GENERAL CONDITIONS

This event is organised in accordance with:
- FEI Statutes, 22nd edition, effective 15th April 2007, updates effective 1st January 2011
- FEI General Regulations, 23rd edition, effective 1st January 2009, updates effective 1st January 2011
- FEI Veterinary Regulations, 12th edition, effective 5th April 2010, updates effective 1st January 2011
- The Rules for Jumping Events and its Annexes, 23rd edition, effective 1st January 2009, updates effective 1st January 2011, and if applicable the Rules for the FEI World Cup™ Jumping Events
- CSI/CSIO requirements (For all CSI events in Europe and Worldwide – except for CSIO and Amateur events)- CSI requirements for North America (Canada, Mexico and USA)
- CSI 3*, 4* invitation system (Europe) and 5* invitation system (Worldwide)
- Equine Anti-Doping and Controlled Medication Regulations (EADCMR), 1stEdition, effective 5th April 2010, updates effective 1st January 2011
- FEI Anti-Doping Rules for Human Athletes (ADRHA), based on the 2009 revised Code, effective 1st January 2011
- All subsequent published revisions, the provisions of which will take precedence.
- An arbitration procedure is provided for in the FEI Statutes and General Regulations referred to above. In accordance with this procedure, any appeal against a decision rendered by the FEI or its official bodies is to be settled exclusively by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland.
- It is the responsibility of NFs to ensure their participants are of the correct age.

GENERAL INFORMATION

DETAILS OF EVENT (Art. 420.1, 445)

DATE: 03/12/11 – 11/12/11
PLACE: Escuela de Equitación El Cortijo              
COUNTRY: Guatemala, Central America
OFFICIAL WEBSITE: www.elcortijo.com.gt

ORGANISER

Escuela de Equitación El Cortijo
Address: Km. 25.5 Carretera a Mataquescuintla. San José Pinula.
Telephone: 00 (502) 6634-3369              Fax:    00 (502) 6634-3369
Email: equitacion_elcortijo@hotmail.com     

ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Honorary President: Gral. Sergio Camargo
President of the Event: Mr. Herman Herbruger
Show Secretary: Mrs. Karla Andrino
Press Officer: Mr. Luis Morales

EVENT DIRECTOR

Name: Mr. Wylder Rodriguez
Address: Km. 25.5 Carretera a Mataquescuintla. San Jose Pinula.
Telephone: 00 (502) 6634-3369             Fax:    00 (502) 6634-3369

SPONSORS

Comite Olímpico Guatemalteco, Confederación Deportiva Autónoma de Guatemala, Asociación Nacional de Ecuestres de Guatemala and Escuela de Equitación El Cortijo.

OFFICIALS

GROUND JURY : (Art. 144, 149, 259.1)

President: Elaine Zander, BRA                                    
Member: Margarita van der Graaff (MEX) "I"  
Member: Doris Fihman (VEN)                                   
Member: Rodolfo Tejada (GUA)                      
Member: Pilar de Pivaral (GUA)                       

FOREIGN JUDGE : (Art. 148, 259.1)

Elaine Zander, (BRA) “I”           

FOREIGN TECHNICAL DELEGATE : (Art. 152, 153, 446)

Carol Lopicich Ciudad, (CHI)          

COURSE DESIGNER  (Art. 151, 259.5.1)

Javier Fernandez (MEX)         
Assistant: Rodolfo Godoy (GUA)                       

APPEAL COMMITTEE : (Art. 150, 160, 259.3)

President: Jorge Verswyvel, MEX                      
Members: Andrea Herschel (GUA), Rosemary Maegli de Bauer (GUA)      

CHIEF STEWARD : (Art. 155, 244.5, 259.6 and manual for Stewards)

Cesar Hirsch (VEN)                                   
Assistants: Lawrence Jacobs (GUA), Mónica Gomezu (MEX)  

FEI VETERINARY DELEGATE : (Art. 154, 259.4.2, 1003, 1007)

Ates Arévalo (GUA)                                    

VETERINARY COMMISSION : (Art. 154, 259.4.1, 1003, 1008)

President: Ates Arévalo (GUA)
Foreign Veterinary Delegate: Raul Armendariz (MEX)                
Associate Member: Fernanda Onofre (BRA)    

SPECIFIC TECHNICAL CONDITIONS (Art. 201, 202)

VENUE

The event will take place outdoors

COMPETITION ARENA (Art. 201)

Dimensions: 90 mts. x 90 mts.
Type of Footing: Grass

PRACTICE ARENA

Dimensions: 80 mts. x 60 mts.
Type of Footing: Sand

STABLES

Size of boxes: 3.5 m x 3.5 m

COMPETITORS

Twenty riders (20) are qualified to participate in the Final, i.e. the winner and the 2nd best-placed rider from Category A in each regional Zone (10) in 2010 are invited to the Final. If the winner or the 2nd placed rider is unable to compete at the Final, the invitation will pass over to the 3rd placed rider and so on, up to the 6th placed rider in each Zone. Wildcard(s) will be given to the host NF, i.e. GUA in accordance to Art. 4, WCHA-S Final’s rules.

Number of NFs invited: 16
NFs invited: CHI, COL, VEN, SYR, EGY, ALG, QAT, ZIM, SWZ, NZL, AUS, MAS, SIN, DOM, BER, GUA
     
Total number of athletes: 21                                   
Number of home athletes: 2                                 
Number of foreign athletes: 19
Number of athletes per NF: up to 2
Number of horses per athlete: 1