Optional nosebands, Sir Mark Todd’s career update, and other things the horse world is talking about

Therese Nilshagen with Dante Weltino of Sweden competes during the Equestrian Dressage Individual Grand Prix Freestyle on Day 9 of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Château de Versailles on August 4, 2024 in Versailles, France. (Photo by Alex Gottschalk/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)

Nosebands made optional in Swedish dressage The Swedish equestrian federation has made nosebands optional at all levels of dressage from January, and rising trot will be allowed in some classes, as part of work to benefit horse welfare. The noseband ruling is a direct result of proposals submitted to the federation last summer. The federation […]