We are at a Dressage barn with many of the top CDS
and Region 7 USDF rider with both pro and amateur competeing at the
FEI levels.
There is not one rider here [us included] that
would compete or even work their horse if it were sore, let alone needing Bute
or another similar drug. Our horses are our partners and any
competition win is not worth risking their long term health.
Eric, co Owner PEC Womanizer, 2009 USDF Region 7,
3rd Place FEI Intermediare 1, Adult Amateur Division
I would not doubt if the USEF was not pushing it. I am
sure the show jumpers and dressage riders would be all in favor of this
change. It, however, passed so a majority voted for it. I would if a Swiss
court would address such an issue.
This is one more reason for the
AERC to cut all ties to the USEF.
Truman
terre wrote:
What, me personally? I'm
going to continue to follow my own conscience and NOT drug my horse. I
cannot control what other people do...and for some reason I have never
understood large parts of the world refuse to do what I tell them.
I
DO know that Equine Canada, our equivalent of USEF, is fighting this.
I know many European NSOs (National Sport Organizations) are, and are
looking at a legal challenge. I understand (to quote the President of
Equine Canada) that there is huge resistance to the change. IF (as is
rumoured) USEF was instrumental in pushing this change forward, then I do
not know what you guys in the US are going to do; your NSO is obviously not
going to join in the fight against it. It should be interesting.
I have speculated on whether an NSO could suspend/discipline a member
athlete for using drugs even though FEI allowed it, if the NSO
doesn't. Again, wouldn't help you guys, IF USEF is the bad guy in
this.
terre
--
?The surest way to corrupt a youth is to instruct him to
hold in higher esteem those who think alike than those who think
differently.?Friedrich
Nietzsche
