“EQUINE PROTOCOL, WE ALL REASON TOGETHER ON NEW RULES”
The mayor of Siena: “The administration is available for further information in the appropriate times and ways”
“The Municipality is willing to discuss, all together, with the Contradas and the city on new rules regarding the equine Protocol”. Thus the mayor of Siena Luigi De Mossi returns to the questions relating to the path for the presentation of the horses for the Palio.
“Our people’s festival – says De Mossi – is so beautiful also because it has been able to evolve its rules to social changes. If the need is felt, each for his / her competences and responsibilities, the municipal administration, in the right time and in the right way and therefore after the August Career, is willing to think. The aim is to continue along the path of animal protection, but also to protect the culture and passion of a community “.
“The rules can be changed – explains De Mossi – with a participatory and shared path, identifying more stringent boundaries for the presentation of the horses at the forecast or on the morning of the Trafficking, without changing culture and traditions. For example, we can act on the exclusion, even temporary, of horses that at the end of the protocol are not presented without a valid and certified reason “.
“I must not and cannot enter into the choices of the Captains and those of the owners – adds the mayor of Siena – I had strongly hoped for the choice of horses and I repeat it. The strategies in the Palio have always been there, the mayor cannot do more than a strong wish, he makes the municipal machine available for the organization of the Equine Protocol, the plans, visits and everything else “.
“It’s time to join forces – concludes the mayor – and work with even more determination. Reminding us that the changed global sensitivity requires us to adapt to the new challenges of our time. One thing is certain: our city and our party will not be dictated by the animal rights activists or by all the controversies that may arise as a result of their interventions “.