Endurance.Net FEI World Endurance Forum

"This is the original text of the Toulouse Group, later referred to as Endurance Intercontinental which issue(d) periodic e-zine newsletters on international endurance, that included the US contingent's input and was presented as a unified voice to the FEI at the Paris Forum. Some of the issues remain unresolved, and others have only been partially addressed. It is informative in educating ourselves and our community on how we can work with the rest of the world endurance community to try to positively affect Endurance internationally."
A. Priesz Jr.

Open Forum Resolution of the Toulouse Group

We agree that these following recommendations arise from the invitation of the original Toulouse Group to all N.F.'s to send theii representatives to this meeting. However, some are not represented here and their opinions should also be considered and respected. But these recommendations are endorsed unanimously by the N.F.'s represented here today.

1. The Senior championships must take place during a CEI**** with a distance of 160 kms in only one day.

2. We request the FEI Endurance Committee appoints/endorses a sub-committee to develop recommendations for standards on endurance

a. Course design(er)
b. Study for Vet Gates/stages
c. Study for Hold Times (5-6 members, geographically diverse, recommended by Endurance Intercontinental Group)

3. For championships **** , electronic monitoring of recovery and heart rate and display of the same is permissible at all vet gates and at the final control.

4. Before the FEI Endurance Committee reports proposed rules changes and/or amendments to the rules to the FEI Bureau, they must seek 6 months of comment from N.F.'s. Rules changes can only be effective on 1 January of the year after the General Assembly approved them.

5. Final Schedules of Championships including the layout of the course, must be forwarded to the N.F.'s 4 months before the championships at the latest.

6. The policy contained in Mr M. Stone 's letter to the N.F.'s of Spain, France Great Britain, Portugal and Swiss of 8 weeks or more notice of an FEI ride before the ride date be enacted as an endurance regulation.

7. To be nominated for a championship for any other CEI **** ride, the following qualification is required:

a. Horse and rider as a combination have to have completed a CEI ride over the same distance as the championship/ CEI **** ride within the current or preceding year of the event.
Or
b. The horse has to have completed a CEI ride over the same distance as the Championship /CEI**** ride within the current or preceding year of the event and the rider has to have completed 3 endurances rides ( at least one of them a CEI ride ) over the same distance as the Championship/CEI **** ride within the current or preceding 3 years before the event. There are no exceptions.