Rider weight debate
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Suitably mounted: what does it mean? Your views sought on tricky topic
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‘It sounds like hocus pocus’ but hypnotic gastric band and therapy help rider lose seven and a half stone in a year
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‘Let’s keep this going’: awards for most harmonious horse and rider combinations at major show
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‘We applaud them’: new group set up to tackle the issue of oversized riders
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‘I’m proud we’ve done this’: 12 oversized riders asked to dismount at major show
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Pammy Hutton: ‘I use strong words, but this is urgent’
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British Dressage brings in rider weight guidance for horse welfare
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Pizazz or temperament: what is the future of the ridden show pony?
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Adult riders on children’s ponies: the rider-age and size debate continues
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Julie Templeton: ‘Riders’ size and weight must be key, not their age’
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‘It’s about equine welfare, not flattening ponies’: show speaks out on its rider-weight stance
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Horse welfare and rider size: HOYS issues statement on show’s lost qualifiers
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HOYS removes qualifiers after show stands firm on its rider-size rule
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Australian equestrian federation brings in guidance on maximum rider weight
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Five years on, show’s rider size policy is making change
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Study aims to investigate links between excess rider weight and back pain in horses
“This will help create an understanding of the factors that create back pain, how significantly rider weight influences back pain, and how owners recognise the cause of the problem”
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New rider age rule sparks debate in showing circles *H&H Plus*
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‘It’s not fat-shaming, it’s horse welfare’: saddle fitter’s warning on damaging effects of excess rider weight
“These people are often good riders who do everything for their horses, except the one thing that would truly help them”
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Olympic rider loses nearly five stone to return to the ring six years after retirement
Ludo said the “huge transformation” in his weight played its part in his motivation to ride again.
