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Kevin Anthony Morrelli/Morrell? No, he was US born of Italian heritage. The name change, the long hair and the costume were all for...

I'm afraid this isn't a witch hunt, she was a highly decorated individual who fell to earth in a very public way at a very public time...

When I was teaching I used to tell the kids to go on youtube and watch videos of top riders, look how quiet they are and how they sit...

I agree but clearly higher level dressage is on a very different road ATM. I am glad CDJ is being called out again for her riding and...

What's the betting H&H who seem to blow a lot of smoke up these people's backsides, doesnt pick this up...

There’s an article in three Daily Mail about it too now. Not a paper I have any fondness for, but it does bring the issue to a very...

This is a great line from that article: "This begs the question: if there were 41 minutes of good welfare and four minutes of bad, does...

My yard cat likes to climb up on the stable roof, so I’m not sure that plan is foolproof for mine!

I use cetirizine for my itchy horse - vet advised better than Piriton for horses. I buy it from b&m/poundland. I also use feed mark no...

Worth trying Coopers Spot on to be 100% sure it’s not related to mites or fly bites or sweet itch? Cut feed down to grass/hay only and...

Along with competition nerves (familar rider suddenly becoming a stranger) and plain old riding nerves when people are encouraged to...

When I was a kid we were given the mantra "what's in the brain goes down the reins". This is basically that very fundamental concept...

Most of what is being explained in this thread reminds me of how my dad described dressage to me as a child in the late 80s early 90s...

Very interesting posts. Thanks! I don't mean literally telepathy but equally I think it's more subtle than using your body deliberately...

I don’t think horses are telepathic but they can certainly pick up on the slightest undercurrents, moment, posture, balance, smell...