Newly Accredited Show Jumping Judges Clinic

EA with the assistance of the National Jumping Committee conducted a forum and Train-the-Trainer accreditation day held in Sydney in December.

The group of nine consisted of the syllabus instigators Jan Golding (NSW), Graham Davey (NSW), Anne Garner (VIC) and Susan Ryan (SA) plus Michael Archer (NSW), Penny Dodd (WA), Lisa Readett (TAS), Stuart Platt (SA) and Annie White (VIC).

All participants are now qualified and trained to use the new national show jumping syllabus when conducting refresher and promotional show jumping judges courses and EA Level One and Two clinics throughout Australia.

These presenters may also train other FEI judges to be presenters through their States.

In 2015 each State will be endorsing show jumping judges’ clinics using the new standardised national syllabus with one of these nine accredited presenters with also the option of a lower-level assistant presenter.

Each State Jumping Branch will still approve any new promotions for Preliminary, EA Level One and EA Level Two using the new requirements which include practical experience with the endorsement of two higher-level judges.

Only judges who pass the new EA Level Three course and are approved by their State and the NJC will be eligible for promotion to FEI One or FEI Two.

In 2015, EA Level Three clinics are to be presented by Jan Golding, Graham Davey, Anne Garner or Susan Ryan with the option of a lower-level assistant presenter.

Details of all requirements for promotion, including the Record of Experience and application forms for each level from EA Preliminary to EA Level Three, are in the “How to Become a Jumping Judge” booklet available on-line or hardcopy from the EA National Office.

There are slight changes to the practical and theory pre-requisites needed by participants as requirements for any promotion.

Preliminary Level is for those who show an interest in becoming an accredited EA judge. They must be:

1) A member of EA

2) willing to assist in the Judges Box with tasks such as pencilling, time-keeping, shadow judging and running leader boards.

3) Willing to assist in the competition and warm-up arena with tasks such as being a member of the ring crew and marshalling.

Benefits include insurance cover by EA for support, a badge, qualified mentors, available education, EA publications and mailing lists.

EA Level 1 Judges must:

1)  be a member of EA

2a)  have competed on a regular basis (minimum of six shows per year) for a period of at least four years, OR

2b) acted as an assistant at a minimum of four events in the past two years with an EA Level 2 or higher-level Judge; and

3) attended an Official Jumping Judging Clinic or Seminar over two days, but not necessarily consecutive, conducted by EA within the previous two years; and

4) satisfactorily completed an open-book theory exam at that clinic; and

5) been nominated by two Judges of EA Level 2 or higher level.

EA Level 2 Judges must

1) have officiated as a Level 1 Judge on at least six occasions in the past two years; and

2) worked as an assistant, at a minimum of two separate events (one of which must be of at least two days duration) in the past two years with two Level 3 or higher-level Judges; and

3) attended an Official Jumping Judging Clinic or Seminar conducted by the EA within the previous two years; and

4)  satisfactorily completed an open-book theory examination at that clinic; and

5) been nominated by two Judges of EA Level 3 or higher level.

EA Level 3 Judges must

1)have officiated as a Level 2 Judge at six events in the past two years; and

2)worked as an assistant, at a minimum of two events in the past two years with two FEI Level 2 judges; and

3) attended Official Clinics or Seminars conducted by EA for Judging, Course Design and Stewarding within the previous two years; and

4) satisfactorily completed an open-book theory examination at that clinic; and

5) been nominated by two Judges of FEI Level 2 or higher level.