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Posted by admin on Jul 2, 2020 in Newsflashes |

SAEF Newsletter – 1 July 2020 – NO SHOWS or EVENTS ALLOWED

IMPORTANT NOTICE The SAEF has been made aware of certain Showholding Bodies/ Venues/Clubs who are holding or advertising shows and/or events during Level 3 of lockdown. THIS IS NOT ALLOWED We are urging these entities to refrain from promoting shows or events at this stage as it is not allowed and could effect the outcome of our submission to Government to open equestrian sport for training and competition. At the moment, the only activity our riders may engage in, is to exercise their horses. Should a venue wish to set up a track for exercising horses, this will be allowed. The venue must adhere to stringent Covid-19 regulations and guidelines. The venue must: 1. Have a compliance officer in place and follow all Covid-19 regulations 2. Have all the necessary signage to make riders aware of the Covid-19 health regulations 3. Must have a register at the entrance of the venue to check temperatures, masks etc 4. Have a timetable with slots allowed for exercise 5. Not more...

Posted by admin on Jul 1, 2020 in Newsflashes |

Update on SAEF submission to DSAC

Dear Members As you know, we submitted our Equestrian Sport Operational Plan to the Ministry and Department of Sports, Arts and Culture on 17 June 2020. The Secretary General contacted Ms Sumayya Khan, Director General of Sport, to ascertain when we could expect a response. Ms Khan indicated that her department was working overtime to get through all the submissions. She requested us to be patient and apologised for the delay. In the meantime, we would like all Showholding Bodies, Venues and Clubs to familiarise themselves with the content of our submission in order to prepare for once we reopen our sport. We thank you for your patience, co-operation and understanding. Take care of yourself! The SAEF Team SAEF...

Posted by admin on Jun 30, 2020 in Newsflashes |

Holding of any “events”

To all Dressage SA Members Please note that Dressage SA cannot condone the holding of any “events”, whatever format they are purported to take, until we have received a clear directive from the Minister via the SAEF as to the protocols that will enable Equestrian Sport to recommence. A comprehensive application has been submitted by the SAEF on behalf of all Disciplines and it is hoped that a positive response will be forthcoming. At this stage there has been no feedback but we are assured that consideration is being given as Equestrian falls into the non-contact sport category. Dressage SA has submitted Covid protocols to be followed once the holding of events is once again sanctioned. In the meantime it is necessary to discourage any “event” format that the National Covid Council dealing with sport and other Covid restrictions and permissions might construe as a contravention of the Covid laws as they currently stand. We certainly would not like there to be repercussions such as a suspension of...

Posted by admin on Jun 11, 2020 in Newsflashes |

Level 3 Breaking News

Good news! The latest Government Gazette regarding amendments to Level 3 regulations was published this afternoon. https://saef.org.za/…/2020/06/43434_11-6_SportArtCulture.pdf Shows and training for non-contact sports will resume under strict guidelines ONCE OUR SAEF SUBMISSION WITH OUR ‘SAFE RESUMPTION OF EQUESTRIAN SHOWS’ document has been approved. Our submission will go in on Monday 15 June 2020 for approval. We estimate approval to be within 3 to 4 weeks. (hopefully sooner) We hope that training and shows for our non-contact disciplines will commence within the next month. We will keep you up to date of the...

Posted by admin on Jun 8, 2020 in Newsflashes |