IJRC General Assembly vs FEI

"A lack of respect towards the riders" stated Steve Guerdat firing off towards the FEI in Geneva. The controversy about the three-to-a-team format for the Olympic Games continues

Geneva, December 2016 – A lack of respect towards the riders. That is how Steve Guerdat fired off towards the FEI at the International Jumping Riders Club’s General Assembly in Geneva, when opening the meeting with a fierce speech targeted towards the FEI represented by their Secretary General Sabrina Ibáñez.

The world’s top show jumping riders have slammed the FEI for “disrespecting” them and treating them like “clowns,” as controversy about the three-to-a-team format for the Olympic Games continues.

Only 11 of the 134 national federations eligible to vote opposed the Olympic format changes at last month’s FEI General Assembly in Tokyo, but the International Jumping Riders Club (IJRC) still wanted answers.

The club’s annual meeting during Geneva show on December 9th was dominated by the Olympic changes, and also the re-vamp of the World Equestrian Games, of which riders said they were unaware until reading about it in the media a few days earlier.

Click on the links below to know more:

http://www.worldofshowjumping.com/en/Exclusives/WoSJ-Focus/IJRC-General-Assembly-2016-Riders-criticize-FEI-for-lack-of-debate-democracy-and-respect.html

http://www.horse-canada.com/horse-news/storm-brews-over-feis-olympic-format-changes/

Watch the streaming of the IJRC’s General Assembly, Geneva 2016

14 December 2016