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USA
Equestrian Announces Dressage Rule Change Proposal Allowing
Option Of Double Bridle At Third Level
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Corresponding
with the release of the new 2003 USA Equestrian Dressage Tests
for Training through Fourth Levels, the USA Equestrian Dressage
Committee is
recommending rule changes allowing the use of a double bridle
as option at Third Level. The Dressage Committee anticipates that
these rule changes will be approved by the USA Equestrian Executive
Committee at their next scheduled meeting on December 3, effective
immediately. Beginning December 4, riders competing at Third Level
would have the option of using a double bridle.
Please
note that according to Article 301.7.2 of the Federation Rule
Book, any competition, which begins before December 1, is governed
by the rules in effect December 1st of the previous year. Therefore,
competitions that are run on the dates of November 30-December
1, 2002 are governed by 2002 rules, including the use of the 1999
AHSA Dressage Tests.
USA
Equestrian Inc., as the National Equestrian Federation of the
U.S., is the regulatory body for the Olympic and World Championship
sports of dressage, driving, endurance, eventing, reining, show
jumping, and vaulting, as well as 19 other breeds and disciplines
of equestrian competition. As
the country's largest multi-breed organization, the Federation
has over 80,000 members and recognizes more than 2,800 competitions
nationwide each year. It governs all aspects of competition, including
educating and licensing all judges, stewards, and technical delegates
who officiate at these shows.
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The vision of USA Equestrian is to provide leadership for equestrian
sport in the United States of America, promoting the pursuit of
excellence from the grass roots to the Olympic Games, based on
a foundation of fair, safe competition and the welfare of its
horses, and embracing this vision, to be the best national equestrian
federation in the world.
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