Monday News and Notes
1) If you are wondering why your vet is not in town this week, it’s probably because they are partying it up studying in Las Vegas at the AAEP Convention. Ridiculous factoid: casinos never have clocks
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USEA Convention: Sunday Live Thread Coverage
Good morning Eventing Nation. Thank you for joining us on wrap-up day of the USEA convention. The Board of Governors Meeting is from 9-12 and the convention ends at 12. The FEI has decided to revote
...» Read More!2009 Eventing Hall of Fame Inductees
The Eventing Hall of Fame Gala inducted 8 members into the Eventing Hall of fame on Saturday night. Click here for the rest of the inductees, and some great bios from the USEA. Click here for the Eventing Hall
...» Read More!Letter: FEI To Revote on Bute Progressive List in November 2010, Progressive List Postponed Until Then
“The FEI originally decided to postpone enactment until April, but under continuing pressure from a variety of nations, on Friday it contacted all its member countries asking for permission not to enact the NSAIDs rule
...» Read More!USEA Awards Lunch
Here are a few quick photos from the USEA Awards Lunch. Â The professionals over at the USEA and Chronicle will have many better photos and recaps later tonight, which we will link to, of course.
...» Read More!FEI Fires Executive Director of Sport, David Holmes
Full Story at Horse and Hound. David Holmes was 19 months into his term as Executive Director of Sport at the FEI, and said “I’m shocked, this has come totally out of the blue this afternoon.
...» Read More!FEI Bute and NSAID Daily Update
Flat out, here is the most informative article that has been published during the bute FEI turmoil. We are glad to work with horsetalk.co.nz, and they did a great job on this one. They have
...» Read More!Recall of Point Two ProAir Eventing Inflatable Safety Vests
The makers of the Point Two inflatable safety vests have issued a recall on all vests that inflate in less than 0.1 seconds because the triggering system is starting to crack. Which is fine, because I
...» Read More!Cooper Struggles with Founder and Laminitis in Recovery
Jennie’s latest blog post explains that Cooper “had a serious acute case of laminitis come up last week. If it wasn’t for Kevin Keane and Steve Teichman being so on top of the situation, Cooper
...» Read More!FEI Caves to Pressure and Delays Implementation of New “Progressive List” Medication Rules Until 5 April 2010
The full press release from the FEI. “The FEI has announced today (1 December) that the FEI Bureau has passed a Resolution delaying implementation of the new Equine Prohibited Substances List and the accompanying Equine
...» Read More!USEF Supports FEI’s Progressive Bute List
The USEF released a statement today in support of the FEI’s decision to allow bute and other NSAID’s at competitions. “The USEF is supportive of the rule change allowing certain non-steroidal medications included on the “Progressive
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If this is your first time checking back with us after the Thanksgiving break, thanks for coming and I hope you had a good holiday. Please make sure you check out our posts about a
...» Read More!FEI President Princess Haya Defends Bute Decision
FEI President Princess Haya responded today to the growing dissent within the equestrian community about the FEI’s decision to allow low levels of bute and other NSAID’s. “…In equestrian sport, the predominant argument in recent
...» Read More!German Equestrian Federation President Mentions Possible European Boycott of 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games
At a recent press conference, Breido Graf zu Rantzau, President of the German Equestrian Federation, discussed the possibility of a European boycott of the 2010 World Equestrian Games over the FEI’s decision to allow low
...» Read More!BLM Halts Inhumane Relocation of Wild Mustangs
We recently reported that Sheryl Crow had contacted the Obama administration about halting the relocation of wild mustangs but the Bureau of Land Management. The plot thickens as more celebrities join the fray, and as
...» Read More!Good Reading at the Chronicle of the Horse
Now is a good time to point out that Eventing Nation will have complete eventing coverage throughout the holiday weekend. In between the traveling, turkey, family, stuffing, and taking out my friends at football, we
...» Read More!Letter from FEI Vets to Princess Haya Against Bute
Eventing Nation has obtained a copy of a letter sent from a group of high-ranking FEI vets, including past and current members for the FEI veterinary commission. The letter was sent on Tuesday to FEI
...» Read More!Petition Againt FEI’s Bute Ruling
A website has just been established to petition the FEI to reverse its ruling to allow small amounts of bute and other PED’s. The petition website is here, and read more about the story at
...» Read More!Conflict Continues Over Proposed Horse Tax in UK
On November 2nd, we reported that the UK Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) was considering a tax on horse ownership of up to 100 British pounds. Click here for our original post,
...» Read More!Eventer and Cancer Survivor Elisabeth Walters on NBC Today Show
Amazing story. Â 15 year old Elizabeth Walters was diagnosed with cancer in 2008. Â “My second thought was: what was I going to do with my horse?” Â Elizabeth was treated at St. Jude’s Children Hospital, and,
...» Read More!Horse Racing Won’t Follow FEI in Approving Bute, Vet Says
“Lambourn-based Jenny Hall, who apart from a daily involvement treating racehorses, is the veterinary services manager for the 2012 Olympics, said she was surprised by the decision and could envisage no crossover to racing. She
...» Read More!Sheryl Crow Lobbies Obama over Wild Horse Policy
The Grammy Award-winning singer has asked President Barack Obama and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to scrap a proposed roundup of 2,500 mustangs in northern Nevada. ”With one voice we are insisting that our government stop
...» Read More!Chronicle Covers FEI Equestrian Doping Debate
The Chronicle chimes in on the performance enhancers scandal at the FEI with this article. The article doesn’t break any incredible news, but is a good summary of the situation and is definitely worth a
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