Click on the hyperlink beneath each rule title to read the full text of the change and learn more about the purpose and origin of each.

Rule change proposals go through multiple rounds of comment, consideration, and revision before they come before the USEF board. Members are encouraged to submit comments on proposals throughout this process, and members who have been in good standing for at least five years can also submit rule change proposals to go through this process. You can learn more about the rule change process in this article.

Learn more about the rule change process, timeline, and submit a rule change here.

Please note: The rule language in the linked pdfs below represents the final draft passed by the board. Rule change proposals go through three comment periods during the year for committees and members, and are edited in between to address concerns or confusion raised during those comment periods. This means the same proposal may have gone through three different drafts from inception to passage. Committees may or may not submit comments on each draft during this process. Some of the comments you see from members and committees may be on Draft 1 or Draft 2, and not the final Draft 3 that is included in the pdf and passed into the rule book. Some of the changes between Drafts 1, 2, and 3 may be significant.

Vaulting Format - Direction of Competition
Tracking 015-25, modifying VA 110.1
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/sH88-CJmYH4

Code of Points
Tracking 061-25, modifying VA 101.2
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/EbuW3bJjKpE

Squad Event Requirements
Tracking 064-25, modifying VA 114.1
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/UiGeVgIZNOM

Responsibility of the Judge at A
Tracking 065-25, modifying VA 106.1
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/VwFmCG2Z_I8

Ground Jury
Tracking 067-25, modifying VA 113.1
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/Zyz5HQq3s38

Freestyle Technique Scoring - 3*A Squad
Tracking 068-25, modifying VA 117.8
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/zgRz3GUyuBs

Freestyle Technique Scoring - 2*B Squad
Tracking 069-25, modifying VA 117.8
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/hqDJvZbj-p0

Events Held Within the Classes
Tracking 070-25, modifying VA 118.1
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/sDGkcKtQvgs

Aligning Penalties and Deductions with FEI
Tracking 071-25, modifying VA 127.1
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/chRQfGeBOmE

FEI Rules for Equipment
Tracking 074-25, modifying VA 107.1
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/eiBEMNnjvOA

Aligning Compulsories with FEI
Tracking 075-25, modifying VA 116.1
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/nuCj8ZMR1as

Removal of Compulsories Mirrored in Other Rulebooks
Tracking 213-25, modifying VA 116.0
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/bvD7Tv1o4qs

Freestyle Technique Scoring - 3*A Squad
Tracking 244-25, modifying VA 117.9
https://www.usef.org/forms-pubs/ylxUiDppAqk