No. Competition Management will be required to keep the waivers for three years.

Contact the state or local authorities regarding that area’s travel restrictions before accepting any assignments. You may also access the State-by-State COVID-19 Guidance web page for additional information that is updated daily.

Yes. Competition Management must arrange temperature monitoring upon arrival each day for volunteers, officials, competition staff, and service providers. If you have a temperature of 99.5° F (37.5° C) or higher you may not enter the facility.

Yes, a face mask or face covering is required when you are in any setting where there is a possibility of being within six feet of any other individual.

Check with Competition Management before traveling to the competition.

You can find recommendations for proper use of face masks and face coverings via the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention website.

No. Any participant who wishes to may compete with a facemask or face covering and cannot be disqualified or penalized for doing so.

Yes. Those completing horse and pony measurements must maintain social distancing while completing the measurement. Only one handler is permitted to bring the horse or pony to the measurement area. If more than one person arrives with the horse or pony to be measured, the measuring official has the authority to ask the excess individual(s) to leave the measurement area. The use of facemasks during the measurement is required for the Steward/Technical Delegate, Veterinarian, and handler. Handlers should stand on the off side of the horse or pony with as much distance between themselves and the withers as possible, while continuing to handle the horse or pony safely. Measurement forms cannot be submitted by the Steward or Technical Delegate electronically. Competition Management should develop a plan on how to safely organize horse or pony measurements, which may include creating a schedule, taping off the measurement area to discourage unnecessary loitering, etc.

Presidential Modifications have been issued effective May 18, 2020 that waive the officiating limitations imposed by GR1034 and GR1038 for judges, stewards, and technical delegates. These modifications will remain in effect for the remainder of the 2020 competition year.

Cancelled competitions are not included towards the calculation of rotation rules. If an official has questions about their specific officiating history, they can contact Alina Brazzil, Director of Licensed Officials, at abrazzi[email protected].

Accepting apprentices is at the discretion of the official(s) and Competition Manager. Apprentices must receive permission from the official(s) they wish to apprentice with and the Competition Manager before they are permitted to apprentice. If you accept an apprentice, please be aware that you must maintain social distancing requirements at all times, including while officiating. All apprentices must comply with any mandatory requirements outlined in the USEF Action Plan.

Choosing to officiate is a personal decision. Please evaluate your personal risk factors, federal, state, and local guidelines, and current pandemic status to make a decision.

The official is not permitted to officiate. Competition Management should try to find a replacement official. If a replacement cannot be identified, the Competition Manager should contact Alina Brazzil, Director of Licensed Officials, at [email protected] to work out a solution.

Stewards can take a photo of the course plans/diagrams with their phone and upload the photo as an addendum to the Report.

The Federation is currently working on Presidential Modifications that will require that all equipment inspections must be performed visually and the inspectors are not to have physical contact with horses or equipment. More information will be available soon.

GR1037 states the Yellow Warning Card “must be provided to the alleged offender at the competition either in person or by any other suitable means.” Therefore, you can provide the Yellow Warning Card digitally.

If a competition is not licensed by the Federation, then you are not required to follow the USEF COVID-19 Action Plan requirements. However, you should check with the organizer and federal, state, and local public health authorities regarding any requirements that may be in effect.

All Stewards and TDs must include incidents of non-compliance of the mandatory requirements outlined in the USEF COVID-19 Action Plan within the Steward or TD Report. New questions have been added to the Report to help capture this information.

Notify Competition Management immediately so they can address and resolve the issue. Include all incidents within your Report to the Federation. Follow the Evidence Gathering Guidelines in order to provide the most accurate and correct information to the Federation.

Notify the Steward or TD immediately, so they can include the information within their Report. The Steward or TD should also help resolve the issue with Competition Management.  If the Steward or TD is unavailable, contact Competition Management directly.

Notify the Steward or TD immediately, or Competition Management if the Steward or TD is unavailable. The Competition Manager has the authority under GR702.1 and GR914 to remove any person from the facility who does not comply with the regulations and requirements in effect at the competition. Competition Management must be the party to ensure the individual has been removed from the facility. Stewards and TDs must document the removal of a person from the facility in the Steward or TD Report.

Stewards and TDs are required to report compliance on the part of the competition with respect to the mandatory requirements of the USEF COVID-19 Action Plan. This includes posting the required signage displaying federal, state, and local requirements and orders as they relate to mass gatherings and sporting events in effect at the competition. The USEF Steward and TD Reports are being updated to facilitate the ability for Stewards and TDs to report this information.

Notify the Steward or TD immediately so they can contact Competition Management to resolve the issue. If the Steward or TD is unavailable, contact Competition Management directly.  Do not officiate until you are able to complete your duties within an area that meets social distancing requirements.