I heard that the Australian federation was VERY annoyed at the FEI in Dubai over the fact that there was no sanction on an Australian rider whose horse collapsed on the track at the last big race. Their rules call for sanctions for the rider if such a thing happens and riders can be banned from competition for years. That's a very interesting legal issue when you consider cross-sanctioning from an Aussie point of view. I believe that the Australians were going to take the matter into their hands as far as the rider was concerned, but I don't know the FEI stand on it.
Maryanne Stroud Gabbani Cairo, Egypt [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.ratbusters.net It sure is a can of worms. While it is the rider's responsibility for the care of their horse, I would assume a vet could be held accountable if there was any negligence of malpractice involved - especially in the case of treatment or of failure to treat in a timely fashion. Could the RM or the AERC be caught up it this - probably so. Hopefully we never see this happen. Truman Lauren Horn wrote: >Boy John, that's a can of worms your opening. Unfortunately, anybody can sue >anyone for anything. Has there ever been a lawsuit regarding a horses' death >at an AERC ride? It is the riders responsibility to take care of their >horse. The vets are there as insurance. No guarantees there. > >Lauren > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
