Information Bullet Points From Board To Members
November 2011
05.11.2011
Team clothing
- Team clothing for 2012 is being investigated for Home Internationals and National Championships.
National Training
- National Training with Ferdi Eilberg is continuing and it is planned to have approximately 10 visits per year.
Judges Membership
- Judges membership will continue to be issued free of charge to all judges who attend training on a yearly basis.
National Championships
- National Championships received a very good general feedback and the response from the Regions with regard help was no small contribution to this.
- A day class schedule will be presented in future, with the small/big tour classes in chronological order and the remainder of the classes built around these.
- The prize fund was upped to €8120 this year
CDI Riders
- CDI riders, who are looking for permission for 2012 without sufficient scores, will need to get qualification scores again at national shows.
- It was agreed that once permission was granted to compete internationally, this should last for a 12 month period and not only till December of the running year.
- The 65% as a qualification mark was set by H.S.I. and was regarded as fair.
Sportsman Classes
- It was decided to continue the Sportsman Classes for 2012 and the stipulation that riders who gain 66% on 3 or more occasions during the year must move up, will be disregarded for this year. It was suggested to make this a 2 yearly ruling.
British Dressage
- Contact with BD will be made regarding grading of horses here in Ireland.

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