FEI 2015 rule changes on bits in eventing dressage

vineyridge said:
Perhaps I'm reading the changes wrong, but it looks to me as if full cheeks with keepers are illegal. I read the rule to say that jointed snaffles are required and that the joints must be metal. That would ban many of the plastic bits with parts.

I just don't understand who did this and why.
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No the Fulmer is still allowed - if you go to the marked up copy of the rules you will see the cross is only on the Baucher - why I cannot understand as a Baucher is a lovely bit.

Also cannot understand the decision re the bit has to have a joint! The curb doesn't have a joint!

I'd like to see a Cambridge mouthed snaffle allowed so that those that don't like tongue pressure can be comfortable.

The rules are for FEI competitions though so may not work their way down to country level.
 
They have also clarified the position re. Dressage half marks . Also there is now no compulsion to wear a medical armband.

Athletes with medical conditions that may be relevant in the case of a medical emergency
have the responsibility, at every Event when riding, of wearing a system provider able to
communicate information at least in English. Alternatively (and at the minimum) a
medical armband of good quality can be used. Athletes who chose to wear an armband
should download and fill the form available for this purpose on the FEI’s website
 
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