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GROUP IV
- Discussed the continued improvements in the Dressage
and Jumping Challenges and also the diffi culties associated
with the costs of judge travel and the scoring system
generally;
- reported on the FEI Development Programme, including
its organisation and availability of funding which included
discussions on future funding for development and
scholarships;
- analysed the audit results and planned for more coach and
rider training underwritten by the United States Equestrian
Federation and Equine Canada;
- the island countries briefed the Group on planned
participation of the Central American Games including
sites for 2010 and 2011 and the qualifi cation procedures.
A new event was conceptualised, tentatively titled “The
Islands Festival,” to be held in Wellington, Florida, perhaps
as part of the Winter Equestrian Festival. The festival
would combine an amateur rider from the islands with a
professional competing in Wellington;
- sponsorship and cultural opportunities were discussed
with a possible start date of 2010. Much conversation was
generated by the notion of integrating PAEC with PASO
and the cooperative efforts between Groups IV, V, and VI
to make it happen. Each of the three regional American
Groups have pledged support to make it a reality.
GROUP V
- Decided to hold YOG qualifi cation at FEI Challenge 2010
for all Group V members except Mexico, Colombia and
Venezuela. Mexico had already held its qualifi er in July in
Lexington during the young riders competition in Kentucky.
Colombia and Venezuela, who are not part of Group V’s
Olympic Group, will hold its qualifi er in Chile in 2010;
- discussed a proposal about CSI and prize money with FEI
Jumping Director John Roche in Copenhagen;
- discussed the intention of the SIEC series to introduce a
new category for the 2010 Jumping Finals at 1.15 mts. The
category would help the Group’s member countries to
participate at a lower level and promote this category for
more riders. Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Dominican
Republic, Puerto Rico , Honduras , Venezuela & Colombia
agreed to confi rm their participation;
- obtained a waiver for Piroplasmosis for the Central
American and Caribbean Games;
- received visits in Guatemala, Puerto Rico and El Salvador
from the coaches assigned by Mr David O’Connor in
the context of the USEF/FEI plan. Guatemala held four
CCIs 1* and 2* as part of the programme;
- received several visits from FEI Eventing Development
Offi cer Jose Ortelli as part of the FEI programme;
- elected Cesar Camargo from Colombia in CPH as the
second Group member on the PAEC board;
- decided that each disciple should be represented by one
person: Dressage: Mrs. Maribel Alonso (MEX); Endurance:
Mr. Fernando Paiz (GUA); Jumping: Cesar Hirsch (VEN);
Eventing: Ms. Mercedes Campdera (MEX);
- appointed Carmen Barrera (ES) as Deputy Chair;
- decided to set up a Veterinary Commission, coordinated by
Mr Juan Andres Sauce (VEN), to work on sanitary issues;
- ran a promotion course for jumping in Guatemala for
national judges and another in Colombia for FEI C and I
judges;
- ran a regional course for Technical Delegate and Judges for
Eventing;
- discussed with FEI Education and Standards director Harald
Müller the possibility of implementing a course for the
education of grooms in the Group’s region.
GROUP VI
- Worked on the new statutes for the Pan-American Equestrian
Confederation (PAEC) with Groups IV and V, FEI Secretary
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