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The following is a portion of a Press Release from the FEI received October 2, 2003: (Bold Print within the Press Release added by editor.)

EVENTING COMMITTEE MEETING
Punchestown (IRL), 21 September 2003

The Committee would like to thank all NFs and other parties involved in
Eventing for their input on its proposal sent to them for comments early
July 2003.

NFs were kindly requested to comment on the Committee's proposal on the
future evolution of FEI Eventing Championships and competitions due to the
change of the Olympic Format, format of Young Rider and Junior
Championships, name of discipline and categories for Eventing.

The Eventing Committee reviewed all these comments at their recent meeting
and unanimously agreed to present the following recommendations to the
Bureau for decision beginning December.

The Committee now need to finalize the implementation of the recommendations
in regard to technical specifications, qualifications and other related
issues. Should these recommendations be accepted by Bureau, the general
concept will be circulated to NFs the introduction of changes will be
implemented a transitional period in 2004 to be fully operational in 2005.

Recommendations:

1. Redefinition of Eventing formats:
- CCI Long : Eventing long format as traditional CCI with roads and tracks
and steeplechase (Four Test Competition). = no change
- CCI Short : Eventing short format as traditional CCI without roads and
tracks and steeplechase. Rules similar to the current CCIs including
compulsory Horse Inspection and Jumping as last test. (Three Test
Competition).
- Current CICs : (One Day Event) to be considered as International /
National lower level Events

2. FEI Championship Format:
All existing FEI Championships (Senior Continental, Young Rider, Juniors and
regional) to be organised in the CCI Short format with the exception of WEG
that will retain in future (2010) the option for the long format. CCI Short
format to be introduced for Young Rider, Junior Championships and other
Championships to be held in 2004.

3. Age Group Eventing Young Riders & Juniors
Young Riders Age group: to be changed from 16-21 to 16 to 23.
Reason: allow for a longer competition period for Young riders before
entering Senior competitions, by providing the incentive/interest of a
championship to riders that would not continue otherwise.

Juniors Age Group: current 14 - 18 to be changed to 14-19 as a logical
consequence from the prolongation of the Young Riders age group.

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