Another Chance to Speak Out Against Rollkur
I received this e-mail today and thought I'd post it here for anyone who may be interested. Phillipe Karl is urging concerned horsemen to sign a petition asking the FEI to officially condemn the horrific practice of rollkur:
Dear Madam, dear Sir,
On 9 February 2010, more than 20 experts will attend an FEI meeting in Switzerland to discuss once again whether the so-called hyperflexion (“Rollkur”) is an adequate method of training a horse. In order to support the opponents of this method and offer them further arguments, a petition has been initiated at www.no-rollkur.com. We’d like to invite you to support this action against hyperflexion – time is short!
You were so kind as to sign our own petition calling for reforms of the FN rules, which was initiated in May 2009. This obviously bore fruit: The German FN eventually invited Philippe Karl for a meeting in Warendorf, Germany. They now have to find an appropriate date. We will of course keep you informed about the outcome of this meeting.
Thank you very much again for your support!
Cordially,
Philippe Karl & his team
The petition reads:
"The signatories to this petition ask the FEI to oppose the training method of the“Rollkur”/Hyperflexion clearly and resolutely. The FEI rules are to be adapted correspondingly to ensure that in future the use of the method of the “Rollkur”/Hyperflexion will be regarded as a violation of these rules."
to add your name, please visit:
I've signed it and I hope many more will do so too. This is one of the most abusive practices used on horses.The riders who employ this sort of torture should be banned from continuing to harm these special animals.
ReplyDeleteSigned!
ReplyDeleteI've already signed - thanks for publicizing this.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing. It just makes me so angry that Rollkur is so consistently rewarded in the show ring. I am sure you already heard, but the rider from the "blue tongue" video was just found not guilty by the FEI. It is so frustrating.
ReplyDelete