Why I believe the FEI is too Strict

You wouldn't believe how many shows I've been thrown out of for abuse. Let's put it this way, in the past year, I've only posted two show blogs (#1 and #2) yet I've competed at 35 local competitions. It's gotten so bad that my FEI-appointed parole officer told me the other day that I have what's called a 'red flag' on my name in their system. Worse, though, is that I've been formally banned from traveling within 100 feet of 15 of my local show grounds.

So it's really hard to travel around now... 

I've been dismissed for almost anything you can think of; riding double whipped, using knife spurs, excessive whipping, showing in sneakers, and that's not all! Apparently you're not allowed to 'strike the horse on the head' or 'compete the horse through three consecutive tests without a break.' For whatever reason, I guess you also have to, like, 'care for the horse' and have it in a 'healthy enough state to compete' or something (that one's ruined numerous shows for me). And here's a sneaky one, you also can't have visible blood all over the horse (not sure why?). And then there's the drugs. My god it's like you can't even give your horse any illegal substance. I'm just gonna list the ones I've been thrown out for quickly for all our convenience: Acebutolol, Acetophenazine, Acetophenetidin, Bumetanide, Chloralbutanol, Acetylmorphine, Diaoxide, Acemetacin, Dibenzepin, Ethchlorvynol, and Thiazide are all apparently 'illegal.' The FEI is obviously WAY too strict. As you can see, all their little rules are trivial, downright mean, and meant to trap us and patronize us by calling us 'abusive.' I am finished with getting kicked out of horse shows for soring, choking, tongue tying, poling and all the other traditional training methods my family's used for years!   

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(This is a work of fiction; all events described are not based on real life but are pretty funny.)