Bits Bite: The Plight of Sport Horses
In this provocative poetic essay, James Garnham — the pen name of Professor Emeritus David Mellor — indicts a sport that has inflicted bit-induced pain on horses for millennia, traces the science that finally made those signs visible, and challenges governing bodies and elite competitors who continue to obstruct meaningful reform. The post Bits Bite: The Plight of Sport Horses appeared first on Horses and People.
In this provocative poetic essay, James Garnham — the pen name of Professor Emeritus David Mellor — indicts a sport that has inflicted bit-induced pain on horses for millennia, traces the science that finally made those signs visible, and challenges governing bodies and elite competitors who continue to obstruct meaningful reform.
The post Bits Bite: The Plight of Sport Horses appeared first on Horses and People.
