Leading international vets send protest letter to Princess Haya

In a letter addressed to Princess Haya, leading international equine vets are urging the president of the International Equestrian Federation (IEF) to reconsider the decision to allowing non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs in the treatment of horses.

According to insidethegames.org, the letter calls the decision, made at the General Assembly of the IEF in Copenhagen last week "premature, ill considered and seriously retrograde."

"Permitting the use of NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) will lead to abuse and the participation of horses in competition that are unfit to compete,” the letter continues.

"It also removes the ‘level playing field’ that has been a crucial and fundamental ethos of the FEI since its foundation.

"We believe the decision must be reconsidered," the vets write.

SOURCE: INSIDE THE GAMES