Horzing Around
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A place for people who love horses but are tired of the nonsense, the politics, the scandals, and the shiny surface that never tells the full story. For my full stories visit www.horzingaround.com
One of those weird stories in modern history around horses...
#horses #truecrime #horseracing #betting #equestrian #share #like #follow #linkinbio #horseblog
#horses #truecrime #horseracing #betting #equestrian #share #like #follow #linkinbio #horseblog
The Dead Horse Who Won at 57–1
A horse declared dead suddenly storms home a 57–1 winner. A vet pockets insurance money and betting winnings. The Dr. Mark Gerard scandal remains one of the greatest equine identity crisis of all time...
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December 15, 2025 at 11:54 AM
One of those weird stories in modern history around horses...
#horses #truecrime #horseracing #betting #equestrian #share #like #follow #linkinbio #horseblog
#horses #truecrime #horseracing #betting #equestrian #share #like #follow #linkinbio #horseblog
Appealing a Ground Jury decision is not just difficult, it is almost structurally impossible... for the full story visit the website
#horses #equestriansport #dressage #fourinhand #showjumping #eventing #pferdesport #paardensport #dressuur #springen #ridsport #chevaux #cheval #caballo
#horses #equestriansport #dressage #fourinhand #showjumping #eventing #pferdesport #paardensport #dressuur #springen #ridsport #chevaux #cheval #caballo
The Power of the FEI Ground Jury
Why do so many FEI appeals fail? Two recent cases offer a clear answer
If you’ve ever wondered why so many appeals in equestrian sport simply evaporate before they even get started, two recent FEI Tri...
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December 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Appealing a Ground Jury decision is not just difficult, it is almost structurally impossible... for the full story visit the website
#horses #equestriansport #dressage #fourinhand #showjumping #eventing #pferdesport #paardensport #dressuur #springen #ridsport #chevaux #cheval #caballo
#horses #equestriansport #dressage #fourinhand #showjumping #eventing #pferdesport #paardensport #dressuur #springen #ridsport #chevaux #cheval #caballo
👀 The Swedish Equestrian Federation has announced a shiny new reform, no elite competitions for riders under 13. Not nationally, not internationally...
#children #animalwelfare #horses #showjumping #equestriansport #ridsport #dressage #paardensport #pferdesport #chevaux #cheval #hest #ponies
#children #animalwelfare #horses #showjumping #equestriansport #ridsport #dressage #paardensport #pferdesport #chevaux #cheval #hest #ponies
Is Sweden’s New Age Rule Really Protecting the Kids?
Sweden wants to stop under-13 riders from competing at elite level, a rule meant to “protect children,” but one that risks sidelining ambition, shrinking the grassroots, and throwing breeders and pony...
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December 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
👀 The Swedish Equestrian Federation has announced a shiny new reform, no elite competitions for riders under 13. Not nationally, not internationally...
#children #animalwelfare #horses #showjumping #equestriansport #ridsport #dressage #paardensport #pferdesport #chevaux #cheval #hest #ponies
#children #animalwelfare #horses #showjumping #equestriansport #ridsport #dressage #paardensport #pferdesport #chevaux #cheval #hest #ponies
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Deep in the mountains there's a world of untold beauty. It changes in matters of seconds, never to be repeated. Patagonia's Cerro Paine Grande, towering 2.6 km above, emerges in a spectacle of the eternal fight between light & darkness.
#photography #bluesky #landscapephotography #nature #mountains
#photography #bluesky #landscapephotography #nature #mountains
December 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Deep in the mountains there's a world of untold beauty. It changes in matters of seconds, never to be repeated. Patagonia's Cerro Paine Grande, towering 2.6 km above, emerges in a spectacle of the eternal fight between light & darkness.
#photography #bluesky #landscapephotography #nature #mountains
#photography #bluesky #landscapephotography #nature #mountains
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A pair of Lesser Yellowlegs (I think? Maybe that's a Greater Yellowlegs in the back? I can't tell the damn things apart) are focused on something in the sky.
Kent Island, #NewBrunswick, Canada
September 2025
📸 #birds #LEYE #shorebirds #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
Kent Island, #NewBrunswick, Canada
September 2025
📸 #birds #LEYE #shorebirds #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
December 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A pair of Lesser Yellowlegs (I think? Maybe that's a Greater Yellowlegs in the back? I can't tell the damn things apart) are focused on something in the sky.
Kent Island, #NewBrunswick, Canada
September 2025
📸 #birds #LEYE #shorebirds #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
Kent Island, #NewBrunswick, Canada
September 2025
📸 #birds #LEYE #shorebirds #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf
Maybe I’m not a content machine with ring-light skin. Maybe my audience is not even huge, but they’re real. They’re thoughtful. They’re invested in this sport, and they actually show up... #media #journalism #horses #horseblogger #eventing #showjumping #business #dressage #horseracing #influencers
My Follower Count Doesn’t Determine My Journalism Skills
More and more events now judge media by their follower count. Cute, until you realise the loudest influencers aren’t the ones buying tickets, covering stories, or shaping the sport. When did journalis...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Maybe I’m not a content machine with ring-light skin. Maybe my audience is not even huge, but they’re real. They’re thoughtful. They’re invested in this sport, and they actually show up... #media #journalism #horses #horseblogger #eventing #showjumping #business #dressage #horseracing #influencers
When horsey dreams partly go down the drain...
#horses #equestrian #ponies #traininghorses #eventing #dressage #showjumping #eventinghorses #pferdesport #paardensport #ridsport
#horses #equestrian #ponies #traininghorses #eventing #dressage #showjumping #eventinghorses #pferdesport #paardensport #ridsport
The Trust We Pay For, and the Truth We Discover
We rarely talk about the moment you realise the person you trusted with your horses didn’t do the job you paid for. That strange blend of shock, sadness and self-blame. But maybe we should, because it...
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December 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
When horsey dreams partly go down the drain...
#horses #equestrian #ponies #traininghorses #eventing #dressage #showjumping #eventinghorses #pferdesport #paardensport #ridsport
#horses #equestrian #ponies #traininghorses #eventing #dressage #showjumping #eventinghorses #pferdesport #paardensport #ridsport
One of my original pet peeves in the equestrian industry - price on request...
#horsebusiness #horses #eventing #dressage #horseracing #dressage #pony #ponies #showjumping #money #business #cheval #pferd #hest #ridsport #paarden #paardensport
#horsebusiness #horses #eventing #dressage #horseracing #dressage #pony #ponies #showjumping #money #business #cheval #pferd #hest #ridsport #paarden #paardensport
Price on Request...
In the horse world, everything’s for sale, except the actual price. From horses to horseboxes, sellers whisper “DM for details” like it’s state security. Why is everyone suddenly allergic to numbers? ...
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December 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
One of my original pet peeves in the equestrian industry - price on request...
#horsebusiness #horses #eventing #dressage #horseracing #dressage #pony #ponies #showjumping #money #business #cheval #pferd #hest #ridsport #paarden #paardensport
#horsebusiness #horses #eventing #dressage #horseracing #dressage #pony #ponies #showjumping #money #business #cheval #pferd #hest #ridsport #paarden #paardensport
A horse gets so seriously injured by a temporary fence at a National Championship [in a leading nation in showjumping] and no one is to blame? Why is that?
#horses #legal #truecrime #horseshow #showjumping #animalwelfare #weirdthings #safetymatters #equestrian #pferde #paarden #ridsport
#horses #legal #truecrime #horseshow #showjumping #animalwelfare #weirdthings #safetymatters #equestrian #pferde #paarden #ridsport
It's never any fault of the officials, never!
In horse sport, organisers and officials dodge accountability while riders are left to shoulder the fallout. Here’s one more example of how that story plays out, and why the status quo is finally star...
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December 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A horse gets so seriously injured by a temporary fence at a National Championship [in a leading nation in showjumping] and no one is to blame? Why is that?
#horses #legal #truecrime #horseshow #showjumping #animalwelfare #weirdthings #safetymatters #equestrian #pferde #paarden #ridsport
#horses #legal #truecrime #horseshow #showjumping #animalwelfare #weirdthings #safetymatters #equestrian #pferde #paarden #ridsport
True crime Saturday on Horzing Around 🫣 the Andrew McConnon case
#horses #truecrime #equestrian #eventing #dressage #showjumping #sport #actionsport #horzingaround #horseblog #horsenews #weekend #animalwelfare #AndrewMcConnon #storytelling #weirdthings
#horses #truecrime #equestrian #eventing #dressage #showjumping #sport #actionsport #horzingaround #horseblog #horsenews #weekend #animalwelfare #AndrewMcConnon #storytelling #weirdthings
When the FEI Brought a Bazooka to a Fly-Swatting Contest
The FEI Came in Swinging. With one hundred and twenty pages of witness contradictions, procedural tug-of-war, and enough legal jargon to tranquillise a dressage judge, all culminating in a 20-month su...
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December 6, 2025 at 8:56 AM
True crime Saturday on Horzing Around 🫣 the Andrew McConnon case
#horses #truecrime #equestrian #eventing #dressage #showjumping #sport #actionsport #horzingaround #horseblog #horsenews #weekend #animalwelfare #AndrewMcConnon #storytelling #weirdthings
#horses #truecrime #equestrian #eventing #dressage #showjumping #sport #actionsport #horzingaround #horseblog #horsenews #weekend #animalwelfare #AndrewMcConnon #storytelling #weirdthings
December 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Is this #worldcupdraw over soon #football
December 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Is this #worldcupdraw over soon #football
#fifa #peaceprize #donaldtrump
🤣🙈🤣🙈🤣🙈
If only it was April 1st today #disgrace #football #sportswashing #holymoly #politics #humour
👉🏻 My late God father actually got the #nobel #peace #prize #nobelpeaceprize
🤣🙈🤣🙈🤣🙈
If only it was April 1st today #disgrace #football #sportswashing #holymoly #politics #humour
👉🏻 My late God father actually got the #nobel #peace #prize #nobelpeaceprize
December 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
#fifa #peaceprize #donaldtrump
🤣🙈🤣🙈🤣🙈
If only it was April 1st today #disgrace #football #sportswashing #holymoly #politics #humour
👉🏻 My late God father actually got the #nobel #peace #prize #nobelpeaceprize
🤣🙈🤣🙈🤣🙈
If only it was April 1st today #disgrace #football #sportswashing #holymoly #politics #humour
👉🏻 My late God father actually got the #nobel #peace #prize #nobelpeaceprize
Happy Sinterklaas everyone :D
#sinterklaas #paarden #paardensport #amerigo #horses #equestrian #sintnicholas #pferde
#sinterklaas #paarden #paardensport #amerigo #horses #equestrian #sintnicholas #pferde
The Netherlands’ Most Iconic Horse Deserves a Bonus
Every December 5th, Sinterklaas steals the spotlight, but it’s Amerigo who does the real heavy lifting. From rooftop gymnastics to navigating Dutch chimneys, this legendary horse works harder than mos...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Happy Sinterklaas everyone :D
#sinterklaas #paarden #paardensport #amerigo #horses #equestrian #sintnicholas #pferde
#sinterklaas #paarden #paardensport #amerigo #horses #equestrian #sintnicholas #pferde
I needed additional info about one of the horses I was asked about, and then it started to get a little bit complicated. Cause then I needed to pay to access the database I had found...
#horsebusiness #horses #equestrian #ponies #businessplan #business #blogger #horseblog
#horsebusiness #horses #equestrian #ponies #businessplan #business #blogger #horseblog
Pay As You Go
Sometimes a subscription is required to get access, but one doesn't have to pay to read. And I believe that is a small price to pay.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I needed additional info about one of the horses I was asked about, and then it started to get a little bit complicated. Cause then I needed to pay to access the database I had found...
#horsebusiness #horses #equestrian #ponies #businessplan #business #blogger #horseblog
#horsebusiness #horses #equestrian #ponies #businessplan #business #blogger #horseblog
Did you know there's a new post on Horzing Around almost every day? Here's the latest one, a quite obvious story in why mares and stallions should not roam around together
#horses #horsebreeding #eventinghorses #dressagehorses #showjumpers #equestrian #horseracing #horsemanship #horseblogger
#horses #horsebreeding #eventinghorses #dressagehorses #showjumpers #equestrian #horseracing #horsemanship #horseblogger
From Two to Three: A Not-So-Immaculate Breeding Program
When I was a kid, our family suddenly got an accidental foal. Today I nearly repeated history when my three young mares were turned out with a teenage stallion. Thankfully, the vet brought us good new...
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December 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Did you know there's a new post on Horzing Around almost every day? Here's the latest one, a quite obvious story in why mares and stallions should not roam around together
#horses #horsebreeding #eventinghorses #dressagehorses #showjumpers #equestrian #horseracing #horsemanship #horseblogger
#horses #horsebreeding #eventinghorses #dressagehorses #showjumpers #equestrian #horseracing #horsemanship #horseblogger
alegro wasn’t just a champion. He was a symbol, the proof that dressage could combine athleticism with soul, precision with poetry.
#dressage #dressagehorse #olympics #dujardin #animalwelfare #legend #equestriansport #horses
#dressage #dressagehorse #olympics #dujardin #animalwelfare #legend #equestriansport #horses
R.I.P. Valegro
Every piaffe, every passage, every relaxed frame told a story of trust, talent and a bond between horse and rider that many can only dream of.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
alegro wasn’t just a champion. He was a symbol, the proof that dressage could combine athleticism with soul, precision with poetry.
#dressage #dressagehorse #olympics #dujardin #animalwelfare #legend #equestriansport #horses
#dressage #dressagehorse #olympics #dujardin #animalwelfare #legend #equestriansport #horses
"Results should have been better by now." Because in racing, everyone knows the rules. The owner pays the bills...
#horseracing #dressage #eventing #showjumping #equestriansport #horses #horsepeople #horseblog
#horseracing #dressage #eventing #showjumping #equestriansport #horses #horsepeople #horseblog
The Sport Where Everything Is Personal (Even When It Isn’t)
In racing, a horse switching trainers is just Tuesday. In the Olympic disciplines, it’s treated like a personal betrayal. Why does a simple business decision spark jealousy, drama, and chaos? This sto...
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December 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
"Results should have been better by now." Because in racing, everyone knows the rules. The owner pays the bills...
#horseracing #dressage #eventing #showjumping #equestriansport #horses #horsepeople #horseblog
#horseracing #dressage #eventing #showjumping #equestriansport #horses #horsepeople #horseblog
Make sure to not miss a stride, a comment nor a thought. Sign up for the Horzing Around newsletter & you'll see the stories drop in one by one straight to you inbox. How neat is that?
#horses #horsenews #equestrian #horseblogger #dressagehorses #showjumping #eventinghorses #eventing #horzingaround
#horses #horsenews #equestrian #horseblogger #dressagehorses #showjumping #eventinghorses #eventing #horzingaround
Horzing Around
I hardly recognise the equestrian sport I once admired above all others. What used to be filled with passion and purpose now feels derailed and detached from reality.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Make sure to not miss a stride, a comment nor a thought. Sign up for the Horzing Around newsletter & you'll see the stories drop in one by one straight to you inbox. How neat is that?
#horses #horsenews #equestrian #horseblogger #dressagehorses #showjumping #eventinghorses #eventing #horzingaround
#horses #horsenews #equestrian #horseblogger #dressagehorses #showjumping #eventinghorses #eventing #horzingaround
Makes one wonder now, doesn't it...
#animalwelfare #horses #equestrian #eventing #showjumping #dressage #doping #horzingaround
#animalwelfare #horses #equestrian #eventing #showjumping #dressage #doping #horzingaround
Three Trazodone positives in less than 18 months
I don't believe in coincidences. Never did, never will. So seeing this third Trazodone case make me wonder. Cause even though the first two cases were tossed out. Why are we now seeing a third one... ...
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November 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Makes one wonder now, doesn't it...
#animalwelfare #horses #equestrian #eventing #showjumping #dressage #doping #horzingaround
#animalwelfare #horses #equestrian #eventing #showjumping #dressage #doping #horzingaround
Horzing Around grew out of earlier projects that drifted off course, but the heart behind them never changed: I still care deeply about horses and about the sport we’ve built around them, even if I barely recognise it anymore #horses #horzingaround #eventing #horseracing #dressage #showjumping
Why Horzing Around?
Horzing Around grew out of earlier projects that drifted off course, but the heart behind them never changed: I still care deeply about horses and about the sport we’ve built around them… even if I ba...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Horzing Around grew out of earlier projects that drifted off course, but the heart behind them never changed: I still care deeply about horses and about the sport we’ve built around them, even if I barely recognise it anymore #horses #horzingaround #eventing #horseracing #dressage #showjumping
If we want people to take our sport serious we need to take it serious ourselves 🐎 #equestrian #showjumping #horses #dressage #eventing #sport #helmetgate
When rules turn selective, sport stops being sport
At the 2025 GCL Super Cup in Prague, a rider’s loose helmet strap led to a retroactive disqualification that wiped out an entire team, raising bigger questions about fairness, consistency, and what sa...
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November 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
If we want people to take our sport serious we need to take it serious ourselves 🐎 #equestrian #showjumping #horses #dressage #eventing #sport #helmetgate
November 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM