Subject: Re: [RC] [RC] Re: [RC] U.S.
EQUESTRIANS REQUESTED TO CALL THE U.S. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
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.
