Voor mij gaat het stukje van Eva-Marie Broomer niet over 'iemand' anders de schuld geven. Maar of het echt nodig en nuttig is om massaal een persoon op internet af te kraken. Wat denken we dat dat oplevert? Denken we dat de ruiter daar beter van wordt? Of doen we het alleen om ons zelf beter te voelen?
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I entirely agree that we need to take a long and careful look at equine welfare in dressage. If we don’t, it will undoubtedly mean the end of what used to be more of a form of art than a sport, a thing of beauty. It is encouraging to see that an increasing number of professional and knowledgeable riders and trainers are speaking up and are working tirelessly to take dressage back to its roots, which is to teach a horse to use its body in a way that allows it to remain free of pain. To dance with us.
But with that comes the need for humility, for a recognition that we are all on a journey, a journey littered with errors, some of which even cause unintentional cruelty.