US EditionThe proposed ‘weakening’ of blood rules, a sad farewell and other things the horse world is talking about
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The International Equestrian Federation will relax the rule that means that if a horse bleeds, it will be excluded from the competition.
The proposal to change the blood rule in show jumping – where immediate exclusion is proposed to be converted into a warning system – is being met with resistance. On Friday, the proposed rule change will be discussed at the FEI's annual meeting, but it is already clear in advance that Sweden, along with several other countries, will not support it.
So far, fresh blood on the horse in jumping means disqualification. Is the so-called "Blood Rule" now relaxed? On Friday the riding functionaries want to decide.
The proposed ‘weakening’ of blood rules, a sad farewell and other things the horse world is talking about
VERSAILLES, FRANCE - AUGUST 06: van der VLEUTEN Maikel with BEAUVILLE Z of Team Netherlands Jumping Individual Final completes on day eleven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Chateau de Versailles on August 06, 2024 in Versailles, France. (Photo by Stefan Matzke - sampics/Getty Images)Do proposed changes in showjumping ‘weaken’ the blood rule? More than 50,000 people have signed a petition in protest at the “proposed relaxation” of the FEI bloo…
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