Approved Rule Changes Available On www.equestrian.org

The rule changes approved by the Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting, January 16 and 19, 2003 in Lexington, KY, are available on the USA Equestrian web site in the following two locations:

· www.equestrian.org/rulechange/index.asp (as a supplement and as a document):

1.) A supplement of approved rule changes effective prior to December 1, 2003. These also include rule changes approved November 11 and December 3, 2002.

2.) A document containing approved rule changes effective December 1, 2003. The supplement will be a printed document, ready for Rule Book binder insertion, and will be mailed to the Board of Directors, Competition Contacts, Licensed Officials, Committee Members and Affiliated Associations. It is available upon request by contacting Marie Murphy at mmurphy@equestrian.org or (859) 225-6922.

· www.equestrian.org/rulechange/prc.asp - Summary of Proposed Rule Changes with individual reports accessible and downloadable, and includes all comments, amendments and final Board actions.

 

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.
VISION STATEMENT
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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