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HKEF Return to Play - Entries open for the FEI Jumping World Challenge 2020 1st & 2nd Competitions at BREC & TMPRS

2020-11-06

Dear all members,

HKEF Return to Play – Entries open for the FEI Jumping World Challenge 2020 1st & 2nd Competitions at BREC & TMPRS

The ongoing pandemic has unprecedented impact on our show schedule this year. With the recent improvement on the situation in Hong Kong, we are pleased to inform you that we have obtained the approval and support from both the HKSAR government, the FEI and HKJC despite the challenging prevailing circumstances to run the FEI Jumping World Challenge in the coming December. In order to be in the rankings, an Athlete/Horse combination must compete in a minimum of two Competitions and in any case not more than three Competitions per Category. Thus, the FEI Jumping World Challenge 2020 1st & 2nd Competitions will be organized.

Beas River Equestrian Centre (BREC) used to be the main venue for hosting all the local international events or FEI competitions in Hong Kong. However, owing to the recent HKJC policy, no outsider including riders and horses are allowed to enter into BREC. Thus, competitions at BREC will only open to riders and horses from BREC until further notice. Being the sole governing body for equestrian sport in Hong Kong, we have to ensure that all our shows and events are conducted in an open, fair and transparent manner, so for Graded Events to be sanctioned by the FEI and HKEF, it must be widely accessible to all riders and riding schools. The captioned competitions must be run in accordance with the FEI rules.

In order to provide an equal opportunity to all riders and riding schools in Hong Kong, we have obtained the special permission from the FEI to run the FEI Jumping World Challenge 2020 1st & 2nd Competitions at two venues, including one at BREC for BREC riders and horses and one at Tuen Mun Public Riding School (TMPRS) which can be open to all non-BREC riders and horses. Upon the completion of the competitions at both venues, competition results will be combined for the final placings of all participating riders. Athlete/Horse combination competed in both competition 1 & 2 will be eligible to be included in the rankings. There will be an INDIVIDUAL ranking per Country, per Region and for the World for all 3 Categories.

Event details are as follows:

FEI Jumping World Challenge 2020 Hong Kong
1st & 2nd Competitions Information

Date	5 & 6 December 2020 (Sat & Sun) Horse Inspection on both days before the start of each competition	12 & 13 December 2020 (Sat & Sun) Horse Inspection on both days before the start of each competition
Location	Beas River Equestrian Centre (Open to BREC riders and horses only)	Tuen Mun Public Riding School (Open to horses and riders from all riding schools, except those from BREC)
Course Designer	Mr. Christoph JOHNEN (GER)
Judges	Saturdays Show Director: Mr. Howard Green President of Ground Jury: Mr. Allan Ho (FEI Level III) Member of Ground Jury: Ms. Alice Mak (FEI Level II) Ms. Angela Kong (FEI Level I) Sundays Show Director: Mr. Howard Green President of Ground Jury: Prof. Nigel King (FEI Level III) Member of Ground Jury: Mr. James Pearson (FEI Level II) Ms. Angela Kong (FEI Level I)

Important Messages

• Safety Measures

While we are fighting the pandemic together, safety of all participants is our utmost priority. To safeguard the health and safety of all our members, a series of precautionary measures will be in place for the named competitions as follow:

1. Exempted Group Gatherings under Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition on Group Gathering) Regulation (Cap. 599G)

(see at: https://www.elegislation.gov.hk/hk/cap599G);

2. FEI Policy for Enhanced Competition Safety during the Covid-10 Pandemic (see attached);

3. Discipline-specific guidelines for FEI Jumping Events taking place during the Covid-19 pandemic (see attached);

4. HKJC Pandemic Measures (see attached)

5. HKEF Safety Measures:

－ Every individual will be required to submit a Health Declaration Form upon arrival at the competition;

－ Body temperature check will be carried out for every individual before entering the competition venue. Persons with body temperature of 37.5°C or above will be refused entry. As well, any person who is subject to COVID-19 quarantine or medical surveillance by the HKSAR Government will be refused entry;

－ Every individual will be required to thoroughly clean his/her hands before entering the competition venue. Hand sanitizers will be provided;

－ Every individual will be required to bring along and wear a surgical mask at all times whilst at the riding schools. Riders may remove their mask during the warm up and the actual competition. Riding instructors will always keep 1.5m distance between the riders except in emergency;

－ While the law of prohibiting group gatherings of more than four people is still in force, we will minimize the number of riders and officials attending the competitions and social distancing measures would be implemented at all times. Each rider will be accompanied with only one guest, on top of his or her groom;

－ There should be no more than four people in horse inspection, warm up and the actual competition area and at least 1.5 meters between each other;

－ Other than all officials, riders, riders’ guests (one guest only per each rider), grooms and riding instructors, no spectators or others without an official role appointed by the HKEF will be allowed to enter into the competition zone at the captioned venues.

－ Even though no spectators will be invited this time, HKEF will be offering livestream of the competitions via our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/hkequestrian/. Riders’ families, friends and supporters may enjoy the competition at home.

• Full subsidy on horse transportation

With the support of the HKSAR government, HKEF will provide a FULL subsidy on horse transportation during the competition period for all HKEF members competing at the FEI Jumping World Challenge 2020 1& 2 competitions at Tuen Mun Public Riding School. Reimbursement for the horse transportation cost will be processed upon receipt of the original invoices to HKEF office on or before 6:00p.m., 24 December 2020 (Thursday). Any late submission will not be accepted.

• Horse inspection
Dr. Adrian Farrington and Mr. Shaun Moss will be our Veterinary Delegate and Show Farrier respectively for the FEI Jumping World Challenge 2020 1^st & 2^nd Competitions at both competition venues. Any riders who are not able to attend the horse inspection should obtain prior approval.FEI JWC 2020 at BRECHorse inspection will be conducted on Saturday and Sunday, 5 & 6 December 2020 at the Beas River Equestrian Centre Competition Paddock, at time (TBC) for all horses.

FEI JWC 2020 at TMPRS

Horse inspection will be conducted on Saturday and Sunday, 12 & 13 December 2020at the Tuen Mun Public Riding School Upper Paddockfor separate batches of horses upon horses’ arrival to the venue.

The HKEF is delighted to share with you our trot-up video starring Hong Kong rider Patrick Lam and demonstrating a correct trot-up at horse inspection of FEI event.

YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thrsWKdbHFE

• Best-Presented Award

Best-presented Awardwill be selected by the Judges and the Veterinarians during the horse inspection. A cash prize of HK$200 will also be granted to the groom as a token of encouragement after the competitions.

• Results and Prize presentation

There will be no prize presentation after each competition day at both venues.

Upon the completion of the competitions at both venues, competition results will be combined for the final placings of all participating riders. Competition results will be announced by email to all HKEF members and riding schools. Competition results will also be uploaded on HKEF website and Facebook at the end of each competition day. Athlete/Horse combination competed in both competition 1 & 2 will be eligible to be included in the rankings. There will be an INDIVIDUAL ranking per Country, per Region and for the World for all 3 Categories.

• Warm up show

Due to the limited resources available, no warm up show before the actual FEI Jumping World Challenge will be held. All participating riding schools are encouraged to make necessary arrangements like setting up the FEI courses in advance for your riders to practice, run in house show etc, to help your riders.

• FAQ on Riders’ Fall at the warm up arena

According to the latest FEI Jumping Rules Article 224 4.2 Fall, Fall in the practice arena, “in case of a fall of an athlete and/or a horse in the practice arena prior to entering the Competition arena for the first or second round of a Competition, the Athlete must be checked by the Event’s medical service, respectively the Horse must be cleared by the Veterinary Delegate, before the Athlete and /or the Horse may be permitted to take part in the round in progress. In this case the Ground Jury give the Athlete a later starting position in that round if considered necessary. “

A rider fall in the warm up arena can only continue to start if a signed medical form can be obtained by the Event’s medical service. The FEI medical form which is included in the “Doctor’s Pack” (Page 6/7) is attached and can be found at https://inside.fei.org/sites/default/files/FEI%20Doctors%20Pack%20-%20Updated%20May%202019.pdf

• Essential Documents

1. Show schedules of FEI Jumping World Challenge 2020 Hong Kong 1st & 2nd Competitions on 5 – 6 December 2020 (Sat – Sun) at BREC

2. Show schedule of FEI Jumping World Challenge 2020 Hong Kong 1st & 2nd Competitions on 12 – 13 December 2020 (Sat – Sun) at TMPRS

3. Entry forms for both FEI Jumping World Challenge 2020 Hong Kong 1st & 2nd Competitions at BREC and TMPRS

4. Rules for FEI Jumping World Challenge 2020 Hong Kong 1st & 2nd Competitions (Mark-up version)

5. FEI Jumping Rules 2020 (Clean version)

6. Course Plans for FEI Jumping World Challenge 2020 Hong Kong 1st & 2nd Competitions

7. 2020 Guidelines for Course Builder for FEI Jumping World Challenge Courses

8. FEI Doctor’s Pack

9. HKEF Health Declaration Form for both FEI Jumping World Challenge 2020 Hong Kong 1st & 2nd Competitions at BREC and TMPRS

10. FEI Policy for Enhanced Competition Safety during the Covid-19 Pandemic – Effective 1 July 2020 – Updated 12 October 2020

11. Discipline-specific guidelines for FEI Jumping Events taking place during the Covid-19 pandemic

12. HKJC Pandemic Measures
- Notice on Reopening of BRRS from 15th September 2020
- Relaxation of Movement Between Riding Schools

Documents are also available at the google link at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/14gLI2CrLf1gj8h6bMLRrGs45iW73zUSg?usp=sharing.

BREC entries should be submitted by fax or by email on or before 6:00 p.m. 1 December 2020 (Tue) to the Federation’s secretariat; while non-BREC entries should be submitted on or before 6:00 p.m. 8 December 2020 (Tue). Should you have any questions, please contact our Show Secretary, Zoe Tang at 2966 1593.

While the FEI Jumping World Challenge in the coming December will be the sole graded show before the end of 2020 despite the challenging prevailing circumstances, HKEF will make its utmost effort to make it a success together with all.

We look forward to seeing you all at the Challenge.

Best regards,

Hong Kong Equestrian Federation