USEF: United States Equestrian Federation, Inc. Mileage Rule Revision Task Force Town Hall Agenda

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United States Equestrian Federation, Inc.
Mileage Rule Revision Task Force Town Hall Agenda

Lexington, Ky. - In an effort to create a dialogue between the USEF and its members about issues pertinent to the Mileage Rule Revision Task Force, the USEF will host a Town Hall Meeting on May 18 at 3:00 p.m. ET. The panel of USEF Mileage Rule Revision Task Force members will address topics regarding the USEF competition calendar and licensing issues per the following agenda. The panel will take questions and suggestions from a live audience, as well as from equestrians tuned in to the webcast on USEFNetwork.com.

The event will take place at the Marriott Griffin Gate Resort in Lexington, Ky. To attend this event either in-person or via the live streaming broadcast, please register here.

USEF Town Hall Agenda:

1. Welcoming Remarks

2. Purpose of the Mileage Rule Revision Task Force

Formed to address a number of concerns:

Increased density resulting in limited competition and insufficient choices for members
Concerns of non-compliance with competition standards at some competitions
Lack of clarity and transparency (and potentially consistency) with the current Mileage Exemption request process
Concerns that the Sporting Calendar process does not put the sport first
Antiquated licensing rules and technology

3. Objective of the Task Force

To revisit and modernize the mileage rule and provide recommendations that address the numerous concerns of competitors and organizers.

4. Objective of the Town Hall

To show you preliminary thinking on each of the following topics and gain your input.

Sporting Calendar
Mileage Exemption Process including License Disputes
Enforcement and Measurement of Competition Standards

5. Preliminary Hypothesis of the Task Force

The mileage rule does not need to be eliminated assuming the following:

A coherent process for building the USEF Events Calendar that allows for equestrian sport to grow in the U.S., allows the U.S. to remain competitive in the world and facilitates competition opportunities for all levels of athlete/horse/owner to be developed
A new transparent Mileage Exemption process, designed to put the sport first, at all levels and all disciplines, can be implemented
Licensing rules can be updated to ensure transparency and consistency
Existing show standards can be monitored and enforced

6. Closing Remarks

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