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A little while ago I saw a photo and a report of a race in HH.The horse was surrounded by shouting spectators,was blindfolded and being...

I think there is also a lack of hypocrisy. Nobody says a SJ round should be harmonious or relaxed, just fast and no faults. Same with...

They seem to have enough trouble checking the nosebands can’t imagine they would do much more. Seems odd that dressage horses must have...

I think that many of those 'top' riders have been trained in the kick it, pull it method. I wonder how many of them have ever sat on a...

Absolutely.When they started leaving competition horses unclipped around their girth area, I was suspicious of it being done for...

If welfare was front and central they'd ride in a way (or learn to ride in a way) that doesn't have a risk of leaving marks.

The most uncomfortable warmbloods are that way because of dysfunction, from training AND breeding, and I don't think Iberian horses, or...

How super embarassing would that be Certainly put those blindly supporting the theory that us peasants do not know what we are talking...

If they wanted to do better, they already would be.

It’s been a few pages back but the debate over Lottie Fry… I think she’s harder on the horses than Charlotte. I have ridden several Van...

Unfortunately you seem to be forgetting this is the FEI, the organisation that wants to see "happy athletes", but also removed the rule...

Righto. How difficult would it be for all horses (or maybe even just the high scorers?) to have their mouths examined for recent...

Wrt the 'witch hunt' allegations here is a useful compendium of recent publishing on other riders.

Erm NO! The winter Olympics were fab to watch, and exciting Dressage is dull AF and riddled with welfare issue and heavy handed...

It's just SO ridiculous. What is the word for the phenomenon when a large number of people state they feel a certain way about...