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Hello all. I just found out the following info. PLEASE GO SIGN THE PETITION IMMEDIATELY. The deadline is tonight. Rollkur is an unnatural and inhumane act on horses and its becoming more and more prevalent in FEI competitions. Please pass this on to any horse owning friends you have.
Tomorrow, February 9, 2010, there will be a Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) closed-door meeting to discuss the practice of hyperflexion, also known as "rollkur." This highly controversial technique is often employed at the upper levels of dressage training and involves hyperflexing the horse's neck until his chin is almost touching his chest; often the horse is forced to maintain this position for extended periods of time.
Pat and Linda Parelli stand with dressage master Walter Zettl in support of those who denounce rollkur. Rollkur represents artificiality taken to the extreme and performance put before the good of the horse. Convincing FEI officials to take a stand against rollkur will be a major step forward in ensuring that performance horses worldwide are being ridden and trained without force and mechanics.
Rollkur has a few passionate opponents who will be present at the FEI meeting next week, but they need our support to make an impression on the FEI officials. If you believe in the Parelli vision to make the world a better place for horses and humans, please add your name to one or both of the following petitions. Please share these links with your horse-loving friends, family and neighbors. Let's show the FEI that compromising the natural dignity of the horse for the sake of competition is NOT permissible!
Register your support to ban rollkur by adding your name to a petition which will be presented by Dr. Gerd Heuschmann – veterinarian, clinician and author of the book Tug of War; Classical versus Modern Dressage – at the FEI meeting on February 9, 2010.
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RE: Rolkur and other Anti Horse things
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Feb 19 2011, 11:52 AM EST
Wonderful! I haven't read the article yet, but someone told me they saw a great review of the harm that the double bridle REQUIRED in upper level dressage does to horse. It might have been in The Natural Horse.
Doesn't it continue to amaze you that people who say they love horses spend their time in competition that harm them! And then they have some excuse to support their horrible behavior!
I have decided to invite my barefoot OTTB to do training level dressage tests A,B,C this summer just for fun. Luckily for me I am working with Jill Willcox who understands that True Self Carriage comes from the hind.
You will all love this: She said that she will support one class in the dressage series where riders must do the test bareback/ or on pads and bit free. Maybe I will get extra points for barefoot, unshaved, etc etc!!! I will let you know how that goes.
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