Welfare campaigners are not the only challenge for FEI HQ; its own stakeholder groups are already resisting too much change.
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After a huge spike in positives in Saudi Arabia, last year the FEI told HorseSport.com it would discuss a counter-measure — but we cannot obtain an update.
Confusion reigns after updated guidelines affecting less than 5% of shows and events around the world are widely interpreted as "censorship".
Some North American organizers are required to offer 20% more prize money to host an event with the same star rating as one in Europe.
The principle of one country, one vote is only ‘superficially’ democratic when rules are made by people who don't have to obey them, says former FEI constitutional task force chair Akaash Maharaj.
Voting powers of FEI member countries that will never produce an elite rider are in the spotlight again as Olympic dropscore debate rages on.
Petitions for and against top hats in dressage involved many people in wasted work due to misunderstandings about the rule-making process.
‘Money over merit’ concerns have escalated with the acute shortage of jumping shows in Europe but realistically paycards cannot be curbed.
The FEI thinks WADA’s reduced suspensions with social drugs taken out of competition has gone too far ‒ but its hands are tied.
How far apart do we ride in the warm-up? How can vets safely inspect a horse while its groom is holding it? There are still many practicalities to clarify.
