Badly behaved riders list (this week's H&H)

[TableDancer]

I think it's a good idea. An example: warming up for xc at Purston yesterday, a kid came in after finishing her round with one refusal early on, horse jumped the last beautifully and it was a long course (optimum nearly 6 mins, deep going, ridge and furrow). Kid obviously frustrated at refusal went straight back to warm-up fence and jumped it twice, sawing horse in mouth in between and yelling at horse. Horse wasn't getting very high over fence for obvious reasons...

Made my blood boil and nobody did anything (mum was yelling at kid but kid gave usual teenager's response). If I hadn't been about to go and having own issues to concentrate on I would have got involved but as it was she got away with it. If someone could have taken her aside, given her a talking to and put her on a "watch list" it would have been ideal: it wasn't a bad enough incident to get fined etc but she would have benefited from knowing that her behaviour was unacceptable and someone was going to keep an eye on her

 

[Nosey]

Like a yellow card really - good idea.

 

[Paul123]

Firstly, BE does not publish a Badly Behaved Riders List. We have an internal document which is known as the 'Event Incident Log' and is published only to BE Stewards and Technical Advisers . The Event Incident Log is circulated to BE Officials to help them recognise riders who have caused concern by their riding or behaviour which was not serious enough to lead to formal discipline. The rider is generally spoken to at the time of the incident but, occasionally, he is written to post-event if it was not possible to speak to him at the time. It is not a disciplinary list and its function is to make BE Officials aware of riders who may need to be monitored for their own or their horse's safety or to eliminate potential issues that could lead to discipline at some stage. The list is cleared at the end of the season and is not published in the BE Magazine.

Some typical examples of event incidents could include:- a rider may be using the whip inappropriately; may have continued after elimination; arrived late for start time; ridden out of control and may be advised to book a session or two with an accredited trainer etc etc. BE Officials can then keep a special eye out for these individuals to ensure that all is well, that they understand BE rules and, most importantly, compete safely at all times.

Officials have found the list a very useful aide over the past couple of seasons and we understand that riders too have benefited. We implemented the system a couple of years ago and tend to find that few riders need to be spoken to again or, indeed, be disciplined under BE rules. Apart from the rider and horse names, no further personal details are published as we are bound by Data Protection laws.

 

[kick_On]

thank you for a good clear reply