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Changed blood rule in show jumping adopted by a large majority at FEI General Assembly! “This shows the outside world that we know what we’re talking about!”

Ingmar Devos -FEI Voorzitter © FEI GA

During the FEI General Assembly, the national federations approved the amendment of the so-called blood rule by majority vote. For the amendments to Article 259, the federations requested a separate vote, and 73.68% approved the changes. Prior to this, several federations (Germany, Denmark, Austria, and Sweden) had indicated they would vote against. Starting next year, the amendment of the so-called blood rule will come into effect… meaning that if blood is found on a horse, it will not automatically result in elimination. But what will happen instead?

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