{"id":16907,"date":"2020-02-07T11:41:36","date_gmt":"2020-02-07T10:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-the-focus.com\/?p=16907"},"modified":"2020-02-07T14:20:26","modified_gmt":"2020-02-07T13:20:26","slug":"fei-regeln-werden-weiterhin-nicht-befolgt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-the-focus.com\/en\/2020\/02\/fei-regeln-werden-weiterhin-nicht-befolgt\/","title":{"rendered":"Continued disrespect for FEI Endurance Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Clean\nEndurance is disappointed and extremely concerned that despite the new 2020 FEI\nEndurance rules, the Al Ula CEI 2* 120 KM \u2018The Custodian&#8230;&#8221; Endurance Cup\nin Saudi Arabia\non February 1st showed no improvement in terms of rule abidance, horse welfare\nor horsemanship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2lQzDXE_agI\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/center>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <em>If you can&#8217;t see the video, please follow the link to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/2lQzDXE_agI\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Youtube<\/strong><\/a>!<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2020\nFEI Endurance rules were approved in November 2019 by an overwhelming majority\nof National Federations. Given that the most active endurance country, the UAE,\ndecided to only run events under National Rules this winter season, the Al Ula\ncompetition is the first time the FEI\u2019s new welfare measures were put to the\ntest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This event\nwith record prize money of 3,6 million Euros is a high-risk competition\nattracting inexperienced and unskilled riders as well, thus subjecting horses\nand other riders to the risk of injury. This competition clearly requires\nhighly diligent, competent and conflict-of-interest-free Officials, stringent\nrule application and FEI oversight of the highest level. The first edition in\n2019 saw a record number of 7 doping positives, at least 1 dead horse hidden in\nthe results, and speeds of over 30 km\/h. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year,\nthe panel of Officials was largely unchanged from 2019: 16 out of 21 Officials\nwere awarded (key) roles again. Clean Endurance regrets that the FEI did not\nsend an evidently much needed independent observer (IGA) to monitor the event\nand report on rule breaches, horse welfare issues and the performance of the\nOfficials. The increased involvement of Europeans such as the organiser of the\nupcoming European and Junior\/Young Rider World Championship in the organization\nof the Al Ula competition visibly failed to improve matters, nor did the\npresence of FEI Endurance Temporary Committee member Tarek Taher (KSA) who had\na horse in this competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\nspecially prepared and bulldozer-flattened track filled with cars driving among\nthe horses, the unauthorised assistance and unidentified grooms handling the\nhorses, the many irregularities in the results as reported by the UAE-owned\nresults app such as missing heartrates for dozens of eliminated horses, horses\nforcefully being held by the ears during cooling, harsh long shanked bits used\nwith a single rein and tight triple nosebands, and a horse with henna covered\nlegs ranked in 5th place are some examples of the rule breaches shown in the\nlivestream of the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2020\nedition saw high levels of eliminations for lameness and\/or metabolic issues\nagain, no doubt largely due to a lack of control and horsemanship amongst many\nof the 189 starters. Some needed to steady themselves by holding the front of\nthe saddle or by hanging on to the reins \u2013 unacceptable at high level\ncompetitions and a poor advertisement for horse sport in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\nprovisional results show 2 Serious Injuries, 2 Minor Injuries, 7\nDisqualifications for not presenting at the Vet Gate and 85 finishers out of\n189 starters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps the\nmost concerning issue of all was the appalling amount of dust (mainly generated\nby cars driving along the track) in which horses were ridden hard: at an\naverage speed of over 25 km\/h for over 120 km, with final loop speeds of close\nto 32 km\/h for the first 9 combinations. Riders protected themselves by wearing\ndust masks and clearly had no concern for the discomfort and potential\nlong-term damage to the eyes and lungs of their horses. The Clean Endurance\nasks the FEI to revisit this issue urgently, on the grounds of horse welfare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is of\nthe opinion that Officials who do not uphold horse welfare by failing to take\nappropriate measures as defined in the FEI rules and the FEI Codex for\nOfficials, must be severely sanctioned and their qualifications withdrawn with\nimmediate effect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Clean Endurance is a global community which combats cheating, doping and horse abuse in endurance riding. They aim to improve horse welfare and achieve Clean and Fair Sport by collaborating with the FEI, National Federations and numerous other stakeholders.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clean Endurance is disappointed and extremely concerned that despite the new 2020 FEI Endurance rules, the Al Ula CEI 2* 120 KM \u2018The Custodian&#8230;&#8221; Endurance Cup in Saudi Arabia on February 1st showed no improvement in terms of rule abidance, horse welfare or horsemanship. 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