Rolex rankings

Introduction

There is no monopoly on the ranking list :

The IJRC invented and owns the world ranking list and is strongly willing to cooperate with all stake holders.

The ranking list :

Must be fully transparent Must be representative of pure and

clean sport Must be based on merit

Should not feel any political,

economical or media interference

Before 2000 World ranking list was managed by BCM

The coefficient system made it impossible to check

BCM was also organizing shows and introducing pay-cards

Some shows and some riders seemed to be getting too many points regarding their standards or their results creating a lot of contestation.

From 2000: IJRC establishes the rules for the

calculations of the ranking system in 1999.

Objective of the new system :

transparency representative of pure and clean sport based on merit and fairness

At the start only the GP’s and NC classes would come in account for the ranking

Only a few shows came into the highest

category The stake holder interested in the ranking

was mainly the riders.

How does it work in 2000? 12 month period

Competitions are divided into groups

Individual competitions : points awarded according to the placing

Team competitions : points awarded according to the individual result per round

All results count

Show classes are excluded (puissance, knock out, masters, top 10, classes personal invitation, …)

2008 first main changes of the rules After 8 years changes needed to be done: Why?

• More classes came into account for the ranking points (the show organisers adapt their schedule for a max of R classes)

• More money in the top shows and so in the top GP • More top shows (start 5 now 50)

Which changes?

• Only the top 50 results of the last 12 months are counting

• A new category (AA) for competitions of SF 328.000 and more is created

• More points were given to smaller NC (4* and less)

Other Changes :

2011 : Pregnancy freeze of points

2012 : 30 best results counting:

• Riders with one GP horse moved up • More mobility in the ranking (smaller point

difference)

• More impact of the important classes (GP versus speed classes)

• Young riders can move up in the ranking in CSI3* and CSI4*

• Stop the race for points (reserve box)

How have these changes been made?

Requests and comments from the stake holders : FEI, organizers, our members.

Analyzing the whole situation with the responsible of the ranking at the FEI headquarters (different, studies and simulations are made before the changes)

Democratically consulting our members during the IJRC GA.

Next steps : Change the mentality of organizers of the

CSI 4* and 5*: reward the classes according to the difficulty, it is logical to give more money in the big class but it is not the case anymore Solution :Limit the number of classes to count per event to 4 (some 5* shows have up to 9 in one week-end)

Classes with 20 riders or less

Final word

In IJRC opinion the ranking works good because :

• The main objectives are respected (transparency, pure and clean sport, merit)

• The ranking reflects the reality : the top riders are at the top

• New successful riders have a chance to move up in the ranking and get to the top.

Thank you for your attention.

Pay cards

Historic Sponsor of the GP has a rider and would like him to

participate at the show, part of package : return in publicity, obstacle, side publicity, name of the class, VIP table for his guests, rider of his Team is invited.

Some riders were paid to come to the shows, after an agreement with the organizers in Zürich in 1999: no pay-card and no money for appearance. (pay-card expanded)

Riders want to get a personal invitation and are asked financial contribution : • Sponsoring • VIP package • Pure financial contribution

This is not a only a debate for the big sows, also in CSI 2*

Participation at CSIO 5*, CSIW 5*, CSI 5* should be based absolutely on merit.

The IJRC cannot support a system that forces it’s members to pay to compete :like in all top professional sport.

We understand the financial problems of

the organizing comities and are willing to discuss with them.

Should we open the door to the pay-cards as they are already a problem when forbidden by the FEI rules?

Should we force young talents and even top rides into the pay-card system if they want to take part a the top shows?

Is the future of our top-sport only for rich amateurs?

The sport must be clean in all aspect.