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On 11/5/05, Truman Prevatt <tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> As soon as any Governement can dictate a "standard horse" then they can
> dictate a "standard saddle." This is about the dumbest damn thing I've
> ever seen.
Agreed.

So, here you go, revised version :

(for those without any clue, this is a revised version of the
imbecilic letter, NOT serious!)

U.S. EQUESTRIANS REQUESTED TO CALL THE U.S. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION

Woodside, CA, October 5, 2005: The United States Federal Trade
Commission has been made aware of Deceptive Trade Practices in the
Equine Industry, which is referenced in the attached letter from the
Consumer Protection Division. However, now the Federal Trade
Commission needs to hear from you, the equestrians of the United
States, so that the FTC can determine the scope of the equine problem
and determine the appropriate action.

Over the past two hundred years, the U.S. Equine Industry has failed
to establish any  standards, so there is no quality control on the
shape of the horse, or accurate method to relate the shape of the
horse to the shape of the rider, which is why equestrians cannot find
horses that are PERFECT. This is despite the fact that a draft United
States Equine Standard was written in 1999 for the U.S. Dept of
Commerce, National Institutes of Standards and Technology, however,
the U.S. Equine Industry has failed to do anything to implement such a
VOLUNTARY PRODUCT STANDARD for horses.

As an equestrian, if you want to find a solution to the problem of ill
conformed and badly tempered horses, and establish a common VOLUNTARY
PRODUCT STANDARD for horses that can be understood by all equine
professionals, weekend riders, yahoos, stockyards, and breeders, it
will require Governmental Agencies to enforce existing Consumer
Protection Law, requiring the equine industry to comply with that Law.
This initiative will require that the U.S. Equestrians take personal
responsibility to permit the appropriate Governmental agencies to be
able understand the scope of the equine problem so that Agency can
determine the appropriate course of action.

As is explained in the attached FTC letter: SUBMISSIONS FROM THE
PUBLIC PROVIDE VALUABLE INFORMATION THAT IS FREQUENTLY USED TO DEVELOP
OR SUPPORT COMMISSION ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVES.  Please read the
attached letter from Mr. Neil Blickman, an attorney in the Enforcement
Division of the Consumer Protection Division of the Federal Trade
Commission in Washington, D.C.. Then call Mr. Blickman, personally, at
202-326-3038 and let him know your experience in buying and selling
horses you probably shouldn't have bought, or sold, for the purposes
intended. Leave him a message explaining the following so that the FTC
can tabulate this information to determine an appropriate course of
action,
1.      How long have you been riding horses?
2.      How many horses have you owned or ridden?
3.      How many horses have you purchased or sold?
4.      How many of those horses actually fit the rider they were intended for?
5.      How did you determine if the horse did or did not fit?
6.      Did the seller return your money if the horse didn't fit?
7.      How many bandages, casts, or other medical care have you
purchased as a result of
horses that didn't fit??
8.      Tell him anything else that you think is important!
(i.e. who sold you the horses? What did they say to sell the horse?)
9.      Then REQUEST THAT THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION TO PUBLISHED A
POSITION PAPER to define how existing Consumer Protection Law relates
to the purchase and sale of horses and other equines.

This FTC HORSE AND OTHER EQUINE SALES POSITION PAPER will permit you,
the U.S. Equestrian, to know what your LEGAL RIGHTS actually are and
more importantly it will permit the equine industry to know exactly
their LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES. This Position Paper will permit you, the
equestrian that actually has to pay for the horse or medical care, to
make horse breeders, sellers, stockyards, and trainers accountable not
to sell you, defective horses or to misrepresent the qualities of
their horses. This will permit you to find a HORSE THAT FITS YOUR
RIDING STYLE AND ABILITY, without having to spend a fortune on medical
care.

This phone call to the Federal Trade Commission is in the best
interest of me as well as you, and will force the equine industry to
provide better quality horses that actually FIT the rider properly.
Please forward this e-mail to fellow concerned equestrians so that
they can make their voices heard in Washington, D.C. and throughout
the Equine Industry.

Bob Ferhorseapples
Inventor CEO
Saddletech.com
inventor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
650-631-8400

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