‘We need to change’: top judge calls for action on the future of dressage

2RRA4CM Riesenbeck, Germany. 07th Sep, 2023. Equestrian sport: European Championship, Dressage, Grand Prix, 2nd half of the starting field (team decision). The legs of a horse can be seen on the dressage quadrangle. Credit: Friso Gentsch/dpa/Alamy Live News

Pressure continues to mount on the FEI to tackle the issues facing modern dressage.

Five-star judge, vet and head of the International Dressage Officials Club (IDOC) Hans-Christian Matthiesen is the latest senior figure to argue that...