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Olympics 2008

Testing time for the FEI

January 28, 2010

What has changed since equestrian sports emerged from the Beijing Olympics (2008) in tatters with the dubious distinction of being the most drugged-up of all sports? A total of 8 positive samples from 6 horses were identified at Beijing, these being spread among horses from the German, Irish, Brazilian, Norwegian and American teams.
It has been [...]

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Equestrian competition’s sad expose

August 1, 2009

Professor Leo Jeffcott was a plenary speaker at the ISES Conference in Sydney. having worked as an FEI event veterinarian (including 6 Olympic Games, 4 World Equestrian Games and 4 World Cups).
Professor Jeffcott was well-placed to speak on the importance of research to welfare and athletic performance. He presented a sad expose of welfare-breaches [...]

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Competition dressage vs ‘working’ dressage

June 30, 2009

Dressage = ‘training’… to ‘dress’ the horse…
What do you think of this?

and how does it relate to this?

I look forward to hearing your thoughts, don’t be shy!

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