Para-Equestrian Courses in Argentina: Staying ahead of the game

Argentina is once again taking strides forward in their plans to aid the development of Equine Sport within South America. The Argentinean Federation is set to host a week of courses for Para-Equestrian Officials in Buenos Aires from 24 – 30 September. The Federation has been working tirelessly to bring together this prestigious event. All their efforts are much appreciated by the FEI and we hope that the courses will be widely supported. Our thanks extend also to the anonymous benefactor who has helped towards the sponsorship of the event.

The week long course is scheduled to include courses for Classifiers, Judges, Stewards and Trainers and is open to all Nations from FEI Groups V and VI (COL, CRC, CUB, DOM, ESA, GUA, HON, MEX, AHO, PAN, PUR, VEN, ARG, BOL, BRA, CHI, ECU, PAR, PER, URU).

Lynn Lawford (GBR), Mary Longden (AUS) and Chris Porterfield (GBR) will be the Course Directors for the FEI Course for promotion to the status of Classifiers and Judges. Tony Bott (GBR) is the Course Director for the FEI Course for promotion to the status of Steward. And Mary Longden (AUS) and Chris Porterfield (GBR) will also be conducting the FEI Course for Trainers.

The deadline for applications is 24 August and all applications should be sent to the Argentinean Federation (Federacion Ecuestre Argentina, Corostiaga 2287, C.C 59 – Sucursal 26B, 1426 Buenos Aires). Applications can also be sent by email (fea@fibertl.com.ar) or by fax (+54 11 47 75 44 23).

This development programme is aimed at all those wishing to further their knowledge within the fast growing sport of Para-Equestrian. The recent FEI World Para-Equestrian Championships held in Hartpury (GBR) were an incredible success with more than 140 competitors from 33 countries participating.

The welcoming and diverse city of Buenos Aires is sure to be a great host to this exciting week of courses. Whilst Brazil had previously hosted some educational courses for Para-Equestrian, this will be the first of this size, encompassing all the courses and experience on offer, within the region.