I was checking my blog statistics today, seeing how much traffic is coming to my blog and where they arrive from, and it came to my attention that many of my visitors arrive from searches relating to rollkur. When I did a search on some of the keyword terms that are bringing traffic to me …

You may be surprised to learn that Aspartame isn’t just a low-calorie alternative to sugar, and it isn’t *just* a potential link to cancer. Aspartame is derived from sugar, but the information we are marketed about the benefits of Aspartame are misleading and also help keep us in the dark about our health. Aspartame is …

Currently using draw reins? Considering using draw reins? Not sure if you should or shouldn’t be using draw reins? I want to know! :) I am looking for readers to submit their experiences with using or reasons for considering using draw reins. In exchange I will be writing a series of posts on solutions to …

Have you heard of R.O.A.M.? I was just sent the website MadeleinePickens.com from which you can support America’s wild mustangs and burros from capture, captivity and slaughter. You can tell Secretary of the Interior, Ken Salazar, and the BLM to stop the slaughter and confinement of America’s wild horses and burros. Take action now! I …

This topic not only keeps showing up in front of me, but is something I feel could use the help of all possible until it has been fully recognized and eradicated. Besides, I found that there is a petition to impose a 2-finger noseband looseness rule to the FEI, which would prevent riders from crank-noseband …

There are a few key ingredients needed in order to successfully use Rollkur with your horse. None of these are directly related to the horse of course, but are essential to have established before you wander out and work with your horse. Please note, in no particular order… Forget about the idea that we are …

Achievements and success seem to be the expectation of every person living today, young and old. The old we ask what they have achieved in their lifetime, and the young we ask what they will achieve in their lifetime. All the people in between we press for information; in what way are they achieving their …

If you are unaware of what is termed “Rollkur” or hyperflexion of the neck, it is time you knew what has been plaguing much of Dressage and has been the subject of controversy since its inception. Horse Talk.co.nz published a new story which talks about a new study that was performed showing that horses not …

We have come down a long road with the horse, particularly in the last decade regarding slaughter and the laws that protect horses from such a fate. As a result, we have also found that banning slaughter is not the only issue to be tackled to keep the horse safe. Even prior to the economic …

For those in the know, Philippe Karl is one of the modern Masters of Classical Dressage. For those who do not know, he will just seem a foreign concept. Perhaps it is time you learned more about this modern Master of the Equestrian Arts…  Now you can read his article “Taking Over Equestrian Culture” online.

Perhaps fitting, yesterday was my birthday, and I was born in the year 1984… the same year that Reiner Klimke scored the Olympic Gold Medal aboard his Westfalian gelding, Ahlerich. Here is a tempting video, highlighting their victory lap at the Olympic Games. [youtube UbLXpW5-DG0] And, in case you weren’t privy to the show live …

Ever have the curiosity about someone who not only pursues academically, but artistically, that of Classical Dressage? The haute ecole, equestrian art, etc? Bettina Drummond, an American, student of Nuno Oliveira… Here it is for you, hope you can understand French. Cest la vie! [dailymotion x5gx0a_bettina-drummond_sport]