Major step toward fairness in dressage judging
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Major step toward fairness in dressage judging
February 28, 2011
The FEI has ramped up its commitment to ensuring fairness in dressage judging, with the appointment of International O Dressage Judge Ghislain Fouarge to the post of Dressage Judge General.
The creation of this lead judging post is to "ensure greater consistency and accuracy of judging at all levels of Dressage competition".
It follows the formation of a Dressage Task Force after controversy over the behaviour of judges at the Olympic Games in 2008.
When the proposal for a Judges Supervisory Panel (JSP) was first made, it was suggested the panel would be allowed to correct the judges' marks for factual errors, such as definite technical mistakes.
Ghislain Fouarge, of The Netherlands, was elected at last month's 5* judges seminar in Warendorf.
Fouarge has officiated at the top level of the sport, including the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong, the FEI World Equestrian Games 2006 in Aachen (GER), the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010 in Kentucky (USA) and two FEI World Cup Finals.
The first term of office for the Dressage Judge General will be two years, and the position will always be filled by a 5* judge.
"There has traditionally been a top judge chairing the FEI Dressage Committee and this person automatically took the leader role in discussions related to judging," said Trond Asmyr, FEI Director Dressage and Para-Equestrian Dressage.
"As the current Dressage Committee is structured differently, we needed to create a 'leader judge' role to ensure that all judges follow the same line."
The Dressage Judge General's primary responsibilities will be to create and co-ordinate discussions among the judges, ensuring that all conclusions are communicated to FEI judges through FEI Headquarters and Course Directors.
"The introduction of the Dressage Judge General role will significantly improve the judging process and we are now looking forward to working with Ghislain Fouarge to improve the clear judging lines based on the training scale and what is laid down in the FEI's Dressage Rules and Handbook," Asmyr said.
The FEI has also appointed Swedish O-judge Eric Lette, who retired from as FEI Dressage Committee Chairman in 2001 and then trained the Brazilian national team; British Dressage training director David Hunt; and German FEI 5* Judge Dieter Schuele to the Judges Supervisory Panel (JSP).
The JSP was one of the recommendations of the Dressage Task Force, which was approved at the 2010 General Assembly in Taipei.
February 28, 2011
The FEI has ramped up its commitment to ensuring fairness in dressage judging, with the appointment of International O Dressage Judge Ghislain Fouarge to the post of Dressage Judge General.
The creation of this lead judging post is to "ensure greater consistency and accuracy of judging at all levels of Dressage competition".
It follows the formation of a Dressage Task Force after controversy over the behaviour of judges at the Olympic Games in 2008.
When the proposal for a Judges Supervisory Panel (JSP) was first made, it was suggested the panel would be allowed to correct the judges' marks for factual errors, such as definite technical mistakes.
Ghislain Fouarge, of The Netherlands, was elected at last month's 5* judges seminar in Warendorf.
Fouarge has officiated at the top level of the sport, including the 2008 Olympic Games in Hong Kong, the FEI World Equestrian Games 2006 in Aachen (GER), the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010 in Kentucky (USA) and two FEI World Cup Finals.
The first term of office for the Dressage Judge General will be two years, and the position will always be filled by a 5* judge.
"There has traditionally been a top judge chairing the FEI Dressage Committee and this person automatically took the leader role in discussions related to judging," said Trond Asmyr, FEI Director Dressage and Para-Equestrian Dressage.
"As the current Dressage Committee is structured differently, we needed to create a 'leader judge' role to ensure that all judges follow the same line."
The Dressage Judge General's primary responsibilities will be to create and co-ordinate discussions among the judges, ensuring that all conclusions are communicated to FEI judges through FEI Headquarters and Course Directors.
"The introduction of the Dressage Judge General role will significantly improve the judging process and we are now looking forward to working with Ghislain Fouarge to improve the clear judging lines based on the training scale and what is laid down in the FEI's Dressage Rules and Handbook," Asmyr said.
The FEI has also appointed Swedish O-judge Eric Lette, who retired from as FEI Dressage Committee Chairman in 2001 and then trained the Brazilian national team; British Dressage training director David Hunt; and German FEI 5* Judge Dieter Schuele to the Judges Supervisory Panel (JSP).
The JSP was one of the recommendations of the Dressage Task Force, which was approved at the 2010 General Assembly in Taipei.