b'ChAIR RePORTboyd exell and his Marathon Team in action at Weg Tryon(Cara grimshaw)Rules. How We Did This YearThe.Yellow.Warning.Card.rules.have.caused.problems.to.both. Finance officials.and.ridersSome.of.this.comes.from.inadequate.drafting. The.vitally.important.Finance.and.Risk.Management.(FARM).and.some.comes.from.the.failure.of.athletes.to.recognise.that.a. Committee.has.been.ably.chaired.by.Helen.Hamilton-Jamesfield.of.play.call.to.impose.a.Yellow.Warning.Card.is.a.positive. The. FARM. committee. continues. to. raise. its. standards. of.way.to.reinforce.good.behaviour.without.protracted,.expensive. financial.reporting.and.transparency.to.the.point.where.there.and.embarrassing.hearings are.no.queries.coming.through.from.the.members.There.is.a.recognition.by.the.Board.that.the.rules.and.regulations. Thanks.to.the.efforts.of.our.CEO.Lucy.Warhurst,.we.have.have.become.a.labyrinth.generally.and.a.total.review.of.both.the. maintained.existing.funding.and.secured.additional.funding,.to.rules.and.how.they.come.into.being.is.required. allow.us.to.improve.safety.and.integrity.in.the.sportYou.will.see.Pathways to elite competition from.the.accounts.that.the.organisation.ran.at.a.modest.surplus.The. prospect. of. being. able. to. compete. at. high. level. is. an. last.financial.year.and.continues.to.track.on.budgetRegular.ambition. for. many. talented. riders Our. funding. for. these. financial.reports.are.now.fed.through.to.the.States.pathways.is.by.virtue.of.the.Olympic.cycle.and.is.restricted.to. Strategy support.for.EventingWe.are.faced.with.the.challenges.of.how. Our.directors.volunteered.to.visit.each.of.the.States.to.attend.to.secure.additional.funding.for.the.other.disciplines,.either.from. State.Board.meetings,.to.ascertain.their.priorities.for.moving.government.or.private.sectors. forward.with.EAThis.has.been.a.very.time.consuming.but.We.are.seeking.ways.of.increasing.the.relevance.of.our.High. worthwhile.exercise.and.will.be.continued.Performance.Panel.to.aspiring.athletes,.being.aware.that.for.many.years.there.has.been.dissatisfaction.about.the.relevance.of.this.program.to.EA.athletes.5'