They are back !!! After a five-year break we decided to re-instate this popular end of the year Q & A series with replies posted between Christmas and the New Year.
The End of the Year Questions series was started in 2006 and ran through 2013. In 2017 we once picked it up again, but put the concept back in the freezer for the past five years. Let's revisit this and see how key dressage figures respond now as the world keeps changing.
We asked some stand-out dressage figures of 2022 to review their year and share their personal observations, endeavours and opinions on life and equestrian sport as well as their goals achieved.
This is the first instalment of the 2022 End of the Year Questions. More to come during the Christmas holidays
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Most important event in your equestrian life in 2022? |
| Of course the World Championships in Herning |
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Most important happening, evolution or trend in the world in 2022? |
| The end of the corona pandemic |
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Best and worst tv and movie |
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Best TV: Monster - The Jeffrey Dahmer Story on Netflix |
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Best book, play, concert, and song |
| Best Podcast: Een moord kost meer levens by Peter R. de Vries (A Murder Costs More Lives) Best Concert: Andrea Bocelli Best Song: Unstoppable by Sia |
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What would you like to see changed in the dressage world in 2023? |
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The negativity that sometimes rules on the internet. I find it a great pity that many things posted on the net are cast under a negative light. |
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What do you wish for in 2023? |
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I hope of course for more sportive successive, but most importantly that my horses and I stay fit and healthy so that we continue what we are doing. I'm already very happy with the past few years and hope I can continue in that way. |
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Most important event in your equestrian life in 2022? |
| In my life the most significant change has been leaving Gestut Sprehe and starting at Gestut Bonhomme, but the most important specific event for me was for sure the World Championships in Herning |
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Most important happening, evolution or trend in the world in 2022? |
| Metaverse jurisdiction- since the pandemic the physical world is now competing with the virtual world for resources in a way it never has before. |
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Best and worst tv and movie |
| Best TV: Orphan Black Best Movie: Anything thriller Worst Movie: Amsterdam |
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Best book, play, concert, and song |
| Best Book: Things I Learned from Falling: A Memoir Book by Claire Nelson Best Songs of the Year: Hard to choose just one, my favorite song changes with the days |
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What would you like to see changed in the dressage world in 2023? |
| I think it would be great to make it optional for using a double or snaffle in all tests |
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What do you wish for in 2023? |
| I really believe in going with the flow, taking risks and exploring the opportunities that appear; I try not to live with too many expectations but instead start the new year with an open mind and be prepared to welcome whatever possibilities I might have the chance to create |
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Most important event in your equestrian life in 2022? |
| The 2022 World Cup Finals in Leipzig |
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Most important happening, evolution or trend in the world in 2022? |
| in the world: the war in Ukraine - In the horse world Lottie fry becoming top rider in the world |
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Best and worst tv and movie |
| Best TV: Crash Landing on You, Korean drama Best Movie: Top Gun Maverick which I loved so much I saw 7 times in theaters and made my freestyle after it. Worst TV: If something is bad I turn it off so I haven’t finished anything bad |
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Best book, play, concert, and song |
| Best Book: The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren Best Concert: Ed Sheeran at the Formula1 race in Austin, Texas Best CD: the whole Top Gun Maverick Soundtrack |
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What would you like to see changed in the dressage world in 2023? |
| I would like to see even more rules changed for better welfare of the horses |
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What do you wish for in 2023? |
| I would love to compete in Aachen in 2023 |
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Most important event in your equestrian life in 2022? |
| Being the Technical Delegate in Herning at the World Championship |
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Most important happening, evolution or trend in the world in 2022? |
| People finally taking Global Warming seriously |
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Best and worst tv and movie |
| Best TV: The Good Doctor Best Movie: Top Gun Maverick Worst TV: Netflix' Megan and Harry |
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Best book, play, concert, and play/music |
| Best Book: A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage Best Concert: Michael Feinstein: a tribute to Frank Sinatra Best Play/music: Still love Phantom of the Opera |
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What would you like to see changed in the dressage world in 2023? |
| My wish is that the critics on social media stop trashing the riders and judges. Walk in their shoes people . Everyone is human. |
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What do you wish for in 2023? |
| Health for my family, animals, friends and colleagues |
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Most important event in your equestrian life in 2022? |
| World Championships Herning |
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Most important happening, evolution or trend in the world in 2022? |
| 3D Printing from a printetd house to printed food / medicine and Vertical Farming |
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Best and worst tv and movie |
| Best TV: The Playlist Best Movie: Top Gun / Maverick Worst TV: I watch bad movies or series for a maximum of 10 minutes |
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Best book, play, concert, and song |
| Best Book: Kampf der Supermächte by Elmar Theveßen Best Song: Feels like Forever by Jacob Fortyhands |
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What would you like to see changed in the dressage world in 2023? |
| Those central issues affecting our sport, such as the welfare of horses and the question of social license, are dealt with in a more transparent and objective way.
That all relevant groups agree that this is a longer-term and permanent process, the results, and decisions of which are based less on wishes or personal views and more on facts and science. That a dialogue between all groups can also lead in the end to an agreement to disagree and therefore that those who think differently are not exposed in social media as if they did not have the welfare of the horse as the maxim of their behaviour |
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What do you wish for in 2023? |
| Peace in Ukraine and the other war zones of this world and that the money we unfortunately have to invest in weapons would actually be better invested in our education and health system and of course health |
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Most important event in your equestrian life in 2022? |
| World Championships in Herning |
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Most important happening, evolution or trend in the world in 2022? |
| Unfortunately the war in Ukraine |
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Best and worst tv and movie |
| Best TV: Die Kaiserin Best Movie: The Two Popes Worst TV: Elite |
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Best book, play, concert, and song |
| Best Book: Since I have got Netflix I lost my reading habits Best Concert: difficult to find time with horses and a baby Best Song: Hold My Hand by Lady Gaga |
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What would you like to see changed in the dressage world in 2023? |
| I just love my sport as it is now |
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What do you wish for in 2023? |
| Conquer an Olympic team spot for Portugal at the 2023 European Championships |
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