Rule of the Week - Article 248 - Individual placing and prize giving.

Article 248 – Individual placing and prize giving

1. The placing of an individual athlete is decided according to the table in use and the instructions of the general program for the competition or amendments noted on the course plan.

2. Any athlete who has no chance of being placed may, at the discretion of the Ground Jury, be stopped at any time during his round.

3. Athletes who are unable to complete the first round of a competition have no right to any prize, except in certain special competitions.

4. Prize winners of qualifying competitions retain the prizes they have won even if they decline to take part in the final competition for which they have qualified.

5. Prize winners must take part in the prize giving ceremony and should do so with the placed horses. The Ground Jury, however, for safety reasons, may make exceptions. If a prize winner fails, without plausible excuse, to take part at the prize giving ceremony, the Ground Jury, at its discretion, may decide to allow the OC to withhold his the athlete’s prize.

6. With the exception of horse rugs presented by sponsors of competitions, rugs may not be worn at prize-giving ceremonies. The Ground Jury, under special circumstance, may however decide to relax this rule.