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Re: [RC] FEI WELFARE SUB-COMMITTEE INAUGURAL MEETING IN BADMINTON (GBR) - heidiThis is indeed a hopeful post for a number of reasons: First, the creation of the committee shows that there are forces trying for reform. Second, notice the large numbers of Brits both on the committee and attending the meeting. Large animal welfare concerns in Britian go back to well before the publication of "Black Beauty". It is my understanding that "Black Beauty" was written to call attention to the plight of horses. I have read the endurance rules that are used in Britain. While I don't agree with many of them, the rules leave no doubt that the welfare of the horse comes first, second and third. One can always claim that this committee's work will not lead to a real reform for various paranoid, cynical, and historical reasons. It still is a ray of hope. We should applaud and support this positive effort. You took the words right off of my keyboard, Ed. Change doesn't happen overnight--but when good people keep trying, it does eventually happen. This is the sort of positive move that would NOT be happening if the people who care about horse welfare had all picked up their toys and gone home. Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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