FEI Approval Committee

Mandate

The FEI Approval Committee reviews applications for CSIs, CSI-Ws and CSIOs in Canada and approves those that meet the established FEI criteria. It strives to improve the standards of FEI competitions in Canada; and strives to avoid date conflicts that would not be for the good of the sport.

Composition

• a chair selected from within the committee;
• the Chair (or designate) of Jump Canada Competitions Committee;
• all members of the High Performance Committee; and
• other knowledgeable horse people as selected by the committee.

Responsibilities

• sets the criteria for holding a CSI-W, CSI or CSIO;
• in September, reviews the application for Canadian competitions to hold CSI-Ws, CSIs, and CSIOs;
• notifies applicants if there are any outstanding issues or areas that need improvement before approval can be granted;
• may ask for a performance bond to guarantee that all deficiencies will be corrected; and
• through the Manager Jumping, send the approved applications to the FEI.

Relationships

• reports to Jump Canada through the Chair.