1. Only riders and horses that
are registered with a NERA club and whose membership and affiliation
fees are fully paid up and who have official NERA logbooks for
riders and horses will be included in the NERA Rankings.
For any ride to qualify it
has to be endorsed in the rider and / or horse’s logbook by the
Organizing Committee of such a ride.
Should a rider be registered
but not the horse the rider will receive his/her points but not the
horses and vice versa
2. The rankings will be known as
the NERA Rankings.
3. The ride categories, points
and scoring systems will be the official FEI / Ambassador point
system as annexed.
4. There will be the following
category for riders and horses; Children, Juniors, Seniors and
Horses. Distinction between the riders will be based on age as per NERA Rules. Should a Junior rider for instance compete in a young
rider- or senior ride he/ she will still receive their points as a
Junior on the NERA Rankings.
Weight categories will be
FEI weight categories, namely Seniors, 70 kg for 1* and 2* rides, 75
Kg for 3* and 4* rides, no weight limitations for Young Riders,
Juniors or Children. Should a Senior rider not meet this weight
category neither the rider nor the horse will receive any points.
There will also be, as in
terms of NERA Rules, no distant limitations on Children, Juniors or
Young Riders.
5. The period will run as from 1
January until 31 December of each year. At the end of the year the
rankings of that year will come to an automatic end and a new one
will start as from 1 January of the following year and all
riders/horses will start with nil points/ kilometers in the
following year.
6. The NERA permanent FEI /
International Liaison official will be responsible for the NERA
Rankings.
7. Each ride will be credited
with its own points and as the year progresses a Cumulative list
will be updated and both the individual rides as well as the
cumulative list will be forwarded to the clubs and members not later
than seven days after each ride or alternatively it will be placed
on the NERA Website.
8. Each and every ride in which a NERA registered rider /horse as in 1 above compete will be credited
on the NERA Rankings for the rider / horse. It is however the
responsibility of any individual rider that competes at rides
outside Namibia to submit the official results of such a ride to the
responsible NERA official who will also endorse such rides in the
rider or horse’s logbook on behalf of NERA and only then will such a
rider or horse receive credits for rides outside Namibia on the NERA
Rankings.
9. It is the responsibility of the
Organising Committee of each NERA club to submit the results of
their rides to the responsible NERA Ranking official within three
days after the ride.
10. Council really want to
emphasize the principle that the NERA Rankings must never encourage
to a situation whereby our horses are being hurt by riders to score
on the rankings system. The principle that Council would like to
bring to our riders is that the well being of our horses are always
paramount and that Council always want to encourage our riders to
participate in the longer distances but not at speed. Please
remember the saying that is speed that hurts and not necessarily
distance. More points are also awarded for the longer distances.
11. When ever shortlists are
compiled by Council for Namibian National team selection the ranking
position of a rider/horse will be taken in consideration but it will
be only part of all the other criteria and both the rider / horse’s
position on the NERA Rankings as well as their position on any other
applicable international ranking will also be considered.
