Re: [haflingerfriends] Did anyone see this article?

You really need to look at who and where this study was conducted.  They are in a french school that practices exhibition dressage including aires above the ground.  They probably never see the light of day and the only exercise they get is when they are being worked.  They are circus animals.  Dressage builds on a horses natural, free, unmaned tendancies and is very good for them, physically and mentally.  In dressage horses are never asked to do a movement that you would not see them doing out in a field playing and rumping with their mates.  This is one school with one set of circumstances.  I would not put too much stock in their findings.  They would have to do a study that included several populations of dressage horses for it to even have a little credibilty.  Meg In Ohio   

--- On Thu, 3/4/10, Linda-Pretty Pony Pastures <linda@prettyponypastures.org> wrote:

From: Linda-Pretty Pony Pastures <linda@prettyponypastures.org>
Subject: [haflingerfriends] Did anyone see this article?
To: "Haflingerfriends@Yahoogroups. Com" <haflingerfriends@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Thursday, March 4, 2010, 3:27 PM

 

I believe I read it in this month's Equus magazine.

http://www.thehorse .com/ViewArticle .aspx?ID= 15919

What are your thoughts? I was a little surprised, since we've added dressage
to our horses' repertoire so they wouldn't be bored with Therapeutic Riding
- which is the most difficult work for a horse due to the number of
unbalanced riders they have.

Our horses are outside 24/7 - except, of course, when working. I'm hoping
this study is more indicative of stalled horses than those that are in
paddocks.

Linda W - southeast Michigan

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