Reinforce for Olympian’s mankini dress following criticism, plus different issues the pony international is speaking about

1. Shane Rose loose to concentrate on Paris 2024

Olympic tournament rider Shane Rose has been allowed again to festival following an investigation by way of Equestrian Australia (EA) in line with a criticism about him dressed in a mankini in a novelty showjumping festival at Wallaby Hill on 11 February. Often observed on Australian seashores – and no longer 1,000,000 miles clear of sports activities apparel for every other Olympic disciplines – the mankini was once worn to entertain spectators. Then again it led to Shane being in brief stood down from festival whilst the investigation happened. 1000’s of riders got here out in strengthen of Shane, who was once a part of the Australian workforce that gained silver on the 2021 Olympics.

At the conclusion of the overview, Shane shared his thank you for the super public strengthen, including: “I’m happy that the Equestrian Australian overview has been finished and I’ve been reinstated and allowed to proceed my marketing campaign against the Paris Olympic Video games. The strengthen and hobby on this tale has been like not anything I’ve skilled sooner than.”
Learn the total tale

2. Cob rescued from railway line is going directly to good stuff

A cob who was once rescued from a railway line as a three-week-old foal has long gone directly to compete in prix st georges dressage and contested Horse of the Yr Display. Farrier Lucy Hamblett-James, who was once operating as a warden 14 years in the past and was once a part of the crowd who discovered “Coblet”, stated she’s amazed at what the tiny orphaned foal has long gone directly to do.

Learn this ‘epic’ horse’s heartwarming tale

3. Proposed adjustments to regulations in mild of movies appearing abusive coaching

United States Equestrian (USEF) is proposing to fortify regulations to incorporate masking horse abuse out of doors of festival – and to insist on incidents being reported. The governing frame made this proposal in a while after it was once introduced that US dressage rider Cesar Parra was once being investigated when it comes to movies of what USEF described as “abhorrent abusive coaching ways”.

Extra on those proposed rule adjustments

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H&H editor-in-chief

Sarah has greater than two decades enjoy as an equestrian journalist and editor. She has reported from main championships together with the Europeans and the Global Equestrian Video games. She has co-written books on equestrianism together with The Whole Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horses & Ponies. Sarah has ridden since formative years, owned horses and ponies for over 25 years, and labored for and educated with Olympic gold medallist tournament rider Leslie Legislation previous to going to school.