British Equestrian Vaulting
Selection Criteria for 2008
Contacts:
National Selection Co-ordinator - Andrew
Williamson – 01286 880281
Chef d'Equipe –
Nominated Chef d’Equipe
Selection Panel:
BEV Directors and members of
the BEV Management Committee with out a conflict of interest.
(Conflict of interest includes: Past or present - owner, lunger, close relative or regular trainer of competitor up for
selection).
Appeals Panel:
Directors of BEV with out a conflict of interest & a BEF
appointee
Statement
Competitors are advised to
familiarise themselves with the current FEI Rules & Regulations in
particular those relating to Horse Welfare and Prohibited Substances (available
on the FEI web site).
Implementation of Article 171 FEI rules will apply
for selection. (Deposit for appeals etc).
The closing date for challenge (in writing) to the
selection criteria is 5 days after distribution.
A quorum is over 50% of the members of the Management committee without conflict of interest
The selected unit will
consist of the entered vaulter(s), lunger, horse and
reserves of the aforementioned.
The selection criteria
detailed below is specific for competitions and events requiring selection in
2008 and includes the selection of vaulters, lungers
and horses to compete in:
1) Teams - Team 2*- no age limit
2) Continental Junior Team 1* <=
16
3) Male Individual - 2* Male >= 14
4) Female Individual - 2* Female >= 14
Pre‑Selection
Information
1. All competitors must apply
in writing to the National Selection Co-ordinator in the format of the official
BEV Ltd forms (these are available from the BEV Web site or National Selection
Co-ordinator) before the first designated selection event with the required
costs. The National Selection Co-ordinator may accept late entries, with the
required costs.
2. Competitors wishing to be considered for selection are to submit their
names, first choice and reserve horse & lunger. Teams must include the
reserves.
3. Competitors (this word
encompassing vaulters, reserve vaulters, horses, reserve horses, lungers & reserve lungers)
must be fully paid up members of BEV Ltd.
4. Lungers & reserve lungers
must comply with BEV Article 110.3 and must have lunged competitively for
vaulting (in a class above prenovice level). Team lungers must have lunged competitively for team vaulting
(in a class above prenovice level).
5.
Final selection to be announced as soon as possible after receiving
nominations.
6. Specific selection costs (judge, secretarial,
veterinary etc) will be applicable to those up for selection on a per competitor
basis and be advertised in the selection event
schedules.
7. FEI Article 715.5 In the event of a vaulter
age 19 & over being eligible for selection for both team and individual,
the team will forfeit its selection if team members 19 & over withdraw to
compete as an individual.
The
Selection Events
BEV specifically nominates a selection event for the purpose of
selection. In the event of unforeseen circumstances event dates/venues may be
changed, added to or subtracted after consultation with the BEV Management
committee.
The British events will be run according to BEV Ltd rules &
competitors must meet the FEI criteria.
Officially designated selection events
(Any change to
these will be notified on the web site.)
Team vaulters
& Individual vaulters
April 19th
/20th
May 31st/1st June at Welsh Ag. College near Wrexham
Eligibility Criteria
Score Sheets - Evidence for Selection.
Competitors are required to
send all score sheets from all judges to be used as evidence of their selection
performances from all parts of a competition, to be made available within 5
days to the National Selection Co-ordinator when
requested.
Teams
Senior Teams to
have achieved a minimum score of 5.0 this being the average from all national
and international judges over all parts of a competition, obtained at a
designated selection event in 2008 as an official entry.
Junior Teams to
have achieved a minimum score of 4.5 this being the average from all national
and international judges over all parts of a competition, obtained at a
designated selection event in 2008 as an official entry.
A
minimum of one reserve vaulter must be included in
the team listing. These vaulters must compete at the British selection events
in the individual, intermediate or advanced team competition attaining a
minimum compulsory score of 4.0 this being the average from all national and
international judges over all parts of a competition, obtained at a designated
selection event in 2008 as an official entry.
Horses
British horses & reserve horses to have achieved in a class
above novice level a minimum score of 5.0 at a BEV affiliated competition or a
CVI, up to and including the final selection event within 2007/8. Scores are
the average from all national and international judges over all parts of a
competition.
British reserve horses must participate at the designated British selection
events above Novice level.
A competitors wishing to use a foreign horse must provide evidence of the
required minimum score from competitions within 2007/8 6 weeks before the event
requiring selection.
Male
& Female Individual
Vaulters require to have
reached the minimum requirement of the FEI.
Attainment of a
minimum score of 5.5 being the average from all national and international
judges over all parts of a competition, obtained at a designated selection
event in 2008 as an official entry.
Criteria to be used in making selection
1) Fulfilment of Pre
Selection and Eligibility Criteria.
2) To compete in
an official class at the event designated for selection by BEV Ltd. (see exception below)
3) Attainment of minimum
scores as specified by BEV Ltd. as eligibility criteria.
4) All official class scores
achieved at the designated selection events will be taken into account. All
scores will be averaged. The highest average score will be the determinant. (In
the event of a tie the average of the compulsories will be the determinant).
Results will be
ratified by a quorum of the management committee. (A quorum
being over 50% of the members of the Management committee without conflict of
interest.)
The
National Selection Co-ordinator will notify all competitors of the decisions reached
in writing.
Any competitor
applying for selection (or their agent) must inform the National Selection
Co-ordinator in writing of any detrimental changes to their health between the first
selection event and
the event requiring selection.
At the British selection
events there may be an inspection of horses by the ground jury, a veterinary may also be present. The owner or their
official agent must be present. A handler over 18 must present the horses.
(Exception) At all selection
events if the first choice horse fails inspection, the participants should
appear on a reserve horse. Veterinary evidence in writing, of the failed
horse's fitness to compete at the event requiring selection, will have to be
provided within 7 days to the National Selection Co-ordinator. At the
discretion of the selection panel: If a competitor of proven competitive
stature, fails to attend 1 selection event, due to circumstances beyond their
control, the afore mentioned competitor may apply in writing to the selection committee
for the use of their previous years GB ranking score to be used in the
selection calculation (see 4 above).
Any queries regarding the
selection of competitors for the event should be made in writing) to the
National Selection Co-ordinator who will use their best endeavours to answer
such queries in the spirit of openness and transparency. Any appeals against the decisions of the
selection panel should be routed through the National Selection Co-ordinator.
Changes in
selection
(This may be
required due to accident, illness, change of circumstances etc)
Any competitor
selected (or their agent) must inform the National Selection Co-ordinator of
any detrimental changes to their health between the final selection event and
the event requiring selection. It is the
intention of BEV ltd to offer help and select medically fit competitors.
If de-selection
is necessary the National Selection Co-ordinator will liase
between the competitor (or their agent) and a quorum
of the management committee. Changes in selection may occur after consultation
with & confirmation by a quorum of the management committee.
The National
Selection Co-ordinator is responsible for notification of changes to
selections. The National Selection Co-ordinator will notify competitors
affected of the decisions reached in writing.
After
competitors have commenced travelling to the competition the Chief dEquipe is responsible for changes
to selection.