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.
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Applications for the Spillers Ambassador Programme open on January 3. Image by Ian Dunlop
Feed manufacturer Spillers is giving 10 British-based riders the chance to become a Spillers Ambassador and be guided by professional mentors such as William Fox-Pitt, Joe Stockdale and Judy Harvey.
Spillers Marketing and Research and Development Director Clare Barfoot said the new scheme is the company’s New Year gift to those continuing to work hard to achieve their ambitions with their horses.
“With Covid having caused tough times for us all during 2020 we want aspiring riders to be able to step into the 2021 season with confidence,” Barfoot said.