Mike Etherington-Smith - On the State of Eventing

[ridingsafely]

Mike Etherington-Smith - On the State of Eventing

Speaking to United States Equestrian Association online, the Rolex Kentucky three-day event course designer and Director of Sport for British Eventing, Mike Etherington Smith, gives his view of incidents and what he thinks the future will hold.

Read his thoughts at http://useventing.com/competitions.php?section=safety&id=1476

(Source USEA online 20 April 2008)

 

[Orangehorse]

Are dressage horses being trained to do cross country?

Years ago riders tried to train their cross country horses (who had probably gone hunting) to do dressage.

But that doesn't hold up completely because there were plenty of successful continental riders in 3 DE, that didn't go hunting.

 

[tiggs]

Thanks for posting that link. Slightly off topic but do you know if anyone has considered the effects of calmers on safety. You often hear experienced riders say you need a horse that can get itself out of trouble and I wonder if that instinct is being suppressed by calmers being used.