Show Jumping Penalty Calculator

The calculator takes Elapsed Time minus Time Allowed (never less than zero) and divides by four, rounding down to the nearest whole fault — the standard FEI rate of one time fault per four seconds over. If your round finished within the time allowed, this contributes zero regardless of how much time was left. This auto-calculation only applies while Override Time Faults is left at 0; entering a nonzero override replaces it entirely, and Total Faults then stops responding to Elapsed Time or Time Allowed altogether.

Any rider fall triggers elimination under FEI rules, which the calculator reports as Total Faults of -1 rather than a numeric penalty count. Elimination overrides rail and time faults entirely — the round is scored as ended, not as a high-fault round, which is why the value uses -1 as a sentinel rather than a large fault number.

FEI rules cap penalized refusals at two per round — the first and second each cost 4 faults, but a third refusal at any obstacle ends the round in elimination rather than adding a third 4-fault penalty. The calculator mirrors this by returning -1 once refusals reach three.

Only indirectly — Total Faults only responds to time once Elapsed Time exceeds Time Allowed. A more generous Time Allowed simply gives you more room before that threshold is crossed, so a round that finishes within either allowance scores zero time faults either way; the difference only shows up on a round that would otherwise run over.

Yes, run it once per round and track the totals separately, since FEI two-round and jump-off formats typically carry faults forward or use them as tiebreakers rather than summing everything into one score. The calculator scores a single round's rails, refusals, and time faults; combining rounds according to your competition's specific format is a manual step.