TERMS OF NON-COMPLETION (Updated October 15th, 2010)

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Disqualification

To be used if a rider is disqualified, perhaps due to abuse of an official, or due to horse cruelty, etc or when a horse is deemed to be in danger to itself and/or others, breaking the rules for an illegal a (cutting trail, substituting a horse, tampering with weights, etc)

Failure to Qualify
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This is to be used when a horse has failed to qualify for metabolic reasons but receives no veterina A horse has failed to qualify for metabolic reasons AND has received veterinary treatment. The horses refuses to trot at the vet gate. The horse does not meet cut-off time at a VG or at the finish line. The rider becomes ill or injured on a phase and the horse and rider are returned to VG by trailer. A metabolic stable, sound horse with significant soreness, wounds or injuries. This would include a lacerations that may compromise the horse if it continues in the competition, tack galls and wound

Retirement
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Results when a competitor voluntarily withdraws from competition, but may only be considered vol

the competitor has correctly finished all phases to that point; the competitor has completed its most recent phase by passing all required veterinary ins including compulsory recovery inspection or veterinary requested recovery inspections; a Art. 813, herein, has not otherwize provided for removal from competition.