Leave it to our sport’s governing bodies to hold all their Board Meetings within the same 48 hours, as though there aren’t 363 other unspoken-for days on the 2020 calendar. It’s like US Equestrian and the FEI just want me to have to start day-drinking extra-early to be in the correct psychological state to sort through approximately 5,000 pages of legalese by lunchtime so you people don’t have to.
But don’t worry, I’m just fine. Are YOU okay?
Hold my morning cocktail: Coming in hot, here’s a synopsis version of the latest from the virtual FEI board meeting. We’ve redacted all the info that you probably don’t care about (budget stuff, pony trophies, etc.) and pared down the stuff you do.
FEI Resolutions
FEI Medical Committee Chair Dr. Mark Hart, AKA “Equestrian Dr. Fauci,” reminds us to do our part. In case you’ve been living under a rock, nine million people have been infected and half a million people have died from COVID-19. Dr. Hart notes that cases are increasing in the US, Brazil and India, while other regions have flattened the curve or decreasing numbers. He laid it on National Federations to enforce smart, safe measures in our return to sport, and emphasised the importance of social distancing, face coverings and thorough hygiene. Hart = rhymes with Smart. Let’s listen to him. Read the FEI’s Return to Play Policy, effective for all FEI events held as of July 1, here. 😷
Half of 2020’s scheduled FEI competitions have been wiped out. Thus far in 2020 500 eventing competitions have been cancelled, 470 of them directly attributed to Covid-19. A grand total of 3,352 FEI competitions have been cancelled. This amounts to approximately 50% of the competitions scheduled for this year, with more cancellations expected in the future. That’s some soggy crackers. 🚫
An update on 2020 FEI Championships and MERs: MERs for categories and levels at all Eventing Championships taking place in 2021 will remain unchanged to address risk management policies. The Eventing Committee will continue to closely monitor the situation with Covid-19 related event cancellations and put forward any eventual necessary adjustments at a later date. All Championship allocation discussions and resolutions will be finalised today and announced on Friday. Stay tuned for a big announcement that could, at any moment, get burnt to the ground by a global pandemic!🔥
Global dumpster fire = on point. Onward and upward, shall we?
Links: [June 23 wrap-up] [June 24 Wrapup] [FEI Covid-19 Updates] [Important Taylor Swift Video]
Main decisions will be made available on Friday, June 26 here.
Go Eventing.
