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Honorary President:                   Mr. Pedro Dória (Por)
President of the Event:               Mr. António Espírito Santo Salgado (Por)
Show Secretary:                        Mrs. Ana Maria Jordão
                                                Mrs. Cláudia Inês Santos
Press Officer:                            Mrs. Sara Ricciardi Rau (Por)
Commercial Manager:                Mrs. Cristina Araújo (Por)

Mr. António José Macedo (Por)
Centro Hípico do Hotel Golf Mar
Praia do Porto Novo
2560-100 Maceira TVD
Portugal
Phone – (351) 261 980 800
Fax – (351) 261 984 621
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.csivimeiro.com

1.      Ground Jury (Art. 148, 153, 259.1)

          President:                     Mr. João Bourbon (Por)

          Member:                       Mr. Daniel Balbino Gonzalez (Esp)

          Member:                       Mrs. Rita Moreira (Por)
          Member:                       Mr. Francisco Cativo (Por)
          Member:                       Mr. Nicolas Ybarra (Esp)
          Member:                       Mrs. Teresa Bourbon (Por)
          Member:                       Mrs. Ana Jordão (Por)
 

2.     Foreign Technical Delegate (Art. 156, 157, 446)

                                               

3.     Course Designer (Art. 155, 259.5.1)

           Name:                           Mr. Robert Ellis (GBR)
           Email address:               [email protected]

 

4.    Foreign Judge (Art. 152, 259.1)

          Name:                            Mr. Nicolas Ybarra (Esp)

          Email address:                [email protected] 
       

5.     Appeal Committee (Art. 154, 164,259.3)

          President:                     Mr. Joaquim Simões Pereira (Por)  

          Email address:              [email protected]
          Member:                       Mr. Rui Neiva Correia (Por)

          Member:                       Mr. Carlos Silveira (Por)

 

6.     Chief Steward (Art. 144, 244.5, 259.6 and manual for Stewards)
          Name:                         Mr. António Lopes Mateus (Por)
          Email address:             [email protected]

          6.1 Stable Manager
          Name:                         Miss Joana Bourbon (Por)
          Phone:                        (351) 965 643 599
            

7.     FEI Veterinary Delegate (Art. 158, 259.4.2, 1003, 1007)

          Name:                         Mr. Mário Barbosa (Por)
          Email address:             [email protected]
                                       

8.     Veterinary Commission (Art. 158,259.4.1, 1003, 1008)

          President:
          Foreign Veterinary Delegate:
          Associate Member:                                      

1.     Venue:

           The show will take place OUTDOORS

 

2.     Competition Arena:

          Dimensions:                                                    9.000 m2 (75 x 120 mts)

          Type of footing:                                               Grass

 

3.     Practice Arena:

          Dimensions:                                                     3.000 m2 (30 x 100 mts)

          Type of footing:                                                Silica sand and geotextile

4.      Invitations (Art. 120,250,251.1)
         Number of NFs invited:                            27
         State which NFs are invited:                   Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belguim, Brazil, Canada,  Chile, Colombia, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway Philippines, Poland, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine.
         Reserve NFs:                                              0
         Number of home riders:                           40
         Number of riders per NF:                          5                              
         Number of horses per rider                      3 + 1 (Young Horse) or 2 + 2 (1 Six + 1 Seven)

         Total number of riders:                               115
                                                           
The FEI Ranking list number 77 (June 2007), established three months prior to this event, will be used for the selection of riders.
Competitiors are invited by the Organising Committe through thei NF.
One groom per rider.

The Organizing Committee reserves the right to give preference to the entries of the riders  who register for the Portugal Equestrian Tour.

F) ADVERTISING AND PUBLICITY ON COMPETITORS AND HORSES(Art. 136.1.2) 

The competitors are authorized to carry the logo of their personal sponsor on the  saddlecloth accordance with Art. 136.1. The Chief Steward will check that the advertising and publicity on competitors and horses complies with Article 136 of the General Regulations.

V. MISCELLANEOUS

A) GENERAL CLASSIFICATION AT THE END OF THE COMPETITIONS

Leading riders award - No prize
Best foreign rider - No prize
Best home rider - No prize
Team awards - No prize

B) PRIZE - CLASSIFICATION

C) PRIZE GIVING CEREMONY

The prize distribution ceremony will take place short after the ending of each competition. The pairs placed in the 5 first places should be ready at the entrance of the main arean and follow the instructions of the stewards.

The owner of the winning hores/pony is invited to the prize giving ceremony for the Grand Prix.

The Organizing Committee informs that the Grand Prix prize distribuition will take place 15 minutes after the end of the competition. To the five riders who will have to present themselves in the arena it is aked for their understanding for this period of waiting.

All the obstacles will be removed from the arena to permit the landing of the parachuters who will bring the prizes for the classified riders of this competition.

To all competitors it is requested caution during this period.

D) DEDUCTIONS FROM PRIZE MONEY

In accordance with the Portuguese Income Tax Law, the Organizing Committee will retain a percentage, established by law, over the amount of the prizes.

In sequence to the clarification before the Fiscal Administration, in reference to the deduction in sport prizes of equestrian cometitions the taxations are as follows:

Single Persons:

Category B 20%

Category I 35%

Non Residents 25%

 

1.    At all stages during the preparation and training of competition horses, welfare must take precedence over all demands. This includes good horse management, training methods, farriery and tack, and transportation.

 

2.    Horses and competitors must be fit, competent and in good health before they are allowed to compete. This encompasses medication use, surgical procedures that threaten welfare and safety, pregnancy in mares and the misuse of aids.

 

3.    Events must not prejudice horse welfare. This involves paying careful attention to the competition areas, ground surfaces, weather conditions, stabling, site safety and fitness of the horse for onward travel after the event.

 

4.    Every effort must be made to ensure that the horses receive proper attention after they have competed and that they are treated humanely when their competition careers are over. This cover proper veterinary care, competition injuries, euthanasia and retirement.

 

5.    The FEI urges all involved with the sport to attain the highest levels of education in their areas of expertise.