Tag Archives: cruelty

The Madness Continues!

Posted on January 27, 2017 by

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 →

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Dressage Wars

Posted on October 3, 2015 by

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 →

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The video that will not die!

Posted on August 29, 2015 by

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 →

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What is “cruel”?

Posted on August 8, 2015 by

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 →

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Before It is Too Late …

Posted on May 27, 2015 by

“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 →

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