The Victorian Eventing Committee has written to members advising that an Eventing Levy will come into effect at all CNC, CIC and CCI events after the 1st September 2015
Following a review of the needs of Eventing Victoria and the eventing programmes being run in other States in Australia, the Victorian Eventing Committee has passed a motion to rename the existing Medical Levy as the Eventing Levy and increase it to $25 per horse, which will be capped for riders with more than three horses per event.
The money raised will go into the Eventing Trust Account and the allocation of funds will be administered by the Eventing Committee with further details to be available after their strategic planning meeting on July 20th.
“It is my intention that this fund will be transparent and regular accounting statements to the membership regarding the income and expenditure will available to all” says Janet Houghton, Chair of Eventing Victoria
“We have many hard working committees running our CNC, CIC and CCI competitions and doing a great job. We recognise that funding is needed to enable these clubs to continue to update and help improve their competitions. Mechanisms like correct anchors for portable cross country jumps and frangible pins are costly items but essential to improve the safety for horses and riders.
We also have implemented through networking, clinics and clear pathways, support for Technical Delegates, Course Designers, Judges and Stewards. Developing a strong pool of officials is critical to keeping our sport moving forward.
We have established and maintained a standard for medical treatment at our Horse Trials which is financed through the Medical Levy that you pay when you enter an event.
Fundraising is one way we have contributed in the past...this requires a lot of work by our already over worked committee/volunteers for not always a huge profit. Please support us in our endeavour to keep Eventing in Victoria at the top. All committees both State and Organising are volunteers. There are no hidden perks, we give up hundreds of hours each year in order for our sport to prosper and improve”
