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[RC] [Endurance Riding: News] 2008 WEC Qualification Review - Ridecamp

A Brief Review of the Minimum Qualification Criteria for the 2008 World Endurance Championship, Malaysia, November 7-9, 2008

FEI: Article 825.3, section 3.1:
"To be qualified to participate in any Championship or any other CEI4* ride, a rider/horse as a combination has to have successfully completed a CEI 3* (or above) ride, the combination, in doing so, meeting the parameters and conditions as defined in art.825.4. This minimum qualification must be achieved within 24 months prior to the closing date of nominated entry."

  • The Organizing Committee of the 2008 WEC has recently announced that the closing date of Nominated Entries for the 2008 WEC is September 1, 2008.


    • FEI: Article 825.4:
    "The rider/horse must:
    1. Successfully complete the ride equal to, or greater than, the published Championship or CEI4* distance (5kms tolerance allowed).
    2. Successfully complete the ride ... in a ride time equal to, or less than, 13 hours 20 mins. per 160km distance.
    3. Successfully complete the ride in the same time frame as the published Championship or CEI4*"

  • A CEI3* completed on or after September 1 2006 with a ride time equal to, or less than, 13 hours 20 mins., meets this (825.3, 3.1) minimum qualification.


    • FEI: article 825.5 :
    "Additional Qualification Criteria applicable only to Malaysia 2008.

    To be qualified to participate in WEC Malaysia 2008 a rider/horse as a combination has to have successfully completed an additional FEI CEI 3* (or above) ride, the combination, in doing so, meeting the parameters and conditions as defined below. This additional qualification must be achieved within 12 months prior to the closing date of nominated entry.

    The rider/horse must:
    1. Successfully complete such additional ride equal to, or greater than, the published Championship or CEI4* distance (5kms tolerance allowed).
    2. Successfully complete such additional ride in a ride time equal to, or less than, 13 hours 20 mins. per 160kms distance.
    3. Successfully complete the ride in the same time frame as the published Championship or CEI 4*."

  • In order to qualify for Malaysia WEC, the same rider/horse combination must have completed TWO CEI3*rides: BOTH a CEI3* on or after September 1 2006 AND a CEI3* on or after September 1 2007.


    • In addition, per FEI article 825.6 :
    "1. Any horse qualified as per articles 825.3, 825.4 and 825.5 above that within 6 months of the closing date for nominated entries is elimiated from any FEI or National competition for Metabolic reasons, requiring immediate invasive treatment (while still under competition veterinary control), will forfeit such qualification.
    2. Any rider qualifed as per the articles above who, within 12 months of the closing date for nominated entries, is eliminated from any two consecutive events (FEI or National) for Metabolic reasons will forfeit such qualification."

  • Any HORSE which has a Metabolic Elimination (requiring invasive treatment) on or after March 1, 2008 will forfeit the qualification.


  • Any RIDER who gets 2 Metabolic Eliminations September 1 2007 and after, will forfeit the qualification.


    • Official PDF file with Qualification Criteria

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    Posted By Ridecamp to Endurance Riding: News at 2/03/2008 05:25:00 AM