• The following words and phrases - wherever they appear in this document - shall have the meanings indicated next to them, unless the context requires otherwise:

  • Statute: Statute of King Abdulaziz Arabian Horse Center, issued byCouncil of Ministers Decision No. (153) dated 17/3/1439 AH.

  • Regulation: Regulatory Regulation for Purebred Arabian Horses, issued byCouncil of Ministers Decision No. (337) dated 20/6/1442 AH.

  • Regulations and Conditions: Regulations and conditions for establishing equestrian sports related to purebred Arabian horses and their organization.

  • Center: King Abdulaziz Arabian Horse Center.

  • Minister: Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture.

  • Purebred Arabian Horses: Breeds descended from Arabian horses, including the original and native Saudi horses (foundation horses); registered in the Center’s records and certified by the World Arabian Horse Organization (WAHO)..

  • ECAHO: European Conference of Arab Horse OrganizationsECAHO - European Conference of Arab Horse Organizations

  • WAHO: World Arabian Horse Organization WAHO - World Arabian Horse Organization.

  • Owner of the horse: The natural or legal person who owns the purebred Arabian horse, registered as a horse owner with the King Abdulaziz Arabian Horse Center, and the horse intended for sale is registered as a purebred Arabian horse in his name.

  • Equestrian Sport: Competitions of shows, beauty contests, and others related to purebred Arabian horses.

  • Organizer: The natural or legal person responsible for organizing equestrian sports.

  • Groom: The person specialized in performing daily care tasks for the horse.

  • Rosettes: Fabric or reinforced cardboard attached to the bridle of the purebred Arabian horse accompanying the winners.

  • Officials: Judges, field managers, and members of the Control and Discipline Committee; accredited by the ECAHO organization.

  • Committees: Committees working in the championship - whatever their name may be.

  • Serious Violation: Violations that may cause serious harm to humans, purebred Arabian horses,and public and private facilities.

• These regulations and requirements aim to:

  • 1- Regulate the equestrian sport.

  • 2- Maintain the continuity of holding equestrian sport to enhance the quality of horse breeding.

  • 3- Improve the quality of holding equestrian sport.

• The center is competent - with regard to the equestrian sport of purebred Arabian horses - as follows:

  • 1- Establishing the equestrian sport specific to purebred Arabian horses.

  • 2- Granting a permit to establish and organize the equestrian sport, and coordinating in this regard with the relevant authorities.

  • 3- Supervising, monitoring, and inspecting the equestrian sport specific to purebred Arabian horses.

• The following are required to obtain a permit for hosting equestrian sports:

• First: If the championship is local

  • 1- Obtain preliminary approval according to the following:

    • A- Submit an application for a permit to host equestrian sports during the period from 1/1 to 1/6 of each Gregorian year. The submitted applications will then be sorted by the center and the dates for hosting will be determined. The application must include a preliminary plan covering the location, designs, and existing facilities.

    • B- Attach the Commercial Register - for legal entities -.

    • C- Attach a financial solvency certificate of no less than (1,000,000) one million riyals.

    • D- The applicant must have experience or capability in the field of equestrian sports.

    • E- The proposed name for the equestrian sports event.

    • F- The applicant must not have any previous serious violations.

    • G- A letter of authorization for the person authorized to sign with the center.

    • H- Settlement of any outstanding financial obligations from any previous championships before requesting to host the championship again.

    • I- Any additional documents requested by the center.

    • J- The center shall study the preliminary approval and decide to approve or reject it within a period not exceeding (30) thirty working days from the date of application submission.

  • 2- Obtain final approval according to the following:

    • A- Fulfill all the conditions of the preliminary approval.

    • B- After the applicant obtains preliminary approval and the event is listed by the FEI, the center shall study the final approval of the application within a period not exceeding (30) thirty working days after the official announcement of the championship schedule held in the Kingdom and scheduled in the FEI calendar.

    • C- If the application is rejected by the center, the rejection must be justified.

    • D- The organizer must submit a detailed work plan for the equestrian sports event in question.

    • E- The dates for hosting the equestrian sports event shall be scheduled by the center’s management according to the championship calendar inside and outside the Kingdom.

    • F- Winners, officials, and sponsors shall be honored by the organizer and the center.

    • G- The center has the right at any time to withdraw, suspend, or amend any permit it has issued - if deemed necessary - and it may do so if the permit was issued based on incorrect or misleading information provided by the applicant, failure to comply with all permit requirements, or any other requirements requested by the center.

• Second: If the championship is international

  • 1- Fulfill all the conditions stipulated in paragraph (First) of Article Four.

  • 2- Display the flag of each country participating in the championship, in addition to the flags of the officials’ countries, and the national anthem of each winning country in the championships.

  • 3- Provide isolated stables for horses (quarantine stables) participating from outside the Kingdom according to the specifications and requirements of the international equine quarantine.

• The organizer commits to the following:

  • 1- Its obligations related to (show arenas)

    • A- The organizer shall comply with the terms, specifications, and regulations of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI).

    • B- Equipping the show arena with appropriate lighting and flooring according to the specifications required and determined by the center and the FEI, and the arena floor must be ready at least two weeks before the date of the championship.

    • C- Preparing a suitable warm-up area (for warming up) with a minimum area of 20 meters × 40 meters according to the specifications issued by the FEI.

    • D- Preparing a suitable location for officials and committees, a suitable location for horse owners, and for the audience at the championship site, in addition to providing a main platform for the event sponsor, and providing all necessary services throughout the championship period including continuous hospitality and a decent resting place, as well as health services such as air conditioning, restrooms, and others.

    • E- Providing suitable stables sufficient for the horses participating in the championship, which must have safety means, all stable needs including water, clean sawdust, lighting, a special place for washing horses, and private rooms for the grooms accompanying the horses - at least (10) ten days before the date of the championship.

    • F- Providing fully equipped ambulances with the presence of a human doctor beside the show arena during the championship, and any injuries sustained by officials or any attendees shall be the responsibility of the organizer.

    • G- Placing promotional boards in the championship arena numbering (2) for the center, (1) for the FEI, and (1) for the WAHO, in addition to placing the center’s logo and the FEI logo on the official championship website - if available -, on the championship’s social media pages, and on media banners both inside and outside the championship site.

    • H- Providing a veterinary doctor at the championship site who must be present from the beginning of the arrival period of the participating horses until their departure.

    • I- Providing a sufficient number of industrial security personnel to maintain order, and providing personnel in the warm-up area and at the officials’ area to prevent unauthorized persons from entering.

    • J- Providing a system for issuing results, and large screens to display the results, under the supervision and follow-up of the center.

    • K- Providing an internal commentator for the championship including transportation, accommodation, and remuneration.

  • 2- Its obligations related to (championship hosting costs)

    • A- Commitment to all financial costs related to round-trip travel tickets, transportation, and visa issuance fees for all officials from their residence in their country until their return, and tickets for officials must be booked at least (10) ten days maximum after the travel routes are approved by the officials invited to the championship.

    • B- Providing accommodation and subsistence for officials in a hotel of no less than (5) five stars, and providing transportation from the airport to the hotel, to the championship venue, and back to the airport.

    • C- Blood samples will be taken to detect doping for the participating horses, or as determined by the Doping Control Committee and the Disciplinary and Control Committee, and the organizer shall bear the shipping and testing costs in international laboratories accredited by the center, and doping test fees must be transferred to the laboratory within one week after the championship date at the latest.

  • 3- Its obligations related to (prizes)

    • A- Determining the financial prizes at least (7) seven days before the championship date, provided that the total amount of financial prizes is not less than (500) thousand riyals, distributed among categories and championships, and the prize amounts are included in the championship book.

    • B- Matching sashes, rosettes, and shields for horses according to the crowning and category.

    • C- If the prizes announced in the championship catalog or the official championship website exceed the amount of (5000) euros or its equivalent; the organizer is obligated to pay 3% of the total prize value to the FEI, and the amount shall be transferred to the FEI, and a copy of the original payment receipt shall be provided to the center for communication with the organization.

    • D- The organizer must distribute the financial prizes to the winning horses in the championship within a maximum period of two months after the end of the championship, and prizes shall not be distributed except after the arrival of the doping test results and notifying the center thereof.

  • 4- Its obligations related to (remunerations)

    • - Paying a daily remuneration to officials amounting to (500) euros or its equivalent for each working day, in addition to (150) euros or its equivalent for each travel day for each official participating in the championship regardless of the number of daily working hours, to be handed to them during their honoring at the championship arena.

  • 5- Its obligations related to (revision and auditing)

    • - The organizer must confirm the payment of participation fees for the horses participating in the championship, verify the payments for the participating horses, provide the center with a review of the data of the horses participating in the championship according to their category, ensure their compliance with the conditions after preparation by the center, and inform the center from the organizer that there are no remarks regarding them sufficiently before printing, and the center’s logo and the FEI logo shall be placed on the catalog cover in addition to two pages for the center inside the catalog.

  • 6- Its obligations related to (championship catalog)

    • - Based on the submitted data; the organizer shall prepare and design the championship catalog and have it approved by the center before printing, and the organizer is not entitled to distribute the catalog to participants except one day before the championship starts.

  • 7- Its obligations related to (end of the championship)

    • - After the championship ends; a complete video copy of the championship shall be provided to the center in addition to 10 copies of the championship catalog.

  • 8- Its obligations related to (international championships)

    • - The organizer shall comply with the provisions of paragraph (Second) of article (Four) of this document.

  • 9- Final provisions related to (organizer’s obligations):

    • A- The organizer must comply with all instructions issued by the center.

    • B- Choosing the music for the championship is the responsibility of the organizer, and it must not contain noise, or refer to sectarianism or racism, and must be appropriate for the movement of the horses.

    • C- Compliance with the laws and regulations in force in the Kingdom.

    • D- Not to offend persons, government bodies, or private entities in any form whatsoever.

    • E- Taking all security and safety measures during the championship.

• A- Participation forms in the championship must be approved in advance by the center.

• B- The organizer has the right to set the horse participation fees in the championship, and the fees shall be according to customary practice and based on the category of the championship. The center has the right to reject the fee amount if it is excessive and propose appropriate fees.

• C- The center is not responsible for collecting participation fees. After the registration period for the championship ends, the center shall immediately submit a statement to the organizer with the names of the participating horses, indicating who has paid and who has not. The organizer is responsible for reviewing the payment data through their declared bank account, and such review is their sole responsibility. If the participation fees have been paid and the horse was excluded and not registered in the show catalog, the participating owner has the right to reclaim the fees from the organizer. The center has the right to register horses that meet the conditions, and the organizer does not have the right to exclude any horse that fulfills the conditions.

• - Officials are selected by the center and are determined according to the ICAO classification. For top-tier events or World Cup championships, coordination is made with the organizer to select the officials.

- The authorized tournament organizer by the center has no right to claim any compensation or financial losses from the center resulting from holding the tournament.

• Anyone who commits any of the violations (serious and non-serious) related to the practice of equestrian sports for purebred Arabian horses in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation and the schedule of violations and penalties shall be punished.