Your fearless leader and the driving force behind this galloping (ad)venture š I'm an eventing and pedigree nutter. A passionate advocate for animal welfare, and into most things equestrian sport.
The Hoofbeat Chronicles
I am the first one to admit to question the rock solid surfaces as seen [heard] during the showjumping indoor season. But the other day I stumbled across a complete army of trolls bashing a rider who posted a video of her trotting her horse on an asphalt road, give
The Hoofbeat Chronicles
In 2019 a trio of Ground Jurors at Blenheim Horse Trials broke the rules when letting a name worthy rider mount her horse after taking a tumble on fence number one in cross country. The punishment for the judges? Basically nothing.
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Can someone please tell me where the line goes in between being an internet troll and just anybody giving advice? Cause sometimes I find it really hard to NOT engage in conversations on social media. Remember the story about influencers from a couple a weeks ago? Well, one of the
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Yesterday I watched a video fromĀ MARS Badminton Horse Trials. In the video the horseĀ Commando VGĀ and his riderĀ Aistis VitkauskasĀ from Lithunia were chased by a dog through a fence on the cross country course. The comments that followed in which a lot of people justified for dogs
In this weekly Sunday edition you'll find anything from a selection of the news that's been published the past week, to personal thoughts and ideas. You can find all posts, and more, just by visiting the site.
Global News
The recently releasedĀ 2024 annual reportĀ from the Dutch Doping Authority has confirmed that Dutch showjumperĀ Bart BlesĀ is serving aĀ four-year suspensionĀ after testing positive forĀ cocaineĀ during theĀ 2022 Dutch Showjumping Championships. At the time, Bles had secured silver aboardĀ El Rocco, but was disqualified shortly after the
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From 2025, Germanyās prestigiousĀ BundeschampionateĀ will be known as theĀ Al Shiraāaa Bundeschampionate, thanks to a new title sponsorship from the UAE-based stables. A respected outfit, sure ā but the real story isnāt who stepped in. Itās why someone had to. Weāre not talking about an
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Every day when I drive out on my daily round I pass my neighbour's horses. Every day when I drive home I also pass my neighbour's horses. The neighbour runs a boarding stable, if one could call it a boardingĀ stableĀ when the horses are actually
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Today [actually yesterday] Hoofbeat Online and The Hoofbeat Chronicles were relaunched on its original platform, which would be Substack. The reasons for doing this are many, and the short explanation given in the first chronicle here on the platform earlier on today still tells a good story. But not the
In this weekly Sunday edition you'll find anything from a selection of the news that's been published the past week, to personal thoughts and ideas. You can find all posts, and more, just by visiting the site.
The Hoofbeat Chronicles
It began like it so often does: a perfectly ordinary class at a local jumping show. The horse jumps clear. It is all smiles, at least till someone check their phone and realise the official time is completely off and says, āThat canāt be right.ā
Global News
At the 2025 FEI World Cup Finals in Basel, the independent Equine Quality Control team (EQC) was tasked with monitoring horse welfare on-site. But what was meant to be a collaborative quality check turned into a revealing look at just how far elite sport will go to avoid scrutiny.