RESPONSIBILITIES OF TECHNICAL DELEGATES
OVERALL ROLE
The responsibility of the TD has grown substantially in recent years. You are now expected to understand and probably have experience of organizing an event so that you can ably assist the OC. You must be capable of assessing a cross country course both as to difficulty and safety, and also have a good working knowledge of all FEI publications, rule books etc.
The TD is a key ingredient in a successful event, however, the most important factor is to ensure that within the team of officials, all the experience and knowledge is available. >>more |
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GUIDELINES FOR TECHNICAL DELEGATES
APPROVING THE COURSES/ARENAS
The CD is initially responsible for laying out the courses, designing the obstacles and ensuring that the tests fit into the overall layout of the event in co-operation with the OC.
He must consult the TD for approval and advice of any new construction and also to discuss any problems from the previous event. The TD and CD are expected to be expert on fence and course design, so the Jury will only see the courses at the last moment. Safety and fairness should be the prime considerations for the Jury when inspecting the cross country and should not attempt to redesign the course except in the most extreme circumstances. >>more |
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COMMON REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL TECHNICAL DELEGATES
RULES
All TDs’ should be in possession of and familiar with the
- Rules for Eventing
- Rules for Dressage
- Rules for Jumping
- Veterinary Regulations
- General Regulations >>more
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR CROSS COUNTRY JUMP JUDGES.
You are responsible for judging and marking competitors at your fence and for the safety of competitors and spectators at and near your fence on the cross country course. >>MORE |
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FENCE JUDGE INFORMATION SHEET
- Upon arrival at your fence, make yourself visible to the Chief Fence Judge who will be checking to see you are in position. >>more
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FENCE JUDGE BRIEFINGS: WHO, WHEN, WHERE, HOW.
Fence judge briefings are generally held on the morning of an event. They should be conducted by the Chief Judge assisted where necessary by the Technical Delegate.
They should be held on the grounds in a quite area away from loudspeakers and interruptions with good accessibility to parking. >>more |
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COURSE DESIGN
It was with some trepidation that I sat down to write some notes about my philosophy and principles of crosscountry course design. The prospect of putting my thoughts down on paper seemed awfully daunting at first and I had not the slightest idea where or how to go about it. After some thought, I realised that if I approached the subject as I would when preparing a concept design for a brand new course, everything would probably just flow in a logical order. >>more |
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