Endurance being singled out, suggests Danish official

Organisers of the 2015 Open European Endurance Championship direct maintain waded into the fence over welfare inwards the sport, suggesting the upshot is non restricted to only i equestrian discipline.

The caput of the organising committee, Peter Christiansen, condemned the “unilateral focus” on endurance riding too specific countries, suggesting it was a “desperate attempt” to practise a diversion from other equestrian disciplines which also had welfare issues, or too hence the likes of rollkur.

Christiansen said the Association Molsridtet was formed inwards Kingdom of Denmark inwards 2009 to participate inwards the evolution of endurance riding too inwards 2012 was awarded the hosting of the FEI Open European Endurance Championship for 2015.

“We honor the challenge regarding doping every bit predictable every bit it was inwards cycling inwards the 80s,” Christisansen said.

“The Association Molsridtet does non intend doping, the fail of horse-welfare too equality, is [the] prerogative [of] endurance,” he said.

“The Association Molsridtet considers the unilateral focus on endurance riding too specific countries every bit a desperate seek to practise a diversion from other equestrian disciplines amongst the usage to distract Blue Planet focus from barring rollkur too other dissimilar kinds of brute cruelties.”

He continued: “The lack of focus on Equus caballus welfare too abuse of drugs is flora inwards all equestrian disciplines, inwards all countries – also European – all over the world.

“No province tin last held responsible for the usage of doping. The countries tin encourage the athletes non to usage doping yesteryear local rules, but it tin solely last the passenger who is responsible for the usage of doping, too it tin solely last the passenger who receives a penalty.”

Christiansen said all national federations must co-operate too focus on doping too Equus caballus welfare earlier it was likewise late.

He said the association encouraged the FEI to accept responsibleness every bit the footing federation, too to secure progress inwards generating a constructive dialogue on how fail of horses too the usage of doping tin last avoided inwards all disciplines, non solely endurance riding.

Christiansen said the association acknowledged the back upwardly too wish of the FEI to brand endurance riding a fair sport, amongst no doping too maximum focus on Equus caballus welfare too equality.

“The Association Molsridtet believes that the best path to execute the FEI rules is via a rigid organizing commission inwards collaboration amongst officials who both volition admit the FEI rules, back upwardly fairness, Equus caballus welfare too also brand the contest equal for each country, embracing all countries who wish to participate.”

He said the organising commission would resist whatever moves to unopen the 2015 championships, too said the Association Molsridtet would non participate inwards the production of a entitle which excluded members of the FEI from participation, whether from European or non-European countries.

In a carve upwardly statement, he added: “The Association Molsridtet does non believe that the correct path is exclusion of nations from participation.”

“The Association Molsridtet would similar to offering the FEI Open European Endurance Championship 2015 to last the unifying hotbed of a rethinking of endurance riding.”

Christiansen said it was of import that the FEI reviewed regulations too constructed specific rules to ameliorate Equus caballus welfare too cut doping, piece at the same fourth dimension clarifying the regulations non solely to judges too veterinarians, but to participants.

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