المملكة: 100 million riyals and experience… new requirements for organizing and establishing equestrian sports
The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has approved the controls and requirements for organizing and establishing Equestrian sports for purebred Arabian horses, with the aim of developing this ancient sector, raising the level of organization and governance, and ensuring that local and international tournaments are compatible with the standards adopted locally and internationally, in a way that preserves the status of purebred Arabian horses and enhances their presence in sports forums.
Article Three of the controls specifies the competencies of the center concerned with equestrian sports For purebred Arabian horses, as it is responsible for establishing and organizing this sport, and granting the necessary permits to hold tournaments and events, with coordination in this regard with the relevant authorities.
The center undertakes the tasks of supervising, monitoring and inspecting all equestrian sports activities related to purebred Arabian horses, ensuring compliance with the approved regulations and instructions.
Conditions for holding equestrian sports and local tournaments
Article Four stipulates a set of conditions that must be Availability to obtain a sports residence permit Equestrian, where the controls differentiated between local and international tournaments.
For local tournaments, the controls required obtaining initial approval from the center, by submitting a permit application during the period from the first of January to the sixth of the same month of each calendar year, after which the applications were sorted and the dates for holding the tournaments were determined.
The controls obligated the applicant to clarify an initial plan for the event that included the tournament location, designs, and facilities. Available, along with attaching the commercial register of legal entities, a financial solvency certificate of no less than 100 million riyals, in addition to proof of possession of experience or organizational capacity in the field of equestrian sports.
It stipulated that the proposed name of the event be appropriate to the nature of equestrian sports, and that the applicant must not have had previous serious violations, with an authorization letter submitted to the person authorized to sign and deal with the center.
The controls stressed the necessity of paying any due financial obligations. Information about previous tournaments before submitting a request to hold a new tournament, in addition to attaching any additional documents requested by the center. The Center shall study the initial approval request and decide on it within a period not exceeding 30 working days from the date of submitting the request.
Final approval and scheduling of tournaments
After obtaining initial approval, the controls stipulated that all their requirements be met to obtain final approval. She explained that the center is examining the request for final approval after the event is included in the ICAHO schedule, within a period not exceeding 30 working days from the date of the official announcement of the schedule of tournaments held in the Kingdom and included in the international organization’s calendar.
The controls confirmed that if the request is rejected, the decision must be reasoned, with the organizer obligated to submit a detailed work plan for the tournament. The center’s management also schedules the dates for holding tournaments in accordance with the tournament calendar inside and outside the Kingdom. The controls also stipulated that the winners, officials and sponsors would be honored by the organizer and the centre.
The controls gave the center the power to withdraw, stop or amend any permit at any time, if the interest so required, especially if the permit was issued based on incorrect or misleading data, or when all requirements of the permit and instructions were not adhered to.
Additional conditions for international tournaments
With regard to international tournaments, the controls obligated the organizers to fulfill all The conditions applied to local championships, in addition to special requirements, including placing the flags of the participating countries, the flags of the countries to which the officials belong, and playing the national anthems of the winning countries.
It stipulated the provision of isolated stables for participating horses from outside the Kingdom, in accordance with the specifications and requirements approved by the International Horse Quarry.
Responsibilities of the Organizer and Infrastructure Requirements
Article Five specified the organizer’s responsibilities, which included precise obligations related to the exhibition fields, where It obligated the organizer to adhere to the terms and regulations of the ICAHO organization, and to equip the show arena with suitable lighting and flooring according to the approved specifications, provided that the floor be ready at least two weeks before the tournament.
It required the preparation of a warm-up arena with an area of no less than 20 meters Holding the tournament.
The controls obligated the organizer to provide sufficient and safe stables for the participating horses, with all safety requirements available, including clean water, mulch, appropriate lighting, horse washing facilities, and private rooms for grooms, at a minimum ten days before the tournament.
Safety, medical care and media
The controls stressed the need to provide equipped ambulances and a human doctor near the show field, holding the organizer fully responsible for any injuries. Officials or attendees may be exposed to it. It also obligated the provision of a veterinarian present from the horse’s arrival to the tournament site until its departure.
On the media side, the controls required that advertising boards for the Center and the Ikaho and Wahoo organization be placed inside the tournament field, in addition to displaying the logos of the Center and the Ikaho on the official website of the tournament and its pages on social media and various media platforms.
Costs, fees and prizes
The controls obligated the organizer to bear all financial costs related to travel. And transportation and accommodation for officials, including travel tickets, visas, and accommodation in hotels of no less than a five-star category, in addition to transportation to and from the airport and the tournament site.
It also stipulated that blood samples be drawn for the participating horses to detect steroids, with the organizer committing to the costs of shipping and examination in accredited international laboratories, and transferring the fees within a period not exceeding a week from the date of holding the tournament.
With regard to prizes, the controls stipulated that the financial prizes be determined seven days before the tournament date. At least, provided that the total prizes are not less than 500 thousand riyals, with their inclusion in the tournament catalogue.
It obligated the organizer to pay 3% of the total value of the prizes to the ICAO organization if the value of the prizes exceeded 5 thousand euros, in addition to distributing the financial prizes to the winners within a period not exceeding two months from the end of the tournament, after the results of the doping test were issued.
Review, catalog, and final provisions
The controls included obligations related to review, audit, and preparation. The tournament catalog must be approved by the Center before printing it, and not distributed until one day before the start of the tournament. After the end of the tournament, the organizer is obligated to provide the Center with a complete copy of the tournament video, in addition to ten copies of the tournament catalogue.
The final provisions stressed the need for the organizer to adhere to all instructions issued by the Center, and to the laws and regulations in force in the Kingdom, and not to offend any party or person, and to take all security and safety measures during the holding of tournaments, in order to achieve a professional regulatory environment for horse equestrian sports. Authentic Arabic.
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