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There is no escape from the Dujardin suspension

The kid still held on to the reins of her pony after the unflattering departure. When she got up from the ground, the very first thing she did was to whip her pony in the middle of the face.

Brace for impact!

It is also a known fact that during the first ten years with these risk capitalist driven companies heading into the field of animal health care. The costs for the animal owners blew through the roof!

And then they were three..

Yesterday evening my only breeding mare left standing changed owners. Part of me am heart broken. The other part is happy as a clam. The latter cause I now know she has a great forever home, and she is also in good hands. In all this sale will not make

Things I wish I had known: Friends for life

Things I wish I had known part 4. Friends for life! This is an article series about things the author wish she had been aware of when starting out her professional career within equestrian media.

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Glock Ending Sponsorship is a Major Setback for Dutch Equestrian Sports

Maintaining top-level horses requires a significant investment, which is less common in the Netherlands compared to countries like Germany. Instead many horse owners choose to sell their horses.

Dressage, dressage, dressage..

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The Fate of 55 Konik Horses: A Looming Animal Welfare Crisis

As the deadline approaches, the future of these 55 horses remains uncertain. For now, their fate underscores a broader challenge: reconciling human interventions in nature with a genuine co

Second Trazodone case in eventing

Dressage seem to keep delivering serious cases of horse and animal abuse to the table. What the heck has gone wrong with dressage the past 10-20 years? Please feel free to share in the comments

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😶 Shut Up and Ride!

If riders had not got away riding with overly tight nosebands for all those years. In all, any of the bad officials out there have helped pushing the boundaries in a bad direction for the sport.

🙌🏻 God Bless the World Ranking For Breeding Stallions..

Or maybe not. According to my calculations Vitalis is the winner of the dressage ranking while Zavall VDL would be the uncrowned king of eventing. Read the post and you'll find out why.