Endurance: Speed Restrictions

A. CONTROL FOR ATHLETES / HORSES CONCERNED WITH SPEED RESTRICTIONS
I.    Before the Competition

• Every CEI Event listed in the FEI Calendar will have their entries done via the FEI Entry System. The FEI Technical Delegate has the responsibility to check the conformity of these entries and communicate it to the OC Timing & Results Provider.​

852.1 The Technical Delegate must approve the technical and administrative arrangements for the conduct of the Event, including (among other things) the correct entry procedures, examinations and inspections of Horses, accommodation (for Horses, Athletes and Crew Members), and stewarding for the Event.​

• ​​​The FEI Technical Delegate and OC Timing & Results Provider download the Master list of the Event and acknowledge the Athletes & Horses concerned by speed restrictions and/or combinations that are close to being under a speed restriction.
• The information is available in different formats:

1. It is directly visible on the FEI Entry System in the list of entries:
   
2. It is available in the IT exports from the FEI Entry System, either in CSV or XML format
3. It is available in the PDF Master list that can be downloaded from the FEI Entry System by the FEI Officials
   
4. It is visible on the profile of each Athlete and Horse on the FEI Database
   

• For Athletes and Horses who have had 1 x FTQ over 20km/h and could become restricted if they repeat this, the display is slightly different:
  For 1 x FTQ over 20km/h:
  

• For Athletes and Horses who have had 2 x FTQ over 20km/h in a one-year rolling period and could become restricted if they repeat this, the display shows the following:
  For 2 non-cosecutive FTQ over 20km/h:
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The information above is very important for CEI Events who have several Competitions taking place over successive days. 

The Athlete (not the Horse) has the possibility to compete in several Competitions of a Show with different Horses over the same weekend. As these results cannot be entered in the FEI Database from one day to the next, especially during the weekend, the FEI Entry System and its downloads will not contain the information if an Athlete is now under a speed restriction.
As the FEI Technical Delegate and OC Timing & Results Provider, having the information above that the Athlete is already concerned with 1 or 2 FTQ/DSQs over 20km/h, informs you to control their results after the first Competition to be aware of any possible speed restrictions for the next Competition.
This information can also be reviewed on the Athlete Detail page on the FEI Database:

For 1 x FTQ over 20km/h:

For 2 non-consecutive FTQ over 20km/h in a one-year rolling period:

We strongly recommend the OC Timing & Results Provider to flag these Athletes in their system. The information is also available in the CSV and XML downloads.

II.    During the Competition
The President of the Ground Jury will designate one FEI Ground Jury Member or the FEI Technical Delegate to control the respect of the speed restrictions during the Competition. 
We strongly advise the FEI Official to notify the Athlete/Horse concerned prior to their departure, to ensure they are aware to respect the speed restriction at the Competition.
The designated FEI Official will work closely with the OC Timing & Results Provider during the competition, who will provide the FEI Official with information about the situation of the concerned Athletes/Horses.
In the case where the OC Timing & Results Provider sees that an Athlete & Horse combination has not respected their speed restriction on a loop, they must immediately inform the appointed FEI Official so measures can be taken to stop the Athlete & Horse combination at that specific loop.
A combination that does not adhere to their speed restriction will be marked as “Failed to Qualify” accompanied by the additional “SP” code as below:
FTQ - SP: Speed (not respecting any applicable speed restriction) 
(Annex 3 FEI Endurance Rules)
Please note: If the Horse fails a Horse Inspection after such Loop, the Combination will also be classified according to any other elimination codes (see Annex 3) that apply for veterinary reasons. (Art. 838.2).
Finally, we remind you that the speed restriction applies to the speed ‘run’ on track during the “loop” and will not include the time spent in the cooling area, as stated in the following rule: 
814.3: Loop speed is the average speed of the Combination over a Loop, calculated by dividing the length of the Loop by the time taken by the Combination to complete the Loop.

III.    After the Competition

• At the end of each Competition day, the FEI designated Official together with the OC Timing & Results Provider will check that :
  • Every Athlete & Horse combination concerned with speed restrictions have not exceed their maximum speed
  • If an Athlete & Horse combination concerned with a speed restriction has not respected their speed limit and this was not spotted during the Competition, the combination must be marked as disqualified and an explanation must be reported in the FEI PGJ Official reports as well as at the time of results submission
  • In the case of Shows with several Competitions, if an Athlete flagged by the OC Timing & Results Provider as concerned with a first offence of DSQ/FTQ at speed is registered for another competition, the FEI Official will ensure that the Athlete acknowledges their new speed restriction to respect for their upcoming competition
• Results must be checked by the FEI Officials, including the President of the Ground Jury as well as the OC Timing & Results Provider before submitting them on time to the FEI (results@fei.org) within 2 days after the end of the Competition.​

B. Applicable Rules Reminder
837.1: If an Athlete or Horse (in any Combination) is designated as Failed to Qualify (FTQ) or Disqualified (DSQ) at a number of Competitions within a one-year rolling period, and the average speed of the Athlete or Horse over the course at each of those Competitions exceeded 20 km/hour, the consequences (and conditions for lifting the speed restriction) set out in the table below will apply to the Athlete and Horse in question:

838. Calculating Average Speed and Speed Restrictions
838.1: The average speed of a Combination over a course (including for the purposes of determining if 20 km/hour has been exceeded, further to Articles 837.1 and 839.2.1) is the average speed over all completed Loops (including any Loop that ends in a 'Failed to Qualify' designation). If a Loop is not completed, then the speed of that partial Loop does not count towards the average. If a Horse fails to complete the first Loop, no average speed will be recorded.
838.2: To comply with the speed restriction of 16 km/hour (in Article 832.3) or of 18 km/hour (in Article 837.1), the average speed of a Combination in each Loop must be no more than the applicable speed restriction. It is not enough for the combination to keep its average speed over all of the Loops combined under the speed restriction. If the average speed of a Combination exceeds the applicable speed restriction on any Loop, the Combination will be classified as Failed to Qualify-Speed (FTQ-SP). If the Horse fails a Horse Inspection after such Loop, the Combination will also be classified according to any other elimination codes (see Annex 3) that apply for veterinary reasons.