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EponaTV has sparked much-needed debate on the use of Rollkur in horse-training, having taped a 2 hour video of a World Cup dressage horse ridden by Swedish rider, Patrik Kittel in warm-up.
The horse is seen in hyper-flexion (the scientific name for Rollkur), and the tongue is well extended, flapping outside the horse’s mouth and [...]
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At top class European shows, shops abound selling bits and gadgets. Why? I investigate the practise a little and offer alternatives.
Here is a small sample of one shop’s bit arsenal to aid ‘control the horse’:
No one denies that horses – like other animals, including humans – feel pain. Is it not then surprising that [...]
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A lot of fuss is made over what bit a horse wears. Is this justified?
I would love to be able to direct you to the ‘perfect’ bit for your horse, however – as we all know – like the ‘perfect man’, the ‘perfect job’, the ‘perfect day’… the ‘perfect bit’ does not exist… indeed everything [...]
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