I emailed the FEI (to their general info email address) about the Patrik Kittel footage. I didn't include any information other than my full name and email address. I haven't had a response to my email, but am suddenly getting blog hits from Switzerland, which is where the FEI is based.
Hopefully, they are following up on all the emails they're getting.
In the event anyone wants to write, email, or call, these are the committee members for the dressage task force. It would probably be more effective to contact them directly, which I will be doing later today:
FEI Dressage Task Force
Chair
Mr Frank KEMPERMAN 2008 - 2009
Romeinendreef 27
3620 LANAKEN, BELGIUM
t (49 241) 91 711 07
e frank.kemperman@chioaachen.de
Mr Richard DAVISON 2008 - 2009
Combridge Far
COMBRIDGE
UTTOXETER, ST14 5BL
Staffordshire, GREAT BRITAIN
t (44 1) 889 507 367
f (44 1) 889 507 467
e richard@davison.cc
Mr. Robert DOVER 2008 - 2009
12028 Longwood Green Drive
WELLINGTON, Florida, 33414
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
t (1 561) 758 61 86
f (1 561) 795 59 34
e rdover2@aol.com
M. Alain FRANCQUEVILLE 2008 - 2009
7 Rue du Pavillon
49400 SAUMUR, FRANCE
t (33 2) 41 50 14 49
f (33 2) 41 50 11 95
e afqville@club-internet.fr
Elisabeth MAX-THEURER 2008 - 2009
Achleiten 1
4532 ROHR IM KREMSTAL, AUSTRIA
t (43 664) 200 38 80
f (43 7258) 220 522
e max-theurer@aon.at
Mrs Katrina WUEST 2008 - 2009
Brennermühlstrasse 77
85464 FINSING, GERMANY
t (49 1) 71 372 7326
f (49 1) 89 961 3945)
e katrina.wuest@t-online.de
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Thanks for the info, this makes it easier to contact the parties we need to.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome - happy contacting!
ReplyDeleteThanks for gathering all that info, Billie. It really helps to encourage people to take a stand when you give them all the tools - no excuses!
ReplyDeleteMichelle, I think that's why I've been linked in a number of places - most of what you need to cut a wide swath of response is right here.
ReplyDeleteI hope that will enable people with not much time but a lot of concern to act.
This video has really opened this issue up on a global basis. The time is ripe. Anky wouldn't be offering her time to Epona TV if they weren't already seeing big effects from this.
And lots of people are working behind the scenes - contacting venues who have Anky, Sjef Janssen, and Patrik Kittel signed up to do workshops and clinics to make sure they've seen this video and know what they're endorsing by doing so; going to regional meetings sponsored by AllTech (primary sponsor of the 2010 World Equestrian Games) and asking if they will allow this kind of warm-up there; etc.
Every bit adds to the whole.
I encourage everyone who cares about this to do what you can. Strike while the iron is hot.