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APPENDIX A - Definitions

Abuse of Horse: An action or omission which causes or is likely to cause pain or unnecessary
discomfort to a Horse, including, but not limited to, any of the following:
- To whip or beat a Horse excessively;
- To subject a Horse to any kind of electric shock device;
- To use spurs excessively or persistently;
- To jab the Horse in the mouth with the bit or any other device;
- To compete using an exhausted, lame or injured Horse;
- To "rap" a Horse.
- To abnormally sensitise or desensitise any part of a Horse;
- To leave a Horse without adequate food, drink or exercise;
- To use any device or equipment which causes excessive pain to the Horse upon knocking down an
obstacle.
Adult Athlete: An Athlete aged eighteen (18) or older.
Athlete: Any person taking part in an FEI Event, including but not limited to, a rider, a lunger, a
driver, or a vaulter.
Athlete Living Outside His/Her Country of Nationality: An Athlete who spends more than six
(6) months of a year in one foreign country (the “host country”).
Caribbean Islands: Anguilla, Antigua, Aruba , Bahamas , Barbados , British Virgin Islands, Cayman
Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat,
Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Kitts-and-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin,
Saint Vincent-and-the-Grenadines, Trinidad-and-Tobago, Turks-and-Caicos Islands, United States
Virgin Islands
Category: A defined group of Athletes for whom the Event or Competition is organised.
Central America: The seven states of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,
Nicaragua, and Panama
Championship (CH): An Event for any Discipline and organised by NFs for Athletes from a well-
defined geographical area. See Article 104.
Children: Category of Athletes who may take part in FEI “Children” Competitions. Inclusion of
Athletes in this category takes place from the year they reach the age of twelve (12) until the end of
the year they reach the age of fourteen (14).
Competition: Refers to each individual class in which Athletes are placed in an order of merit and
for which prizes may be awarded.
Concours Complet d’Equitation (CC): Any Event where the Competitions are exclusively for the
Discipline of Eventing.
Concours d’Attelage (CA): Any Event where the Competitions are exclusively for the Discipline of
Driving.
Concours d’Endurance (CE): Any Event where the Competitions are exclusively for the Discipline
of Endurance Riding.
Concours de Dressage (CD): Any Event where the Competitions are exclusively for the Discipline
of Dressage.
Concours de Reining (CR): Any Event where the Competitions are exclusively for the Discipline of
Reining.
Concours de Saut d’Obstacles (CS): Any Event where the Competitions are exclusively for the
Discipline of Jumping.
Concours de Voltige (CV): Any Event where the Competitions are exclusively for the Discipline of
Vaulting.
Concours International Combiné (CIC): Any Event where the Competitions are exclusively for
International One Day Event.
Concours International (CI): An International Event of any Discipline. See Article 102.
Concours International Mineur (CIM): A Minor International Event. (See Appendix E).
Concours International Officiel (CIO): An Official International Event of any Discipline. See Article
103.
Concours Hippique (CH): Any Event which includes Competitions for more than one Discipline.
Concours National (CN): A National Event of any Discipline.
Concours Para-Equestrian (CPE): Any Event where the Competitions are exclusively for
Equestrian Athletes with disabilities.
Continent(s): The FEI follows the same continental groupings of the IOC.
Discipline: Any Equestrian Discipline approved by the General Assembly, such as Dressage,
Jumping, Eventing, Driving, Endurance, Vaulting, Reining, and Para-Equestrian.
Disqualification: Unless the Sport Rules provide otherwise, Disqualification means that an Athlete
and/or the Horse(s), is/are disqualified from the Competition at issue or from any further
Competition(s) of the Event. Disqualification may also be retroactive.
Elimination: Unless the Sport Rules provide otherwise, Elimination means that an Athlete and/or a
Horse may not continue in the Competition at issue and/or in any further Competition(s) of the Event.

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