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Interesting use of the term ‘optics’ by insiders who are trying to defend a video of an unsound unhappy horse being repeatedly ask to...

Neck tight, head held in, fizzing yet ridden in spurs, frothing but what for? Rider has iron grip on mouth Horrible

Yeah looks like he's having loads of fun... pain face, ears back, head tossing, going disunited - all the signs of a good time! What is...

Carl Hedin is a lovely rider to watch. All his horses live out, are typically barefoot and competes at top level dressage and SJ. He...

They're so snatchy behind. Guess it's the 'ooops, momentary lack of judgement' training method. No grace, no elegance, no balance. No...

Her hands are horrible. Their is no give, no softness, fingers constantly closed tightly on the reins in an absolute death grip.

It’s not a nice picture, it’s all expression from tension and punishing the horse with a harsh hand and jabbing spur with no obvious...

This is why I keep banging on about training, that what most people consider genuinely abusive is in the same playbook as the normal...

It looks uncomfortable and lame at certain points, she even looks round at one point as if trying to find a reason why it feels like it...

The poor horse looks like a cartoon character. Shameful animal abuse. How is this type of riding and training allowed to continue? :mad:

There is nothing soft or harmonious in that clip.

I'm so out of touch with dressage...I totally stopped engaging after the initial CDJ abuse but this just looks awful - wobbly, overbent...

Looks like a marionette. I dont understand how anyone can enjoy looking at that.

Also fed up with the weather, I would really like the fields to have chance to dry off a bit so I can chuck the horses back out full...

Some of you may recall I posted a thread in December asking if it was too soon to say goodbye to my mare, Dolly. She unfortunately had a...