The Endurance Committee, welcoming its two new Members Pierre Cazes
(FRA) and Allan Renner (AUS), met for its annual meeting at the occasion of the
La Baule Endurance CEIO in France.
The meeting dealt with a wide range
of topics including the appointment of officials for the various 2005 and 2006
Championships, the appointment of an Endurance Steward General and the, soon to
be introduced, system to ?Star Rate? all Endurance Officials.
The main
part of the meeting was taken up by the extensive review of the Championship
qualification criteria for horses and riders which was the subject of a ruling
over the existing wording, issued by the FEI in March. National Federations had
been requested to provide input ahead of this meeting and the suggestions
received from seven Federations were considered as part of this process.
Additionally the committee continued its examination of the introduction
of a qualification system for Nations wishing to take part in World and
Continental Championships.
Two proposals for Nation Qualification were
discussed and these, together with the new individual qualification criteria
will be circulated to all Endurance National Federations for their comment in
the near future.
The Committee members expressed their appreciation to
the Organising Committee who generously provided the facilities and support to
enable the meeting to take place at La Baule.
