A former riding instructor, horse photographer, and editor-in-chief gone blogger. I love most things horses, and am a firm believer in both freedom of the press as well as freedom of opinion. When not doing this i spend most of my time on our garden.
animal welfare
The other day, a casual chat with another equestrian professional turned into something heavier: the uncomfortable truth that our sport is in real trouble. Scandals pile up, the elite drift further away from reality, and too many people defend the indefensible.
showjumping
When I was young, we looked up to the top riders in show jumping. We followed the events on the tele, and the great tamale was when one could actually go to one of the big international competitions to watch them live. Today my generation basically lost all respect for
eventing
Last year I was being told I was negative and could not appreciate the new five star of Maryland. I never felt any inside struggle or even hit by those comments. Cause I knew I was right. I know I know the state of eventing that well I even started
rules & regulations
Do you remember the other week when I said there was something fishy about a result where a rider came home without a warning, even after the rider in fact should have had one? Well guess what, it happened again...
rules & regulations
I have a couple of horsey friends I believe should make use of the option to change their nationality and start competing for another country. A move that most likely would benefit their international competition careers for the better. That said, do I believe it should be allowed? No way José!
dressage
Every year, I find myself circling back to the same question, as in why on earth are national senior championships allowed to run inside international classes?
horzing around
Let's talk a bit about the social license to operate. And I am not referring to the FEI rules, regulations, stipulations or whatever. I am talking about the actual social license to operate. In daily life, in interactions with other human beings. Cause what they see Is what We are...
horse breeding
Recently I came across a weird study. A study that claims we might be able to genetically predict whether a horse will make it to competitions or not. Not whether they’ll succeed. Not how they’ll move, think, or feel. Just whether they’ll be started at all.
eventing
This article has absolutely nothing to do with the tragic events that occurred over the weekend. Nothing, as in it was already done and ready to be published as a follow up on a post that was published on Friday morning.
eventing
In the discussions leading up to the revised eventing rules and regulations. The FEI eventing committee strongly believe in delegating danger onto national federations for eventing safety as in rider entry approvals. Guess what I think about that?
horse breeding
We’re currently accepting applications for a cowboy. Not a metaphorical one. A real one. With a hat, a rope, and [if not appearing like John Dutton] no delusions about being friends. The reason? Our three-year-old...
showjumping
It’s always telling when someone downplays a major championship, which is exactly what happened to two the showjumping Euros the other week. For some it was basically considered a “stepping stone” for bigger goals. Read the World Championships and the God all mighty Olympic Games.