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Re: [RC] RC : Malaysia WEC - Truman PrevattNik,I suspect in the future that international equestrian events will become more difficult to host - instead of less. In the WEC several years ago (Spain), most of the US horses ended up being sold in Europe because they could not return to the US because of exposure of a disease which is common in Souther Europe but is not in the US. An exception was Rio who had to go into quarantine for six months to verify he was not carrying it. In the US as in many countries horses are a large part of the economy and as such countries will take steps to protect the investment in the domestic stock. Measures were taken at the '96 Olympics in Atlanta to insure no ticks bit a foreign horse and dropped off outside the stalls to potentially impact the domestic stock. This is at odds with the goals of world peace through international endurance riding ;-) , but I think understandable. In reality I am surprised that the US has remained as open as it has - especially after the outbreak last year in Florida brought in by horses from Europe. The equine industry puts 5.1 billion dollars a year into the Florida economy - that will be protected. Truman Nik Isahak Abdullah wrote: Jay , -- “It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong” Richard Feynman, Nobel Laureate in Physics =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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