World University Equestrian Championship26.-30. July 2000 Berne, Switzerland |
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The teams will be assigned to the three series. The number of teams in each series must not differ for more than one from the number of teams in the other series.
Separate series are made for dressage and for show jumping.
The teams within each of the series will not ride against each other in the first round.
The distribution of the teams in the different series will be established according to the results obtained in AIEC Student Riding Nations Cups (AIEC SRNC) in the two years immediately preceding the WUEC 2000 (1998: Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg; 1999: Sweden, USA, Ireland; 2000: Belgium, Germany, Austria).
The draw of horses will assign to each team one group of 3 horses as
following:
1 horse as 1st starter (the horse being ridden for the
1st time in the test),
1 horse as 2nd starter (the horse being ridden for the
2nd time in the test),
1 horse as 3rd starter (the horse being ridden for the
3rd time in the test),
each group of 3 horses is assigned to three different teams of the
different groups (A, B and C).
Teams in series A will draw first, and not compete against each other. Series B will draw second, and not compete against each other. Series C will draw last.
The first round show jumping will be judged by style. Second round by faults and style and all further rounds by faults and time. Electrical chronometer is compulsory.
In all jumping tests the course must include at least 9 obstacles.
From this consolidated style mark will be deducted:
The resulting mark is the final style mark.
There will be:
All penalty points are summed up. This sum is the final faults mark. The rider with the lowest final faults mark qualifies for the next round.
The organizers must check the tack of the horses before the tests.
Only the person in charge of the horses may change the setting of the horses tacks.
A tack of a horse must not be changed after the first rider has ridden the horse. In case of breaking the tack during the competition the rider may have a restart unless he shows the intention of finishing the test.
At the end of the competition, the following 4 titles will be awarded:
Team World Champion of Student Riding (team combined ranking);
Individual World Champion of Student Riding (individual combined ranking);
Individual World Champion of Student Riding in Dressage (individual dressage ranking);
Individual World Champion of Student Riding in Show Jumping (individual show jumping ranking).
a) After each round the non-qualified riders are ranked
according to their point difference with the best rider on their horse.
The rider with the least point difference is ranked immediately after the
last qualified rider for the next round. The individual ranking on the
horse (whether the rider was second or third best on this horse) does not
affect the ranking.
Riders who are eliminated are ranked after the last non-eliminated
rider in the round.
b) Riders who retire on their own purpose during their ride will be ranked after all other riders of this round including all eliminated riders.
c) Exceptions to b): But if a rider decides to retire
during his ride when there is no more theoretical possibility for him
to be the winner of this round - in accordance with article 13.1.1 - the
rider will be ranked equal with all the eliminated riders of this round,
or in case there are no eliminated riders in this round, he will be ranked
as the last rider of this round.
This rule is meant to reward fair treatment of the horse.
d) When a rider retires before he starts riding, he will
get no ranking at all in this discipline. Moreover he will get no
individual combined ranking. His team will get no team combined ranking.
A ride is considered to have started after the judges have been
saluted.
e) Exception to d) is made when a rider is forced to retire before he starts his ride due to physical inability according to article 12.3, or if the Technical Commission decides that there is another valid reason. In this case the rider will be considered as having retired during his ride and will be ranked as sub b).
f) In case article 12.3 must be applied, the two riders are ranked normally in the respective disciplines in which they participated, and the team will be ranked normally with the results of the two riders being considered as the results of one rider.
The placing points of the three riders in dressage and the placing points of the team mark (multiplied by three) are added, then divided by four giving the total for dressage. The placing points of the three riders in show jumping are added, then divided by three giving the total for show jumping.
The team combined ranking is calculated by summing up the total for dressage and the total for show jumping.
The team with the least sum is the winner of the team combined. All other teams are ranked in ascending order.
If two or more teams have the same amount of points calculated sub 13.9.2.1., the team with the better team dressage placement ranks first. In case the team dressage placements are equal, the better team dressage mark from the first round dressage ranks first.
The riders who are not qualified after this separation procedure are ranked as first of the non-qualified riders in the round.
The riders who are not qualified after this separation procedure are ranked as first of the non-qualified riders in the round.
The riders who are not qualified after this separation procedure are ranked as first of the non-qualified riders in the round.