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Endurance course
Sheds light on new rules |
Over 50 endurance judges and veterinary doctors
attended a day-long seminar-cum-refresher course at the Abu
Dhabi Hilton, Abu Dhabi, on Thursday, February 12, 2009. It
was organized by the UAE Equestrian and Racing Federation.
The seminar was NOT for beginners and mainly aimed to fulfill
the criteria of attending a course equal to different status
once in every two years (FEI Star Rating for Veterinarians and
Judges, according to Endurance Rules).
The seminar and the refresher course were being done in
cooperation with the Oraganising Committee of the HH The
President of the United Arab Emirates Endurance Cup which took
place on Saturday, February 14, 2009, at the Emirates
International Endurance Village, Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi. It was
the 10th consecutive year of the President Endurance Cup,
which attracts riders from all over the world.
The day-long course threw light on the new FEI rules and
regulations, particularly the New Rules for Endurance Events,
7th edition, which came into effect from January 1, 2009 and
helped them to enhance their knowledge on the changes in the
rules.
Dr. Hallvard Sommerseth, Head of the Veterinary Department at
the UAE Equestrian and Racing Federation and also a FEI
Veterinary Judge,
monitored the proceedings and went through the new Endurance
Rules, particularly laying focus on the newly introduced rules
from 2009. Topics which came under discussion comprised every
single aspect of the new rules. Specific emphasis was laid on
the rules for dress code, rest period, qualification, and
reference to certain terminologies. ( for eg, 'remove',
'eliminate' 'retire', 'disqualification' et al)
Mr. Ian Williams, Director of Non Olympic Sports Department,
FEI and also FEI Endurance Judge, gave a brief run-down of FEI
in general and the new rules in particular. While stressing on
the importance of dress code, he stated that the President of
the FEI HRH Princess Haya bint Al Hussein, felt that it was
very important to maintain decent dress code during the
endurance events. She felt that since Endurance sport was the
second biggest sport in VFEI, 'smart enough apparel' should be
used.
Dr. Martha Misheff from the Dubai Equine Hospital dealt with
the general statistics related to injuries to horses during
riding. She said over the last three years, on an average
eight horses were injured per year which need not be related
to metabolic reasons as many came under 'stress' factors like
those suffered by race horses running in other equestrian
events like flat racing or show jumping.
Several other endurance-related topics came under discussion
and the inter-active question-answer session enlightened the
participants.
Before the seminar began, Taleb Dhaher Al Muhairi, Secretary
General of the Federation, welcomed the delegates and hoped
that the Federation's endevaour to throw light on the new FEI
endurance rules for the star-rated judges and veterinary
doctors will yield fruits and make them have a clear
understanding of the related issues.
Course monitors:
Dr. Hallvard Sommerseth, UAE Equestrian & Racing Federation
Mr. Ian Williams, FEI
OTHER OFFICIALS WHO ATTENDED THE REFRESHER COURSE
Abdul Aziz Sheikh
Abdul Wahab El Saadani
Abullah Hussain Sayed Mohammed
Dr. Andrew Dalglish
Dr. Adeeb Hameed
Adham Ali Mohammed
Ahmed Al Hammadi
Ahmed Saleh Mohammed
Dr. Ali Hmoud
Ms. Alison Abrahams
Dr. Amjad Hassan
Dr. Anas Al Hassan
Dr. Antonia Mota
Anzaq Mehmoud
Dr. Azzam Al Wathaifi
Major Brian Dunn
Dr. C.V. Niranjan
Dr. Ekaterina F. Zabogina
Dr. Elke Pepperkorn
Essa Ebrahim Abdullah
Dr. Fadhel Wahid
Dr. Gonzalo Albornoz
Hafiz Ibrahim
Hakkim Mohammed Hussein
Dr. J.N. Thejasvi
Dr Jim Bryant (Jr)
Dr. K.S. Kuhad
Mahmoud Osman
Dr. Martha Misheff
Meg Wade
Mike Bredenkamp
Dr. Mohd.Ibrahim Al Hammad
Dr. Mohammed Shafy
Dr. Mohammed Azhar
Mohammed Issa Al Adhab
Mohd. Ghazi Al Samkari
Mohammed Hadrami
Mohd. Khalfan Al Yammahi
Muftah Al Habshi Al Harrasi
Neil Abrahams
Dr. Ray Randal
Dr. Saad Al Helaly
Dr. Sidi Sefiane
Dr. Stefano Daneri
Dr. Sujeeth Bhaskar Suyrawanshi
Sunder Rethinavel
Vijay Moorthy
Dr. Yassine Motemri
Zelda Von Schauroth
Dr. Zahid Rafiq |
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