Rollkur: Facts, Fiction, and Horse Health Implications
Christa Lesté-Lasserre, MA
March 7, 2012
New research suggests rollkur is probably no more harmful than the “standard” dressage head position.
New research suggests rollkur is probably no more harmful than the “standard” dressage head position.
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