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RULE CHANGES FOR 2022 Rule changes and new rules are marked in bold in the new members’ handbook effective from 1 January 2021. Below are some of the key changes. For the full synopsis plus the fully searchable online version of the rules, please visit the Competitions section of the BD website.
WELFARE • Surgical procedures: A horse is not eligible to compete when a limb or part of a limb is hyposensitive or hypersensitive. • Sensory hairs: Trimming sensory hairs is not permitted. • Equine register: Members must register their horse or pony with the online Equine Register and activate their digital passport to support biosecurity and tracing. The Equine Register manages the Central Equine Database and National Chip Checker on behalf of DEFRA, and provides this service free of charge at equineregister.co.uk
ANTI-DOPING British Equestrian Equine Doping, Controlled Medication and UK Anti-Doping Rules apply to all members and participants in affiliated competition for a minimum of 12 months from the commencement of membership/ date the individual participated on a class ticket, in accordance with BD rules. Familiarise yourself with this policy as there’ve been some amendments: britishequestrian. org.uk/competitors/human-antidoping, britishequestrian.org.uk/ equine/equine-anti-doping
HORSE REGISTRATION
QUEST ELIGIBILITY
A horse must be registered with the name entered on the passport unless the name is offensive, has a purely commercial purpose or is otherwise deemed unsuitable.
The following criteria for Quest sections in the ‘have you ever’ tables have changed so riders are ineligible if they have: (Intro) Competed at the Area Festival Championships at Prelim or above including Music. (Prelim) Been placed in the in top three of the Prelim Area Festival Championships or competed at the Area Festival Championships at Novice or above including Music. (Novice) Been placed in the top three of the Novice Area Festival Championships or competed at the Area Festival Championships at Elementary or above including Music.
RIDING THE TEST • Where a rider has failed to drop the whip, they may continue to ride their test and judges will continue to mark. However, the elimination will still stand. • Competitions must not take place in extreme weather if welfare or safety may be compromised. Provision must be made for cooling horses quickly after competing in hot or humid conditions. • During adverse weather or other extreme situations e.g. winds displacing arena boards, the judge at C may ring the bell. It’s up to the rider whether to restart from the beginning or from the point the situation occurred. • The halt should be immobile for a minimum of three seconds.
ELIGIBILITY AND RULES • Riders are not to be changed/ substituted following published times at Regionals, High Profile or Premier League competitions, excluding Young Horse classes. • At Premier Leagues only, in the event of over subscription, Group 1 and 2 riders receive priority.
AREA FESTIVAL QUALIFICATION • Prelim – Advanced Medium – three scores at 60% or above. • PSG – Inter I – two scores at 60% or above.
JUDGES’ UPGRADES Congratulations to the recently upgraded judges listed below. List 1 – Vikki Weaver (North & West) List 2 – Susie Cumine (South & West) List 2 – Anne Greenaway (South & East) List 2 – Janet Surr (South & West)
COACHES LISTING 2022 At the start of 2021 we reviewed the registration period for BD Accredited and Recognised coaches and applied a three-month extension to all coaches’ listings in recognition of the challenging time our freelance coaches experienced under COVID restrictions. Therefore, your coach listing won’t need to be renewed until the end of March 2022. Further communication will be issued in due course about next steps to renew, along with some exciting updates about some of the coach activities we have been working on at HQ.
JUDGE RETIREMENT Judith McCowie, a List 6 Judge from the North & East region, has retired from the Judges Panel. British Dressage would like to thank Judith for all her hard work and support over the years and we wish her all the best for the future.
KEY DATES 03-06 Feb Winter Regionals, Vale View, Leicestershire 10-12 Feb Winter Regionals, Morris EC, East Ayrshire 12-17 Feb Winter Regionals, Myerscough College, Lancashire 15-19 Feb Winter Regionals, Easton College, Norfolk 19-24 Feb Winter Regionals, Merrist Wood, Surrey 22-26 Feb Winter Regionals, Bishop Burton, Yorkshire 26 Feb-02 Mar Winter Regionals, Wellington Riding, Hampshire 03-05 Mar Winter Regionals, Prestige Equestrian LLP, Gloucestershire A comprehensive list of major dates including the Petplan Equine Winter Area Festivals can be found online at britishdressage.co.uk/competitions/internationaland-major-dates
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