A jury member starts at the bottom of the base, after which he or she educates to a higher level.
The FEI is the umbrella organization for equestrian sports that is responsible for training and supervising the jury members.
Only certified FEI jury members have the authority to judge international competitions.
Many former international competition riders decided to become a judge after their riding career to stay involved in the sport.
[7] Some other former riders who are now judges are Lars Andersson, Olympian Ricky MacMillan,[8] Sandy Phillips, Marian Cunningham,[9] Lorraine Stubbs, Charlotte Bredahl, Hilda Gurney, Karen Pavicic, Sven Rothenberger, Peter Storr and Jennie Loriston-Clarke[10] are a few who decided to focus on International judging.