Canada sets up task force to explore leg sensitivity rules
Equine Canada is setting upwards a chore forcefulness to review the FEI’s protocols around leg hypersensitivity inwards horses next the Olympic disqualification of Tiffany Foster’s mount, Victor.
Victor was found inwards a veterinarian inspection to own got sec a small-scale nick on his coronary band, as well as was disqualified from farther contest at the Greenwich Park venue of London 2012 nether the FEI’s hypersensitivity protocol “due to an expanse of clear as well as obvious hypersensitivity on the front end of the left forelimb”.
Foster said at the fourth dimension the nick was “like a newspaper cut”.
The Veterinary Commission stated that the Equus caballus had an expanse of inflammation as well as sensitivity on the left forelimb but higher upwards the hoof. There was no accusation of malpractice, but the Equus caballus was deemed unfit to compete past times the Ground Jury as well as was disqualified from the Second Qualifier of the Jumping contest at the Olympic Games.
Equine Canada said on Tuesday it had asked its Sport Council to develop a chore forcefulness to review the FEI’s protocol for leg hypersensitivity to ascertain, from the perspective of Canada’s equestrian sport community, if the protocol as well as its application are achieving the intended outcomes inwards an equitable as well as effective manner.
“We made a commitment to our athletes as well as our members that nosotros would undertake a review,” Equine Canada’s president, Mike Gallagher, said. “We are honouring that commitment.”
Equine Canada said the Canadian Olympic Show Jumping Team suffered a serious handicap when Victor was ruled out of the Games.
Equine Canada noted at the fourth dimension that farther intelligence regarding the FEI’s Hypersensitivity Protocol was needed.
“Victor sustained a superficial cutting on the front end of the left front end coronet band,” said the Canadian Olympic Team Veterinarian for Jumping Dr Sylvie Surprenant, the 24-hour interval afterwards Victor’s disqualification.
“In our thought the Equus caballus was check to compete equally he showed no signs of lameness. However, the FEI hypersensitivity protocol is such that if the Equus caballus is sensitive to the touch, regardless of the cause, the Equus caballus is disqualified.
“While the FEI rules for the hypersensitivity protocol were followed, nosotros believe that at that spot should hold upwards a review of this protocol.”
Since its introduction next the 2008 Beijing Olympics, several international horses own got been disqualified from contest equally a outcome of the protocol, including McLain Ward’s Sapphire (US) at the 2010 World Cup Finals – a conclusion which was farther investigated past times the FEI as well as resulted inwards a review of the hypersensitivity protocol.
The creation as well as function of the chore forcefulness volition hold upwards overseen past times co-chairs Kerri McGregor, Canadian Equestrian Team leader as well as chair of Sport Council, as well as Mark Samuel, Canada’s elected illustration to Group IV of the FEI. He is a fellow member of Equine Canada’s Sport Council as well as one-time Chair of Jump Canada.
“In the side past times side few weeks, equally the co-chairs of the chore force, nosotros volition hold upwards recruiting a knowledgeable, proactive commission membership as well as firmly establishing our goals as well as objectives,” said Samuel, likewise a one-time fellow member of the Canadian Equestrian Show Jumping Team, representing Canada inwards vi Nations’ Cups.
Gallager said: “Equine Canada looks forrard to presenting our recommendations to the international community for consultation as well as discussion, as well as to function globally alongside the FEI towards improving the hypersensitivity protocol as well as its goals to protect Equus caballus welfare as well as fair play.”
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