Eventing
| Governing Body: | Fédération Équestre Internationale (FEI) |
Participants
Male and female athletes compete as individuals or in teams in eventing competition.,
Playing Area
The arena for dressage phase is same as in individual dressage event. Cross-country test takes place on a long outdoor circuit consisting of around 12-20 fences at lower level competitions andaround 30-40 fences at the higher levels. The fences consist of solidly built natural objects likestone walls etc. and various obstacles like ponds and streams, banks and drops and combinations consisting of several jumping efforts. ,
General Rules
Dressage Scoring
Each movement in dressage phase is scored on a scale of 0 to 10 by a panel of judges. The marks of all the movements performed are added together and any errors of course deducted and thenconverted into a percentage to determine the winner.
Penalties And Elimination In Cross-Country
The following are described as under:-
- Crossing the finish line after the maximum time results in penalties
- For disobedience faults, penalties are added to the dressage score. After three disobediences at one fence or after four disobediences altogether, the pair is eliminated.
- Going off the course also results in elimination such as for missing a fence
- If the rider falls off the course, the pair is eliminated.
Show Jumping Scoring
This phase of eventing is also timed and penalties are given for every second over the required time and for disobediences, falls, touches and knockdowns of the obstacles.
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Officials
Dressage Judges
In international competitions, there can be up to seven judges at different points around the arena at C, E, B, K, F, M and H (there is always a sitting judge at C) which allows them to see each movement of the horse from all angles.
Jumping Judges
A panel of jump judges calculates the results (faults and penalties) of the competition. Usually, at international competitions, the panel is headed by a chairperson approved by FEI.
Marshal
Controller and organizer of the practice area.
Ring Crew
Responsible for maintaining (rebuilding the jumps) the course throughout the competition.
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Dressage
It is the first test of eventing which is described as “the highest expression of horse training” in which the horse and rider are expected to perform a series of predetermined movements from memory.
Cross-Country
This is the most demanding test in the competition during which the fitness of horse and rider are tested. Competitors gallop over a set distance, jumping a variety of solid obstacles, including water hazards and drop fences.
Show Jumping
Each rider guides his/her horse through a course that includes up to 16 jumps. The course tests the jumping skills of the horse and rider as well as the fitness and stamina of the horse, which will berecovering from the exertions of the previous day.
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