Taking the OW out of WOW: Changing the Rules of Competition. [2005]
by Suzanne Engler Case.
In this valuable article, the author reviews the protocols for rule change proposals in three organizations, the United States Equestrian Federation, the US Pony Club and 4H. She points out that the USPC follows the lead of the USEF. [For information, the USEF Ð in turn - follow the lead of the FEI. But, as can be seen from the above correspondence, the FEI do not wish to give a lead to the USEF or any other national federation. In this way, an impregnable circle of resistance is mounted to reject any rule change proposal that the FEI do not like, such as permitting the cross-under bitless bridle for dressage]. One option is to use existing protocols for reporting cruelty to the USEF, whenever such incidents are witnessed. [Cruelty is defined as the infliction of avoidable pain. As bit-induced pain is now avoidable, every use of a bitted bridle is an act of cruelty] If current organizations are unwilling to update their rules to bring them into compliance with advances in welfare, equestrians have the option of forming alternate organizations. (Published in Natural Horse Magazine)
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