4 Star:
Maximum pulse 64 bpm within 30 minutes
3 Star:
Maximum pulse 64 bpm within 30 minutes
2 Star:
Maximum pulse 64 bpm within 20 minutes
1 Star:
Maximum pulse 56 bpm within 20 minutes recovery with a vet gate after each 25
kms (minimum) - 30 km ( maximum)
The pulse
criteria may be reduced during the ride if in the opinion of the Vet Commission
in consultation with the President of the Ground Jury and the TD believe there
is a danger to the welfare of the horses in the
event.
Article
828
Declaration of Starters
1. The
Chefs d'Equipe must declare in writing to the Secretariat of the Organisers the
names of the competitors and of the horses allocated to the competitors
definitively starting, chosen from those regularly entered on the official entry
forms.
2.
Declaration of starters by the Chef d'Equipe or his/her
representative will take place within one hour after the first inspection of the
horses.
3.
Substitutions:
3.1. Substitutions after Definite
Entries: After the Definite Entries have been sent in, substitution of
horses and/or competitors from the list of Nominated Entries (if any) may only
be made with the written permission of the NF and the OC.
3.2. Substitutions in case of
accident or illness: in case of an accident or illness of a competitor or a
horse, which occurs between the declaration of starters and the start of the
competition; substitutions can be made up to 3 hours before the start of
the competition. The following conditions must be met; 1) a certificate of the
condition from an officially recognised physician for the rider, and from a
veterinary surgeon for the horse, and
2) permission of the President of the Ground Jury.
A competitor or
horse or both may be replaced by another competitor or horse or by
competitor/horse combination taken from
those who have been duly entered as members of teams or as individuals and whose
horses have successfully passed the First Horse Inspection.
3.3. At Championships horses can only be
substituted by the rider's NF with horses, which figure on the rider's NF's
Nominated Entries list.
