MANY riders are always seeking the “true connection” and full mutual understanding with their horses – but could this be doing more harm than good? Equine anthropologist Rosie Jones McVey gave a talk at a webinar titled “Is true connection always a little out of reach?” organised by Intelligent Horsemanship. Dr Jones McVey, whose work […]
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Horsetalk.co.nz Are you brave in the saddle? If not, you risk being belittled and excluded, study finds
Horse riders in a study who voiced their fears arising from confidence issues ran the risk of being belittled and excluded, a researcher has found.
Rosalie Jones McVey, who followed the travails of a group of riders and the professionals who supported them for 14 months, provided a worrying assessment of what she termed the British equestrian cultural orientation towards bravery.
Her work lays open the equestrian culture in Britain, warts and all, revealing how readily negative moral judgments can be placed on fearful riders.