[RC] [Guest] WEG. Endurance..Riders will be held responsable for horse deaths.!!! - Ridecamp Guest
Charity Durgin Charitydurgin@xxxxxxxxxxx
I though you all might wanna see this, sorry if it is aready posted.
Charity Durgin
>From Horse and hound online.
WEG riders in the dock over deaths
Elizabeth Peplow
23 October 2002
Two endurance riders from Spain and Malaysia have been reported to the FEI's
judicial committee for abuse after the horses they were riding died while
competing at the World Equestrian Games
The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has put the two endurance
riders whose horses died following the World Equestrian Games in the dock
for their deaths.
The riders, Anna Maxenchs Serra of Spain and Nik Isahak Wan Abdullah of
Malaysia, have both been reported to the judicial committee for abuse of the
horse under article 143 of the federation's regulations. Both riders were
competing on borrowed horses Sir Fire and Floyd.
Floyd was owned by the French rider Claude Derriaz. Floyd was taken off the
course following the fourth loop, while Sir Fire died having completed the
entire 100-mile ride.
According to the FEI legal system, the persons responsible (the riders)
will receive a copy of a report on the incident that has been compiled by
the inquiry team and both have 10 days to send their written comments to the
FEI.
Both riders may request a hearing before the judicial committee once the
judicial committee has reached a verdict, they have the option to appeal to
the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
The report for the judicial committee has just been finalised by the FEI
enquiry team of Prof Leo Jeffcott, chairman of the veterinary committee, Dr
Hallvard Sommerseth, chairman of the endurance committee and technical
delegate at WEG, Frits Sluyter, head of the FEI veterinary department and
Michael Stone, FEI sports director and head of the endurance discipline.
The inquiry team's report includes the vet cards which recorded the
condition of each horse through the ride, reports by the treatment vets and
the post-mortem. There are also observations by other officials including
that of ground jury president at Jerez, Britain's Carol Bunting.
Following the deaths of the two horses, sweeping rule changes have been
suggested by the inquiry team. These cover stewarding, the number of vet
gates and distances between them, qualifications for horses and riders,
monitoring during the course and the role and selection of officials. The
proposals will be presented at the next FEI general assembly at the end of
April 2003.
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