Editorial

It has become very clear that horse owners throughout the world are becoming increasingly interested in ethical responses to the challenges of ownership and, while the international nature of NHP makes it in some ways a difficult magazine to produce, it is great to be part of a world-wide movement.

Of course, the nature and size of the movement are such that it requires an increased commitment in terms of time in order to check out what lies behind the mass of marketing.

We are well aware of the pressure to come up with an attention-grabbing front page; after all, if we don't compete, we won't survive ! Even so there is a line that we will not cross.

There are not going to be any fanfares of trumpets announcing the next in a seemingly never-ending parade of guru saviours of the equine race ‫ whatever their ilk or origin, midnight cowboy or media savvy Russian. Scratch a guru and you'll find they too have feet of clay, just like the rest of us.

Good horsemanship is about consideration for the nature of the horse, consistent attention to detail, an ever open mind to how things can be done better today than yesterday, and good old self-reflection. It is not about tricks, no matter how eye catching, whether performed in a circus ring, at a fair ground or in a 17th century palace.

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