by Laura Conz Sports have assumed considerable importance in today’s society, so much so that even the European Community has been paying increasing attention to sporting issues for some years now. Nowadays the sporting world is much more complex than in the past. Athletes have many opportunities for comparison as there are many more competitions…
One of the greatest interpreters of the horse in equestrian art, he was born in Zagreb, Croatia, in 1975. Through his works, the sculptor Hrvoje Dumančić expresses the fragile and delicate soul of horses. His is the story of a rider, a horseman who has a great deal to express in his works of art…
By Laura Conz We are seeing a constant improvement in athletes’ performances in all sports disciplines and the Olympic Games are often the best global showcase for results achieved, and it is there that the bar is always raised slightly higher. This is an awareness all athletes and coaches must always bear well in mind…
All that was missing to mark the end of a sensational year was winning the Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final in Geneva. In this interview he tells us who Henrik really is as a rider, a horseman and a man with thousands of qualities. He speaks of his past, his present and who knows…what the…
The Baragiola Equestrian Centre is dedicated to all those wishing to practise competitive riding in a facility of excellence for the welfare, training and safety of riders and their sport horses. The focus of owners and riders is increasingly on the welfare of horses and the safety of riders and horses because they are aware…
. One speaks of a ‘Social License to Operate’ (SLO) when any activity has society’s approval or consent. Obtaining a social licence in equestrian sports means making the correct ethical choices as far as horses are concerned. Each one of us is responsible for a social license, assuming such responsibility by attributing value to the…
Knowledge is needed before taking action There have always been barefoot horses. We have observed in sport that in jumping fences up to 1.10-1.20m, horses with good confirmation do not experience problems, but when the fences are higher the hooves must be perfect as the energies fielded are immense. Horses, on the other hand, were…
‘I started twenty years ago. A lifelong quest’ Everyone is now talking about the fact that two of the horses on the Swedish Team jumped barefoot in the World Championships, as did Julien Epaillard who preceded them on this path. In truth the very first, the pioneer in top level international sport to have jumped…
The Swedish show jumping team The first thing I would like to emphasise is that it is not true that all horses on the Swedish team are barefoot. The barefoot horses ridden at the Herning World Championships, for example, were All In ridden by Peder Fredricson and King Edward ridden by Henrik von…
Everything there is to know about barefoot horses. The following articles contain the opinion of our experts Emanuela Valle, veterinarian Forage, Freedom and Friends’ It seems a little strange to be barefoot on top of the world. Juxtaposing two sharply contrasting concepts leaves us astonished and intrigued, also because not showing horses is often associated…
