Comments on: Rollkur use investigated by EponaTV http://www.ethicalhorsemanship.com/2009/10/30/rollkur-debate/ Exploring topics on horse training & welfare Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:36:41 +1200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: The Horse's Advocate http://www.ethicalhorsemanship.com/2009/10/30/rollkur-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-71 The Horse's Advocate Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:43:55 +0000 http://www.ethicalhorsemanship.com/?p=709#comment-71 Hi Molly, Thanks for sharing your thoughts, and for the link to Behind The Bit's excellent blog post. These are all pertinent thoughts to be considered (and acted upon). This is exactly the sort of discussion I want to encourage here. Hi Molly,
Thanks for sharing your thoughts, and for the link to Behind The Bit’s excellent blog post. These are all pertinent thoughts to be considered (and acted upon). This is exactly the sort of discussion I want to encourage here.

]]> By: Molly http://www.ethicalhorsemanship.com/2009/10/30/rollkur-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-70 Molly Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:51:29 +0000 http://www.ethicalhorsemanship.com/?p=709#comment-70 Watching a video like this literally makes my jaw drop open. Rolker is an extreme training method and this is an extreme of the extreme. I would really like to know where this fad came from and who decided it was a good idea. Just to add to the discussion and thought about hyperflexion I thought I would share Behind the Bit's take on Rolker : http://www.behindthebitblog.com/2008/01/all-rage-about-rollkur.html Not saying that I disagree or agree with Stacey about her point of view I just thought it was a though provoking one, and fit in well with your blog's "theme" :). Yes rolker is bad but is it as bad as say starvation? No horse should have to put up with the pain caused by hyperflexion like these poor horses do but at least they are going home to a farm that can keep food in the bucket so to speak. Watching a video like this literally makes my jaw drop open. Rolker is an extreme training method and this is an extreme of the extreme. I would really like to know where this fad came from and who decided it was a good idea. Just to add to the discussion and thought about hyperflexion I thought I would share Behind the Bit’s take on Rolker :
http://www.behindthebitblog.com/2008/01/all-rage-about-rollkur.html

Not saying that I disagree or agree with Stacey about her point of view I just thought it was a though provoking one, and fit in well with your blog’s “theme” :) . Yes rolker is bad but is it as bad as say starvation? No horse should have to put up with the pain caused by hyperflexion like these poor horses do but at least they are going home to a farm that can keep food in the bucket so to speak.

]]> By: Sharon http://www.ethicalhorsemanship.com/2009/10/30/rollkur-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Sharon Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:02:52 +0000 http://www.ethicalhorsemanship.com/?p=709#comment-69 I'm hoping this is the last straw and finally the FEI will do something concrete about such abuse. This is not the first example of this "training method" in high level dressage but it seems to have an impressive groundswell. Well done Epona TV for broadcasting this - everyone should sign the petition! For more info on what we can do see Billie's blog: http://camera-obscura-billie.blogspot.com/ I’m hoping this is the last straw and finally the FEI will do something concrete about such abuse. This is not the first example of this “training method” in high level dressage but it seems to have an impressive groundswell.
Well done Epona TV for broadcasting this – everyone should sign the petition! For more info on what we can do see Billie’s blog: http://camera-obscura-billie.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Jessy http://www.ethicalhorsemanship.com/2009/10/30/rollkur-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Jessy Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:49:55 +0000 http://www.ethicalhorsemanship.com/?p=709#comment-68 Poor thing. =( He looked absolutely miserable. Poor thing. =( He looked absolutely miserable.

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