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Re: [RC] WEC - sehredtWHAT???? Arab Sheiks were fighting and arguing amongst themselves???? Cheating each other???? Making false allegations and stealing each other's trophies???? I'm shocked, SHOCKED! At least the Sheiks didn't car bomb each other. I think I'll keep riding in America - where we give the awards to the right folks and then just flame 'em on Ridecamp :o) Scott (Don't bother to boot me.....I have to vacation from Ridecamp for a while anyway.....) ---- Ridecamp Guest <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Please Reply to: Brenda Spradlin krazy4myhorse2@xxxxxxxxx or ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ========================================== The events at the so-called Awards Ceremony in Dubai after the World Endurance Championship fill me with disgust. Why was HH Sheikh Hazza bin Sultan deprived of his fairly-won Gold medal because of bogus allegations of traces of a suspect substance in his blood sample? All the riders, chefs d'equipe and crews at the Award Ceremony in the desert knew perfectly well that the decision by the Dubai Organising Committee to 'eliminate' Sheikh Hazza bin Sultan was flawed. No blood test results could possibly have come through that quickly, nor the due FEI process been followed if any of the finalists' horses had shown a hint of a prohibited substance. These tests takes days, if not weeks, as followers of FEI events or racing under Jockey Club rules well know. So why did a local Dubai TV station allege a suspect blood sample for Hachim when not even the FEI officials had received any lab reports from any horses? How could they put out such a story? They certainly did not get it from the FEI. No FEI-approved test results were produced before the Awards Ceremony, so why did the Dubai Organising Committee take it upon themselves with no evidence whatsoever to overturn the true result and deprive Sheikh Hazza of his medal at the ceremony? Fortunately, the FEI headquarters in Switzerland know the truth and have maintained throughout the correct results - winner: HH Sheikh Hazza bin Sultan al Nahyan and Hachim; 2nd: Barbara Lissarague and Georgat; 3rd: HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid al Maktoum and Nashmi. Why is no-one suspicious? Why are reports focused on the innocent Hachim and Sheikh Hazza bin Sultan while the guilty avoid suspicion. The grand larceny at the Awards Ceremony looks like the biggest and cruellist con trick ever played on Endurance competitors. I understand that the FEI has written to the recipients of the wrongly-presented awards to ask for their return so that the Gold may be given to HH Sheikh Hazza bin Sultan. His horse Hachim also earned a Best Conditioned award which was denied him at the ceremony. There is another victim in this whole sorry affair - the integrity of the sport itself. How can anyone compete again without fearing that a local organising committee will take it upon themselves to overturn legitimate results? What message does this give young people coming into the sport? Sincerely, Brenda Spradlin SonRise Farm Arabians =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 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!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 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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