Dover’s World FEI International Desk - More News on the German Suspensions
FEI PRESS RELEASELausanne, 29 May 2009 DETAILS OF FEI INVESTIGATION ANNOUNCED The FEI President has recently established an Ethics Panel in accordance with Article 38 of the FEI Statutes. The Panel is to investigate and assess certain matters concerning the German Equestrian Team that may constitute violations of the relevant FEI rules and make recommendations on a course of action. It has been asked to consider the following: (1) Whether a violation, or indeed violations of FEI rules, Olympic rules or any other relevant state laws have or are likely to have taken place; (2) If indeed they have or are likely to have, by whom; (3) Whether any Olympic medals or standings are likely to be affected by what has taken place (whether at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games or at previous Games); (4) Whether individuals who had knowledge of happenings that could constitute rule violations had a duty to inform the FEI and/or the IOC about them; (5) If the Panel finds that they did, why this was not done; (6) Assess the relevant evidence and determine whether cases can or should be brought against any individuals or organizations; (7) Recommend a course of action, including whether or not cases should be brought to the FEI Tribunal or any other relevant judicial body, and whether any other actions should be taken to safeguard the interests of the sport. The Panel has considered some preliminary information and is of the opinion that there may have been breaches of FEI rules by riders, team officials and National Federation representatives, and concludes that it should continue to carry out a detailed investigation in order to make specific recommendations to the FEI President on these matters. In the interests of efficiency and speed, the Panel members considered that the gathering of further information and evidence should be carried out by expert professional investigators. Quest was chosen for this purpose. The Panel Chair is also the Chairman of Quest, and, therefore, the selection was made by the other members of the Panel, and without participation of the Chair. The Panel recommends that during the course of investigation, no actions that may pre-empt the effectiveness of these efforts should be carried out by National Federations or others, as these may limit the investigation. Every effort will be made to conclude this investigation as promptly as possible, and regular reports will be made to the FEI President. Anyone that may have relevant information or evidence is invited to contact Quest confidentially on +44 20 7224 4004.
Katie — May 29, 2009 @ 10:50 pm
Robert,
What do you think about Isabell Werth’s quote on eurodressage?
“What I give or not give to my horses only concerns me, the owner and my stable crew.”
What is your opinion that riders should log every medical treatment given to their competitive horses?
Do you feel like the “doping” and the list of banned drugs is overly extensive and unrealistic?
lita dove — May 30, 2009 @ 9:03 am
Well, the German Federation (FN) has been trying to tell the FEI how to conduct itself in nearly every area for a long time–including the drug investigations.
SO it is only fitting that the FN now be on the other side of the desk, being investigated itself.
Intersting that the latest reports are starting to paint Ludger Beerbaum more as a hero who ’sacrificed’ himself by making public comments in order to reveal the corruption within his federation.
What started out as a farce may indeed turn into serious drama.
Sandra McGuire — May 30, 2009 @ 12:22 pm
I find it sad that Germany has not seemed to have learned from the past doping controversies with their human athletes.
We as riders must be good horseman first. We must put the horse first. They can not speak for themselves so we must be the ones who say what will do them harm and what will not. And yes, in the treatment of some ailments, it may be necessary to use a banned substance. But a horse in medical rehab should not be shown. When our human professional athletes have a serious injury, they go on the disabled list. They don’t compete. And yes, competing at the FEI level is very expensive, but looking from a purely business perspective, it’s cheaper than competing a horse who may do permanent damage if not allowed to properly heal.
As professionals, international riders should be held to high standards. There are millions of young (and not-so young) riders and trainers who are looking up to them and how they treat their mounts. If it means saying what medication a horse is on, then so be it. As a true athlete, victories won honestly should be far more satisfying than one that was not one on a level playing field. Someone needs to stand up and say that winning at all costs is not winning, it’s just buying a ribbon, medal, or trophy. You can go to a trophy shop for that. The sport of Dressage should be about the training of horse and rider.
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