RE: Letter French Federation to FEI

["Bob Morris" <bobmorris@rmci.net>]

This is a very interesting thing to note:

<<<1. to officially designate a circuit manager for each
championship. He/She
will has as duties to design the circuit, to define the
length of the
stage in function of constraints defined by the Commission.
The concept
behind this is that constraints come from ride time and not
distance
between the vet gates. We have to come back to distances
ranging from 30
to 40-kms, or 2 hours for the fastest.>>>

First is the fact of designing the circuit, or trail as we
would call it. Very few endurance rides that we have to do
that unless they mean the selection of what trail to take.
The next thing is the length of the stages or distance
between vet stops. They are calling for distances of 19 to
25 miles between vet stops.

This puzzles me as the FEI requires a vet stop with in the
first 6 to 10 miles. Then there must be one not less than 2
miles before the finish. Then most of the competitions I
have heard of have vet checks quite often. Wonder what is
actually happening?

Bob Morris

-----Original Message-----
From: guest@endurance.net [mailto:guest@endurance.net]
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2001 7:55 AM
To: ridecamp@endurance.net
Subject: RC: Letter French Federation to FEI


Pierre Cazes pr_cazes@yahoo.fr
Hello,
I think american riders can be interested to know about
evolution of
endurance with FEI.
Here is a translated letter send by FFE (Federation
Francaise
d'Equitation)to the FEI.

Pierre Cazes
France - Chef d'Equipe

Votre Altesse Royale,
I would like to draw your attention on my concerns about
endurance. It
seems that the French Federation is not the only one in this
case since
the Chefs d’Equipes of 15 countries intended to meet in 2002
in order to
prepare a proposal.My concerns are :
- the circuits of Championships
- the right and fair veterinarian controls.

I propose :
1. to officially designate a circuit manager for each
championship. He/She
will has as duties to design the circuit, to define the
length of the
stage in function of constraints defined by the Commission.
The concept
behind this is that constraints come from ride time and not
distance
between the vet gates. We have to come back to distances
ranging from 30
to 40-kms, or 2 hours for the fastest.
2. concerning heart rates, each horse has to be presented
with a HRM in
order to permit the jury to check the heart rate and avoid
any frauds.
This will also help the vets who will not be alone to face a
conscience
case, this without touching their prerogatives. A dozen of
HRM’s devices
could be sufficient and can be delivered to Organising
Committee for a
fair price.
3. concerning the trotting, we propose to keep the existing
system (the
decision of 3 vets forwarded to an official), with one
change :The
president of the jury is assisted by a vet and can, in
questionable case,
ask another voting from 3 other vets. This vet would be a
referee like in
tennis who would insure the same level of judgement among
competitions.
To resume :
One referee (a vet) and one circuit manager…
- designated this year by the Chefs d’Equipe and only for
the
championships
- for the following years, several procedures could be
defined (for
example, the federations could choice on a list of 3..4
names). As you
have understood, the objective is to make a clear separation
between
technical aspects and sport policy.
Technical aspects must be entrusted to proven technicians
and, if
possible, must adapt to constraints drawn by the Commission.
The
Commission keeps it’s mission of sport policy.I am convinced
that those
minor amendments, nevertheless essential in the substance,
will avoid any
stir in this nice discipline.
Je vous prie de croire, Votre Altesse Royale, à l'expression
de ma très
respectueuse considération
Jacqueline REVERDY
Présidente


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