PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION VERY CAREFULLY

Thank you for your entry in the 2001 MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL THREE DAY EVENT.

1. ACCEPTANCE OF ENTRIES

Your entry/entries have been accepted but are subject to confirmation/validation from your branch office of your qualification to
compete at your designated level.

Some rider entries included obtaining additional qualifications not achieved at time of entry or subject to qualification exemptions
being granted from your EFA Branch Office and/or the FEI.

If your entry is one of these, please ensure that you have notified the Secretary in writing immediately
– Geri Macgregor, 3/580 Warrigal Road, Oakleigh South, Vic. 3167 or Fax (03) 8866 7622.

OFFICIAL NOTICE BOARD: Outside the Secretary’s Office. Please check daily

® Arrivals prior to Monday 3rd June must liaise with Allan Bruno Tel: 03 9741 7672

® Competitors are required to report to the Secretary’s Office to register their arrival at which time you will be
given your admission tickets, horse identification numbers, pre-purchased Welcome Party Tickets and
Site/Accommodation Identification tags.

® Check Official Notice Board for stable/yard allocation

® Powered/Unpowered camping sites have not been individually allocated this year. Based on camping facilities
booked with the entry, you will be issued with an authorisation tag indicating whether payment has been received
for a powered or unpowered site. Once you have your tag, you may select any site within the indicated camping
areas – "First in, Best Dressed."

® All horses stabled at the venue must have an arrival examination. Arrival examinations will be held on
Wednesday 5^th June between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm.

® Arrival examinations will take place in the area around the Trot-up strip inside the Ten Minute Box and all
riders are required to present their horses between the times indicated above.

® If you have "companion" horses at the venue, these must also be presented for examination.

® Veterinary Officials will carry out Arrival Examinations

® All CCI*** and CCI** Competitors must present a FEI Passport or ID Document with your horse at the
arrival examination. These documents will be retained by the Organising Committee until the end of the
competition when competitors will be responsible for requesting their return.

® Competitors or connections entering horses for competition or presenting horses for inspection at competitions
without valid National Identification Documents will be fined $100.00

® Horses for which no EFA National Identification Document has been recorded as issued and validated will
be refused a start and the competitor fined $100.00 (unless the horse has a valid FEI passport).

® CCI* riders DO NOT require an Identification Document or FEI Passport but must bring the EFA Registration
Papers for the horse. However, if the horse has an EFA ID Document or FEI Passport, this takes precedence
over EFA Registration Papers. All CCI* competitors must present their registration papers at the arrival examination.

IMPORTANT - all EFA Identification documents issued prior to November 1998 must be returned to the National Office
for validation (recording and stamping). You will then be issued with an ID Document Number. It is compulsory to have a
VALIDATED ID Document to compete in the CCI** and CCI*** at Melbourne Three Day Event.
The address for the National Office is 196 Greenhill Road, EASTWOOD SA 5063.

® Please find enclosed a map of the venue.

® All Dressage will be held in the Sand arenas on Friday 7^th June and Saturday 8^th June

® All Endurance phases for all classes will be held on Sunday 9^th June

® All Show jumping will be held in the Indoor Arena on Monday 10^th June

® Please take note of the allocation of parking areas etc.

® No vehicles are to be parked along the roadway in front of Old Stable Block, EFA Offices or in front of
Medical Room, next to the secretary’s office

® As camping bookings are on a first come basis, competitors are asked to park in their chosen site.

® The Polo fields are out of bounds to all horses except on when on Roads & Tracks, Steeplechase or Cross
Country

® Riding close to Steeplechase or Cross Country obstacles or riding in the Dressage or Jumping arenas prior
to the actual competition is forbidden under penalty of disqualification.

® Horses may be exercised/schooled only in areas designated by the Organising Committee

® Areas and times will be designated for Jumping Schooling.

® Exercising/Schooling details will be posted on the Official Notice Board & Stable Notice Boards

® Please find enclosed the stable allocation list.

® All horses have been allocated stabling in one of the two new stable blocks. Unlike prior years, all CCI*, CCI**
and CCI*** horses are being stabled together. Riders will be responsible for the security of their own equipment
and horses.

® Only riders, grooms and owners are permitted in the stabling areas. Identification tags will be issued at time of
registration and those authorised to access the stabling area are required to wear/display their ID tags at all times.
A Stable Steward, responsible to the Chief Steward, will be monitoring stable access for the duration of the event.

® On arrival check the Stable Notice Board for stable/yard allocation changes.

® Horses must occupy their allocated stable/yard.

® All horses MUST be accommodated on the venue and are not permitted to leave for any reason
until after the completion of the Show jumping for the class entered unless a "Release Form to Leave
Venue" is completed. Forms available from the Secretary.

ABSOLUTELY NO BUILDING OF ELECTRIC OR ANY OTHER YARDS ON VENUE IS PERMITTED

10. CARAVANS/CAMPING SITES

® Caravan site allocation is on a first come basis. Those competitors employing hire caravans are required to make their
own delivery arrangements with the Caravan hire company and to be in attendance on site at the time of delivery.

® No horses are allowed in the camping area for safety reasons. Do not walk horses over electric cords.

® There will not be any accessing of power from any sources other than those provided for camping sites by the
Organising Committee. Please be careful where power leads are placed, they must be in a safe place, not in the path of horses.

® Competitors are asked NOT to overload the power with too many appliances. Otherwise you may find
you will be without power.

® Do place double adapters into allocated power points.

® Competitors who have not paid for a powered site that are found plugging in to a spare site or another
competitors site will be asked to immediately pay the $130 fee for a powered site. It is not fair to those competitors
that have paid for a site.

® Fodder & stable/yard bedding shall be the responsibility of the competitor.

® The following companies are prepared to handle the purchase and distribution of fodder, straw and shavings.
It is recommended that orders be placed in advance by contacting:-

- Western Produce, 22 Lock Avenue, Werribee Phone: 03 9741 2633 OR

- Essendon Produce, Phone 03 9374 2277 - Cash on delivery or Credit card over the phone.

® The fodder merchant is open for business from Monday to Saturday. However, it is strongly suggested that orders
be placed prior to arrival at the venue

® All competitors will be issued on arrival with two bridle numbers which must be worn by the horse at all times when
the horse leaves the stable/yard, whilst being exercised and competed.

® All competitors will be required to have their own Cross Country Back Number Holder and Medical Armband for
Cross Country.

® Competitors are asked not to bring non-competitive horses, unless prior arrangements are made. If a non competitive
horse is brought it MUST go through the Arrival Examination.

® Declarations of intent to withdraw close at 4.00 pm on Monday 3^rd June

® Withdrawals are to be notified to: Geri Macgregor, Tel. 0414 506 478, Fax 03 8866 7622 or
E-mail: geri.macgregor@eds.com

[ and as from Wednesday 5^th June at the Event Secretary’s Office, National Equestrian Centre, Werribee

® All withdrawals must be made in writing on the appropriate withdrawal form (copy enclosed). Original forms must be posted to:
Geri Macgregor, c/- EFA (Vic Branch) PO Box 616, Werribee, 3030

® Withdrawals after 14^th May 2002 will not receive an entry fee refund, but will receive a full refund of
Stabling/Camping/Medical Levy fees.

® Please find enclosed a copy of the provisional timetable and the draw.

® Dressage times will be available after the completion of the First Horse Inspection for all classes

® Cross Country times will be available after the completion of the Dressage Phase

® Medical Armbands will be compulsory for all competitors and must be purchased prior to arrival. Armbands will not
be on sale during Three Day Event.

® All medical Armbands are to handed in to the Secretary’s office on arrival for checking by the Medical Officer.
They can be collected on Friday 7^th June.

® All competitors are required to fill in a Competitor information form, notifying the Organising Committee of your next of kin.
See last page. This is to be handed in at time of registration to the Entry Secretary.

® On arrival at the venue the following passes will be issued - 1 Owner’s Pass, 1 Rider's Pass,
1 Groom’s pass per horse and security IDs.

® DOGS ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED FROM ALL COMPETITION AREAS.

® Must be kept on a lead or tied up at all times. Loose dogs will be impounded and a fee required for their release.
Dogs are not to be taken onto Cross Country.

® Please do not allow your dog/s to roam around the competition, stable or camping areas.

® DOGS ARE NOT ALLOWED ON ANY OF THE PARKS VICTORIA OR ZOO PROPERTY, IF FOUND THEY WILL BE SHOT.

® All owners and competitors are personally responsible for any and all damage to third parties caused by themselves,
their employees, their agents and/or their horses. You are strongly advised to take out third party insurance providing full
coverage for participation in equestrian events at home and abroad, and to keep the policy up to date.

® This year’s Welcome Function and Official Opening will be held in the Indoor Arena commencing at 6:30 pm on
Thursday 6^th June.

® Tickets: If competitors did not book tickets for the Welcome Party with their entry, tickets will be available from the
Secretary’s Office until 4.00pm Wednesday 5^th June at a cost of $15 each.
Discounted tickets were only available with competitor entry.

® Bar available, sales at normal bar prices.

® Finger Food and Music

® Auction (details to follow)

® Catering will be provided through Food Vans located around the outside of the Indoor Arena.

® The Indoor Arena will have tables and chairs in place throughout the event and everyone is invited to bring food
from the vans and trade fair into the Indoor at any time.

® The bar and disco will be open and running every night throughout the event.

® Welcome Function: Wednesday 5^th June – see details above

® Riders Forum with National Eventing Committee and Selectors in the Indoor Arena on Friday 7^th June

® Carriage Driving Competition - Stage 1 on Saturday 8^th June from 12:00 pm until 2:00 pm

® Carriage Driving Competition – Stage 2 on Saturday 8^th June from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm – with event riders to provide ballast!

® All competitors are asked to wash their Trucks, Floats etc before arriving on the venue, due to the possibility of disease
being brought onto the venue. The Cross Country Course passes through the Winery, so please adhere to these rules,
or we risk losing the competition.

® The Event is conducted on two different properties - The National Equestrian Centre and the Werribee Park Mansion.

® Competitors vehicles are not permitted under penalty of Elimination on Parks Victoria (Phases A & C, and part of Phase D).

® To enable officials/security to be able to contact you during the event, all competitors must provide contact details.
For those staying on the venue - camping site number and mobile phone number and those not staying on the venue
must provide their name, address and offsite contact telephone number. This is in case a problem arises with your horse
and you need to be contacted.

® Please complete the enclosed form and present to the Secretary on arrival at the venue.

® Article 520 HORSE AND RIDER WELFARE - Dangerous Riding

Any rider who affects the safety of any horse, rider or third party will be considered to have acted dangerously and will be
penalised accordingly. (see Article 536)

® Article 521 ABUSE OF HORSE "AND DANGEROUS RIDING"

Any act or series of actions that in the opinion of the Ground Jury can be defined as abuse of a horse or dangerous riding
shall be penalised by disqualification and such other penalties in accordance with the "General Regulations",
Art 163.6.4 or Article 523 of the present Rules as the Ground Jury may determine. Such acts include for example:

- Rapping

- Riding an exhausted horse

- Excessive pressing of a tired horse

- Riding an obviously lame horse

- Excessive use of whip and/or spurs

- Dangerous riding

Officials must report such actions as soon as possible to the Ground Jury through the Secretary of the Organising Committee
or Control Centre of the event as appropriate, supported where possible by a statement from one or more witnesses.
The Ground Jury must decide if there is a case to be answered. Any individual member of the Ground Jury who observes such
actions, has the right and the duty to disqualify the competitor forthwith on his own authority.

® It is a requirement of all International events to appoint "Rider Co-ordinators" for the event. This important initiative has been
proposed by the Professional Event Riders Association (PERA) and approved by the FEI Eventing Committee, and is intended
to improve communication in general between riders and officials.

® The objective is to establish the Rider Co-Ordinators as the focus when serious concerns are expressed by riders.
The idea is for the Co-ordinator to meet with the Ground Jury and/or Technical Delegate to discuss any rider concerns over
fences, ground conditions, roping and course distance etc. (This is particularly important at the start of events).

® The Rider Co-ordinators are to be chosen from a list of suitably qualified riders (where possible with 3* & 4* experience)
supplied by PERA to the FEI and be entered to ride at the event.

® In the past, channels of communication between riders and officials have not always been clear. It has been easy to be
'wise after the event', and hopefully this initiative will improve cooperation between all parties making it possible to be '
wise at the event', particularly for the welfare of the horses and safety of the riders.

® ???? from ???? has been appointed the Rider Co-ordinator for the CCI***, ???? from ???? for the CCI** and ???? from ????
for the CCI*. If your have any problems please speak to Neil Clinton (TD) or Yvonne Morrisson (Assistant TD).

® There is a mandatory meeting of Rider Co-ordinators with the Ground Jury and/or Technical Delegate on the night before
cross-country in addition to any further meetings. If the weather conditions necessitate any worries, changes to the optimum
time and length of phases should be made in the interest of safety to horses and riders, to maintain the fairness of the competition

If the answer is YES, please keep reading. If the answer is NO, keep reading - you may learn something you did not know!

HORSE EXAMINATIONS

® The arrival examination takes place on the arrival of the horse at the venue. It is performed by a qualified veterinarian to
establish the identity of the horse, veterinary history and state of health. This examination will take place on Wednesday
5^th June when the organising committee will have qualified veterinarians on site.

® The second examination takes place at the end of Phase D and is conducted by a qualified veterinarian. The purpose is to
carry out any immediate treatment required by an injured or exhausted horse and the vet will decided if the horse is fit to return
to its stable, remain for further treatment or be transported either to its stable or veterinary hospital

® The competitor briefing held on Thursday 6^th June is when the key officials are introduced, course plans issued and any
‘house keeping’ regulations advised. Competitors have the opportunity to ask questions about any issues. Following the briefing,
competitors are officially shown the phases of the Cross Country test under the direction of the Technical Delegate/s and
Course Designer

HORSE INSPECTIONS

® There are three Horse Inspections:-

FIRST HORSE INSPECTION - held the day prior to the start of the Dressage

SECOND HORSE INSPECTION - held at the end of Phase C - in the 10 minute box

THIRD HORSE INSPECTION - held prior to Showjumping

® Some riders have asked about who is able to trot up their horse at the Horse Inspections. It is not necessary for the rider
to trot up the horse, so you may organise for someone else (groom, parent, another rider) to trot up your horse.

® The person presenting the horse for the Horse Inspection should be well turned out

guys - collar & tie, jacket (if weather is cool), good trousers ( no jeans), shoes (no dirty runners)

girls - slacks/skirt, blouse and jacket, suitable shoes for trotting horse (not high heels!)

® Must be clean and well turned out.

® Plaiting is not necessary but does present a good picture.

® Horse must be presented in a snaffle or double bridle with competition number attached.

® Hooves may be oiled, but MUST NOT be painted with HOOF BLACK OR OTHER SUCH DRESSING that may conceal
any irregularities.

® No rugs or bandages etc are permitted during Inspection.

® A whip may be carried

® Make sure you are ready in plenty of time. Horses are trotted up in Draw order.

® Horses must only be trained and exercised in the areas designated by the Organising Committee.

® It is forbidden under penalty of elimination for anyone other than the competitor who will ride the horse in the competition
to school the horse.

® A groom, while mounted, is permitted only to walk the horse or trot it from one place to another.

® A groom may also work the horse in hand or on the lunge

® The only practice obstacles that competitors may jump are those provided by the Organising Committee.

® Practice obstacles shall only be jumped at times laid down by the Organising Committee under the supervision of stewards.

® Only authorised obstacles as per the inclusion are allowed in schooling and warm up areas.

® All horses and riders who have a heavy fall must be examined by a veterinarian and/or doctor as appropriate, before they
either take part in another test or leave the competition site

® Upon arrival wearing a hard hat is compulsory for anyone riding a horse on the flat. Protective headgear, secured by a
permanently fitted, non-detachable retaining harness secured to the shell at more than two points, is compulsory for
anyone jumping an obstacle.

AST N F 1163

® Running reins, chambons and side reins are not permitted whilst riding, but may be used whilst lungeing

® Only one lunge line whilst lungeing

® Running martingales must only be used with a snaffle

® Tongue straps or tying down the tongue is forbidden

® All competitors in the CCI classes must wear top boots for all phases

® Spurs must be made of metal with a shank pointing only towards the rear which must be no more than 3.5 cm long
and without rowells. The end must be blunt and if the shank curved it must point down

® Hunting Dress or uniform of a riding club for Dressage & Showjumping

® Whips not allowed in Dressage Test, however, a dressage whip may be used while warming up. A whip (one only) not
exceeding 75 cm is allowed for Cross Country and/or Showjumping

® Cruelty can be defined as intentionally causing pain or unnecessary discomfort to a horse. Cruelty includes:-

- to whip or beat a horse excessively

- to subject a horse to any kind of electric shock device

- to use spurs, or to jab the horse in the mouth with the bit, excessively or persistently

- to remount, or attempt to remount an obviously exhausted, lame or injured horse

- to "rap" a horse anywhere in or outside the grounds or event

- to hyper-sensitise any part of a horse

- to leave a horse without adequate food, drink and exercise

® Competitors are not permitted to have in their possession any syringes, needles or any prohibited substances

® All veterinary treatment or medication of a horse whilst on the venue must be approved by the Veterinary Delegate
using the standard Authorisation Form for Emergency Treatment.

® The use of acupuncture or physical therapy (eg physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, heat treatment etc) to horses whilst on the
venue must be approved by means of the Authorisation Form for Emergency Treatment.

® Injections of normal nutrients such as saline fluids, electrolyte solutions and glucose may be administered only with the
written approval of the Veterinary Delegate

® Any veterinary treatment of horses should be done by the Treating Veterinarian.

® If competitors private veterinarians treat any horses, this must be reported to the Veterinary Delegate BEFORE
any treatment is given

® If any competitor has a query about their results, the procedure is to first submit a query form to the Secretary, who
will then pass it on to the appropriate department. The competitor will then be advised of the result. If the competitor is not
happy with the result of the query, then an objection may be lodged.

® Objections must be lodged in writing, signed by the authorised person making the objection and presented to the Secretary
who in turn will present the objection to the President of the Ground Jury. Any supporting evidence and witnesses should be
lodged with the objection. A fee of the equivalent of CHF 150 is also required

® Objections must be lodged within the following time limits:-

Ø against the eligibility of a competitor or horse or to the conditions of the arena - not less than 30 minutes
before the start of the relevant competition

Ø to steeplechase, cross country courses or obstacles - not later than 1800 hours on the day before the relevant
competition

Ø concerning irregularities or incidents during a competition, or the classification of a competitor -
not later than 30 minutes after the announcement of the marks.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUERIES WHATSOVER, PLEASE DO ASK EITHER
THE TECHNCIAL DELEGATE/S, GROUND JURY OR SECRETARIAL

On behalf of the Organising Committee, I would like to wish you the very best of luck and an enjoyable Three Day Event

Geri Macgregor
Geri Macgregor
Entry Secretary
2002 Horseland Melbourne International Three Day Event

RIDERS NEXT OF KIN:_______________________________________________

CONTACT DETAILS ( in case of emergency):________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawals prior to 14^th May, 2002, will receive a FULL REFUND of all stabling, camping and medical fees paid and a refund of entry fees less a 20% administration fee.

Withdrawals received after 14^th May, 2002 will receive no refund of entry fees but will receive a full refund of Stabling/Camping/Medical Levy fees provided an original Medical/Veterinary Certificate is received by no later than Friday 31^st May 2002.

Please post to:

Geri Macgregor, Melbourne International Three Day Event, EFA Vic Branch, PO Box 616 WERRIBEE 3030.

The original of any faxed form must be posted to above address.

Original Veterinary/Medical Certificate to be supplied: Yes No

SIGNATURE: DATE:

Stable allocation - New stable blocks.

Stable allocation - New stable blocks.

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