Exploring topics on horse training & welfare
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From the moment you so much as consider owning a horse, a series of ethical dilemmas ensue unrelentingly until the horse dies.
There follow a few dilemmas for you to consider…
The horse’s need for company
Rider needs vs horse’s needs – competition
Time
Breeding & unwanted horses
Training method & coach selection
Gear selection & use
Horse choice
Lameness vs company
A horse requires [...]
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Over on Twitter, TrotonTV (John Bethell) wanted my thoughts on Anky van Grunsven’s reply about her student Patrik Kittel’s ‘Blue Tongue’ video recording, now being investigated by FEI. (I also wrote about it here).
140 tweet characters does not allow a particularly thorough reply!
So John, here you go…
We must use a degree of caution, knowing that [...]
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I have been reading an excellent book by Mark Russell and Andrea Steele, Lessons in Lightness – the art of educating the horse. Not only reading the book, but experimenting with my clients and their horses (with their permission, of course!). In this way I have been able to assess the ease of understanding and [...]
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When I look at this YouTube video BayPony17’s video – Open Your Eyes – Horse Cruelty I am saddened.
What happened to the reasons people began to ride? Do you remember as a child, the joy of being with your horse, trying to understand him? Do you remember how his skin felt, his unique scent and [...]
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Your interest in the idea of the 5 Freedoms of Animal Welfare has encouraged me to post a few more photos. A starting point – would be the rules for equipment. It would seem that it is about time show jumping gear rules were reviewed.
Do you have a differing view?
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