News at IDOC 29 January 2017
A successful IDOC GA and FEI judges forum wrapped up in Amsterdam with an amazing performance by Isabelle Worth.
Highlights of the course, given by Katrina Wuest was the discussion of the new degree of difficulty system.
The club bid farewell to President for the last 4 years Stephen Clarke. His contributions have been many. He has fought for Judges pay and working conditions and has led the judges with remarkable humor, knowledge and common sense. His logical approach to our sport was always appreciated.
With a New President Hans-Christian Matthiesen and a wonderful new website the IDOC launches exciting things for the future.
What is IDOC? - International Dressage Officials Club
The IDOC is a Belgian non-profit organization created in 1990.
Statutes IDOC is a Belgian non-profit organization that has its seat in Antwerp (Belgium). Its statutes were originally published in 1990 and revised in 2009.
IDOC Goals
The main goals of the International Dressage Officials Club are the following:
- Promotion of the principles of horsemanship, more particularly of the schooling according to the basic rules of classic equitation.
- Maintenance of an independent position of the dressage judges as well as an impartial exercise of the judgment activities.
- Cooperation with international equestrian associations and other associations in matters which pertain to the judgment of dressage training.
- Implementation and testing of proposals concerning the refinement of requirements, assessments and judgment procedures as regards dressage tests.
- Further education of judges and education of candidate judges, organization of meetings and seminars for judges.
- Dissemination of information with regard to questions of judgment and dressage tests
- Defending the interests of members.
Source: www.dressage-officials.org
IDOC Board with new President Hans-Christian Matthiesen / photo credit: Cara Whitham & Janet Foy