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1. USEF has not made  any final decisions on anything. The lowering of the
mileage qualification for nominating horses is a recommendation from one
committee. Decisions will be made during the meetings at the AERC convention
in Reno.

2. There is a difference in 'Nominating for' and 'Competing in'. The FEI
rules state that a horse must be 7 yrs old to compete in a championship
Endurance event. The nomination by US riders is made 15 months before the
actual event. So a rider may nominate a 6 year old horse, but it must be 7
by the time of the championship. That is also the case right now. The
difference being proposed is in the experience/mileage requirement of the
horse for the Nominating process.

3. FEI requires the horse/rider to qualify for a championship 160km event by
completing a 160km ride in a time of 13:20 (rules effective Jan 2006,
applicable to the 2006 WEC in Aachen). A horse cannot enter a Championship
event unless it has completed one 160km event.

Steph

(first cup of coffee....)


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