Important notice on HKEF Rules, Horse of the Year Awards Calculation Method & HKEF Events Calendar for 2019 – 2020 (FYI)
Dear members,
The new competition season will soon begin, we are pleased to share with you the latest HKEF Rules, Horse of the Year Awards Calculation Method as well as the HKEF Events Calendar for 2019 – 2020.
Competition Rules for 2019 – 2020
－ Both HKEF Dressage and HKEF Eventing Rules would remain unchanged for the coming season. Please be reminded that both HKEF Dressage and HKEF Eventing Rules will be applied to all Dressage and Eventing Competitions except for those FEI competitions. For FEI Dressage World Challenge or the scheduled CCI1* from 13 to 15 December, 2019, FEI rules will be used.
－For Jumping, we remained to follow the FEI jumping rules. Please be reminded that FEI Jumping Rules 2019 except for Article 224 Fall will be applied to all Local Competitions while Full FEI Jumping Rules 2019 will be applied to all FEI Jumping competitions in Hong Kong.
－ For General rules, there were only an update on the Article 113 Dress on the General Rules. Details can be referred to the attached Revised HKEF General Rules (14th Edition).
Horse of the Year Awards Calculation Method 2019/20 (Attachments: Horse of the Year Award Calculation Method 2019/20)
An end of Season review meeting coorganized by HKEF and HKJC was held on 27 June with all riding schools representatives. Different comments from members, competitors as well as from the mentioned meeting regarding the Horse of the Year Awards Calculation Method were consolidated and later followed up by the HKEF Rules Subcommittee.
During the off season period, HKEF Rules Subcommittee has reviewed and compared the outcome of the existing and various proposed Horse of the Year Awards Calculation Methods. We would like to share with you the below summary of major changes on the Horse of the Year Awards Calculation Method for 2019 – 2020 compared to the one from last year as below:
Jumping Horse of the Year Award (The Good King Cup)
－ Add ‘90cm class’ & ‘95cm class’ as graded classes
－ Add Double Clear Point(s): Double Clear Point(s) will be awarded to the rider achieving double clear rounds at 100cm or above competitions consisting of 2 rounds (run under FEI Jumping Rules Art. 273), but will not be awarded to riders with placing points
Dressage Horse of the Year Award (Dragon Hall Dressage Trophy)
－ Revised the determining factor to be the sum of accumulated points for up to a maximum of EIGHT best results instead of the sum of maximum five best results from the highest percentages.
－ Revised the scoring table for different percentages achieved at different competition levels
－ Revised the requirements for eligible level/ grading system:
Instead of having some maximum points preset for different competition levels, as long as a horse-rider combination has achieved a score of 65% or above at any given level in five graded tests, the combination must then move onto the next level.
－ For example a horse-rider combination who scores 65% or above in five Preliminary classes will have to move up to the novice level and will no longer be eligible to enter preliminary level classes.
Eventing Horse of the Year Award
－ Add Clean Completion Points (CCP): Clean Completion Points (CCP) will be awarded to riders who attained the minimum requirements in each phase in HKEF 80cm or above classes. They will not be awarded to riders with placing points.
Clean Completion Points (CCP) will be awarded to riders who attained the minimum requirements in each phase in HKEF 80cm or above classes stated below:
- a) Dressage Test: not more than 40 penalties (or at least 60%)
- b) Cross Country Test: A clear round at obstacles and fewer than 20 time faults
- c) Jumping Test: A clear round at obstacles
－Add ‘105cm class or above/ CCI* Class)
Attached please find the Horse of the Year Awards Calculation Method and HKEF Events Calendar for 2019 – 2020 for your information and reference.
If you have any problem in viewing the attachments, you may download the files from this link
Thank you once again for your feedback and participation over the last season and we look forward to seeing you all in all the scheduled competitions this season.
Should there be any question regarding our latest HKEF rules, HOY Awards Calculation Method or HKEF Events Calendar for 2019 – 2020, you may contact Ms. Zoe Tang at 2966 1593 or Mr. Yung Lai at 2966 5081.
We wish you all the best of luck at all the competitions in the coming new season.
Best regards,
Hong Kong Equestrian Federation
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HKEF Dressage Horse-rider Combination Grading System 2019/20
HKEF Events Calendar 2019-2020
HKEF Season End Awards Calculation Method Season 2019-2020
