Approval of the Rules for the FEI Jumping Series

In the Jumping discipline, the Bureau approved the following:

– the new rules for the FEI Nations Cup series, the main elements of which are

· The 2009 FEI Nations Cup will comprise three levels: Top, Promotional and Entry levels;

· In the 2009 Top Level Nations Cup, there will be a maximum of eight events with a total of ten teams. If the host country is not qualified, the home team is entitled to participate at the event;

· The 2009 Top Level series will include La Baule, Rome, St Gallen, Falsterbo, Rotterdam, Aachen, Hickstead and Dublin. The last leg will take place in Dublin, but extra points will NOT be on offer;

· The following seven teams have qualified through the Samsung Super League Series: Belgium; Germany; Great Britain; Ireland; The Netherlands; Switzerland; and USA. The remaining three teams will qualify through the Rolex Rankings as at 31 December 2008;

The new format will operate for just one year after which it will be reviewed and possibly modified.

These Rules will be presented to the General Assembly on 21 November 2008 for information. The full FEI Nations Cup are available here.

– the modifications to FEI World Cup™ Rules for the 2009/2010 season. The updated rules are available here.

– the creation of a Grand Prix Series held in Wellington, FL (USA) in 2009. The details of the series are as follows:

· Grand Prix competition at eight events, all in Wellington;

· Minimum Grand Prix prize money at all events = USD 75,000; prize money at Final event = USD 350,000; total prize money = USD 1,150,000;

– the creation of the an FEI Nations Cup Series for Ponies and Juniors on a trial basis for 2009. It will be based on the format of the FEI Nations Cup Promotional League and comprise the following events: Moorsele (BEL), Fonatinebleau (FRA), Wierden (NED), Aach (GER) and the 2009 European Championships. The series could be expanded in future to events in Poland, Italy and other European countries.

The Bureau also approved in principle alterations to the Rolex Rankings pending outcome of discussions with the International Equestrian Organisers Alliance on the occasion of their General Assembly at the end of November.

Where the 2009 FEI European Jumping Championship is concerned, one horse per rider and two rest days instead of one were approved.