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The rule "If the judge sees blood - you are out" already exists and it applies to competitors of all degrees. If there is blood on the pony of a beginner during a competition he will be ruled out. What the FEI tries is to create an exception for the best of the best (the best equipped horses...

Sorry for only delivering half of the information. We are so deep in this issue in Germany that I forgot to deliver more background information. Ther is an article at eurodressage.com which gives all background information...

Yes, that's it in a nutshell. Adelinde Cornelissen has experienced that last year (there is a thread somewhere in the H&H forum, too) - her horse bled (mouth) and she had to quit the competition. The new rule as the FEI wants to put it would be that a vet decides if the injury that led to...

There is a great outcry against the so-called "FEI Blood rule" and an international petition has been launched recently. It has already been signed by many international riders i.e. Laura Bechtoldsheimer, Klaus Balkenhol, Steffen Peters and Walter Zettl. http://no-fei.com/ "We ask the...

Never mind.... I had to find out how to adress her correctly before starting to write....

Thinking aloud about royalties.... The Royal family and especially the Queen are well known all over the world for their love of horses. Probably someone with better English than mine should write them, too. http://www.royal.gov.uk

[ QUOTE ] Good idea, I wonder if several of us sending mails might be effective? Can you pm me her email address, and I'll do the same........ [/ QUOTE ] She has a website with contact adress: http://www.princesshaya.net She has been awarded by the Spanish Equestrian Federation as "The...

[ QUOTE ] What about Princess Haya? Surely her standing is high enough......... [/ QUOTE ] Call me crazy.... but I have just sent an email to her office...

"Antonio Moreno, a spokesman for Spanish animal charity Colectivo Acma, said: "The situation is chaotic. "When we got there one horse had just died while a colt was on the verge of death. Many other horses were so ill they were unable to stand. It was horrific." Under Andalucian law all horses...