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The Madness Continues!
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
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The video that will not die!
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
What is “cruel”?
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
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Before It is Too Late …
“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
Posted in Horsemanship
Tagged cruelty, distress, Dressage, EuroDressage, fair treatment, Horse training, horse welfare, Per Waaler, speak up, trainers, unfair treatment, whistleblowers
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Dressage Wars
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 →