This brief German documentary is worth a watch – last about 30 minutes. Interviews with Ludger Beerbaum, Princess Haya, Gerd Heuschmann.
What are your thoughts on doping, bending the rules using Rollkur and the stress of always winning in competition?
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I've been riding since I was 9, and in love with horses from the day I was born. Living in Washington with my horse and 5 dogs.
“My father was a harness racing jockey and he went into horse breeding and training. I know for a fact that he wasn’t always above board, and he’s the reason why it means nothing to me when I’m told some person’s been in the business for fifty years and therefore they can’t be doing it wrong. I grew up around very successful people who made a lot of money and I know that’s no guarantee of admirable ethics.”
If you haven’t done a check-up on your current riding helmet now is the time to do it and decide if you need to replace it. Why? Because today (July 12) is Riders4Helmets International Helmet Awareness…
This is a great example of how playful horses are naturally… and definitely the best alternative to watching the gory display of a traditional bull fight.
Dressage is dead. There, I said it. Somebody had to. Okay, not dead in the literal sense. Dressage is still alive and kicking. But, the idea of Dressage as some kind of harmonious, artistic venture…
How is this the first time I’m hearing about cribbing rings? Maybe you aren’t familiar with them either. They aren’t something I would ever imagine on my own. How does anyone, especially those committed to…
Horsemanship hasn’t evolved very far, and Danny Thomas provided a glowing demonstration of that fact with these self-posted videos on Facebook. Bragging that he was able to break a Mustang in 30 minutes… Why are…
wow….. even though I already knew most of the things in the documentary it still shocks me! When I saw the footage from the auction where they sold a foal after Totilas, I started crying. It is horrible to watch such a delicate, innocent creature, when you know what his future awaits him….
The idea that horses are merely commodities to be bought, sold, traded, turned over; it really touches on the emotional aspect if you’re so connected to the horse. Of course many just see them like a vehicle. 🙁
“In fact, if one person is unkind to an animal it is considered to be cruelty, but where a lot of people are unkind to animals, especially in the name of commerce, the cruelty is condoned and, once large sums of money are at stake, will be defended to the last by otherwise intelligent people.” Harrison, Ruth
wow….. even though I already knew most of the things in the documentary it still shocks me! When I saw the footage from the auction where they sold a foal after Totilas, I started crying. It is horrible to watch such a delicate, innocent creature, when you know what his future awaits him….
The idea that horses are merely commodities to be bought, sold, traded, turned over; it really touches on the emotional aspect if you’re so connected to the horse. Of course many just see them like a vehicle. 🙁
“In fact, if one person is unkind to an animal it is considered to be cruelty, but where a lot of people are unkind to animals, especially in the name of commerce, the cruelty is condoned and, once large sums of money are at stake, will be defended to the last by otherwise intelligent people.” Harrison, Ruth