The Hoofbeat Chronicles is a personal blog about horses, horse business and equestrian sport. The good, the bad and the ugly. Hope you'll like it!
The Hoofbeat Chronicles
In the horse world, social media has made it easy for influencers to create a picture-perfect version of their lives — but a lot of it just isn’t real. Some riders exaggerate their skills, horse care routines, or competition results to look more impressive than they are.
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Apparently, Agria, the insurance company, needed to commission an external survey to figure out something that’s been common knowledge to horse people since like the dawn of tack rooms, which is a lot of riders lack basic structure when it comes to training and competition.
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Doping control is the backbone of clean sport—but what happens when the setting itself undermines the very tests meant to protect integrity? How can a doping test even be considered valid when collected in a totally uncontrolled environment?
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Lately, I’ve had this feeling I can’t shake. Like maybe—just maybe—I’m not shouting into the void after all. Because there are more of us now. More voices speaking up. Writers, riders, critics, and fans.
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Let's be honest, it should never be allowed nor possible to buy a five star show jumper and head straight into the highest level of the sport without any previous experience. However, sorting the problem out with the help of MERs, as being discussed right now doesn't feel like the right way to go.
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Lo and behold, I am actually an approved lower level dressage judge. I've also taken the initial showjumping course designing diplomas. But it is fair to say I did not build nor judge for many, many years now.
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An investigation into a high-profile equestrian operation in Scandinavia has revealed troubling details about the management of veterinary substances and stable protocols.
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A Belgian eventing horse has tested positive for the controlled substance Lidocaine, resulting in the case being listed under the Table of Administrative Sanctions.
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Every year on April 1st, the world collectively seem to agree that lying is hilarious. April Fools’ Day, is the one time when pranks and hoaxes seem not only tolerated but encouraged. Meanwhile they inflict mild to severe trauma with the recipients.
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About a month ago legendary Swedish event, Falsterbo Horse Show, changed their name into Al Shira'aa Falsterbo Horse Show. The other day they posted a pressrelease they are no longer working together with Al Shira'aa.
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Remember that timeless wisdom of the two-finger rule? That simple guideline, based on common sense, in which a noseband should be loose enough to allow two fingers to fit in between the bone of the horse’s nose and the actual nose band.
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When will media quit Facebook and stop letting others to do their dirty work?Just imagine an equestrian outlet or any other magazine removing themselves from social media and run their own thing instead of keep feeding the monster!