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    Charity Durgin Charitydurgin@xxxxxxxxxxx
    
       I though you all might wanna see this, sorry if it is aready posted.
     Charity Durgin
    
    
    
    >From Horse and hound online.
    
    
    
    WEG riders in the dock over deaths
    
    
    Elizabeth Peplow
    
    
    23 October 2002
    
    Two endurance riders from Spain and Malaysia have been reported to the FEI's
    judicial committee for abuse after the horses they were riding died while
    competing at the World Equestrian Games
    
    The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has put the two endurance
    riders whose horses died following the World Equestrian Games in the dock
    for their deaths.
    
    The riders, Anna Maxenchs Serra of Spain and Nik Isahak Wan Abdullah of
    Malaysia, have both been reported to the judicial committee for abuse of the
    horse under article 143 of the federation's regulations. Both riders were
    competing on borrowed horses Sir Fire and Floyd.
    
    Floyd was owned by the French rider Claude Derriaz. Floyd was taken off the
    course following the fourth loop, while Sir Fire died having completed the
    entire 100-mile ride.
    
    According to the FEI legal system, the persons responsible (the riders)
    will receive a copy of a report on the incident that has been compiled by
    the inquiry team and both have 10 days to send their written comments to the
    FEI.
    
    Both riders may request a hearing before the judicial committee once the
    judicial committee has reached a verdict, they have the option to appeal to
    the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
    
    The report for the judicial committee has just been finalised by the FEI
    enquiry team of Prof Leo Jeffcott, chairman of the veterinary committee, Dr
    Hallvard Sommerseth, chairman of the endurance committee and technical
    delegate at WEG, Frits Sluyter, head of the FEI veterinary department and
    Michael Stone, FEI sports director and head of the endurance discipline.
    
    The inquiry team's report includes the vet cards which recorded the
    condition of each horse through the ride, reports by the treatment vets and
    the post-mortem. There are also observations by other officials including
    that of ground jury president at Jerez, Britain's Carol Bunting.
    
    Following the deaths of the two horses, sweeping rule changes have been
    suggested by the inquiry team. These cover stewarding, the number of vet
    gates and distances between them, qualifications for horses and riders,
    monitoring during the course and the role and selection of officials. The
    proposals will be presented at the next FEI general assembly at the end of
    April 2003.
    
    
    
    
    
    
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