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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
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?
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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.
horzing around
I know I am not the only one being sick and tired of hearing and reading about equestrians abusing animals and or people. In the land down under, in Australia, dressage rider and eventer Heath Ryan has been suspended for alleged horse abuse.
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The recently released 2024 annual report from the Dutch Doping Authority has confirmed that Dutch showjumper Bart Bles is serving a four-year suspension after testing positive for cocaine during the 2022 Dutch Showjumping Championships.
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At the 2025 FEI World Cup Finals in Basel, the independent Equine Quality Control team (EQC) was tasked with monitoring horse welfare on-site. But what was meant to be a collaborative quality check turned into a revealing look at just how far elite sport will go to avoid scrutiny.
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The decision, follows a formal complaint supported by multiple eyewitness testimonies regarding several incidents observed in December 2024 and January 2025.
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This partnership strengthens the continued development of Falsterbo Horse Show, where we always put the horses, the sport, the riders and our fantastic Falsterbo audience first.
horzing around
Soon enough the Olympic disciplines needn't bother about any championships leading up to the Olympic games. Cause why would any organisation of their right mind continue to bother to even bid and host these events?
showjumping
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.
animal welfare
It’s neither rocket science nor “secret information,” especially not for a competition official! Such as the president of the ground jury, the course designer, a steward, or like the technical delegat
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