The arena letters at Bishop Burton
Photo © Astrid Appels

The new, shorter Grand Prix Special test, announced at the annual FEI General Assembly in Taiwan, has now been released. The test was introduced on 1 January 2011 for use at the 2012 Olympic Games.

The new Grand Prix Special is mandatory for CDIs with a CDIO big tour (Edition 2011) between 1 October 2011 and 31 December 2012.

The two-minute reduction was introduced to fulfill the International Olympic Committee’s requirement to keep the same time frame as in Hong Kong and to allow a total of 32 horses (7 teams and 11 individuals) to take part in the competition.

This format will not be used at other FEI Championships.

To view the new Olympic grand prix special test click here.

Photo © Astrid Appels

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