Equestrianism’s dark cloud…

May 17, 2009

Equestrianism, once full of fun, sportsmanship and classical principles, now has a big, dark cloud hovering over it…

Horse ‘wastage’ (’euthanasia’ and deaths), drug-use, harsh bits, and appalling conditions for discarded meat-trade-bound horses are just some of the current issues.

Training methods are often confusing and may even be damaging to the horse’s mental and physical health.

Here is your opportunity to take an objective look at the welfare and ethical implications and think about things for yourself.

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Hyper-flexion or the head and neck (Rollkur) in action in the warm-up ring.

I aim to help you discover what you can do to help horses, on a personal and global level.

Let’s take a yogic breath, and continue…

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