Actually, I **should** be able to compare endurance races in Europe with those in Austrailia, UAE, whereever, if all the events are conducted under the FEI umbrella. ?When the conduct of an event in one country is so different as to look like something else entirely, it says ?(to me ) ?that the governing body is not doing its job.
IMO, the European FEI members should be the ones getting upset about what is happening in the UAE races such as what Steph described. ?Any outsider who hears such a description **is** going to assume a similarity with FEI endurance races in other countries.
Please allow me just a comment. Every time I hear US folk talking (badly :-)? ) about FEI rides, it comes after one event in the UAE. You can not compare races in the UAE with races in Europe!!!
