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To avoid any misunderstandings because of different national judging criteria, the criteria for show jumping judging will be: Art. 3.7.1 On style
A style mark on a scale from 1 to 10 will be given for each fence. All style marks added up and then divided by the number of fences give the average style mark.
An overall style mark on a scale from 1 to 10 will be given for the entire course.
The average style mark will be added to the overall style mark. This total is then divided by two to reach a consolidated style mark for the round that is between 1 and 10.
From this consolidated style mark will be deducted:
* for the first refusal: 1 point;
* for the second refusal: 2 points;
* for each fence down: 0,5 point;
* for exceeding the time allowed: 0,1 point per second over the time allowed.

The resulting mark is the final style mark.

Art. 3.7.2 On faults & style or on faults & time
There will be:
* for the first refusal: +3 penalty points;
* for the second refusal: +6 penalty points;
* for each fence down: +4 penalty points;
* for exceeding the time allowed: +0,25 penalty points per second over the time allowed.

All penalty points are summed up. This sum is the final faults mark. The rider with the lowest final faults mark qualifies for the next round.

Art. 3.7.3 First round show jumping
If two or more riders on one horse have an equal final style mark, the ranking will be made by the consolidated style mark: the higher consolidated style mark ranks first.
If the consolidated style marks are equal, the higher overall mark ranks first.
If the overall marks are equal, the judges decide in accordance with articles 4.5.1. and 4.5.3.

Art. 3.7.4 Second round show jumping
If the riders on one horse have an equal number of faults, the ranking will be made by the consolidated style mark: the higher consolidated style mark ranks first.
If the consolidated style marks are equal, the higher overall mark ranks first.
If the overall marks are equal, the judges decide in accordance with articles 4.5.1. and 4.5.3.

Art. 3.7.5 From third round show jumping on
If the riders on one horse have an equal number of faults, the ranking will be made by time: the fastest time ranks first.
If the time is equal, the judges decide in accordance with articles 4.5.1. and 4.5.3.

Art. 3.7.4 Falling off the horse
When the rider falls off the horse during the dressage test or during the show-jumping course, he will be eliminated immediately.

4 RANKING

The competition will lead to 6 rankings:
Dressage: individual and team
Show jumping: individual and team
Combined: individual and team
At the price-giving ceremony all the respective riders ranked in the first third of the different individual rankings must be named individually. The teams must all be mentioned with their different rankings.





2 GENERAL REGULATIONS
2.1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Art. 2.1.1
All Student Riding Nations Cups (SRNC) must be organised under the auspices of the Association Internationale des Etudiants Cavaliers (AIEC) in association with their national member.

Art. 2.1.2
Each nation can organise only one SRNC per year.

Art. 2.1.3
No other SRNC can take place at the same date. Any additional competition, either national or international, held at the same location during a SRNC, must not be interfering with the SRNC program.

Art. 2.1.4
These regulations are established by the members of the board of AIEC based on the technical regulations of the FEI and FISU, in co-operation with the members of the General Assembly of AIEC.

Art. 2.1.5
The organisers and the competitors of a Student Riding Nations Cup must respect these SRNC-rules in all points or be subject to fines or penalties as decided by the hearing committee. The hearing committee will consist of the technical commission during a competition and will consist of an appeals committee at any other time. This appeals committee consists of the AIEC board and two persons elected annually at the General Assembly of AIEC.

Art. 2.1.6
The official language at a Student Riding Nations Cup is English. All papers, signs and information must be written in English; all information must be spoken in English.

2.2 TECHNICAL COMMISSION

Art. 2.2.1 Members
The Technical Commission (TC) is the Appeal and Control Commission of the event. The TC is composed by five persons not riding in the competition:
a. the Technical Delegate (TD) of AIEC who shall be chairman
b. one representative of the organisers
c. one judge, determined by the TD
d. two team managers of countries other than the organising one, elected during the first chef d'équipe meeting
No country except the organising country may have more than one member in the TC. The organising country must not have more than two members in the TC. Nationalities of the TD and the judge are not taken into account.

Art. 2.2.2 Responsibility
The TC will be responsible for:
a. setting any dispute which does not concern any other committee or jury
b. examining and dealing with any complaint and/or protest
c. taking emergency sanctions against teams or individuals who violate the regulations of the event
d. deciding any other matter not covered by these regulations

Art. 2.2.3
The TC will also supervise the following terms of participation:
a. the authenticity of the national entries
b. the academic status of the competitors
c. the nationality and age of the competitors
d. the payment of all AIEC-fees, i.e. the AIEC-membership-fees, the NC-fees and the AIEC-Times-fees.

Art. 2.2.4
All decisions taken by the TC at the time of the competition are final and are made with a simple majority.

Art. 2.2.5
In case of dispute it will refer to:
a. the AIEC rules
b. the common sense

Art. 2.2.6 First chef d'équipe meeting
The TD will convene a first chef d'équipe meeting to which he must invite:
a. the members enumerated under 2.2.1 b, c, d
b. a representative of each country participating in the event (chef d'équipe).
The first meeting must:
a. nominate two experts according to the rules under 2.2.1 d
b. inform the chefs d'équipe about the competition
c. check the riders' admission.

Art. 2.2.7
At the end of the event, the TD of AIEC will make recommendations for the organisation of future events.

2.3 PROTESTS

Art. 2.3.1
Protests must be forwarded to the Technical Delegate by the chef d'équipe in written form within half an hour after the subject of the protest is identified. Each protest must be accompanied by a deposit of 40.00 EURO, or the equivalent in the organising country's currency, which will be returned only if the protest is considered to be reasonable. All technical protests or complaints must first be presented to the Technical Delegate of AIEC. All technical protests have to be decided by the TC.
A protest which is forwarded after the prescribed time cannot be taken into consideration unless the TC decides to do so.

Art. 2.3.2
In case of a problem reference is made to:
1. the general rules of AIEC
2. the particular rules of SRNC
3. the technical rules of FEI
4. the common sense

2.4 ORGANISING COMMITTEE (OC)

Art. 2.4.1
The organising committee organises the competition and is responsible in following the present rules.

Art. 2.4.2 Nomination of Judges
The organising committee in accordance with AIEC appoints the judges for the competition.

Art. 2.4.3
The organisers undertake to present the regulations to the judges, the coursebuilders and all officials of said competition.

2.5 PARTICIPATION

Art. 2.5.1 Delegation
The SRNC is a team event. Only complete teams with three riders per team are allowed to take part in the competition. A delegation is composed of three riders, one reserve rider and a maximum of two officials. One of these persons must be the chef d'équipe. The competition is composed of two parts (dressage and show jumping) in which the same riders must participate. No rider is allowed to participate for two different teams at the same competition.

Art. 2.5.2 Reserve riders
The reserve rider may complete the team only in case of physical inability certified by the official doctor of the competition. The reserve rider can only substitute a rider in one of the two parts before the beginning of the first round.

Art. 2.5.3 Chef d'équipe
The chef d'équipe must know the regulations and must inform his team. The chef d'équipe also must be present at all chef d'équipe meetings.

Art. 2.5.4 Conditions of participation
The participants (riders and reserve) allowed to compete:
a. must possess the nationality of the country which they represent
b. must be at least 18 years of age on the day the competition starts, and less than 28 years of age on January 1st of the year of the competition.
c. must be students who are properly registered and following a full time course or study at a university or suchlike institution whose university status is recognised by the competent academic authority of that country, or must have been former students of an above mentioned institution and have participated at least once at a SRNC during their study period, or must be former students of an above mentioned institution who have graduated in the year of the event
d. However, a student who is still studying over the age of 28 is allowed to compete on an official team.

Art. 2.5.5 International Teams
In case of incomplete teams, the organisers may draw, out of the reserve riders, participants to form international teams.

Art. 2.5.6 The Official Team
If a nation is represented by more than one team, the chef d'équipe must declare, before the horse draw for the first round of the competition, which team is officially representing the country for the AIEC-SRNC-Ranking list.

Art. 2.5.7
A SRNC must be organised for at least 12 teams.

2.6 INVITATIONS AND ENTRIES

Art. 2.6.1
The organising nation must submit its proposal of organising a SRNC to AIEC at least three months before the competition date. The dates will be co-ordinated by AIEC on a first come first served basis.

Art. 2.6.2
All information as referred to in sub 2.6.6 must be addressed to the Technical Director of SRNC of AIEC.

Art. 2.6.3
The invitations for the official teams must be sent out by AIEC to the AIEC-members at least 2 months before the competition date.

Art. 2.6.4
A receipt for acknowledgement must be included in the invitation. It must be returned to AIEC latest one month before the competition.

Art. 2.6.5 Inscription fees
Each country must pay a deposit for the AIEC-SRNC-fees to AIEC. The AIEC-SRNC-fees are 50.00 EURO for each team competing per competition. The chef d'équipe must pay this amount in cash at the competition. Otherwise AIEC will use the money from the deposit, which then must be replenished latest one month before the next SRNC. The organisers are not allowed to ask the official teams for any further fees except the basic staying costs. If any official team does not show up at a competition although they had confirmed their participation, they may be asked by the organisers to pay the loss of money that their missing has caused to the organisers. The organisers must prove the exact amount of it, though the refunding must not exceed the amount of the total costs for one rider. In case of non-payment, AIEC may decide not to let any official team from this country start at any future AIEC-competition unless payment has been made. This is not applicable in case the organisers did not send all the needed information as referred to in Art. 2.6.8 within the prescribed time to at least the chef d'équipe of the team concerned, or in case the team has withdrawn as referred to in Art. 2.6.8. The organisers are allowed to ask the non-official teams for a deposit cheque when confirming their inscription.

Art. 2.6.6
The invitation for a SRNC must include:
a. location and date of the competition
b. contact address and phone number of at least two persons from the organisation
c. the preliminary program for the event and for the extraordinary activities
d. the costs per rider and supporter
e. relevant national regulations

Art. 2.6.7
All further details and information concerning the SRNC must reach the participants at least 30 days before the competition. These details must also be sent to AIEC.

Art. 2.6.8
This final information mail must include:
a. the dressage tests for the first and second rounds
b. the definitive program
c. the exact amount of all costs, indicating what is included
d. the addresses of the different meeting points throughout the competition
e. a detailed map or way description to reach these places
f. details for the extra activities
g. necessary equipment for the competition and the extra activities (sleeping bag, extra clothes, etc.) The amount as referred to sub c. must not be raised under any circumstances after this mail has been sent out. If the costs given in the first invitation as referred to sub 2.6.6 are raised in this final information mail by more than 10 percent, the participating countries are allowed to withdraw their participation without having to pay any fees. Their withdrawal must reach AIEC in written form latest three weeks before the date of the competition. In this case AIEC must inform the organisers immediately.

2.7 FINANCIAL CONDITIONS

Art. 2.7.1 Basic Staying Costs
The competing countries must pay upon arrival their dues for accommodation and subsistence within the time fixed by the organisers. The organisers must provide for these fees: the accommodation, all meals, all receptions, all transportation for competitors and supporters from and to all points listed in the event's official program, all entries to all parties and basic emergency medical care.

Art. 2.7.2 Participating fees
Every participant at a Nations Cup must be a valid subscriber to the AIEC-Times. If he is not at the beginning of the first round of the competition, he will not be allowed to compete. According to article 2.6.5 of the present rules, the members of the teams do not have to pay any additional participating fees except the AIEC-SRNC-fees and the AIEC-times subscription fee.

Art. 2.7.3 Maximum Basic Staying Costs
The competitors fees must be as low as possible!
The maximum fees are: for a 2-day-event: 113.00 EURO
for a 3-day-event: 128.00 EURO
for a 4-day-event: 143.00 EURO
This excludes the AIEC-fees and all participating fees as referred to in sub 2.7.2.
If the competition is longer, the cost per extra day must not exceed EURO 15.00.
As a 2-day-event is considered: e.g. welcome on Friday evening, closing on Sunday evening. In general, one event-day is counted for every three meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner. When this maximum amount is exceeded, the executive committee of AIEC will not give or retrieve the permission for organising a SRNC.

2.8 INSURANCE, MEDICAL SUPPORT

Art. 2.8.1
Organisers must undertake all secure measures required by the Government of their country. The insurance of the horses needs to be settled between their owners and the organisers. The insurance terms are to be established before the competition.

Art. 2.8.2
An emergency medical technician must be on the competition grounds. A veterinary surgeon must be notified about the competition and must be on call.

Art. 2.8.3
Only authorised persons will be allowed in the warm-up arena and the competition grounds. The warm-up arena and the competition grounds must be fenced.

Art. 2.8.4
The Organising Committee may not be held responsible under any circumstances for claims regarding losses, injuries or damages resulting from the holding of the competition.

2.9 AWARDS

Art. 2.9.1
No financial price can be awarded.

Art. 2.9.2
Each participant will receive a souvenir certificate, ribbon or medal for his participation.

3. TECHNICAL REGULATIONS

3.1 GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Art. 3.1.1 Treatment of horses
All riders must treat the horses in a fair and sporting manner. Any abuse or violence will lead to elimination of the rider decided by the TC or the judges.

Art. 3.1.2
The competition will consist of two different parts: dressage and show jumping.
The organisers provide the horses.

Art. 3.1.3 The Knock-Out System
Riders draw lots for each round to know which horses they will ride.
All the tests will be judged according to the Knock-Out system.
The Knock-Out system consists of the following:
Every horse is ridden by 2 or 3 riders. The rider with the best result on the horse will be qualified for the next round. If it is necessary to qualify more riders (when the number of competitors is not a multiple of 2 or 3), the non-qualified riders with the lowest difference score to the best rider of the same horse will be qualified. In case riders have the same score, see 4.5.

Art. 3.1.4 Warming-up of Horses
During the entire competition, horses will be warmed up by riders who are not or no longer participating in the competition. If all the chefs d'équipe of the teams riding the same horse find the warming-up of the horses inappropriate, they must inform the TD.

Art. 3.1.5 Presentation of Horses
During the competition, the horses must be shown on an equivalent level to the test they will be used for. The horses must be shown in the arena where the test takes place.

Art. 3.1.6 Preparation
The organisers will fix the time allowed to the competitors to ride their horses before the test. This preparation time will be the same for all competitors. The riders must respect the orders of the responsible person of the warm-up arena. See also articles 3.3.1 and 3.4.5.

Art. 3.1.7 Lame Horse
If the chefs d'équipe of all the countries riding the same horse consider this horse lame, they must inform the TD, who will find a solution.

3.2 THE DRAW OF HORSES

Art. 3.2.1 General Principles
Before each round horses will be drawn out. Each horse will get a number. This number is written on the papers used for the drawing. The drawing will assign one horse to each rider in the competition.

Art. 3.2.2 Draw of Horses for the First Round Dressage
The horses for the first round dressage will be divided in groups of three horses. The horses will be drawn team by team; one group of 3 horses being assigned to each team. Complete teams from the same country may not compete against each other unless not possible otherwise.

Art. 3.2.3 Draw of Horses for the First Round Show Jumping
The draw of horses will assign to each team one group of 3 horses as following:
* 1 horse as 1st starter (the horse being ridden for the 1st time in the test)
* 1 horse as 2nd starter (the horse being ridden for the 2nd time in the test)
* 1 horse as 3rd starter (the horse being ridden for the 3rd time in the test)
Complete teams from the same country may not compete against each other unless not possible otherwise.

Art. 3.2.4
Each chef d'équipe will draw a paper, which indicates the number and the starting numbers of the horses that his team must ride. The chef d'équipe must decide, which team member will ride on which horse, and for the first round dressage in which order the three riders will ride. For the first rounds the chef d'équipe must inform the organisers which team member will ride which horse, after the presentation of the horses and before any rider starts on these horses. For the team dressage test he/she also must declare the order in which the riders will start the test, i.e. the order in which the riders are entering the arena. These details cannot be changed later on. Not respecting the announced order will lead to a team mark of 0 (zero) points for each single lesson which is not performed in the declared order.

Art. 3.2.5 Following Rounds
For the following rounds, riders from the same team may not draw the same horse except if there are more qualified riders from the same team than horses in the round. This also counts for complete teams from the same country. Teams with multiple riders in that round will draw first, beginning with the team with the most riders in that round. If these riders draw the same horse, the last rider to draw that horse will draw again until he draws a horse that has not yet been drawn by any rider of his team in the round. Chefs d'équipe must declare which rider they are drawing for, prior to pulling a draw-slip.

Art. 3.2.6 Finals
In the final each rider will ride one horse as 1st starter and one as 2nd starter.

3.3 DRESSAGE TESTS

Art. 3.3.1
All tests may be dictated except for the dressage free style (final). For all dressage tests competitors will be allowed to ride their horses in the warm-up arena at least for the time of the during of the dressage test used in this round.

Art. 3.3.2 Judges for Dressage
Three judges will judge each dressage test, at least one of them must be either an FEI-judge or a licensed judge from another country than the organising one, of the relevant level of the test.

Art. 3.3.3 Judges for the First Round Dressage
Four judges will judge the first round dressage. Three judges will judge the three riders of the team. One horse is judged by one and the same judge during the entire first round. The fourth judge will judge the team as a whole and give a team mark.

Art. 3.3.4 First Round Dressage
The first round dressage is a team test.

Art. 3.3.5 Demonstration
The organisers may organise a demonstration of the first round dressage test with no competitors. This demonstration may be judged and the marks be commented.

3.4 SHOW JUMPING TEST

Art. 3.4.1 Judges for show jumping
Two judges will judge each show jumping test; at least one of them must be either an FEI-judge or a licensed judge from another country than the organising one, of the relevant level of the test.

Art. 3.4.2
All the show jumping events are to be judged by style, by faults and style or by faults and time. Electrical chronometer is compulsory. In all jumping tests the course must be set up with at least 9 fences.

Art. 3.4.3
The first round will be judged by style. The second round will be judged by faults and style. All semi-finals and finals will be judged by faults and time.

Art. 3.4.4 Height of the fences
In all jumping tests the difficulties must increase from one round to the next one. For the first round the fences' height must be at least 0.9 meters. For the finals the fences' height must range from 1.3 meters to 1.5 meters unless the judges decide otherwise.

Art. 3.4.5 Preparation
Riders have 5 minutes preparation time to get used to their horse. During this time they may jump two trial fences at the average height of the course under the supervision of the responsible person of the warm-up arena. Jumping more than the allowed number of trial fences will lead immediately to the elimination of the rider.

Art. 3.4.6 Time Allowed
The time allowed for all jumping tests is taken for the whole course.

3.5 EQUIPMENT OF THE RIDERS

Art. 3.5.1 Riding Cap
As soon as a rider is on the horseback, he must wear a riding cap. The dressage riding hat is tolerated under the rider's own liability in accordance with his personal insurance.

Art. 3.5.2 Whip
For the dressage tests, the dressage whip is allowed only in the warm-up arena. Riders may use it during the test only if the Chairman of the Jury allows it expressis verbis. This must be declared before the first rider on the considered horse starts his test. For the jumping tests, all riding whips measuring less than 0,7 meters are allowed.
It is forbidden to use the whip in the "violin stick" position.
Not obeying to this article leads immediately to elimination.

Art. 3.5.3 Spurs
Only blunt spurs are allowed, unless the organisers acknowledge another type of spurs for one horse. This must be declared before the first rider on the considered horse starts his test. Plastic spurs are not allowed. Not obeying to this article leads immediately to elimination for this discipline.

Art. 3.5.4 Stirrups
In case of breaking a stirrup during the competition the rider may have a restart except if he shows the intention of finishing the test.

3.6 TACK

Art. 3.6.1
The organisers must check the tack of the horses before the tests.
Only the person in charge of the horses may change the setting of the horses' tacks.
A tack of a horse must not be changed after the first rider has ridden the horse. In case of breaking the tack during the competition the rider may have a restart except if he shows the intention of finishing the test.

Art. 3.6.2 Martingale
Only a running martingale is allowed for show jumping.

3.7 JUDGING CRITERIA FOR SHOW JUMPING
4.1 INDIVIDUAL RANKING

Art. 4.1.1 Ranking of Non-qualified Riders
a) After each round the non-qualified riders are ranked according to their point difference with the best rider on their horse. The rider with the least point difference is ranked immediately after the last qualified rider for the next round. The individual ranking on the horse (whether the rider was second or third best on this horse) does not affect the ranking. Riders who are eliminated are ranked after the last non-eliminated rider in the round.
b) Riders who retire on their own purpose during their ride will be ranked after all other riders of this round including all eliminated riders.
c) Exceptions to b): But if a rider decides to retire during his ride when there is no more theoretical possibility for him to be the winner of this round - in accordance with 3.1.1 - the rider will be ranked equal with all the eliminated riders of this round, or in case there are no eliminated riders in this round, he will be ranked as the last rider of this round. This rule is meant to reward fair treatment of the horse.
d) When a rider retires before he starts riding, he will get no ranking at all in this discipline. Moreover he will get no individual combined ranking. His team will get no ranking in the discipline from which the rider retired, and the team will get no team combined ranking. A ride is considered to have started after the judges have been saluted.
e) Exception to d) is made when a rider is forced to retire before he starts his ride due to physical inability according to article 2.5.2, or if the Technical Commission decides that there is another valid reason. In this case the rider will be considered as having retired during his ride and will be ranked as sub b).
f) In case article 2.5.2 applies, the two riders are ranked normally in the respective disciplines in which they participated, and the teams are ranked normally with the results of the two riders being considered as the results of one rider. Exception to this is made when the reserve rider does not fit the conditions of article 2.5.4. In this case the team is considered as a normal international team in the discipline, in which the reserve rider participated, as well as for the team combined ranking.

Art. 4.1.2 Convert Ranking into Points
Riders receive points according to their ranking, i.e. ranking 1 = 1 point, ranking 2 = 2 points, etc. When riders have the same rank, the riders receive a number of points equal to the sum of the rankings occupied by the riders divided by the number of riders with the same result, e.g.: 4 riders placed 20th, the points given to each rider are equal to (20+21+22+23) / 4 = 21,5 points.

Art. 4.1.3 Individual Combined Ranking
For the individual combined ranking, the rankings of the rider in dressage and in show jumping are converted into points according to article 4.1.2. These points are summed up. The rider having the least points is the winner of the combined ranking. When two or more riders have the same amount of points, the best ranked rider in dressage will be ranked as the better one in combined.

4.2 TEAM DRESSAGE RANKING

Art. 4.2.1
The teams are ranked by the team mark from the first round dressage. This ranking is converted into points according to article 4.1.2. These points are multiplied by three. The individual ranking of each rider of the team is also converted into points. These four numbers are summed up. The team with the least points is the winner of the team dressage test.

4.3 TEAM SHOW JUMPING RANKING

Art. 4.3.1
The individual ranking of each rider of the team from the show jumping is converted into points. These points are summed up. The team with the least points is the winner of the team show jumping test.

4.4 TEAM COMBINED RANKING

Art. 4.4.1
The team combined ranking is calculated by summing up the points of the three riders in dressage (without team mark) and show jumping. The team with the least sum is the winner of the team combined.

Art. 4.4.2
If two or more teams have the same amount of points calculated sub 4.4.1, the team with the best team mark in the first round dressage is the winner of the team combined.

4.5 RIDERS WITH THE BEST AND EQUAL RESULT

Art. 4.5.1 Show Jumping
If two or three riders on the same horse in the same round of show jumping have the best and equal result, they will reride the course in the same starting order on a horse designated by the organisers. If the organisers only have a horse being already ridden in the test, the course may be shortened. If the organisers do not have any horses available, the judges decide who is qualified for the next round. The riders who are not qualified after this separation procedure are ranked as first of the non-qualified riders in the round.

Art. 4.5.2 Disqualification in Show Jumping
If all riders on the same horse in the same round of show jumping are disqualified, they will reride the same course in the same starting order on a horse designated by the organisers. If the organisers only have a horse being already ridden in the test, the course may be shortened. If the organisers do not have any horses available, the rider who jumped the most fences will be qualified. If none of the riders went farther than all the others, the judges decide who is qualified for the next round. The riders who are not qualified after this separation procedure are ranked as first of the non-qualified riders in the round.

Art. 4.5.3 Dressage
If two or three riders on the same horse in the same round of dressage have the best and equal result, the difference is made by their collective mark (sum of all collective marks). If they are still equal the difference is made by their position mark (sum of all position marks). If they are still equal they must reride the same test in the same starting order on a horse designated by the organisers. If the organisers do not have any horses available, the judges decide who is qualified for the next round. The riders who are not qualified after this separation procedure are ranked as first of the non-qualified riders in the round. itten form within half an hour after the subject of the protest is