sarah Kingwells Preson Lancashire Alexandra Louise Lane Droiwich Worcesershire Charloe Lasseer Chicheser Wes Sussex Elisabeh Georgina Leslie Kinross Perhshire Debs Linsco Leaherhead Surrey Karen Vicoria Lisk Kingsbridge Devon June Carol Long Wes Malling Ken Elizabeh Love Biggar Souh Lanarkshire Gillian Maclean Norwich Norfolk Carla Marie Maskell S Helens Isle Of Wigh Vicoria Maw Scunhorpe Humberside Michaela Edih Mckinder Leiceser Leicesershire Ami Lara Mclean Herford Herfordshire Sco Mclellan Cumnock Ayrshire Liza McQuison Dereham Norfolk Annasasia Neale Rudyard Saffordshire Gaye Nicholas Chepsow Monmouhshire Olivia Kae Oakeley Hedge End Hampshire Denise O'Reilly Teddesley, Penkridge Saffordshire Tracy - Anne Ormrod Llanfairpwllgwyn Gyll Isle of Anglesey Kaie Owens Ilkley Wes Yorkshire Sarah Parkes Rugby Warwickshire Caroline Paerson Kilmarnock Ayrshire Zara Pawley Norfolk Jane Peberdy Leiceser Leicesershire Andrea Jane Peel Wilberfoss Norh Yorkshire Linda Penman By Dechmon Wes Lohian Carolyn Pope Cheserfield Derbyshire Gillian Rachel Porus Sebbing Essex Clare Porz Bishops Ichingon Warwickshire Janice Powell Richmond Surrey Liz Properjohn Henley-On-Thames Oxfordshire Seve Pryde Buron On Tren Saffordshire Hilary Purvis Fyvie Aberdeenshire Jane Randall Whichurch Hampshire Sara Francesca Richards Abernan Glamorgan Lise Robers Rugby Warwickshire

208 FORENAME SURNAME TOWN COUNTY TELEPHONE MOBILE Rhianwen Rosser Gorseinon Swansea Naomi Rowley Banbury Oxfordshire Tammy Diana Ruffles Laxfield, Woodbridge Suffolk Jane Helen Ruherford Ayon, Eyemouh Berwickshire Charlie Sawyer Blandford Forum Dorse Feliciy Sco Densone Saffordshire Claire Marie Senior Cridling Subbs, Knoingley Wes Yorkshire Sarah Sjoholm- Paience Broadbridge Heah Wes Sussex Val Smyh Norhwich Cheshire Danielle Seed Leiceser Leicesershire Casey Sickland Braydon Wilshire Joanne Swain Lapworh Wes Midlands Georgina Jane Swinglehurs Chew Magna Brisol (Avon) Tessa Thorne Tebury Gloucesershire Madeleine Thynne Banwell Somerse Ryan Todd Halifax Wes Yorkshire Olivia Margre Towers Nr Ledbury Herefordshire / Rober Charles Trobridge Basingsoke Hampshire Rebecca Trower Saveron Gloucesershire Maria Veale Ipswich Suffolk Rober Waine Hedgerley Buckinghamshire Jack Oliver Wainwrigh Driffield Humberside Marcelle Ward Wes Ashling Wes Sussex Ashley Louise Ward Lancs Lancashire Elizabeh Ward Barne Hereford Herefordshire Anna Wilks Newmarke Suffolk Sally Elizabeh Williams Leys Hillh Herefordshire Lauren Kae Williamson Broxon Cheshire Frances Karen Hazel Wilson Near Faversham Ken Emma Woolliscrof Barlason Saffordshire Tracy Jane Wrigh Rochford Essex Tracy Young Winslow Buckinghamshire Diana Zajda Dunning, Perh Perhshire Annex 14 Accredied & recognised coaches 207

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210 INDEX INDEX RULE/SECTION A Accredied Coaches Annex 14 Advanced Medium eligibiliy 25 Advanced Medium freesyle 61 Advanced Medium qualifying poins 47 Advanced Medium ess Annex 1 Advanced ess Annex 1 Age of horse/pony 8 Age of members 4 Air jackes 119 Appoinmen and deselecion of Judges 175 Associaed Championships 79 Area Fesivals Secion 6 Arena layou 141 Arena markers 142 Associae horse regisraion 5 Associae membership 3 B Balloing 31 Bandages 132 BD Conacs Inroducion BD Regional srucure & conacs Inroducion Biguards 131 Bis Blinkers 132 Body/belly bandages 132 Body proecors 119 Boos 123 Breasplaes/girhs 132 Breeches/jodphurs 121 Bridles 130 Bridle No s 147 C Cauions 172 CDI Poins 47 Championships cu off daes 43 Classificaion of Para-Equesrian riders 109 Class Tickes 3 Close of enries 31 Commanders 72, 150, 109, 140 Compeior Conduc 144 Complains Annex 3 Conflics of Ineres 177 Combined Training Secion 17 D Decoraion 133 Definiions of paces and movemens Annex 7 Disciplinary procedure Annex 4 Dismouning and/or fall of horse 158 Dispensaion 125, 127, 146 Double bridle 130, 139 Dress 117 Duraion of judging 182 RULE/SECTION E Ear covers 134 Elecronic devices 132 Elemenary eligibiliy 23 Elemenary freesyle 61 Elemenary qualifying poins 47 Elemenary ess Annex 1 Enering arena before signal o sar 153 Enries 30 Equine Influenza vaccinaion 10 Equal opporuniies policy Annex 8 Errors of course 164 Errors of he es 165 Evening riders 12, 126 F Face masks 134 FEI definiions of paces and movemens Annex 7 FEI ess Annex 1 FEI U21 ess Annex 1 Fly fringes 134 Foreign riders 13 Freesyle ess Annex 11 Freesyle o music 59 Freesyle o music qualifying poins 62 G Gloves 89, 122 Grades of horses 23 Grading of horses raining abroad 13, 17 Grading poins 14 Grand Prix eligibiliy 33, 34, 48 Grand Prix qualificaion 46, 48 Grand Prix Under 25 46, 48 Grouping of riders 11 Grinding eeh 160 H Has 88, 89, 120 Heigh cerificaes 9 Hoof boos 93, 132 HC enries 35 Horse/pony regisraion 5 Horse Assessmen 16 I Impored horses 15 Insurance Annex 12 Inermediae I eligibiliy 32, 33, 26 Inermediae I qualificaion 48 Inermediae II eligibiliy Inermediae II qualificaion 45-46, 48 Inro eligibiliy 21 Inro ess Annex 1 J Jackes 118 Judges code of conduc Annex 2 Judges complains procedure Annex 3 Judges decision 108, 171 Judges shees 108,

211 INDEX RULE/SECTION K Kinesiology ape 132 L Lameness 167 Leaving he arena 157 Legal Helpline Annex 11 Logos 129 Lunging 137 M Maringales 132 Medium eligibiliy 24 Medium freesyle 61 Medium qualifying poins 47 Medium ess Annex 1 Membership 3 Members Code of Conduc Inro Mojo holograms 132 Music Licence Annex 9 Music (Technical failure) 162 My Ques Secion 12 N Names of horses 7 Naional championship eligibiliy 46 Neck sraps 132 Nosebands 130 Nose nes 134 Novice eligibiliy 22 Novice freesyle 61 Novice qualifying poins 47 Novice ess Annex 1 Numbers 147 Numnahs 128 O Objecions 173 Offshore Island qualificaion 47 Ouside assisance 151 P Passpors 7 Para-Equesrian qualificaion 114 Para-Equesrian dressage ess 108 Para-Equesrian rules Secion 13 Para Home Inernaional 78 Penalies for conravening rules 174 Penalies for errors of course 165 Pick your own classes 36 Posiioning of judges 176 Prefixes 7 Preliminary eligibiliy 21 Preliminary qualifying poins 47 Preliminary ess Annex 1 Prix S Georges eligibiliy 26 Prix S Georges freesyle 61 Prix S Georges qualifying poins 47 Prize money 39 RULE/SECTION Q Ques Secion 12 R Recognised coaches Annex 14 Refund of enry fees 34 Regional championships 44, 45 Resisance 159 Resuls 42 Reraining of Racehorses Series Secion 10 Riding boos 123 Riding he wrong es 163 Rosees 40, 194 Rugs 132 S Saddle clohs 128 Saddles 127 Safeguarding Annex 8 Salue 155 Scale of marks 169 Scoring 168 Senior Home Inernaional 76 Senior Iner-Regional 74 Side reins 132 Siing and rising ro 156 Social Media Policy Inro Secion Spurs 124 Sallions 135 Suffixes 7 T Tack checking 152 Tail swishing 160 Team Ques Secion 11 The scales of raining Annex 7 Trial membership 3 U Unaffiliaed Compeiions 38 Under 25 championships 73 Union flag pocke badge 73, 126 V Veeran Horse series See Associaed Championships Veeran Rider series See Associaed Championships Visually impaired riders 111, 136 Voice 161 W Waiing liss 31 Warm up 149 Welfare of he horse Inroducion Whips 125 Wild cards 50 Winer championships eligibiliy 46 Winer membership 3 Wihdrawals 32 Y Youh Home Inernaional compeiion 77 Young Horse championships Secion 8 Youh Iner-Regional compeiion

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