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Posted by on Jul 4, 2015 in Association News | 0 comments
ERF is very grateful to Australian Vet and Endurance Rider, Anna Erickson, for allowing us to reproduce her comment on Endurance riding from her perspective.
This is even more significant as news is filtering through from the Middle East that various UAE Endurance Stables are insisting that the FEI has...
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Posted by on Jun 24, 2014 in Association News | 0 comments
After the global outcry about the equine abuse witnessed at Compiègne (as detailed in the previous two blogs) five attending French vets wrote an open letter to the FEI stating their fears about the direction the sport of Endurance has taken. The Group 7 countries (Middle East), who appear to have winning at any cost (financial or equine)...
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Posted by on Mar 16, 2009 in General News, Welfare | 1 comment
We are probably all familiar with the ancient blood ‘sport’ of Bullfighting throughout Spain and Portugal. But are you aware that France is still hosting these barbaric spectacles in 11 different departments across Southern France?
Whilst the often tragic end to the bull is apparent, what is also extremely concerning to us who have a love of horses, is the countless injuries and...
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In June, we were alerted by a member of the public to 6 donkeys that were in a field in the South of France (location cannot be disclosed for privacy reasons) that had feet in poor condition, obviously having not been trimmed for some time.
We have been in constant contact with the DDSV for the area concerned and are now happy to report, following 3 visits from one of their officers, that the...
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