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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
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Katrina Wüst at the 2022 CDIO Compiegne :: Photo © Astrid Appels
Katrina Wüst: "Welfare is an Essential Element of Dressage Judging"
02/11/2022
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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
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Photo © Astrid Appels
Minna Tallberg: “You Can’t Use Force Anymore”
23/10/2022
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Dane Rawlins :: Photo © Astrid Appels
Dane Rawlins: "Don't Dismiss Opinions of Experienced Trainers in Favour of Current Fads"
14/10/2022
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Minna Tallberg :: Photo © Anna Westerlund
Minna Tallberg: Stakeholders Benefit from a Status Quo
12/10/2022
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Photo © Astrid Appels
Dr. Inga Wolframm: "What is a Piece of Tack?"
11/10/2022
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David Hunt at the 2022 European Junior and Young Riders Championships in Hartpury :: Photo © Astrid Appels
David Hunt: The Double Bridle as a Sport Issue, not a Welfare Issue
09/10/2022
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Jovian at the 2022 CDI Aachen Dressage Days in Hagen :: Photo © Astrid Appels
Angelika Frömming: "To Win or Not To Win, That is the Question"
25/06/2022
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FEI Dressage Committee show organizers representative Patrik Kittel and chairwoman Maribel Alonso at the 2022 FEI Sports Forum
Thomas Baur: "Does the FEI Dressage Committee Sit in an Ivory Tower?"
04/05/2022
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Thomas Ritter
Thomas Ritter: "Who Are We to Judge?"
22/04/2022
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Theo Ploegmakers :: Photo © Dirk Caremans
Theo Ploegmakers: "The Social Licence"
04/03/2022
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