7th World University Equestrian Championship
8th – 11th June 2006,
La Rochelle, France
I GENERAL REGULATIONS
Excerpts from the FISU Regulations
1 ORGANIZERS, TIME AND VENUE
The 7th World University Equestrian Championship will be organized by the Fédération Française du Sport Universitaire (FFSU) in La Rochelle, France, from 8th – 11th June 2006 under the auspices of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and in accordance with the most recent FEI regulations.
2 PROGRAM OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP
Tuesday, 6th June 2006 - Arrival of the teams
- Accreditation of the teams
- CISCA meeting
Wednesday, 7th June 2006 - Arrival of the teams
- Accreditation of the teams
- Meeting with the delegates + draw
Thursday, 8th June 2006 - 1st and 2nd round dressage
- Opening Ceremony
- Welcome reception
Friday, 9th June 2006 - 1st and 2nd round show jumping
- Awarding ceremony for the Team dressage and Team show jumping
- Reception at the City Hall in La Rochelle
- Party at the “Résidence Club Lafayette”
Saturday, 10th June 2006 - Cultural Program in the morning
- 3rd round dressage
- 3rd round show jumping
- Semi-nocturnal show with the 1st and 2nd round of the “Trophée de l’amitié” (consolation CSO)
Sunday, 11th June 2006 - Semi-finals and Small Finals dressage
- Final of the “Trophée de l’amitiié”s + awarding ceremony
- Finals dressage
- Semi-finals, Small finals and Finals show jumping
- Awarding ceremonies in Individual and combined dressage and show jumping then in Team combined
- Closing Ceremony
- Gala Diner & Party at the Casino BARRIERE
Monday, 12th June 2006 - Departure of the teams
3 Organizing Committee (OC)
President: Jean-Louis GARRIGOU-LAGRANGE
Secretary: Erick VINCENT
Venues / horses: Jack VERGNE
Accommodation / transportation: Erick VINCENT
Finances: Gérard MALBO
Medical: Roland QUESTEL
Members: Jacques ROBIN
Michel MARCELLE
Marc BOISGARD
Valérie CINQUALBRE
International Supervision, Control and Arbitration Committee (CISCA):
Executive Committee FISU - chairman: Pieter TILSTRA
International Control Commission: Arie ROSENZWEIG
Chairman of the Technical Committee: Karen VERHELST-JEDEMA
Chairman of the Medical Committee: Peter KATZMAIER
Fédération Française du Sport Universitaire (FFSU): Gérard MALBO
Organizing Committee: Erick VINCENT
International Technical Committee (CTI):
FISU Technical Delegate - chairman: Karen VERHELST-JEDEMA
FEI Technical Delegate: Avelino RODRIGUEZ MIRAVALLES
OC Technical Delegates: Jack VERGNE
Chairman of the Medical Committee: Peter KATZMAIER
+ Three experts nominated by the CT chairman
Jury of appeals/ Appeal Commission (CA):
Designated by the CT chairman after the first CTI meeting
Medical Committee (CM):
FISU Medical Committee - chairman: Peter KATZMAIER
Physicians designated by the OC: Dr. ROUX
Veterinaries designated by the OC: Dr. SYMOENS
4 CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
To participate to the World University Equestrian Championship 2006, the countries invited by the OC shall meet the following requirements:
· Member association affiliated to FISU
· If not – affiliated to the National Equestrian Federation or to the National Olympic Committee.
· Only the competitors who meet the following conditions may take part in the event:
a) be a national of the country they represent
b) be at least 17 and less than 28 years of age on 1st January 2006
c) students who are officially registered for and pursuing a full-time course of study at a university or a similar institute which has a university status that is recognized by the appropriate national academic authority
d) former students of the institutions mentioned in c) who have obtained their academic degree or diploma in the year preceding the event
5 PROCEDURE FOR ENTRIES
Procedure
The countries invited to participate must follow the following procedure. Country must ensure that all their entries reach the Organizing Committee (OC) in due time and in the form prescribed by the OC and the FISU Regulations.
When entering, countries shall sign an undertaking that their competitors shall not withdrawing from the sport event once it has begun in contravention of the spirit of the General Principles of FISU Regulations.
Participation fee
Three months before the beginning of the championship, the countries entering the event must confirm their entry with an advance payment of 25% of the total participation fees (US $ 60, - + 15, - per person) by 8th March 2006.
The participation fee, which guarantees an entry, shall be directly collected by the Organizing Committee. If the competitor competes in the championship, his participation fee shall be credited to the costs of stay to be paid to the Organizing Committee. In the event of a forfeit, this participation fee shall cover the costs undertaken by the Organizing Committee.
Bank Name: BNP-PARIBAS
Account holder: CR SPORT U de Poitiers
Account number: 00357 00006837034
Bank Address: 13, place du Maréchal LECLERC, F-86000 POITIERS
IBAN: FR76 3000 4003 5700 0068 3703 467
BIC: BNPAFRPPOI
COMITE REGIONAL DU SPORT
UNIVERS ACAD DE POITIERS
Entry forms
Entry forms must be completed in capital letters (typed or hand-written) in one of the working languages of FISU (English or French) and must be submitted according to the procedure laid down by the Organizing Committee. The candidatures will be accepted under the following conditions:
Deadline for entry
a) General entries (engagement of participation) must be sent at least six (6) months before the beginning of the championship, by 8th December 2005.
b) Quantitative entries (confirmation of participation) indicating the number of officials and participants, accompanied by the payment of the participation fee, must be sent at least three (3) months before the beginning of the championship, by 8th March 2006.
c) Nominative entries (conditions of participation) with the list of competitors and substitutes, the events in which they will participate and the necessary photographs, must be sent one month before the beginning of the championship, by 8th May 2006.
Individual accreditations can be carried out from the following website:
https://event.feratel.at/fisu/
It is highly recommended to enter the individual data of each participant.
Entry procedure
- The general, quantitative and nominative entries may be sent by telegram, telefax or e-mail within the required entry deadlines, but they must also be confirmed as soon as possible in writing, on official forms.
- Entries arriving after the required deadlines will not be taken into consideration, except in extraordinary circumstances, with the agreement of the FISU Executive Committee and after having consulted with the Organizing Committee.
- The entry forms must be countersigned by an official representative of the organization invited to participate and stamped with a seal from this organization.
Individual dossier to submit on arrival
The individual dossier of each competitor to be presented to the CISCA must include:
a) a passport or identity card which shall include:
- full name
- nationality, date and place of birth
- a recent photograph
b) if a student:
- a document proving that he has satisfied the conditions normally required in his country for the entrance to a University or similar institutes
- a FISU Eligibility Form stamped and signed by FNSU and University or similar institute or a student card or certificate from the appropriate academic authority certifying that the competitor is officially registered and is pursuing a full-time course of study
c) if a former student:
- Proof of the date in which they obtained their final academic degree or diploma
The Head of Delegation or his deputy, submitting the individual dossiers for his competitors, shall produce a list certified by the appropriate national academic authority of his country of the universities or similar institutes whose statutes as universities meet the requirements.
6 FINANCIAL CONDITIONS
FISU Registration fee
FISU shall receive from each competing country the following entry fees:
a) effective members of FISU: twenty (20) US$ per competitor and official
b) other associations: forty (40) US$ per competitor and official
FISU registration fees will be collected by the CISCA before the issue of the competitor’s identity cards.
Travel cost
The countries shall be responsible for their own round-trip travel costs to the nearest International Airport of La Rochelle which is Bordeaux, France.
Participation fee
The competing countries, upon arrival, shall pay their dues for participation fees sixty (60) US$ + fifteen (15) US$ = seventy five (75) US$ per person and per day to the Organising Committee.
7th World University Equestrian Championship
7th – 11th June 2006,
La Rochelle, France
II. TECHNICAL REGULATIONS
In case of any disagreement in the interpretation of these regulations, the French version will be considered as authoritative.
Any point which is not mentioned in the regulations will be submitted to the Technical Commission.
11 GENERAL TERMS
11.1 The sports events of the 7th World University Equestrian Championship (WUEC) shall be organized in accordance with the most recent technical regulations of the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) and the FISU Regulations.
11.2 All technical protests or complaints must be presented by a Head of Delegation (chief of the team) or his deputy, no later than thirty (30) minutes after the results have been presented to the Chairman of the Technical Commission (CTI).
11.3 The protests must be submitted in writing to the Jury of Appeal and must be accompanied by a deposit of fifty (50) US$ which will be returned, if the protest is considered to be justified.
11.4 Any decision of the Jury of Appeal is final and must be reported immediately to the Head of Delegation (chief of the team) of the country concerned.
12 TECHNICAL REGULATIONS
12.1 Each country may enter a maximum of nine (9) persons: four (4) riders, and a maximum of five (5) officials. Only complete teams with three riders may take part in the competition.
At the first General Technical Meeting, the Head of delegation or his representative shall confirm and sign the official list of the accredited competitors by the CISCA.
12.2 The competition is composed of two parts, dressage and show jumping, in which the same riders must participate. The dressage and show jumping events will be organized according to the "Knock out" system (see article 13.1.2)
12.3 The reserve rider shall complete the team only in case of physical inability certified by the official doctor of the competition. If this inability should occur before the beginning of the championship, the reserve rider is allowed to substitute the affected rider in both dressage and show jumping. In case the event has already begun, the reserve rider can only substitute a rider in one of the two parts before the beginning of the first round of the part in question.
13 COMPETITION REGULATIONS
13.1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES
13.1.1 Treatment of Horses
All riders must treat the horses in a fair and sporting manner in accordance with the FEI "code of conduct". Any abuse or violence will lead to the elimination of the rider further to the decision taken by the CTI, the judges or the Jury of Appeal.
13.1.2 The “Knock out” System
All the events will be judged according to the “knock out” system: riders draw lots for each round to know which horses they will ride. Only in the first round of dressage and show jumping will the team draw a group of three horses; the team is allowed to decide which rider will ride which horse. Every horse is ridden by two (2) or three (3) riders. The rider with the best result on the horse will be qualified for the next round.
After the first two rounds, half of the riders finishing in second on their horse will also be qualified. This based on the lowest difference score to the best rider of the same horse. (See also articles 13.4.8, 13.6.3, 13.6.4, 13.6.6, 13.6.7, 13.9.1.1, 13.9.1.2)
For example, if 24 countries participate to the championship, this means:
1st round: 72 riders (24 horses)
2nd round: 24 direct qualified riders + 12 best second-best riders from 1st round = 36 riders (12 horses)
3rd round: 12 direct qualified riders + 6 best second-best riders from 2nd round = 18 riders (6 horses)
Semi-finals: 6 (direct qualified) riders (2 horses)
Small-finals: 2 second-best riders of the semi-finals (2 horses)
Finals: 2 (direct qualified) riders (2 horses)
13.1.3 Warm-up of the horses
During the whole competition, horses will be warmed up by riders who are not participating in the competition. If all the Heads of delegation (Chiefs of the teams) of the teams riding the same horse find the warming-up inappropriate, they must inform the chairman of the technical commission (CT).
13.1.4 Presentation of the horses
During the competition, the horses must be presented at an equivalent level to the test in which they will compete. The horses must be shown in the arena where the test will take place.
13.1.5 Preparation
The organizers will set the time allowed during which the competitors are allowed to ride their horses before the test. This preparation time will be the same for all competitors. The riders must respect the orders of the person(s) responsible for the warm-up arena, designated by the OC. (see also articles 13.4.5 and 13.5.5)
13.1.6 Lame Horse
If the Heads of delegation (Chiefs of the teams) of all the countries riding the same horse consider this horse lame, they must inform the chairman of the technical commission who will find a solution.
13.2 SERIES
13.2.1 General Principles
3 series A, B and C are created to avoid teams of the equal strength to compete against each other in the first round.
The teams will be split up in three series. The number of teams in each series must not exceed one compared to the number of teams in the other series.
Separate series are made for dressage and for show jumping.
The teams within each of the series will not ride against each other in the first round.
For the 2006 championships, the distribution of the teams in the different series will be established according to the results obtained in the three previous WUEC’s (Tokyo 2004, Mechelen 2002, and Bern 2000).
13.2.2 Seeding of Teams
Two ranking-lists will be made: one for dressage according to the dressage results and one for show jumping according to the show jumping results obtained at the competitions mentioned in 13.2.1.
13.2.2.1 The results of the competitions mentioned in article 13.2.1 are converted into points.