由這張德國著名騎手 Isabel Werth 的照片，可見到在 2008 年奧運個人比賽中，馬匹明顯的不服從，然而她贏得了銀牌。得到金牌的 Anky 呢？她在自由演譯的藝術分數達到 83%，卻被指出和音樂的搭配是錯誤的。整個馬場馬術的評審制度，面臨大聲的躂伐，有興趣請繼續看下去。
The judging system in the dressage world is in a crisis. How can a horse that shows obvious and multiple resistance at the Olympics in Hong Kong win the individual silver medal? How can an Olympic champion who rides a freestyle to the wrong music score up to 83% on an artistic level. How come this rider receive over 80% from all five judges, while she executed not a single movement to the right music? How can dressage be developed internationally if the FEI Dressage Committee consists of four judges out of six members in total? Since the summer of 2008, a tornado has swept through dressage world leading to the resignation of the entire FEI Dressage Committee and the profound questioning of the judges' system.
Joep Bartels, conceptual creator of the World Cup and Kur to Music, wrote a stirring column in the Dutch equestrian newspaper De Paardenkrant mid January 2009. He explained the mental process which took place in the judges' mind while scoring Anky's mismatch kur at the CDI-W Mechelen. A trained psychologist, Bartels said that "the (un)conscious striving for unity of opinion leads to people using unconscious 'anchor points' as parameters. These anchor points distract the attention from what happens right in front of their nose. 'Memory' is such an anchor point. For judges it is sometimes impossible to constantly distance themselves from these processes."
What Bartels explained on a psychological level, us, laymen, refer to as Anky or Isabell-points, i.e. extra marks given purely based on reputation and high rank of the rider. Albeit, an ethical judge should be very much aware of what he's doing and in principal each rider should be judged tabula rasa.
Bartels encapsulated the major problem with the judging system as follows: "The problem is the system, not the judges. A good "code of points" and regulated influence through functional rules and control by independent arbiters will support the judges and not weigh down on them."
The FEI Dressage Task Force has taken it at heart to change the system. Two of five terms of reference they have set out to explore should develop and improve the judging system. . As mission statements they claimed to "review the issues surrounding the very significant area of the training and development, assessment and selection of judges for major championships and Olympic Games; review as part of this development of randomized/ computerized judge selection process" and "the fitness for purpose of the method of judging dressage competitions needs thorough review – both in terms of the number of judges, their positioning and the judging process"
--Astrid Appels
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