ARE NOSEBANDS TOO TIGHT?

Angelo Telatin Professor at Delaware Valley University, Fellow of the British Horse Society, Board member of International Society for Equitation Science Silvia Missaggia ‘La voce dei cavalli the voice of horses’ From the 1st of May 2025, the FEI has officially introduced and enforced an important new rule: the tightness of the noseband on the…

MEASURING DEVICE

THE DEVICE WILL ENSURE THE HORSE’S NOSEBAND IS NOT TOO TIGHT… Source FEI.ORG The FEI has introduced a noseband Measuring Device designed to enhance horse welfare and standardise assessments of noseband tightness at FEI events. The device will be used by stewards at FEI competitions across all FEI disciplines to objectively control the tightness of…

VETERINARY JOINT MEDICINE

FENCE AFTER FENCE… …WHAT REALLY HAPPENS TO YOUR HORSE’S JOINTS? Prof.ssa Emanuela Valle Dip. Scienze Veterinarie – Università di Torino Watching a horse jump is a unique emotion. The elegance, the power, the synergy with the rider is an exclusive experience: everything seems fluid and natural. But behind that athletic perfection, there is a silent…

INTERVIEW WITH DAVIDE VITALE

by Susanna Cottica Davide Vitale, nineteen years old on the 28th of July, was the exiting new entry at this year’s Piazza di Siena, confirming his talent with a solid performance. The youngest of the 74 athletes competing at CSIO, Davide and his own Earl Gray have definitely made a mark by obtaining an excellent…