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personal trainer is not considered a coach.

When is a coach required to sign and when not? A coach is required to sign the entry blank whenever he or she is acting as a coach at the competition. If a person has two or more coaches, all must sign. A steward or TDC can feel free to inquire of any individual in the warm-up, practice, or in-gate areas whether he/she has signed the entry blank. It is particularly important when a coach is participating in an area where he/she might be injured (e.g., schooling rings) that he/she has signed. The only times a coach does not sign are when he/she is the parent/guardian of a minor exhibitor and has thus already signed the entry blank in that capacity, when he/she is not receiving remuneration, or when he/she is under 18 and acting as a coach.

If you have any questions about the application of the rules regarding coaches, please email or telephone me at the Federation (kmcelligott@equestrian.org or 859-225-6959) and we will endeavor to provide assistance.

We thank you all for your cooperation and look forward to a wonderful competition year 2002!

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Clarification
of Coach and Trainer Signatures
on Entry Forms

There have been some questions involving the recent rules requiring coaches to sign entry blanks and to pay non-member fees if applicable. We have prepared answers to the questions we've received and hope they will assist you in understanding and enforcing the rules.

What is the difference between a coach and a trainer? As provided in Article 111, for purposes of Federation rules, "a coach is defined as any adult or adults who receives remuneration for having or sharing the responsibility for instructing, teaching, schooling, or advising a rider, driver, handler or vaulter in equestrian skills. See also Articles 1502.4 and .6."

A trainer, according to the rules (Article 120), is "any adult, or adults who has the responsibility for the care, training, custody or performance of a horse. Said person must sign the entry blank of any Recognized Competition whether said person be an owner, rider, agent and/or coach as well as trainer. Where a minor exhibitor has no trainer, a parent or guardian must sign and assume responsibility of trainer. The name of the trainer must be designated as such on the entry blank. See also Art. 404."

The basic difference is that the