Dressage Hyperflexion Controversy Lingers: World Horse Welfare Conference Discussion on “Potentially Aggressive” Training Methods

The setting was last week's World Horse Welfare conference in London. The cast included an esteemed panel of experts moderated by Simon Brooks-Ward. And the question posed to Will Connell was about the use of dressage training techniques like hyperflexion or rollkur, though almost no one dared speak its name. The question bounced around the stage and even back into the audience. Would anyone grab onto the hot potato and take a bite?