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Noel
Lambert
Kenny Hill Stables
Ballinea
Mullingar
Co. Westmeath
Ireland
+353 87 4185862
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'The Course Designer's job is a most important one, on which the
success / failure of the show relies upon.'
What it says in the 'Rule Book'
Article 264.1 Course Designer
& Starter
The Course Designer must be a
member for the current year and of the appropriate level of the SJAI panel
of Course Designers.
He is responsible for
designing the course, supervising the building of the obstacles, including
the practice obstacles and measuring the course.
The Course Designer's aim is
to produce courses which will consist of well built obstacles suited to the
grade of horse / pony for which they are intended, and to the type of
competition stated in the schedule. |
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To achieve this objective the
Course Designer has many things to consider:
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Every Course should suit: |
He
has a responsibility towards: |
| The
level of the show |
The
horses |
| The
type of class |
The
Riders |
| Level
of horses and riders at the show |
The
spectators |
| The
size of the arena |
The
sponsors |
| The
weather conditions and jumping surface |
The
continuity of the sport |
| The
time schedule for the arena that day |
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The Course Designer is therefore the one person
solely responsible for the quality, standard, requirement profile, fairness
and originality of every single jumping competition, and is expected to
demonstrate a high degree of creativity while also safeguarding the sport's
traditions and fair play. In addition to a thorough knowledge of the
sport, this involves an understanding of aesthetics, ethics, history,
culture and, in the best cases, even art.
Categories of Course Designer in Ireland
There are four levels of Course Designers governed by the rules of the
SJAI in Ireland. After this Course Designers can be promoted to
Candidate International, and International level by the FEI.
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Assistant |
Can assist in any region |
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Regional |
Can build up to 1.20m in their region |
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National |
Can build for any national competitions except Grand Prix and RDS
Qualifiers |
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Senior National |
Can build for any National classes |
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