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| Fall of rider rule; Effective immediately!! | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: May 22 2008, 11:55 AM (481 Views) | |
| gunnar | May 22 2008, 11:55 AM Post #1 |
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USEA - Important Rule Change Notice [May 22, 2008] The USEF Executive Committee met on Monday, May 19, 2008 and approved the following rule changes for immediate implementation. These rule changes were submitted by the USEF Eventing Technical Committee with the support of the USEA Eventing Standards Task Force. Effective Immediately: the first fall of competitor, at obstacles, on the Cross-Country Course will result in Elimination. 1) EV141.1 (b) Cross-Country Scoring b. Falls - (1) First fall of competitor 65 penalties Elimination (2) First fall of horse Mandatory retirement (3) Second fall of competitor Elimination Subsequent changes were made to the following Eventing Rules as a result of the change to EV141.1 (b): EV138.9 Cross-Country Rules-Authorized Assistance The change removes reference to assisting riders in remounting after a fall at obstacle. EV142.3 (b) Cross-Country - Definition of Faults-Circles The change removes reference to riders having sustained a fall as they will no longer be allowed to continue. EV142.5 Cross-Country - Definition of Faults-Additional Attempts at Obstacles Composed of Several Elements. The change removes reference to riders having sustained a fall as they will no longer be allowed to continue. 2) EV112.1 (a) & (b) Medical Requirements-Accidents Involving Competitors a. In the event of an accident in which a competitor is apparently injured or concussed, they must be examined by designated medical personnel to determine if they may take part in another test, ride another horse or if they are capable of leaving the grounds. Refusal to be examined shall be penalized by a fine of $100 (Payable to the Organizing Committee) at the discretion of the Ground Jury. EC 5/19/08 Effective immediately b. If such a fall occurs during the cross-country test, the time during which the competitor is held and examined shall be recorded and deducted from his total time if he is permitted to continue. 3) EV140.8 Cross-Country Obstacles 8.Obstacles constructed after December 1, 2008, for which approved frangible technology is appropriate, shall be constructed using this technology. Obstacles constructed prior to December 1, 2008 and for which the use of approved frangible technology is appropriate shall be retrofit using this technology prior to December 1, 2009. All open oxers at the Training level and above must be constructed using Approved Frangible technology. Information on the appropriate applications of Frangible Technology in cross-country fence construction is available in the USEA Cross-Country Obstacle Design Guidelines. Frangible Technology may be installed only by or under the supervision of Course Designers/course builders who have attended a USEA Seminar on Frangible fence construction. EC 5/19/08 Effective immediately The USEF and USEA are also currently in the process of developing the rules for a 'red card system' to penalize dangerous riding. These rule changes reflect action items in a letter from USEF President David O'Connor and USEA President Kevin Baumgardner written on April 29, 2008. A copy of that letter can be viewed at: http://www.usef.org/_IFrames/newsdisplay/viewpr.aspx?id=3054. The USEF and the USEA are constantly committed to the safety and welfare of riders, horses and the sport of Eventing. Making the sport safer is a constantly evolving process. In the April 29th letter, the USEF and USEA also announced a joint Safety Summit to be held on June 7-8 in Lexington, KY. |
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| maxxtrot | May 22 2008, 02:26 PM Post #2 |
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Thomas H. Cruise!
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thanks for posting, i was headed over here to do the same thing.:) |
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| Black Tack | May 23 2008, 01:20 PM Post #3 |
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Glad to hear it. Makes perfect sense to me.
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| jillincolorado | May 23 2008, 07:26 PM Post #4 |
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Lets hope it makes things a little safer for all involved. |
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| mercury1 | May 24 2008, 02:33 PM Post #5 |
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Shunnnnn the unbeliever. Shunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
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Makes total sense, but... I remember a few years back when I had a fall at a novice event. It was a perfect cross country otherwise, and continued to be after they let me continue. It was soooo embarassing but I learned from it. Another point, if they are going to make a fall elimination then why not on the WHOLE course rather than just at an obstacle? If I fall at a fence I'm eliminated, but if I'm galloping and my horse trips/spooks/whatever OR if I jump a fence, THEN fall I'm not eliminated? Does that seem right? |
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| jillincolorado | May 25 2008, 05:23 PM Post #6 |
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I believe you are correct mercury (fall on course is not elimination) just over obstacles. It makes sense to me. The obstacles present the largest problem , by and large. |
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| mercury1 | May 25 2008, 07:22 PM Post #7 |
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Shunnnnn the unbeliever. Shunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
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Right, I agree that the obstacles create the most problems. However, people do fall off between obstacles, it happens fairly often. The ones I've seen made me wonder why on earth the rider was even competing, not to mention how they were going to survive. Those falls scare me more than the ones I've seen at jumps. I'm just trying to figure out why they would allow riders to continue after a fall in the middle of a field if we are eliminating those who fall off while attempting an obstacle. The same goes for the person who gets jumped out of the tack and falls off two strides later....do you see my confusion? I thought the rules were ok before when it came to fall of rider. If they are going to change it for "safety" reasons, why wouldn't it apply to any and all falls?? |
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| jillincolorado | May 26 2008, 04:33 PM Post #8 |
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I think because even the BEST riders sometimes have a slip or what have you at some point on course. Also...horse acting up...bucking...blah blah blah. i can see both sides, but I do think it's a good rule. I saw far too many riders at Rolex get back on after scary falls and continue. One I believe had a broken arm <_< yet is keeping very quiet. |
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| gunnar | May 27 2008, 10:27 AM Post #9 |
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Al and went to the Woodside HT on Saturday! We stood and listened to the jump judge meeting. Everyone was confused about the new rule and many questions were asked! A few riders fell off and were eliminated as they should have been! Hard to say of this will help but it is a step in the right direction. One poor horse refused to jump the large bank into the water. On the 3rd stop he crawled the jump and flipped over into the water. I was sad to have been witness to this but both horse and rider appeared to be fine. I could not beleive my bad luck at witnessing this but I chose to be there, watching the P, I and A competitions so I have only myself to blame. AS I walked the A course I was blown away by the width and breadth of the jumps. why in the world does it have to be so hard! Out of 8 A horses listed only 6 competed and 3 stopped out or fell out! It was sad but the 3 who did make it were in mostly fine form! Here is to fewer accidents and more grand jumping horses who make it look easy!
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Makes perfect sense to me.

Out of 8 A horses listed only 6 competed and 3 stopped out or fell out! It was sad but the 3 who did make it were in mostly fine form!

12:15 PM Jul 11