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Lois Keays's Blog – November 2011 Archive (1)
The Depressing Decline of Dressage
There are no shortcuts in the training of a dressage horse. Yet we are forced to watch the modern contrivances that are dressage in name only. In the late 19th century, Anna Sewell wrote the story of “Black Beauty” to challenge the inhumane conventions of her day and perceived as “beautiful”. Will we ever hear the story of the 21st century dressage horse and his suffering for the same faddish notions of beauty and elegance? From overchecks to rollkeur, man has run the gamut of abuse to…
ContinueAdded by Lois Keays on November 25, 2011 at 12:00pm — 4 Comments
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