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The FEI has created a stakeholders survey to ensure the maintenance and continued improvement, of an already existing high standard, at FEI Events. This survey will help the FEI better understand the expectations of its key stakeholders, and the information collected will help guide the future approach of the FEI to ensuring that these are met.
The survey launches today and will be open until Monday 14 February 2022. We encourage everyone to take part in this survey, which should take no more than 10 minutes, and thank you in advance for your time.
Take the FEI Events Standards Stakeholder Survey - https://inside.fei.org/hub/fei-events-standards-stakeholders-survey
Vision Impairment Classification
In preparation for a Vision Impairment (VI) Classification opportunity in 2022, please let us know of any athletes who are either New or have a Review status and will require a VI Classification in 2022. The location and date of this classification event is not yet confirmed and will be dependent on the numbers and locations of the athletes requiring classification. Please send information about the number of athletes requiring VI Classification to the Para Dressage Department by Monday 20 December 2021.
Para Equestrian Classification Recruitment
We would like to remind National Federations that the Classification research is continuing their recruitment of athletes for the Testing Phase of the Research Project. Following recent travel restrictions, the future testing dates are as yet uncertain, but we would ask that athletes who are interested please get in contact with the Research team to be aware of later possibilities. Please note that the compensation for athletes who take part has been modified, athletes who are interested in taking part must contact the Research team for further information.
We thank the National Federations and athletes who have already shown interest and/or participated in the project, and please ask for further support in inviting athletes to take part in this very important project. The next testing dates are 1 - 5 December, and further dates will be added in 2022 once we know if and when travel restrictions are to be lifted. More information is available on the FEI Classification Research webpage, and we encourage athletes to contact the Research team if they are interested in the project.
Para Equestrian Classification Publications
We are pleased to announce that the team of researchers, led by Dr Sarah Jane Hobbs, have published the paper “Qualitative Research Methods – Interviews with Para Dressage Stakeholders” in the Journal of Sports Sciences. This has been linked on the FEI Classification Research webpage and the full paper is available as open access.
Please forward this NF News to the person in charge of Para Equestrian within your Federation.
Questions on all topics above can be addressed to the Para Dressage department
Following the postponement of the Para Equestrian Forum 2021, the Para Equestrian Technical Committee are pleased to announce that an online Para Equestrian Forum will be held in January 2022 with workshops on topics covering Development, Classification and Sport Structure.
The online sessions will take place on 18 – 19 January 2022, with a separate session organised for the Classification topic, date to be confirmed.
Further information on the Agenda and registration will be communicated at a later date.
The FEI are funding a three-year study, which aims to develop a comprehensive understanding of the effect of different impairment types on performance in Dressage. This information will inform recommendations for an evidence-based, sport-specific Classification system for Para Equestrian Dressage.
We invite all National Federations to forward this email to all Para Dressage and able-bodied Dressage Athletes who might be interested in participating in the next stage of this research, which involves a biomechanics study to quantify performance measures from riders during ridden tests on a riding simulator. The study also involves the quantification of impairment, using tests from the current FEI Classification system, as well as additional clinical measures of impairment. This information will be used to investigate and define measures of impairment, measures of performance and the strength of association between impairment and activity limitation, which will be used to inform the development of the current Para Dressage Classification system. Please forward this email to athletes by Tuesday 12 October to ensure that the timeframe for our recruitment process is met.
Attached you will find a Participant Information Sheet, which includes further details about the study. If athletes are interested in participating in this study, they should please take the time to read this Participant Information Sheet to decide whether they would like to take part. If they do, the Information Sheet provides details about how to contact the researchers to arrange their inclusion in the study. More information can also be found on the FEI Classification Research Page.
Please do not hesitate to contact the FEI Para Dressage department or the Principal Investigator of the study, Dr Sarah Jane Hobbs (SJHobbs1@uclan.ac.uk) if you have any questions.
With the Olympic and Paralympic Games behind us, not everyone was able to follow all the sporting action which took place in Equestrian. Should you who have missed out on certain competitions, or wish to see some of your favourite performances again, then you will be happy to hear that you can watch everything on replay!
The Equestrian Olympic replay of competitions can be found here.
The Equestrian Paralympic replay of competitions can be found here.
The FEI, in cooperation with the British Equestrian Federation, is pleased to inform you that Para Dressage Athletes will have the opportunity to be internationally classified at a Non-Competition Venue in Myerscough (GBR) on 22 May 2021 in connection with the National Event taking place. This Classification will be reserved for Athletes who require Classification to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Information on Observation Assessment will be available following the FEI Board meeting on 4 May 2021.
National Federations are kindly requested to submit the Classification requests to Laetitia Gilliéron by 3 May 2021 with the relevant Classification documents which can be found in Inside.FEI.org and must be completed in full, legibly and in English or with a signed translation in copy.
For any questions, please contact the FEI Para Dressage department.
The Para Dressage Podcast was launched in August 2020 and is hosted by the FEI's Para Dressage correspondent, Rob Howell.
Every few weeks Rob talks to a member of the Para Dressage community, from Paralympic champions to upcoming stars of the sport.
Tune into this latest episode where Rob puts listeners' questions to some of the FEI's key Para Equestrian spokespersons and pioneers: FEI Secretary General and President of APSO Sabrina Ibáñez; Director for Para Dressage Bettina De Rham; and Chair of the FEI Para Equestrian Committee Amanda Bond.
The FEI Education & Officials Department have recently published explainer videos for the major FEI Dressage & Para-Dressage 2021 Rule changes.
These videos are mainly aimed at Officials and Athletes who are required to be up-to-date with the different rules. For the wider audience these videos will serve a rather informative purpose, providing a deeper understanding of our sport. The goal of these short videos is to highlight the most impactful rule changes and their rationale in each discipline, as well as more general regulations including the Equine Anti-Doping Controlled Medication Regulations and the Anti-Doping Rules for Human Athletes which underwent a full review in 2020.
Here are the direct links to the below listed videos on FEI Campus by clicking on the relevant name:
The FEI Education & Officials Department have recently published explainer videos for the major FEI Para Dressage 2021 Rule changes.
These videos are mainly aimed at Officials and Athletes who are required to be up-to-date with the different rules. For the wider audience these videos will serve a rather informative purpose, providing a deeper understanding of our sport. The goal of these short videos is to highlight the most impactful rule changes and their rationale in each discipline, as well as more general regulations including the Equine Anti-Doping Controlled Medication Regulations and the Anti-Doping Rules for Human Athletes which underwent a full review in 2020.
You can access all the videos on FEI Campus by clicking on the relevant discipline pages as well as the Veterinary hub. Here are the direct links to:
The Para Equestrian Technical Committee and Classification Working Group have worked hard to try to make Classification accessible to Athletes during the Covid-19 Pandemic and following the FEI Covid-19 Guidelines for Para Dressage Events. Although the aim is to run Classification fully as per the rules, it is acknowledged that this may not be possible for all Events and for all athletes. A list of exemptions was drawn up and approved by the FEI Board to try and make Classification available for as many Athletes as possible. Athletes aiming to be qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games will be prioritised in this endeavour. This list can be found published here.
We would like to make it clear that, although certain exemptions have been approved by the FEI Board, they are to be considered on an Event by Event and Athlete by Athlete basis, and some Athlete’s circumstances may not allow for the exemptions to be carried out. Classification must remain fair and safe for all Athletes and Classifiers. The FEI will aim to make Classification a possibility for as many Athletes as possible, especially amongst those qualifying for Tokyo 2020, but cannot guarantee that this will be possible for all.
We ask that National Federations keep track of the Classification requirements of their Athletes, to communicate any requirements in advance with the Para Dressage Department, and to be aware that with the situation changing quickly some Events may have last minute alterations in the schedule which alter the possibility to hold Classification.
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