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2020
Event Accreditation
The IHAA competition accreditation system will provide an assurance to competitors that a competition
is being run to the IHAA's high standards.
These include following the published IHAA rulebook, using the www.ihaa.eu portal to accurately record
and calculate scores, having a qualified judge who has suitable experience for that given competition,
and using an accredited hunt track course designer where applicable.
Competition levels
To allow competitors to properly understand the standard of event that is being advertised we have introduced a system whereby competitions may be rated from 1* to 4* - this mirrors the FEI system.
The table below explains the levels.
Most competitions will be rated at a certain level, for example local club competitions are 1*, regional and national championships are 2*, international events may be 3* or 4* depending on the size and prestige.
The levels are also an indication of the standard of expertise for competitors at this event. Please note that this is a guide and would not normally prevent athletes outside this bracket participating.
Some large events may separate athletes into different classes or competitions, ie. to run a 2*, 3* and 4* class within the same event according to the IHAA grade of each athlete, thereby allowing athletes fair competition with competitors of a similar standard. At some events it will be the same track for all levels, other times different tracks may be run for different levels (eg. T60 for the 1*, T90 for 2* & 3* and T110 for 4*).
IHAA Sanctioned Competitions
There are 2 levels at which competitions may be officially sanctioned by the IHAA.
The higher level is IHAA Record and Ranking; scores from these events can (as the name suggests) be eligible to set World Records and contribute to an athlete’s HBAE World Ranking.
There are more stringent rules regarding competition size, access, its level (2* or higher) and the seniority of the Judge, which can be seen in the table and algorithm below.
Smaller or restricted entry competitions can apply to be IHAA Accredited. They still need to have an IHAA judge but they only need to be Level 1 qualified. Scores from IHAA Accredited events count for the “competition scores” required when applying for higher IHAA Grades.
Those who are interested to apply for their competition to be sanctioned by the IHAA will find this algorithm useful
Further information can be found in Section 2 of the IHAA Supplementary Rules.
The IHAA was established in late 2013.
Bringing the Global community of Horseback Archers together via Postal Matches and a standardised Grading System.