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Carl Hester Co owns Alive and Kicking.

If people who ride and train in an abusive way were banned from animal ownership things would change for the better. And i dont care...

Because this would take her to a completely different paradigm. In my opinion, overall, she rides no worse nor better than the average...

Think some of it is, er.... pogo-hopping? I'm not a dressage bod (so my opinion isn't valid) so I'm a bit confused as to why they seem...

I know it would never happen but really think it’s time to ban spurs whips and harsh bits at competition level at least. It is a fact...

Ok here's an idea. Inspired by snow-boarding where they review video to see things like the grab, whether a hand touches the snow on...

Absolutely. And not to get too fluffy bunny about it but the only ones who get no choice on where they work, how they work and how they...

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...

I’m not so sure form thirty years of being on yards. Seen a lot of over rugging.

To contradict my last post. my girls gone out naked today! First day, suns shining its so mild it just felt right to let her get some...

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...

Basically know your horse really :)

Ive always got by with a 50-70g and a 200g. Can't imagine ever needing to put 350g on anything.

Fair point. I was thinking more the clipped horses.

To be honest even in the near Arctic horses go unclipped and in rugged, but it's much more dry. I feel it's the rain they need...