ATTENTION ALL FEI ATHLETES - Don't Miss the First Week
of FEI Competition!    

For Immediate Release

Wellington, FL - January 9, 2013 - Equestrian Sport Productions would like to alert all FEI riders at the FTI Consulting Winter Equestrian Festival that the FEI Entry System is in place and must be used for entries in next week's CSI competition on January 15-19. Deadlines for FEI entries is Friday, January 10, so please make sure you use the FEI Entry System.

The FEI Entry System for Jumping was gradually launched from January 2013 and is mandatory for all CSI Events worldwide since July.

According to Art 116.1/2/3 of the General Rules (see below), entries to any International show must be made by the National Federation (NF), through the FEI Entry System. We remind you that all entries for Athlete or Horse have to pass through the FEI Entry System. We are not allowed to accept any CSI class entries not made through the FEI Entry System.

If the National Federation has given the Organizing Committee (OC) authorization, or there is a late substitution, we remind you that these still have to pass through the Entry System.

Please note that from 2014 the FEI regulation (article 116) will be applied and all entries not made through the FEI Entry System will be automatically disqualified.

The rule is as follows:

Article 116 - Entries 

The FEI may impose a specific online Entry System to be used by OCs and NFs to manage Athlete and Horse entries, provided the Secretary General has duly informed the OCs and NFs of such requirement with sufficient prior written notice. If the entries of Athletes and Horses are not made through such online Entry System as imposed by the FEI (if applicable), such entries shall not be accepted by the FEI. In addition, any Athlete and Horse competing in any Competition without having being entered through any online Entry System as imposed by the FEI will be disqualified by the FEI, unless compelling circumstances warrant otherwise. If an online Entry System is imposed by the FEI, the Secretary General shall establish and make available to OCs and NFs guidelines detailing all relevant information and processes.

1. Entries for each Discipline shall be regulated in each relevant Sport Rules, except for any Championship with more than one (1) Discipline and for the FEI World Equestrian Games where this Article shall apply.

2. All Athletes invited or nominated for an International Event must be entered by their NFs. All foreign Athletes selected by their NFs, in accordance with the relevant Sport Rules and as specified in the Schedule, must be accepted by the OC. OCs may not accept any other entries.

3. NFs are responsible for selecting and entering qualified Horses and Athletes. This includes the fitness and capability of the Horses and the Athletes to participate in the Competitions for which they are entered.

We appreciate exhibitors' cooperation in making sure that they correctly enter for CSI classes through FEI Entry System and their National Federation.

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