I see that H&H have an online article today, reference CDJ and her out of this world ride. Really struggling to read this hero-worship article knowing that she is not the person that she portrayed to be.
Really glad I decided not to go to the dressage freestyle like I normally do, I don’t think I could stand to see the public hero worship of CDJ like nothing ever happened. For me, it’s fundamentally changed how I view the sport after years of dressage training and spectating. When I do eventually get another horse, it will be Iberian, and classically trained by someone who doesn’t care about winning.
While I agree CDJ did a bad thing and I don’t agree with people now praising her and I know two wrongs don’t make a right but the others in this thread seem to have done far worse IMO… and regarding racehorses, most of them seem to wear grackles so they aren’t gadget free as far as I’m concerned , and I’ve seen lip chains being used in the UK . I now don’t watch racing after seeing so many bad injuries in both flat and jump and although I like dressage it has been spoilt for me ever since the emergence of the flashy, hot, spider legs were marked above the harmonious and correct tests that I liked . Typically CDJ was marked much higher than Carl and I enjoyed his tests so much more …