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Don't miss a hoofbeat :: Photo © Astrid Appels
Thomas Baur: "Are FEI Rules Only 'Guidelines' Now?"
22/02/2023
Opinions
Jimmy Wofford and The Optimist at the 1986 Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event Horse Trials :: Photo © Mary Phelps
Silke Rottermann: "Know the Past to Judge the Future"
15/02/2023
Opinions
Hans-Christian Matthiesen at the 2022 World Championships Dressage in Herning (DEN) :: Photo © Astrid Appels
Matthiesen's 2022 End-Of-the Year IDOC Message: "Act Like Guardians for Horse Welfare"
31/12/2022
Opinions
Skipping into the new year :: Photo © Astrid Appels
Dr. Inga Wolframm: 'My equestrian wish for 2023: “Be the change you wish to see in the world'"
30/12/2022
Opinions
Adri Zekveld :: Photo © Digishots
Adri Zekveld: "What's In a Name?"
28/12/2022
Opinions
Dr. Fiona Mead with Rocky, who came to her at age 9 as a discard horse. Overfaced in show jumping he had developed sacroiliac issues and severe head flicking. Mead rehabilitated him.
Dr. Fiona Mead: "People Have an Acceptable Standard of Current 'Normality' in Dressage Tests"
02/12/2022
Opinions
Katrina Wüst at the 2022 CDIO Compiegne :: Photo © Astrid Appels
Katrina Wüst: "Welfare is an Essential Element of Dressage Judging"
02/11/2022
Opinions
Dressage rider kissing her horse at the inspection for the 2022 World Championships in Herning :: Photo © Astrid Appels
Theo Ploegmakers: "Greatest Threat to the Sport is The Public's View of The Way We Handle Horses"
30/10/2022
Opinions
Photo © Astrid Appels
Minna Tallberg: “You Can’t Use Force Anymore”
23/10/2022
Opinions
Dane Rawlins :: Photo © Astrid Appels
Dane Rawlins: "Don't Dismiss Opinions of Experienced Trainers in Favour of Current Fads"
14/10/2022
Opinions
Minna Tallberg :: Photo © Anna Westerlund
Minna Tallberg: Stakeholders Benefit from a Status Quo
12/10/2022
Opinions
Photo © Astrid Appels
Dr. Inga Wolframm: "What is a Piece of Tack?"
11/10/2022
Opinions