Tag: Patrik Kittel

Top three Grand Prix freestyles at the European championships

September 7, 2011.Reading time 1 minute.

I must have forgotten to hit “publish” after I wrote this post on August 21st! Although it’s not current these are still three great rides worth watching from the European Championships. Adelinde Cornelissen wracked up her second gold of the event on her chestnut gelding Jerich Parzival despite having made an error in her test […]

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FEI rules Patrick Kittel’s warm up methods “not excessive”

February 9, 2010.Reading time 4 minutes.

The so called “Blue Tongue” video, which shows Patrik Kitell training the stallion Watermill Scandic at a World Cup event last October sparked a huge debate about the use of Rollkur (or hyperflexion) around the world. A horse’s tongue can turn blue when the curb bit presses down on the tongue, impairing blood circulation. After […]

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