The Fédération Equestre Internationale has again pointed the finger at training techniques in Middle East endurance following a spate of fatal injuries at Dubai International Endurance City, the venue owned by Dubai’s ruling Al Maktoum family in the United Arab Emirates.

Five horses have been officially recorded as “catastrophically injured” in four rides in the past three weeks. Two died yesterday, Jan. 23, in a 40-kilometer novice qualifier, even though that ride carried an average speed limit of 16 kilometers per hour.