Last month, animal rights demonstrators gathered outside Gothenburg International Horse Show to protest. But they weren't protesting against rollkur or some ...

The other night as the Farewell Falsterbo video was going viral, I was in my kitchen trying to make a vegan version of a classic, Danish meatball dish. The t...

There are many opinions about the practice of bringing chronically lame horses back to competition by cutting the sensory nerves to their feet so they can't ...

“Doping is treatment with a substance or a technique which improves or detracts from a horse's natural performance ability. It can also be treatment, the pur...

In other sports, anti-doping is a matter of fairness to one's competitors. You dope, you cheat. In equestrian sport, there is a darker side to the question. ...

Yesterday, the 16-year-old KWPN gelding, Never Say Never jumped in the finals of the Danish Showjumping Championships. He even placed and won a ribbon. Earli...

Imagine a doping test where – instead of sending the sample to an independent laboratory – the rider's own vet as well as the team vet of his or her national...

“If you want things to change, you have to stop being so aggressive.” “Be more polite if you want people to listen to you.” “I see what you're trying to do b...

For a few days I have been pondering the meaning of the word “motivation” and the way it is used by horse people. In our latest video feature, there is a quo...

Why do we call horses flight animals? Even I say it and I have witnessed how decidedly unflighty free living horses are and how little they concern themselve...

Have you ever done something you didn't want to do because your riding instructor told you to do it, while your conscience told you otherwise? I have. I'll g...

The debate about DAP – or Diagonal Advanced Placement – is happening again on the internet. A video by long time horse breeder Barbara Schulte has been doing...

The Danish Equestrian Federation has finished its investigation of the controversial photos of Tørveslettens Stamina and Andreas Helgstrand at Falsterbo this...

"Why do you always publish this type of pictures of Andreas Helgstrand?" That's a question we get sometimes and only one answer is needed: "Because you are s...

In July, the traditional Falsterbo International Horseshow took place as usual. These photos are of Tørveslettens Stamina who has replaced Akeem Foldager as ...

What passes for a good dressage horse today is far removed from what used to pass for a good dressage horse. In fact, I'm not even sure that the term ”dressa...

They say you should never give advice because fools won't heed it and wise men don't need it. That is in itself a piece of advice and as I am not about to he...

According to a press release issued by Andreas Helgstrand's lawyers, the Olympic medalist has been acquitted of animal cruelty in a court of law in Aalborg o...

I am glad I brought my wellingtons as I walk up the hill towards the meadow where Tulla, Luca, Jack and Buddy live. It's a bright November morning after a ra...

Some horse folks still think you have to do research and construct logical arguments in order to take part in online discussions about horses. Nothing could ...