RE: [RC] January 2002 European Chef d'Equipe Resolutions for FEI - Alison Farrin
Ahh, but my suggestion was that we respond with SOLUTIONS, not finger
pointing. If we strongly feel that a 100 has to have 5-7 vet gates,
then we need to say so. Someone mentioned that AERC is far larger and
stronger than the Toulouse Group and my point was simply that we need to
stand up for what we believe in a positive way.
Not a "You blew it", but, "It is our strong belief that the safety of
the horses takes precedence and that adequate time to rest and recover
is paramount. As, such we firmly believe that rule XXX should be
altered to require a minimum of 5 vet gates with a total hold time of
not less than XXX on every 100 mile ride."
And if we really want it to have teeth, indicate that the US will no
longer send a team to events that don't meet our criteria.
Alison A. Farrin
Innovative Pension
Innovative Retirement Services
858-748-6500 x 107
alison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Karen wrote:
Yeah, but -- if we knew in advance that was how the ride was going to be
run and didn't voice any objections, it doesn't look right to be doing
so
after 2 horses died. Why didn't we have the leadership to stand up
BEFORE
the ride and say that we were going to demand that the ride vets have
more
veterinary control over the ride? I just think that we (americans) are
no
less guilty, and should not be pointing fingers. Especially when those
in
charge (whoever they are) are supposed to have the experience and should
be
trying to guide things in a way that makes this type of event safe for
the
horses. If we have so little control or ability to provide input, why
are
we even participating? Karen
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