Category: Blog
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Charlotte Dujardin cruelty or normalized behaviour?
Reflection on Horsemanship, Leadership, and Responsibility When I first watched the now well-known video involving Charlotte Dujardin, I, like many others, felt a physical reaction—tension, discomfort, unease. But instead of rushing to judgment, I took a moment to ask myself, “In Charlotte’s world, within the framework of high-level dressage, was this behaviour considered cruel, or…
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Is your horse mechanical?
Is Your Horse Moving Mechanically—or Is It Following a Feel? It’s a question I’ve been thinking about a lot lately: is my horse responding to me, or is it just performing out of habit or routine? There’s a big difference between a horse that’s moving mechanically and one that’s truly following a feel—and I think…
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Consistency – do you have it?
We should strive for consistency with our horses.