Exclusives | Interview
Carsten Sørlie: “We have to accept that we can never win a battle against the public opinion”
28 March 2023 - "I think the social license to operate is paramount when it comes to the survival of equestrian sports,” Carsten Sørlie, a FEI Level 4 jumping judge, tells World of Showjumping.
Exclusives | Interview
Damian Müller: “There are some questions we as a community have to ask ourselves and maybe all of them are not comfortable”
22 March 2023 - “We can speak about horse welfare and the future, but if we don’t speak about politics, we don’t have a chance," Damian Müller, president of the Swiss Equestrian Federation, says to WoSJ.
Exclusives | Interview
Lars Nieberg: “How will someone without the right background, or money, have a chance to enter the spotlight today?”
21 March 2023 - WoSJ speaks with Lars Nieberg about how the sport is losing its basic values, the industry’s rapid changes and the importance of giving horses time.
Exclusives | That Special Bond
That Special Bond – with Malin Baryard-Johnsson: “Flippan was the ultimate horse for my riding”
14 March 2023 - WoSJ speaks with Malin Baryard-Johnsson to discover that it was one single jump that started her successful partnership with Butterfly Flip and that H&M Indiana made Malin doubt her abilities.
Exclusives | Interview
Jessica Stanek: “We have to create an encouraging environment for learning”
08 March 2023 - "We need to focus on the importance of the job and why we should be putting those hours in," Stanek – who has more than a decade of experience grooming at top level – tells WoSJ.
Exclusives | That Special Bond
That Special Bond – with Yuri Mansur: “Because of Vitiki I learned that time and patience is everything”
07 March 2023 - "I learned so much – as a rider, as a horseman, as a person," Yuri Mansur says when speaking about his heart-horse Vitiki, that sustained a near career-ending injury in 2018.
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