ABUSE OF THE COMPETITIVE HORSE
This page is about the sanctioned abuse of the horse by the various governing Associations.
The abuse occurs simply because the Associations refuse to mandate that their licensed judges and ring
stewards enforce all the rules and regulations. Especially the specific ones regarding abuse of the horse.
Abuse of the horse has a legal definition:
2004 Washington State Supreme Court held in 118 Wn. App. 730, State v. Zawistowski, that Webster's Third New International Dictionary 1621 (1969) definition of "pain" as "a state of physical or mental lack of well-being or physical or mental uneasiness that ranges from mild discomfort or dull distress to acute often unbearable agony."
Let me be very clear in this matter, failing to enforce the rules as written, does, as a material fact of law, sanction the infliction of pain and discomfort upon the competitve horse. Such failure to enforce the rules also is a sanctioned endorsement of schooling methods that inflict pain and discomfort upon the competitive horse. Despite the statements of judges, stewards, and veterinarians who are associated with the various recognized competitions by the organizations, there are ways to produce the physical evidence sufficient for a court of law, that certain groups of competitive horses are in pain and discomfort.
EXAMPLE ONE
FEDERATION EQUESTRE INTERNATIONALE
UNITED STATES EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION
Proposed rule changes where submitted to FEI and these are the emails involved in that process:
spiritbridle@yahoo.com
trond.asmyr@fei.org
Thursday, February 2, 2012 9:39 AM
Mr. Asmyr;
I would gather from your response that you are saying FEI only accepts proposed rule changes from NGB's. Is this a truthful assumption?
It would appear by your response that FEI takes no actions to change rules without submission 'by' an NGB, but that would be not true because it was the rolkur issue as an international public uproar on the Internet that made FEI take action.
FEI has the fiducary responsibility to inform the NGB's of submissions of proposed rule changes no matter from whom they are received, especially when the proposed rule changes are for the benefit of the health and welfare of the horses.
FEI should be the leading federation in the the defense of the horses, yet in reality FEI always is dragging its feet rather than stepping up and leading.
FEI now has before it proposed rule changes that directly affect the health and welfare of the horse by clarifing and stipulating. Said proposed rule changes come from me and not USEF simply because I do not believe USEF would ever submit such proposed rule changes.
Therefore, I hereby ask that FEI submit said proposed rule changes to the Member NGB's. And I ask that FEI be responsible to see that said proposed rule changes are known to the competitors throughout the world.
Respectfully,
E. Allan Buck
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trond.asmyr@fei.org
Renevatio en Spiritu
CC: stephen@millbankequestrian.com
Frank KEMPERMAN
Thursday, February 2, 2012 12:37 AM
Dear E. Allan Buck,
I have received your mail from Stephen Clarke.
The FEI consult our members, the National Federations, before deciding for Rules Changes, and there has been no initiative or proposal to change the Rules in the direction you are suggesting.
Regards
Trond Asmyr
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spiritbridle@yahoo.com
sdc@millbankequestrian.com
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 3:44 PM
Mr. Clarke
Thank you kind Sir.
I did the re-writes predicated upon the input of paticipants in dressage.
Respectfully,
E. Allan Buck
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spirit bridle@yahoo.com
sdc@millbankequestrian.com
Message flagged
Sunday, January 29, 2012 6:33 PM
Mr. Clark
Would you consider assisting in the attached proposed rule changes to the FEI?
Respectfully,
E. Allan Buck
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In reading the response from Trond Asmyr, one might be able to assume that no action will be
taken to implement suggested rule changes because the proposed rule changes 'did not'
come from a National Federation
FEI refuses to take responsibility for the health and welfare of the horses.
FEI is making the National Federations be responsible.
Dressage horses under the auspices of FEI and USEF are abused through the failures of FEI and USEF
to mandate that judges licensed by FEI and USEF enforce the descriptions contained in the rules of dressage
as so stipulated by FEI and adhered to by USF.
The most egregious violation allowed is the violation of the 'on the bit' frame as stipulated in
FEI Article 401. This violation is so egregious because it allows the rider to forceably constrain the forehand
muscle structure of the horse. This results in pain and discomfort [distress] being inflicted upon
the horse in order for the rider to be able to ride the competitive dressage test. Such sanctioned physical
constraints inhibit the horse from 'correctly' achieving the descriptions of the movements
contained within the rules of dressage.
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EXAMPLE TWO
AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION
LETTER OF COMPLAINT OF CRIMINAL HORSE ABUSE FILED IN TEXAS
AGAINST THE AMERICAN QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION
Here links to two pages received regarding the abuse of the Western Pleasure horses at the Reichert Celebration - Reichert_page_1_001.jpg
Here are the addresses for the AQHA Executive Committee
Peter J. Co Francesco - 519 Houses Corner Road - Sparta NJ 07871-3445 / Gene Phillips - 1711 S Stuhr Road - Grand Island NB 68801-8114 / Johne Dobbs - 1011 Hadley Drive - Champaign IL 61821-6616 / Johnny Trotter Sr. - 3409 FM 1058 - Hereford TX 79054-7417 / George Phillips - 130 Daughtrey Holbrook Road - Sumral MS 39482-4827
Please write to them expressing you disapproval of the judging that is allowing abuse of the horse.
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