Hunter/Jumper shows have changed under Bill Moroney's tenure
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- By SARA CAVANAGH
Bill Moroney has served as CEO of the U.S. Equestrian Federation for 10 years, and under his administration hunter and jumper shows have changed dramatically.
Bill MoroneyThe hunter/jumper calendar is dominated by series shows, weeks or more often months long, owned by private equity companies interested only in profit.
There are FEI rated horse shows weekly, sometimes as many as four in one weekend.
Customer service and coverage of international competitions and promotion of human and equine stars are sadly lacking.
Trainers and exhibitors clearly love the changes to the competition calendar, as horse shows without an FEI rating don't fill.
Series of shows such as HITS, Traverse City, Tryon, the Winter Equestrian Festival, the World Equestrian Center and Thermal means less expense for exhibitors and less stress on horses with having to van to shows week after week.
But these series have almost entirely wiped out smaller, local one day and weekend shows, which in turn have eliminated most local trainers as they have no place for their students to show.
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