FEI Tribunal Takes a Decision in Sundancer 6 Case 24/07/2008
The FEI Tribunal has made a decision in the case of alleged abuse committed by Madeleine Brugman (NED) and Andrew Hoy (AUS) on the horse Sundancer 6. The alleged abuse consisted in the use of spiked bell boots – overreach boots used on the horse’s forelegs in which metal spikes are inserted so that, when the horse touches of knocks down an obstacle, the spikes hurt the horse, in particular around the coronary band of the forelegs - while warming up for the jumping phase of the CCI 3* Barroca d’Alva on 9 March 2008.
The Tribunal took into consideration the numerous briefs, witness statements and other documents presented by the parties and found the evidence circumstantial, i.e. indirect, in nature; it contained various unresolved contradictions and inconsistencies. The Tribunal therefore concludes that the FEI did not meet its burden of proof and did not provide evidence of a nature sufficient to substantiate a case of abuse against either Madeleine Brugman or Andrew Hoy.
"The Tribunal's decision reflects the independence of the FEI's judicial branch – we must respect it and heed its lessons," commented FEI Secretary General Alex McLin. "We will certainly pay close attention to what it means for our enforcement systems and make any necessary adjustments. Abuse of horses in any form is unacceptable and we will continue to bring charges against those responsible for such conduct."
The full text of the decision will be available on the FEI website as of 25 July.
Hello,
In reference to your article "Saving the Iberian", I am requesting that you publish a correction. There is no breed called "Iberian" the horse you are referring to is the "Andalusian". The article is confusing and misleading when all through it the horse is called "The Iberian”.
The registry here in the US is called the International Andalusian and Lusitano Horse Association or IALHA which the article mentions but the breed it registers is "Andalusian" not Iberian.
Here is quote from the IALHA bylaws clearly defining the breed as Andalusian :
ARTICLE III. OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSES OF THE ASSOCIATION.
The primary objectives and purposes shall be:
1. To preserve, improve and maintain the purity of the blood of horses of the Andalusian breed which includes horses of Spanish origin known as Caballo Pura Raza Espanol, and/or Portuguese origin known as Cavalo Puro-Sangue Lusitano and to promote public interest in and the science of breeding of Andalusian horses; and to foster, aid and encourage the breeding, exhibition and promotion of this breed.
2. For the advancement of knowledge and education of the public and Members about horses of the Andalusian breed and to promote the acquisition and distribution of knowledge of the history, use and standard, medical and other care and treatment, and propagation of horses of the Andalusian breed.
Please run a correction or corrected article as we feel this causes confusion to your readers about our breed.
You do not list an author of this article but I assure you they are not correct in calling the breed Iberian and a correction would be greatly appreciated by this association and it's breeders.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter,
JF
Hi, heard.. about using the word IBERIAN for Andalusian and Lusitano horses.
The person that has a complaint with you is ignorant...at best. Anyone that has any kind of geography education knows that
the word Iberian refers to Spain and Portugal....
It's like saying, for example, if you have two people from New York City...and one is from Manhattan, and the other is from
Staten Island....YOU CAN NOT CALL THESE PEOPLE AMERICANS!!!!!
Ridiculous, of course. .... Good luck
Thank you for not being swayed by the
few and for calling the Andalusian and Lusitano horse what they are and have
been throughout history..
Iberian Horses.
Thank you so much!
I have just finished a two day workshop so had only just seen the news
of the download and will be rushing off to HFL to print it off. What a
SCOOP!!!!! Absolutely fantastic, and thanks so much for making it possible!!
HM
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Wonderful issue I want to applaud in particular your article
about "Saving the Iberian." As Executive Director of the
Equus Survival Trust, the issue of historical type is one near and dear to my
heart. Part of what we try to protect is historical or
"traditional" type. It's one of the founding principles of our
upcoming Festivale of Endangered Equines in September at the Kentucky Horse
Park.
For hundreds (and in some case thousands) of years, type served useful
purposes and had nothing to do with show ring fancies. Consistent type
is what gives rise to breeds. The traditional Iberian type is the
mainstay of many modern breeds. To lose its essence to fads will be a
sad thing indeed.
The Equus Survival Trust was originally created to save endangered
historical breeds, but recently we considered listing the Lippitt strain of
Morgan, so very different from its modern show counterpart, yet very much a
piece of living history. Obviously the gene packages are very
different, and we felt strongly to move in a direction to help save it.
The first step to saving something is awareness. You've done that in
"Saving the Iberian". Bravo for putting it on the page.
Victoria Tollman
Executive Director
Equus Survival Trust
www.Equus-Survival-Trust.org
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Hello Nadja
I always enjoy your publications, and your fresh approach.
A gentle word in advance - here's hoping you don't get caught by surprise.
You are probably about to get a flood of duplicated letters from IALHA supporters, claiming that 'there is no breed called Iberian - it is an Andalusian.'
Sigh, the same old rocking horse being ridden to exhaustion.
Just to note that from the Spanish perspective, there is actually no breed called Andalusian! (Andalusian is an American addition, supported by its proponents with a fervency that is politely ignored here.)
To be fair, it is true there is not a breed 'Iberian' - it is a type-term, generally used to describe both PREs and PSLs.
As a PRE breeder, I could split hairs about the use of Iberian in this context - but quite honestly, why bother! You are setting out to present a necessary case, and part of journalism is stirring the coals a little.
From my side, encouragement and a smile, as you continue to supply us with great articles.
JCR
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Just had a quick look at the new issues. Brilliant! Nuno's piaffe magnificent. Loved the first article about photography because, as we discussed, being behind the vertical becomes the norm and 'acceptable'. As you so rightly say, the horse is gleaming, the neck arched and muscled so it has to be good???
One evening when watching the rollkur videos with C, I had to ask her to turn them off. I felt that if I watched any more I would become numbed to them, they would not seem too awful perhaps??
Our whole world is becoming numbed to the violence of wars, terrorism, muggings - a daily diet on our television screen. Do our young people switch off, even adults become immune and watch an old woman robbed on the street and walk by?
I refuse to have a television or buy newspapers as I do not want to become desensitised.
good wishes, D
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