Eventing Australia rule changes for 2025

Cross country fence at Australian eventing competition | An Eventful Life

Several rule changes are coming into play in 2025 for Eventing in Australia with a Summary of Changes being produced by the Equestrian Australia Eventing Committee.

They include changes to colour indicators of cross country fences for EvA80 and EvA95 levels and penalties for missed obstacles on cross country – make sure you’ve read the full Summary of Changes here with the new Rules Update coming soon on the Equestrian Australia website.

548.1: Changes to faults at obstacles
548.3: Compulsory elimination
520.1: Minimum Eligibility Requirements (including CCN)
505.3: CCN Prizemoney
510.5: Categories of Officials
513.5: CCN Appointment of Officials
515.2: CCN Objections
515.3: Departure from FEI/EA Guidelines
515.4: CCN Course Designer
515.6: CCN Steward
523.3: Examination after a Fall
525.1: Dangerous Riding Definition
539.2: Toe Stoppers
545.1: Start Intervals
546.1: National Colour Indicator Codes (XC Obstacles)
548.2: Time Faults
553.1: Showjumping faults at obstacles
538.3: Body Protectors
Annex K

View the full Eventing Australia Rules here