Tag Archives: cruelty

Don’t let the bullies win!

Posted on March 10, 2018 by liascott

Does life run in themes? Or does it just seem that way because things will stand out that resonate with a current focus in your life? Perhaps someone will study it one day. Whichever is the case, bullying seems to … Continue reading →

Posted in My Journey, Thinking Out Loud | Tagged abusive training methods, bullies, cruelty, horse human relationship, protecting horses, standing up to bullies, workplace bullying | Leave a comment

The Madness Continues!

Posted on January 27, 2017 by liascott

I once made the mistake of buying a piece of equipment from the website of a world renowned “Natural” Horsemanship ‘guru’. I say mistake because once they have your information, they won’t stop trying to convert you. I choose not … Continue reading →

Posted in Horsemanship, Thinking Out Loud | Tagged "Natural" Horsemanship, bad training practices, cruelty, Horse training, horse welfare, lunging | 4 Comments

Dressage Wars

Posted on October 3, 2015 by liascott

It’s getting ugly out there! There’s a battle raging on social media, and at the heart of it is the equestrian pursuit that I love. On the one side you have the “Dressage is horrible! I’d never do that to … Continue reading →

Posted in My Journey | Tagged abusive riding, bad riding, battle, comments, cruelty, defending the horse, Dressage, Facebook, FEI, Horse training, internet, rollkur, sport, yelling | 2 Comments

The video that will not die!

Posted on August 29, 2015 by liascott

Once again, for the “millionth” time, someone shared the video of Blue Hors Matinee on Facebook. The comments are always the same … “Can’t get enough of this!” … “I could watch this over and over!” etc., etc., etc. Even … Continue reading →

Posted in Improving Your "Eye", Thinking Out Loud | Tagged aggressive riding, Akeem Foldager, bad dressage, Blue Hors Matine, blue tongue, cruelty, Dr. Gerd Heuschmann, Epona.TV, FEI, Gunther Seidel, Tørveslettens Stamina, Tug of War | 14 Comments

What is “cruel”?

Posted on August 8, 2015 by liascott

I’ve been pondering the question of cruelty a lot lately. There certainly is more than enough cruelty in the world. But if you go by the internet, you would be hard pressed to find anything that we do with horses that … Continue reading →

Posted in Horsemanship, Thinking Out Loud | Tagged art exhibit, bits, clipped whiskers, clipping, competition, cruelty, double bridle, Dressage, FEI, horses as art, internet, judgment, pain, riding horses, shaved ears, spurs, suffering, what is natural?, whips | 2 Comments

Before It is Too Late …

Posted on May 27, 2015 by liascott

“What is it that leads to the violent treatment of horses in the training process?” – Per Waaler I recently read a column on why violence enters into horse training. The whole column is very good (read it here), but … Continue reading →