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I agree that - from the little I have read - the FEI seems to be  
trying to develop endurance more along the lines we are used to, with  
the recent changes allowing more technical rides.

I don't see that in the UAE-style endurance.    I think if the UAE  
style predominates, everyone will lose.

On Apr 23, 2008, at 9:20 AM, Steph Teeter wrote:

> In the UAE it is very much like long distance flat racing in every  
> respect...and tho their races are run by the same 'rules' it  
> definitely feels like an entirely different sport.
Yep

> In most of the rest of the world it is not very different from AERC  
> Endurance.   And much of the rest of the world is also concerned  
> about protecting the original sport - you folks that are speaking  
> out are voicing concerns that many others have as well.
>
> But (IMO) FEI is not trying to change our sport, they are trying to  
> create a new, separate, version of the sport, acceptable as an  
> Olympic, or at the least spectator/sponsor friendly, venue.

In most of the equine sports that have an Olympic (FEI) level, there  
is a clear path of progression from beginning levels up to  
professional levels :: the general difficulty increases, but the  
basic sport is the same.    With all the money the UAE is poring into  
this, I would not be surprised to see a power struggle somewhere down  
the line, since this is not the case with UAE-style "endurance".

> And - it will be interesting to see how the new FEI rules proposals  
> resolve, this might signal the beginning of the branching of the  
> two sports (Endurance Riding and Endurance Racing for want of a  
> better differentiation).
Which would be a good thing, IMO.  :)

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