Protected Person : A Rider  or other natural Person  who at the time of the anti -doping rule violation: (i) has not reached the age of sixteen (16) years; (ii) has not reached the age of eighteen (18) years and is not included in any Registered Testing Pool  and has never competed in any International Event  in an open category; or (iii) for reasons other than age has been determined to lack legal capacity under applicable national legislation.