The FEI’s Eventing Committee will be hosting four forums over the next 10 months in Germany, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand as part of its consultation process on the future format for Eventing and 2013 rules revision.

The forums will be open to National Federations, Organising Committees, riders and officials.

The Eventing Committee’s consultation document, which can be viewed here and covers areas including competition formats and qualification of athletes and horses, will form the basis for discussion at these forums.

The first forum will take place on 25 August in Luhmühlen (GER) during the HSBC FEI European Eventing Championships. The second forum will be held on 19 October in Guadalajara (MEX) at the 2011 Pan American Games.

The third forum will be hosted in Adelaide (AUS) during the Australian International 3 Day Event (17-20 November) and the fourth during May 2012 in New Zealand. Exact dates are still to be confirmed.

“The future development of Eventing will be at the heart of these forums,” explained FEI Eventing Committee chair Giuseppe Della Chiesa (ITA).

“The feedback we have received so far from the global Eventing community has been extremely constructive. We are looking forward to discussing these key issues face-to-face and in further detail at the forums.”

Following the final forum in May 2012, the recommended rules revisions for Eventing will be finalised. These will be presented to the FEI General Assembly in November 2012 for implementation on 1 January 2013.

Notes to editor

The FEI Eventing Committee, which is chaired by Giuseppe Della Chiesa (ITA) and comprises Deputy Chair Anne-Mette Binder (DEN), Clayton Fredericks (AUS), Robert Kellerhouse (USA), Alec Lochore (GBR) and Pierre Michelet (FRA), began its consultation process for the 2013 rules revision in June 2011.  

National Federations, Organising Committees, riders and officials were asked to supply their initial thoughts and comments on suggested rule revisions by 18 July 2011.

The Open Forums will be used to discuss key issues raised as part of this preliminary consultation phase.