Equestrian passions. Maxima Stables hold a conference with 50 regions participation
Maxima Stables has gathered more than 50 representatives of regional federations and regional departments prior to the elections of federation president of horse riding sport for discussing of the immediate problems. There were so many problems that it required the signing of the public Resolution and creating the action plan for the future president of FKSR.
Many representatives such as General secretary Anatoliy Merkulov, Executive Secretary Kalinin, vice-president Vladimir Beleckiy , Olga Soboleva who is the main coach of junior Russian national team, and Evgeniy Gorovoy who is a veterinary surgeonб have taken part in the conference.
Among the most essential questions there were marked the next ones: holding the tournaments, forming a sport calendar, child sport, management and staff problems, and also financial questions.
"Moscow isn’t Russia. Russia isn’t – Moscow"
In the first part of Conference there were many talks about planning and holding Federation Cups of different regions and in absentia competitions. The representatives of Krasnoyarsk Krai and Trans –Ural almost unanimously had supported the idea of transferring the part of important competitions from Central region to other regions. According to their opinions it could attract the attention of local government to horse riding sport, and also it could afford to improve infrastructure of regional clubs, and all of these will contribute to developing of sportsmen’s transportation.
However this opinion was different from the opinion of CFO Representatives that have argued the concentration of essential tournaments in Moscow is the necessity of sport’s development that needs the accumulation of resources.
Many questions had appeared to the schedule of competitions, especially to the speed of its alignment with federal center after sending suggestions by regional departments to Moscow. Nikolay Aristov the owner of Moscow club Maxima Stables has also pointed out weaknesses in this part.
"This is impossible! November is ending, when are you going to accept it? All applications have been submitted. There is all. There is graphic and it wasn't close. What should regions do? It is written in Charter of Federation that schedule should be closed till 15 of August. Today is November. And I’m looking after the schedule of competitions, has it been made according to the Chapter at least once? No it hasn’t, ever". - noticed Aristov. I want to hear from a new president what are we developing: sport of the highest achievements or sport in this country?"
As a result we have decided that EKP should be made in time, that rotation of tournaments is needed, and even FKSR that is represented by Anatoly Merkulov, has promised to consider the applications on the holding of such tournaments in dressage and in show jumping.
"Opportunities in holding Championships of dressage and show jumping have expanded nowadays. Please, make your applications. If you are ready, we will consider these applications", – General Secretary of FKSR Anatoly Merkulov noticed.
Anyway according to his point of view, all complaints that were made by regions have been resolved because "now there are elaborated Technical regulations, and Technical delegates are sent".
The last one and also figures that were provided on the sport’s financing (15 mln of rubles and 190 thousand dollars) and that were operated by General Secretary FKSR, all of these have provoke the reaction of Nikolay Popov who is a representative of Kemerovo.
"In Siberia there is such expression: Moscow isn’t Russia, Russia isn’t Moscow, - he addressed it to Merkulov – Things that you were talking about is a fairy tale. You are saying: application, delegates, money that you are trying to divide. I asked – give the time, for 45 days, judges. Even not to give it, but send us the list with people those are allowed to judge. Send us the regulations on eventing. I’m the owner of the club. And this year I have been sending the application twice. And this year your manager could be ill, or could be on vacation. And you are talking that you have provided money”, said Popov.
"I can’t understand from where does it come? I don’t know what has happened in Kemerovo…But I’m sure by 100% that nothing has been", with irritation retorted General Secretary.
An absence of single position on the question of EKP and rotation of tournaments, and also of federal centers reaction speed on requests from regions have made everyone to think about the team’s level of coherence. For instance Olga Tihomirova from Irkutsk emotionally spoke out about these "The solvation of the problems is situated not in the Calendar or in the data. Nowadays federations could’t act with the coherence as a single system for achieving some determined now not designated objective. We should be the one team with clear program and with understandable schedule for the next 4 years. And while we are not going on the conceptual problem level we will scold".
However by the opinion of General Secretary Merkulov, that were voiced in the end of the first part of the event, there are no serious claims to Federation, and the main problem in regions is an absence of understanding how to work with sponsors and to attract the budget for the own development, because Minsport provides money only on the top-sport and to share it is quite difficult.
"I can say you honestly, we should realize the abilities of each other: somewhere try to "lick" sponsor, to smile him, to assure him in your friendship, in your faith. Just try to attract such people”, added Merkulov.
Corrections and Charter
The questions about Federation structure and corrections in Charter were announced in the second part of Conference. Questions that were written earlier have been also raised. The invited expert of the section was Head of the right Olympic Committee management Alexandra Brilliantova.
The emotional storm from the side of the invited people have caused the questions about Federation structure and particularly its top department – Bureau and acceptance of a new members there and also importance of holding the meetings in internal or in absentia regime.
"I didn’t see in Charter of FKSR that in absentia form of meetings in FKSR Bureau is acceptable, - noticed Brilliantova, that simultaneously leaded to applause of assembled. That formulation and its interpretation don’t give an opportunity to hold the meetings in absentia form".
She elaborated further on questions of structure and membership in FKSR, and also on the procedure of choosing delegates on the Reporting-Choosing conference, that will be holding on 10th of December. Brilliantova also elaborated further on the structure of Federation. According to FL of public associations, members of social groups (that Federation formally is) could be individuals and legal units – public associations (page 6).
Thus on the region’s territory could be created Federation of horse riding sport of this region, but it doesn’t cancel the opportunity of having in this region individuals who are the members of FKSR that are not inbound in regional federation. Due to the fact that all these individuals are having the right to vote or being voted in the leadership and control-revision departments of FKSR, their rights are realizing on such way.
The members of regional federation are choosing their delegate on general meetings for reporting – prevoting conference of FKSR, but with the same way the FKSR members that are living in this region, could meet and choose their delegate. Thus two delegates on the conference could be from one region. They have different rights: delegates of regional federation have three votes, delegates of regional department have one vote (Equestrian.ru).
"Storm in the glass"
The second day of Conference has been holding in roadside turmoil and in briefcase mood, that’s why the grade of discussion has enhanced. The biggest part of the time we spoke about financing and dishonest sharing of the assets, also we recalled the hot criticism of Charter FKSR and necessity of adequate work of Controlling – revision commission FKSR.
"If someone has the information that someone has stolen something, or dishonestly used something, so you are welcome", answered the General Secretary FKSR Anatoly Merkulov.
It must be noted, that Maxima Stable’s initiative for consolidation of regional federations on one venue is a real innovative thing, cause FKSR hadn’t done such work in this direction and sometimes they are doubting about necessity of such meetings. Despite characteristic, which was given by Merkulov like "storm in the glass" about this discussion, it was quite productive.
The main product from Conference was Resolution – a public message from delegates on the event to Ministry of Russian sport, to Ministry of Russian agricultures, to Ministry of Russian health-care, to Olympic Russian Committee, to Federation of horse riding sport, to regional departments of executive branch, to departments of local self-government. On basis of Conference protocol, where were fixed the main theses, the participants are planning to form the suggestions for realization and control of the future FKSR President.
It is known that votes of FKSR President will be held on 10th of December. Nowadays only two candidates are taking part in election race – Vladimir Beleckiy the current vice-president of FKSR, he has a master degree of international class in show jumping, and Marina Sechina an ex-wife of Igor Sechin who is "Rosneft" head.
According to the sources, both candidates had got invitations to the conference, but Marina Sechina couldn’t come.
Many representatives such as General secretary Anatoliy Merkulov, Executive Secretary Kalinin, vice-president Vladimir Beleckiy , Olga Soboleva who is the main coach of junior Russian national team, and Evgeniy Gorovoy who is a veterinary surgeonб have taken part in the conference.
Among the most essential questions there were marked the next ones: holding the tournaments, forming a sport calendar, child sport, management and staff problems, and also financial questions.
"Moscow isn’t Russia. Russia isn’t – Moscow"
In the first part of Conference there were many talks about planning and holding Federation Cups of different regions and in absentia competitions. The representatives of Krasnoyarsk Krai and Trans –Ural almost unanimously had supported the idea of transferring the part of important competitions from Central region to other regions. According to their opinions it could attract the attention of local government to horse riding sport, and also it could afford to improve infrastructure of regional clubs, and all of these will contribute to developing of sportsmen’s transportation.
However this opinion was different from the opinion of CFO Representatives that have argued the concentration of essential tournaments in Moscow is the necessity of sport’s development that needs the accumulation of resources.
Many questions had appeared to the schedule of competitions, especially to the speed of its alignment with federal center after sending suggestions by regional departments to Moscow. Nikolay Aristov the owner of Moscow club Maxima Stables has also pointed out weaknesses in this part.
"This is impossible! November is ending, when are you going to accept it? All applications have been submitted. There is all. There is graphic and it wasn't close. What should regions do? It is written in Charter of Federation that schedule should be closed till 15 of August. Today is November. And I’m looking after the schedule of competitions, has it been made according to the Chapter at least once? No it hasn’t, ever". - noticed Aristov. I want to hear from a new president what are we developing: sport of the highest achievements or sport in this country?"
As a result we have decided that EKP should be made in time, that rotation of tournaments is needed, and even FKSR that is represented by Anatoly Merkulov, has promised to consider the applications on the holding of such tournaments in dressage and in show jumping.
"Opportunities in holding Championships of dressage and show jumping have expanded nowadays. Please, make your applications. If you are ready, we will consider these applications", – General Secretary of FKSR Anatoly Merkulov noticed.
Anyway according to his point of view, all complaints that were made by regions have been resolved because "now there are elaborated Technical regulations, and Technical delegates are sent".
The last one and also figures that were provided on the sport’s financing (15 mln of rubles and 190 thousand dollars) and that were operated by General Secretary FKSR, all of these have provoke the reaction of Nikolay Popov who is a representative of Kemerovo.
"In Siberia there is such expression: Moscow isn’t Russia, Russia isn’t Moscow, - he addressed it to Merkulov – Things that you were talking about is a fairy tale. You are saying: application, delegates, money that you are trying to divide. I asked – give the time, for 45 days, judges. Even not to give it, but send us the list with people those are allowed to judge. Send us the regulations on eventing. I’m the owner of the club. And this year I have been sending the application twice. And this year your manager could be ill, or could be on vacation. And you are talking that you have provided money”, said Popov.
"I can’t understand from where does it come? I don’t know what has happened in Kemerovo…But I’m sure by 100% that nothing has been", with irritation retorted General Secretary.
An absence of single position on the question of EKP and rotation of tournaments, and also of federal centers reaction speed on requests from regions have made everyone to think about the team’s level of coherence. For instance Olga Tihomirova from Irkutsk emotionally spoke out about these "The solvation of the problems is situated not in the Calendar or in the data. Nowadays federations could’t act with the coherence as a single system for achieving some determined now not designated objective. We should be the one team with clear program and with understandable schedule for the next 4 years. And while we are not going on the conceptual problem level we will scold".
However by the opinion of General Secretary Merkulov, that were voiced in the end of the first part of the event, there are no serious claims to Federation, and the main problem in regions is an absence of understanding how to work with sponsors and to attract the budget for the own development, because Minsport provides money only on the top-sport and to share it is quite difficult.
"I can say you honestly, we should realize the abilities of each other: somewhere try to "lick" sponsor, to smile him, to assure him in your friendship, in your faith. Just try to attract such people”, added Merkulov.
Corrections and Charter
The questions about Federation structure and corrections in Charter were announced in the second part of Conference. Questions that were written earlier have been also raised. The invited expert of the section was Head of the right Olympic Committee management Alexandra Brilliantova.
The emotional storm from the side of the invited people have caused the questions about Federation structure and particularly its top department – Bureau and acceptance of a new members there and also importance of holding the meetings in internal or in absentia regime.
"I didn’t see in Charter of FKSR that in absentia form of meetings in FKSR Bureau is acceptable, - noticed Brilliantova, that simultaneously leaded to applause of assembled. That formulation and its interpretation don’t give an opportunity to hold the meetings in absentia form".
She elaborated further on questions of structure and membership in FKSR, and also on the procedure of choosing delegates on the Reporting-Choosing conference, that will be holding on 10th of December. Brilliantova also elaborated further on the structure of Federation. According to FL of public associations, members of social groups (that Federation formally is) could be individuals and legal units – public associations (page 6).
Thus on the region’s territory could be created Federation of horse riding sport of this region, but it doesn’t cancel the opportunity of having in this region individuals who are the members of FKSR that are not inbound in regional federation. Due to the fact that all these individuals are having the right to vote or being voted in the leadership and control-revision departments of FKSR, their rights are realizing on such way.
The members of regional federation are choosing their delegate on general meetings for reporting – prevoting conference of FKSR, but with the same way the FKSR members that are living in this region, could meet and choose their delegate. Thus two delegates on the conference could be from one region. They have different rights: delegates of regional federation have three votes, delegates of regional department have one vote (Equestrian.ru).
"Storm in the glass"
The second day of Conference has been holding in roadside turmoil and in briefcase mood, that’s why the grade of discussion has enhanced. The biggest part of the time we spoke about financing and dishonest sharing of the assets, also we recalled the hot criticism of Charter FKSR and necessity of adequate work of Controlling – revision commission FKSR.
"If someone has the information that someone has stolen something, or dishonestly used something, so you are welcome", answered the General Secretary FKSR Anatoly Merkulov.
It must be noted, that Maxima Stable’s initiative for consolidation of regional federations on one venue is a real innovative thing, cause FKSR hadn’t done such work in this direction and sometimes they are doubting about necessity of such meetings. Despite characteristic, which was given by Merkulov like "storm in the glass" about this discussion, it was quite productive.
The main product from Conference was Resolution – a public message from delegates on the event to Ministry of Russian sport, to Ministry of Russian agricultures, to Ministry of Russian health-care, to Olympic Russian Committee, to Federation of horse riding sport, to regional departments of executive branch, to departments of local self-government. On basis of Conference protocol, where were fixed the main theses, the participants are planning to form the suggestions for realization and control of the future FKSR President.
It is known that votes of FKSR President will be held on 10th of December. Nowadays only two candidates are taking part in election race – Vladimir Beleckiy the current vice-president of FKSR, he has a master degree of international class in show jumping, and Marina Sechina an ex-wife of Igor Sechin who is "Rosneft" head.
According to the sources, both candidates had got invitations to the conference, but Marina Sechina couldn’t come.
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