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Equestrian dictators..
When one didn't think the world could go more bonkers along came the organisation for the Swedish Warmblood Association [SWB] in an attempt to dictate what media can and cannot say.
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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!
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Rock solid surfaces..
When I was young I hurt my left knee really bad in a freak accident, of no fault of my own, during a warm up session for a show jumping class. The result of this left my horse not getting qualified for the young horse final, and myself walking around with a bad knee for the rest of my life.
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Down the rabbit hole..
Why do bad things happen to good people?
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Cringe anyone?
Around 400 Olympians from 90 countries have made a climate plea for the up and coming new president of the International Olympic Committee IOC.
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The Belgian doping case at the Paris Olympics
Isn't that just the absolute weirdest thing that ever came to light? Not that the horse ended up on the positive side of a doping test. But more the after math of this bizarre story.
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Everybody should boycott BEDE events, and all other events just like them..
Only the officially appointed event photographers and videographers are permitted to sell images, and video content of the field of play within 3-months of the competition date.
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The problem with the long four star (CCI4*-L) format
These days CCI4*-L [ex. CCI3*] ranks for the second highest level of the sport. But thanks to the upgrade of the levels back in 2019 the long four star format is not really what it should be.
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Global Champions what?
I follow a lot of sport. Most of it being equestrian related, some football [Ajax of course] and a lot of Max Verstappen, and the F1 [Formula 1] circuit. In all, the sports above are the ones I follow, and take part in, as a fan.
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Fascinating
I like to scout around on good old internet forums to see what is cooking in the world. Facebook groups could probably also be a good idea for such a thing but.. then you have to be an actual member, and I left Facebook long time ago.
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Lies, damned lies, and statistics
Let's break down the ELO ratings in showjumping into three words, NO ONE CARES!
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The blue tongues don't bother me..
The blue tongue cases of the dressage horses don't bother me that much. Mostly cause the photographers providing the "evidence" most of the times are quite unknown to everybody, and also seem to bolt like bats out of hell when asked for the original files.
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What do media do?
It is the duty of the media to publish information correctly and promptly. As far as possible it should be verified whether the information given, or reproduced, is correct.