I know I’ve been hot on this topic but it is an important one! A petition which will be presented to the FEI has been started. I urge all who care about horses to SIGN IT.
Just found out there are multiple petitions! Here’s another.
It’s easy. It’s free! I signed both.
It is appalling that horses suffer for the Western disease of wanting success instantly. Forcing horses into a *frame* that is derived not from correct training but from force is antithetic to everything classical dressage is supposed to be about. Please, you have the power to stop this practice NOW, use it. Thank you very much for regarding the horse as a feeling animal.