Indeed, the FEI demeans us all by continuing to defend Rollkur, its
perpetrators, and ridicules us by expecting us to believe their fallow
statements and absurd concoctions, about length of time, professional
application, and the happiness of horses. The time has passed for talk,
the time is now for action. Rollkur is not training, it’s abuse. And
FEI – Enough IS Enough
NEW Book Excerpt: Jean Claude Racinet Chapter 15 Fallacy: That when riding the bent horse, the outside rein can and should be tauter than the inside rein.
The layers I described are stages we pass through, but are also
different attentions or focuses. At any given time, at any level, we
are having some sort of partnership with our horse, are moving with
some sort of biomechanic and are choosing some sort of pattern or
choice of transition to be doing. The key is to be conscious.
Nuno said to me “stand still. What did you take the reins for? Don’t take
the reins. Don’t let the horse move forward. Don’t take the reins.” And
I looked at him and I thought, we’re onto something here.
While there is indeed sound scientific evidence, while there are very
real concerns on many fronts, in the end wouldn't it be nice if only we
could stop and ask the horses what they want?
The call went out to watch an unbelievably disturbing video. One where
the horse’s tongue was blue as it hung out limply, flopping as the
horse no longer had any muscular control, like a piece of dead meat, it
flapped.
Indeed, the FEI demeans us all by continuing to defend Rollkur, its
perpetrators, and ridicules us by expecting us to believe their fallow
statements and absurd concoctions, about length of time, professional
application, and the happiness of horses. The time has passed for talk,
the time is now for action. Rollkur is not training, it’s abuse. And
FEI – Enough IS Enough
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NEW Book Excerpt: Jean Claude Racinet Chapter 15 Fallacy: That when riding the bent horse, the outside rein can and should be tauter than the inside rein.
The layers I described are stages we pass through, but are also
different attentions or focuses. At any given time, at any level, we
are having some sort of partnership with our horse, are moving with
some sort of biomechanic and are choosing some sort of pattern or
choice of transition to be doing. The key is to be conscious. 
Ernst Bachinger, Head of the Spanish Riding School, gave me the one piece of advice that changed my riding more than anybody else.
Who is Gustav Steinbrecht? To not understand Steinbrecht some say is to not understand Classical German Dressage.
While there is indeed sound scientific evidence, while there are very
real concerns on many fronts, in the end wouldn't it be nice if only we
could stop and ask the horses what they want? 
The call went out to watch an unbelievably disturbing video. One where
the horse’s tongue was blue as it hung out limply, flopping as the
horse no longer had any muscular control, like a piece of dead meat, it
flapped. 