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4.1 If the Athlete is under 18 years of age when the entry is submitted, the NF or Chef d’Equipe
must nominate a representative for the Athlete.
4.2 The representative may be a parent of the Athlete, the Chef d'Equipe, the team coach, the
team veterinarian, the Owner or some other responsible adult and shall be communicated
to the OC and the NF with the entry.
4.3 If the NF and Chef d’Equipe fail to nominate the representative, either parent of the Athlete
may be considered as the representative.
4.4 The Minor Athlete shall remain the Person Responsible, unless compelling circumstances
warrant otherwise.
4.5 The representative may represent the minor Person Responsible in all dealings with the OC,
the NFs and the FEI Officials, including, but not limited to, witnessing the medication
process.
4.6 When the representative is from another NF than the Person Responsible’s, all
communications shall take place through the Person Responsible’s NF.
5. The Person Responsible, together with the Chef d’Equipe if present, is responsible for the
condition, fitness and management and for the declaring or “scratching” of each and every
Horse under his/her jurisdiction.
6 The Person Responsible is responsible for any act performed in the stables to any Horse
under his/her jurisdiction, by himself or by any other person with access to the Horse, and
is responsible while riding, driving or exercising any Horse under his/her jurisdiction. The
Person Responsible is not relieved from such responsibility as a result of the lack or
insufficiency of stable security.
7. If, for any reason, the Person Responsible is unable or is prevented from caring for the
Horses under his/her jurisdiction he/she must immediately notify the Secretary of the OC
and the Veterinary Commission.
8. In the context of betting, the Person Responsible and/or any Support Personnel must not,
by any manner whatsoever, infringe the principle of fair play, show non-sporting conduct,
or attempt to influence the result of a Competition in a manner contrary to sporting ethics.
Any violations of the above will be subject to Chapter VIII of the General Regulations and
Chapter X of the Statutes.

Article 119- Sport Nationality Status of Athletes

1. General principles:
1.1 The NF of a country where an Athlete has his/her nationality is his/her “own” NF. Proof of
nationality is necessary for an Athlete to compete for a country.
1.2 Except as provided in paragraphs 4, 5, 6.2, and 6.3, an Athlete may only compete, at
International Events, for his/her “own NF”, as defined in paragraph 1.1.
2. Sport nationality and sport nationality changes: Adult Athletes
2.1 An Athlete who is a national of more than one (1) country must decide as of the age of
(eighteen) 18 years which of his/her countries of nationality will be his/her own NF for
international competition purposes. Thereafter, subject to paragraph 2.2.1, he/she can only
represent that NF in international competition. Further changes to his/her sport nationality
can only be accomplished through a sport nationality change process, subject to the
conditions outlined in this paragraph 2.
2.2 Sport nationality changes:
2.2.1 Basic requirement: an Adult Athlete who is or who becomes the national of more than one
(1) country and wishes to compete for his/her new/other country of nationality may apply
for a sport nationality change to the FEI in the manner indicated in paragraph 2.2.5 below.
2.2.2 The following additional requirements apply prior to participation in FEI Championships
(except FEI Championships for Young Horses) and team competitions at CIOs for Seniors:

(i) Subject to the exceptions set forth in paragraph 2.2.3 below, the Athlete must have had
legal residence in his/her new country prior to the first competition he/she wishes to
compete in under his/her new sport nationality, for either: (a) a minimum of two (2)
uninterrupted years; or (b) a total of five (5) years of non-consecutive periods.
(ii) The Athlete shall not have taken part in any of the competitions set forth in Article 2.2.2.
above for his/her previous NF in the two (2) years prior to the first competition he/she
wishes to compete in under his/her new sport nationality.
2.2.3 The residency requirement set out in paragraph 2.2.2 (i) shall be mandatory, except where
the Athlete can establish one of the following:
(i) the Athlete’s entitlement to his/her new nationality was established by his/her birth in that
country;
(ii) The Athlete’s entitlement to his/her new nationality was acquired by virtue of descent or
through other means related to family heritage-
(iii) the naturalized Athlete was a former national whose loss of nationality was neither voluntary
or due to criminal acts; or

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