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I just read through the proposed rule changes, note there is not actual text of the changed rule available, just a snippet on the intent of the changes. CORRECTION: SEE PAGE 2 FOR THE PROPOSED TEXT CHANGES. Thanks @BigPaintHorse
Only 5 of the 22 are dressage specific and all of those, IMO, are pretty much geared towards easing some equipment requirements such as making nosebands optional. I supported all of those changes.
Some of the general changes were breed or discipline specific, like allowing mules to compete in eventing or Arabian judge apprentices to be in the ring. I didn’t comment on those.
The following was posted before I read the actual text of the proposed changes. The one about the farrier is clarified below in Post 10. Mea culpa!
Two of the general rules that I am not supporting are requiring vets to join USEF, which is just a money grab, and putting the onus on farriers to file medication reports on horses that need to be drugged to be shod which IMO is ridiculous because that’s already the owner/trainer’s responsibility.
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I found the wording of the rule change on page 2 of each of the links to view the change. page 1 was a snippet and page 2 was the rewritten rule.
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Thanks for that, I just looked at the first page. I’ll go back and read again.
Maybe it’s a Safe Sport thing?
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Nope, the intent appears to be
Requiring veterinarians to be USEF members will allow for distribution of
information on topics of biosecurity, drugs & medications, collapse & fatality protocols, and relevant current infectious disease threats.
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Oh. That sounds as if they don’t want private vets helping exhibitors to skirt the rules, or am I reading it wrong?
I don’t read it that way. More of a “join our organization and we’ll make sure you have the latest and greatest news help enforce our policies.” I just don’t think it’s necessary.
For example, if my horse collapses at a competition, I personally am more worried about the horse and less whether a collapse protocol is followed that would allow me to continue competing.
Also, I expect that the American Association of Equine Practitioners is the source of or at least influences those USEF policies anyway.
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Can you provide the text of these?
My farrier has no idea what USDF even is, she’s in a completely different discipline and there’s no way she needs to do this for me or anyone else.
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Well, that’s what I get for posting before reading the actual proposed wording change. It’s actually written to allow use of some drugs to allow shoeing for “sudden and unexpected routine farrier care” see below.
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And the one about vets needing to be usef members?
Are you not a USDF member or does the link I provided not work? The snippet is in post 6
Is “registered with the Federation” the same as being a member of the Federation?
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Yes.
It’s a money grab.
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Who knows but I made that assumption based on the rationale for the change as shown on page 1 of the rule change info.
I am not a member as I am not competing. Howevef, I have competed and helped manage many recognized dressage shows in the past. It’s not always easy to get a vet to commit to being on call for a show all weekend. We could get a practice to commit, so, Smith, Smith and Jones may be the “show vet”. Requiring all vets in a practice to join would be nuts.
It’s even harder nowadays as many vets no longer do emergencies and weekends. So it has to be one of the larger practices. I can’t imagine the kerfluffle this would cause. Would the show have to pay all those memberships??
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We have so much data on the decline in equine vets in this country; I can’t imagine it would be a positive to add another requirement to them.
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I can’t help but think that if actual membership were required, USDF would have come right out and said that instead of using the term “register.” But knowing USDF and their history of unclear writing, it’s hard to say.
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It is so they can sanction vets who don’t abide by the rules.
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This may be a stupid question, but how in the world can USEF or USDF sanction a vet? Forbid them from coming to shows? I don’t know any vet that would be broken hearted over that. Report to the licensing authority? Can’t anyone do that?
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